Part 2, continued from last week. We’re moving on to the wife’s wish list now. How to show love to the wife: 1. Values my opinion. Note that in “How to Show Respect to a Husband”, the wife is asked to value her husband’s decisions; here, the husband is merely asked to value his wife’s opinions. The difference may seem subtle, but it’s very telling as to where the balance of power lies: with the husband. The wife is expected to  ...

You’ll recall that awhile ago I did a series of posts on the book Love and Respect. In it I shared a list compiled by members from one of my former small groups about suggested ways wives could respect their husbands and ways husbands could love their wives. (And you already know what I think about the love women/respect men dichotomy!) As I wrote, I had a hard time resisting the temptation to critique items on those lists. I decided to save that for its own post. My intention with  ...