Well said, and I tend to agree.
I only have only two questions:
(1.) Do you think that in exchange for their unpaid labor, women should have equal authority over the husband’s finances and,
(2.) Why do you sound like a swashbuckling 18th century nobleman?
Dear lerapt78,
Cordial greetings and a very good day. Thankyou for your response.
The work undertaken by a wife within the home is not only a duty but also a labour of love in which she should take delight, just as the husband should take a delight in earning the money to support his family. Neither spouse, therefore, should consider themselves as non-contributing beneficiaries of the others labour, dear friend.
As regards financial affairs, the husband and wife will surely discuss together how their money is to be spent and what it is to be spent on. However, since the husband is head of the wife, in the event of a conflict of opinion that cannot be resolved by discussion, the husband must have the final say as head of the household. Now provided, dear friend, that the husband’s manner is not overbearing, then I would say that most most pious women would submit themselves to their husband’s decision, respecting him as head of the family.
I say, I say, “swashbuckling 18th century nobleman” - I really like that, my dear friend. In traditional English usage ‘jolly’ was frequently used as an expression of hearty approval, especially among those associated with the upper eschelons of society, what we used to call over here ‘the old school tie brigade’ (that is chaps from a privilleged public school (fee paying) background). Now these sort of fellows could often be heard making remarks such as, “Jolly splendid show, old chap”, to express their approval of, for example, a job well done by someone. Now, I must confess, that I do use an adaption of this lovely quaint phrase here on CAF when I think a contributor has written a well, ‘jolly good’ post with which I heartly concur. For example, I did exactly that in my response to Baelor’s post above, earlier. Moreover, I believe that in an impersonal medium such as the interweb, it does help to convey some warmth and cordiality, hence also my use the term, “cordial greetings…”.
You may be interested to know, dear friend, that the pharse ‘jolly good’/ ‘jolly decent of you’ was widely used by officers in the British armed forces, especially those serving in the Royal Air Force. They could often be heard addressing a man as ‘old chap’ or ‘old boy’, which, I hasten to add, had absolutely nothing to do with the actual age of the fellow so addressed, but was just the ‘Hooray Henry’ type speak of upper-class Englishmen of those times. They would even address a woman, irrespective of her age, as ‘old girl’, but it was just a lovely term of endearment and nobody was took offence. How times have changed.
Well, dear friend, it’s jolly good to make your acquintance on these boards and may you have a jolly splendid day.
God bless.
Warmest good wishes,
Portrait
Pax
