Domostroy's wife meets her husband from work. How to greet your husband from work? Let him speak first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.

Again in LiveJournal, an old fake about an excerpt from an alleged " Soviet book on home economics, published in the 60s of the 20th century":

"You must remember that you need to prepare daily for the arrival of your husband from the service. Prepare the children, wash them, comb them and change them into clean, smart clothes. They should line up and greet the father when he enters the door. For such an occasion, put on your own a clean apron and try to decorate yourself - for example, tie a bow in your hair.

Do not enter into conversations with your husband, remember how tired he is, and what he has to do every day in the service, for your sake - silently feed him, and only after he reads the newspaper, you can try to talk to him.

And from the same place, from the part of "Advice for Men":
"After having an intimate act with your wife, you should let her go to the bathroom, but you don't need to follow her, let her be alone. She may want to cry."

Why fake?

The attentive reader will notice that even in this short passage, the ideas about domestic life do not coincide with those described - for example, in the 60s it was not customary for us to write about sex in non-medical literature.

But even this is not the main thing.

Another thing is more important - the image of a housewife waiting for work is as atypical for the USSR in general and the Soviet woman of the 1960s as it is typical for the capitalist world.
As well as items of clothing - an apron and a bow, which in the USSR were worn only by schoolgirls, as elements of a school uniform (and even, perhaps, service personnel in hotels, some "Intourists"). In general, this is the uniform of servants characteristic of the capitalist world. A Soviet woman dressed up like this at home would have aroused an acute desire to call the orderlies ...

Thoughtlessly reposters do not think about it, and when they are asked about the sources of a fake, they flirtatiously refer to Yandex or Google. And as a rule, everyone who quotes this passage refers to publications of exactly the same reposters in 2008-2009 and later.

It's funny, but there are characters who " they saw this book and read it with their own eyes, but they can’t show it, since the book remained at the other end of the country"- however, why be surprised: the fact that LiveJournal was created for propaganda and psychological processing, a kind of replacement for the radio "Voices" and radio "Freedom", is no secret to anyone.

However, everything is in the same Google, and even on the first page I found a reference to an earlier publication in LiveJournal, relating to 2006 (but even in the comments to it it sounds - "button accordion", that is, the commenter has met this text before) and it says that it an excerpt from an Australian home economics manual used to teach high school girls:

Any more questions?

Then I have. A couple.

Until when, gentlemen reposters, will you continue to replicate, without a second thought, any nonsense?

Isn't it time to turn on the brains, and turn off the false Smerdyakov gland?

UPD: found earlier publications, reference to " Soviet book" is found earlier, and earlier references to an Australian source were found, for example, in Radulova (February 2006).

• Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the previous evening, to prepare delicious meals for his arrival. This will show that you are thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they get home, and the prospect of a good dinner (especially if it's his favorite dish) is a necessary part of a warm home.
• Prepare yourself. Rest for 15 minutes to freshen up when he arrives. Straighten your clothes, put a ribbon in your hair, be fresh and cheerful for his arrival. Be a fun and interesting conversationalist. He needs an uplift after a tiring day, and it is the duty of the wife to provide this.
• Take home. Go around the rooms before he arrives - make sure everything is clean. Remove textbooks, toys, newspapers. Dust tables. During the colder months, light a fire in the fireplace. Your husband will feel that he has reached an oasis of rest and order, and he will rejoice. In addition, taking care of its comfort will give you great personal satisfaction.

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• Take care of the children. Wash small children and wash their hands, comb their hair and, if necessary, change their clothes. Children are a small treasure, he will be pleased to see them in the appropriate form. Keep quiet. When he arrives, turn off the washer, dryer and vacuum cleaner .... Try to convince the children not to make noise.
• Be happy to see him. Greet him with a warm smile and show a sincere desire to please him. Listen to him. You may have a lot of important things to tell him, but don't do it the moment he's back. Let him speak first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.
• Make this evening his evening. Never complain if he came late or ate dinner and had fun without you. Your job is to ensure that the home is a place of calm, order, and peace where your husband can perk up.

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• Don't complain if he's late for dinner or doesn't show up for the night.
• Make him comfortable. Sit him in a comfortable chair or lay him down on the bed. Have a cold or warm drink ready for him.
• Adjust his pad and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a quiet, soothing, and pleasant voice. Do not ask questions about his actions and do not question his judgment. Remember, he is the head of the family!

From the Czech magazine "For Everyone"

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• Getting out of bed, try to look flirtatious over your morning coffee, because. an uncombed woman disgusts her husband.
• Do not engage in conversation with your husband until he shaves and brushes his teeth. When a husband shaves, do not interfere with him, shaving for a man is an hour of thinking about what he has to do in a day. Even the most talkative man is taciturn in the morning.
• Know how to set the table, do not forget to put an ashtray, put fresh newspapers. A man is interested in politics, and do not make a displeased face when he is busy with a newspaper, and not with you ....

