What is the role of a wife?

i think it can be different for everyone. technically a wife is a person married to a husband by law but how people interpret that in their own lives can vastly differ. i personally don’t know a lot of people who are divorced & of the ones i do know, only a few were initiated by the women but it wasn’t that they were “leaving so easily.” it had been a long time coming.

In my experience most women don't leave easily, they put up with alot of stuff to keep the family. They " nag" (what men call it) which is really asking for things to change for the better.

I believe it all depends on the people. In Christianity a wife is a helpmeet/mate to her husband. There is a hierarchy ( GOD/Husband/Wife/Children) . The husband follows God ( works to be like him , selfless , loving the wife a Christ loved the church ) the wife follows the God-fearing husband, giving respect & honor which most see a being “subordinate “ but in a negative connotation. I always just try to figure out how the heck did everyone marry such bad men …… or simply has feminism & the government ruined tradition. With social media Inflation and government assistance geared toward “single women “…….. So many ways to look at it.

There is no ‘role’ or ‘wife duties’. What a backwards way of thinking. Me and my husband are just two people who love each other and have decided to do life together as a team.

I understand this because I am at this point. I’m so tired of talking about the same stuff and feeling like a married single mom. I’m numb to a lot of things and hurt because idk what to do. Don’t have anyone besides him and our children

I don’t have a role. I’m a capable human being that has married another capable human being and we work together to look after each other because we love each other.

A wife is a partner. As in ANY partnership, one supports the other when in need. Sometimes my husband needs support and sometimes I need support. That’s what a good spouse does.

@Mariah men have always been "bad" but now women have the option to leave 🤷🏻‍♀️ The low divorce rate back in the day isn't because men were better or marriage was taken more seriously, it's because grandma and great grandma literally didn't have a choice

@Steph so what is this “role” people are talking about?

@Raqi I’m gonna have to disagree. It’s all societal not gender specific. It’s odd that men are painted as “bad” and continue to be painted that way just a women are also grouped and generalized. I believe people need to heal themselves before attaching their self to another individual. Grandma & great grandma were raised under duty & not love which just isn’t the norm anymore for understandable reasons . We have a lot of stress & mental health issues today that weren’t addressed in the past . We are making major strides in that department & I’ve seen many successful relationships between individuals that have worked on themselves & know themselves. Anyone can have bad traits that make a relationship inhabitable. I don’t participate in the Man vs Women debates or the “we can have back accounts now rabbit hole discussions “ we need eachother to keep the world going round .

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@Raqi but what is the “role” people talk about? Why does it change from when you’re a girlfriend? Like I’m genuinely curious what people mean when they say role

Naturally it would depend on who you ask . Obviously & I’m not being condescending but you’ll get a very different answer from Christians , atheists & agnostics etc . Even within the Christian community we don’t all move the same and interpret the Bible in the same way or take it literally etc. But in general most Christian’s are going to have a similar perspective, my view is most in alignment with @Mariah’s . Personally, I look to the word for guidance and inspiration. I especially like proverbs 31:10-31“A virtuous woman” But the Bible is littered with scriptures about what’s expected from a wife and husband who are genuinely interested in leading their lives from a biblical standpoint. I read I believe about a year ago a book titled “the excellent wife” -that delves in depth into what’s expected from wives who’d like to conduct themselves as a wife ought to from a biblical perspective. https://a.co/d/b8bLapg

Narrow minded people that conform to traditional gender roles and expect that women are less than men and should be subservient to their needs. It shouldn’t change between being a girlfriend or a woman, but some men feel that marriage suggests ownership and that they now no longer need to ‘pretend’ as their other half is essentially trapped.

If men think women are divorcing to choose happiness over family, maybe they should consider why their wife is unhappy or why she can’t have happiness AND family

@Victoria~ look at the guy who said it. He’s making it seem like we don’t realize “happiness “ is fleeting and we leave all Willy nilly

@Victoria~ https://youtube.com/shorts/16Pa-X94LRc?si=3Hke_T6QS8DYsKAB

Also this https://youtube.com/shorts/CKjCaROL2JA?si=tBndr_gIWPCjDfHT

Happiness can be missing for a little while but like unhappiness for decades is a bit grim I think. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a woman divorcing her husband if she’s unhappy in the relationship. It’s a bizarre conclusion to come to that women are more likely to divorce because four women he talked to said they would choose happiness when asked a vague question about family vs happiness lol. The dude must be part of the manosphere 🤢

@Victoria~ THANK YOU! I knew there was a reason this sh*t pissed me off.