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Sunday, June 17, 2001
Article

Why you should be...a house husband

  • Let her be in charge for a change. She will then know what it takes to wear the pants.

  • Now you can experience the pleasure of receiving and keeping a pay packet instead of handing over one. After all, now she’ll be the breadwinner and you the spender.

  • You will have to please just one boss in your lifetime—her. She will have to suffer many through her career.

  • You can sit back and watch television while she suffers the office routine.

  • You will have all the time to chit-chat with all the pretty maids and warm your way into the hearts of all lonely housewives in the neighbourhood, may be even offer them some solace!

  • You can rustle up an exotic meal for her and when she’s in the midst of the gastronomic excursion coyly ask her to buy you diamond cuff-links or some such exorbitant gift.

  • You have to change nappies any way, so do it without having career loads on your head.

  • You will have all the time to pamper and groom yourself—get a facial, new hairstyle, etc. Wouldn’t it please her lots if you deck up for her when she comes back from the office in the evening?

  • Ask her morning, afternoon and evening, "How do I look?" and then throw a tantrum if she doesn’t respond adequately.

  • You can have long afternoon siestas—something you craved for all your working life.

  • You can nag her to tears about her late comings, children, the maid et al. In short, take her on a guilt trip for being away from home.

  • You can freely complain that she doesn’t love you enough and demand to be cuddled and fussed over.

  • Ask her to teach maths to the kids after a gruelling day at work.
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