• A smart woman should be 25% more fun than there is reason to be.
• Do not go all day without heels, it spoils the gait and figure.
• Look forward to your husband from work, be ready for everything. The husband should not wait for lunch or dinner. Everything must be ready.
• If the husband returns from work tired, do not attack him with questions, let him recover, eat.

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• Avoid endless telephone conversations with your family or friends in the presence of your husband, it irritates him.
• Husbands do not like tears, try to cry as little as possible in their presence.
• Do not tell your husband what you have sacrificed for him.
• Be an unread book for your husband, try to make your husband discover new and more attractive qualities.
• At least once a week let your husband feel like a bachelor, do not ask where he was and what he did. He will tell everything himself.

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• Do not prevent your husband from spreading his wings sometimes, i.e. flirt. This raises him in his own eyes, otherwise stealth appears.
• Jealousy is a dangerous weapon. Use it as a last resort. But be afraid, if a husband finds other women attractive, it is better to notice what he likes and take into account for yourself. Be impartial to other women yourself.
• Do not patronize your husband so that he notices it, and do not give him a lot of advice.
• Do not put your husband on a chain, it is better to keep him on silk threads, because. this makes it more durable. Know how to create for him the illusion of freedom.
• If you want to achieve something from your husband, appeal to his pride and pride, and you will be successful.
• Respect your husband's profession - it feeds you.

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• Do not humiliate your husband's constancy, do not criticize his sensual and moral qualities, a man does not forget this.
• Love cannot be eternal, but between educated people it turns into eternal friendship, which is the key to happiness.
• Be as rarely sick as possible, do not be late for the theater, cinema - husbands do not like to wait. Don't skimp on tenderness....

* Keep dinner ready. Plan ahead (preferably the previous evening) cook

delicious meals for his arrival. This will show that you are thinking and worried about him.

about his needs. Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospect of good

dinner (especially if this is his favorite dish - a necessary part of the warm home comfort.

* Prepare yourself. Rest for 15 minutes to freshen up when he arrives. Straighten your clothes

weave a ribbon into your hair: be fresh and cheerful for his arrival.

* Be a fun and interesting conversationalist. He needs a boost after

a tiring day, and it is the duty of the wife to provide for it.

* Clean houses. Go around the rooms before he arrives - make sure everything is clean.

* Remove textbooks, toys, newspapers. Dust tables.

* In the cold months, light a fire in the fireplace.

Your husband will feel that he has reached an oasis of rest and order, and he will rejoice.

In addition, taking care of its comfort will give you great personal satisfaction.

* Take care of children. Wash little children and wash their hands, comb their hair and,

change if necessary. Children are a little treasure, he will be pleased

see them in the appropriate form. Keep quiet.

When he arrives, turn off the washer and dryer. and a vacuum cleaner. Try to convince the children not to make noise.

* Be happy to see him.

* Greet him with a warm smile and show a sincere desire to please him.

* Listen to him. You may have a lot of important things to tell him, but don't do it at the moment

when he came back. Let him speak first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.

* Make this evening his evening. Never complain if he came late

or dined and had fun without you.

* Your task: to ensure that the house is a place of calm, order and peace,

G de your husband will be able to perk up in spirit and body.

* Do not dump your complaints and problems on him.

* Do not complain if he was late for dinner or did not come to sleep at all.

* Treat it like a trifle compared to what he suffered during the day.

* Make him comfortable. Sit him in a comfortable chair or lay him down on the bed.

* Have a cold or warm drink ready for him.

* Adjust his pad and offer to take off his shoes.

“You must remember that you need to prepare daily for the arrival of your husband from the service. Prepare the children, wash them, comb their hair and change into clean, smart clothes. They should line up and greet their father when he comes through the door. For such an occasion, put on a clean apron yourself and try to decorate yourself - for example, tie a bow in your hair ... Do not enter into conversations with your husband, remember how tired he is, and what he has to do every day in the service, for your sake - silently feed him, and, only after he has read the newspaper, you can try to talk to him"

“Be sure to follow your horizons, be aware of the political and economic life of the country. Be prepared for the fact that after a short rest, your husband will want to discuss foreign policy news or stock reports with you. Always keep a small glossary of economic terms at hand, but never use it in front of your husband: the husband will undoubtedly take great pleasure in explaining the meaning of the terms to you himself.
Do not try to do all the housework yourself - your husband will help you with contentment on a day off. Feel free to ask him to lend a nail or hold a chair when you hang the picture.

