The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-26

husbands mentor, hut this does not
conduce the friendship or confidence
We only tell our troubles, and the
things we really do. to those OF our
friends who will Sympathze with US,
and so the wife who wants to be pals
with her husband must torcgo the dear
delight OF oeusuring him Tor his short
comings and calling his attention to
his faults. No arrangements between
husband and wife are more complete
than those which grow out Of man
tear OF womanS tongue.
On the other hand, no bond binds
man so closely to woman as to ieel
that no matter how the world may ms
Judge him and dcride him OF how bit
terly II may criticize him there IS
one who will believe IN him Sill, and
cn whose sympathy he may draw as
en- an irexhaustivc bank account
The next factor IN establishing
lasting friendship with husband IS
equality. Women are fond OF adopt
ing one or two poses before the men
they marry.
They like TO pretend that they are
either helpless babies or pm tealhered
angels. Now. neither the tool nor the
superior attitude goc, very lar IN
married lite. no matter how effective
II was during courtship.
A sensible man gets very tired IN
mighty short time of woman that he
has to take care Of and think for as 1t
she were an infant, or else who IS try
ing to lecture him up to her level lie
neither wants to be upliited nor to
play dolls or act as nurSc.mdid.
What he wants in wife is a chum-
a partner that he can trust with his
life. his honor, and his pocket book :;
somebody who will share III luck and
good luck with him with checriulncSS ;
A woman who will dance with him at
a ball. or stand with him back to back
and fight with him to the last gasp.
Finally, a woman must establish a
community OF interest with her hus-
baud, for that is the rock bottom
foundation on which all lasting friend
ship lasts. She must enter into his
business plans and share his amusc-
mentS. Few wives do this.
Most women affect aslnlne stupidity
when a man tries TO talk to them about
his business, and yawn IN his face, yet
nearly all men adore talking shop. A
mans store or office /. the little world
where the drama OF his existence
works itself ont, where his triumph'
and failures take place, where his
tragedies and comedies work them
selves out.
Ii may mean Just as much to him
he Just as much an achievement to
make corner III salt goldfish as It IS
to a politician to be elected to Office
or an author to publish new book
He simply bursts with longing to pour
the tale OF his exploits into som,
sympathetic ear, but how can he do 4
,, il his wife turns up her nose at his oc
cupation and declares that she ncvc
can understand anything abou, buSi
ness
Moreover, the majority OF womel
forget how to be jolly companions a
soon as they are married When IN,
average man takes his wife out, she !
+ such a wet blanket on the occasion, oh
jecting TO everything. finding faul
with everything, complaining that the
(, can't afford everything that, as al
|, lrishman might say, the next time h
e takes her he leaves her at home
OF course, women will say that lhel
! husbands tastes and interests are un
congenal and unintercsting to then
Nonsense. Precious few OF us lik
caviar to start with. but We keel
. nibbling on It until We cultivate
, taste for IT,