It is better to inform about the approaching birthday of your mother in advance - a week in advance, casually. Perhaps her husband would like to congratulate her - pick up an inexpensive postcard appropriate for the occasion.

Children play pranks and interfere with the rest of the spouse? Keep them busy. Let the children make some useful thing: a birdhouse, a weather vane, a dog house.

It would be nice if in your free time you master some kind of musical instrument, such as button accordion, harp or cymbals.

From the “Advice for Men” part: “After having an intimate act with your wife, you should let her go to the bathroom, but you don’t need to follow her, let her be alone. She might want to cry.“

Do not relax: married life is a daily exam in which the examiner is not you. Reread our little guide and you will easily cope with any test of your love.
To avoid fire, clean the chimney and chimney regularly - at least once a month. Use the time for this when the husband and children are in the Luna Park or McDonald's.

In front of the camera lens, try to give your face a meaningful expression. Do not be afraid of the flash: this is a special device with which the photographer compensates for the lack of light in the room. (By the way, remember: how long have you washed your windows? Dirty windows significantly limit the light flow and violate the hygiene of the room.)

It should be remembered that long telephone conversations are harmful to hearing. Make sure that the call to your beloved friend does not drag on for more than 4 minutes. At first, an alarm clock will come to your aid.

Treat the choice of furniture for the kitchen with all responsibility: no ottomans, rocking chairs, etc. The kitchen is not a place to relax!

Perhaps your husband will agree that you need air conditioning to work in the kitchen - thank him in some special way. If the spending seems unreasonable to him, do not rush to get upset: return to this conversation in a year.

Before the guests arrive, mark the silverware with a special pencil. Tureens and frying pans usually do not require this.

When choosing a safe to store your jewelry, be sure to consult with your husband.

When choosing decorations, think of a Christmas tree. Represented? So, luxurious chains suitable for holding a six-month-old bull, golden balls of earrings, bracelets that hide a hand to the elbow - down! A modest ring with a small (0.5-0.9 carat) diamond will accentuate your taste.

Finally, it should be noted that the above animals are not very suitable for home keeping, despite their quiet disposition, relatively small size and ease of care. Do not insist on buying a kangaroo either.

Get a common notebook in which you will write out recipes for various dishes. In such a notebook, it would also be appropriate from time to time to place various sayings of great people, proverbs, tongue twisters, as well as beautiful flowers neatly cut out of unnecessary postcards.

Say the words "my mother" only in conjunction with her name. For example: “My mother, (highlighted by intonation) Augustina Fedorovna (end of emphasis), next year will also not be able to stay with us.” This simple mnemonic trick will help your spouse remember the names of at least some of your relatives.

Chapter 18 IS THERE A REASON TO PANIC?
[text missing: pages 95-97 torn from original edition]"

Perhaps now, when you are reading these lines, there is a person standing behind you who did not grasp the essence of our manual, and says:
- This is some nonsense.
Be forgiving. Offer this book to a doubter.

There is such female wisdom: "A man rarely goes anywhere, usually he goes to another woman." Remember these golden words whenever it seems to you that all your efforts are in vain. Will she be able to provide the level of comfort and understanding that you give to your beloved? Now that you have read this book, you can be calm and confident in the future.
Do not relax: married life is a daily exam in which the examiner is not you. Reread our little guide and you will easily cope with any test of your love.

"You must remember that you need to prepare daily for the arrival of your husband from the service. Prepare the children, wash them, comb them and change into clean, smart clothes. They should line up and greet the father when he enters the door. For such an occasion, put on clean clothes yourself apron and try to decorate yourself - for example, tie a bow in your hair. Do not enter into conversations with your husband, remember how tired he is and what he has to do every day in the service, for your sake - silently feed him and only after he reads newspaper, you can try to talk to him.

And from the same part of "Advice for Men":

"After having an intimate act with your wife, you should let her go to the bathroom, but you don't need to follow her, let her be alone. She may want to cry."

An English school textbook on sex education for girls, published in the early 1960s, teaches the following: "When you lie down with your husband in bed, you must look genuinely bewitching. If you need to put cream on your face or put curlers on, wait until your husband falls asleep "because before going to bed, these things can shock him. If it comes to intimate relations with your husband, remember your marriage vows, and in particular the oath to obey him in everything. If he needs to fall asleep right away, so be it! Follow the wishes of your husband in everything , do not put any pressure on him to enter into an intimate relationship. If your husband expresses a desire, humbly agree and during the action remember that the satisfaction of a man is more important than a woman. When he achieves satisfaction, a quiet approving groan should escape from your lips, which enough for him to know about the pleasure that you received.If your husband offers to do something unusual in bed, be submissive and do not express your dissatisfaction stvo". It is curious to note that the author of the textbook is a woman.