Rate my wife, please!

Actually I am not married so can't try this myself.

http://www.apa.org/monitor/2008/05/marriage.html

'The test was designed to give couples feedback on their marriages. Either husbands or wives could take the test, which rated wives in a variety of areas. For instance, if your wife "uses slang or profanity," she would get a score of five demerits. On the other hand, if she "reacts with pleasure and delight to marital congress," she would receive 10 merits. The test taker would add up the total number of merits and demerits to receive a raw score, which would categorize the wife on a scale from "very poor" to "very superior."'



So who is going to risk it

Ouch?

Simon

I think there should be more pages... You can't get a non failing score That or they are all failures

rodd said:

I think there should be more pages... You can't get a non failing score That or they are all failures

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True, I only count 25 total possible points for a wife in the "Merits" column.

Makes me wonder what all was on the Men's chart.

That is so sexist and outdated that it is laughable. I am curious though. Should I give my wife merits or demerits if she uses slang and profanity while reacting with pleasure and delight to marital congress?

wow, uuuuhhhhh, hmmm. I guess I mistook this post for a website I found off altavista. Nevermind.

Yeah...someone might have read the title and expected.....PICTURES! Not me, obviously, but others might have.

thevelvet said:

wow, uuuuhhhhh, hmmm. I guess I mistook this post for a website I found off altavista. Nevermind.

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Mine got a perfect score, although I did fudge it a bit, and counted red nail polish as a plus.

"Puts cold feet on husband at night to warm them"
They forgot to add hands to that.

vcardona said:

That is so sexist and outdated that it is laughable.

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I think this is worse...

vcardona said:

Should I give my wife merits or demerits if she uses slang and profanity while reacting with pleasure and delight to marital congress?

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Funny post. In today's world, I think merits if you like the slang and profanity.

I tried to find the complete test through a google search. This is all I could find which is part of the Husband's questions:

"This test--both husbands' and wives'--ran during the first two weeks of 1940 in the Chicago Tribune. (God bless the Proquest Historic Newspapers database.) Husbands' questions include:

Accepts defeat too easily. Lacks persistency and spunk (30 demerits)

Too possessive. Doesn't want wife to take interest in outside activities. (6 demerits.)

Writes on tablecloth with his pencil. (6 demerits.)

Calls "Where is..." without first hunting for the object (6 demerits.)

Tries to keep wife equipped with modern labor saving devices (6 merits.)

Has a date with wife at least once a week (30 merits.)

Helps wife with the dishes, caring for the children, scrubbing, etc. (30 merits.)

Thrills wife with his affection (30 merits.)"

I am a little unclear as to the meaning of "date" in the third to last question. I am sure most men would like to "date" a little more than once a week.

Howard Newell said:

"Puts cold feet on husband at night to warm them"
They forgot to add hands to that.

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So I'm not the only one, huh?!

ouch said:

Mine got a perfect score, although I did fudge it a bit, and counted red nail polish as a plus.

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What about when she's not watching?

Simon

texcattlerancher said:

Calls "Where is..." without first hunting for the object (6 demerits.)

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That is soooo outdated. No man would behave that way these days.

AaronX said:

I think this is worse...

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That's awful! And hilarious.

jazzman said:

That is soooo outdated. No man would behave that way these days.

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That's right. These days I just yell, "Hey! Where'd you put (insert object name here)? What do you mean I was the last person to use it? What do you mean you didn't even know we had one?" And so on.

rabidpotatochip said:

That's right. These days I just yell, "Hey! Where'd you put (insert object name here)? What do you mean I was the last person to use it? What do you mean you didn't even know we had one?" And so on.

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Aren't questions three and for the same?????...ok I'll leave now......

jazzman said:

That is soooo outdated. No man would behave that way these days.

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I wouldn't say that. I got a few friends who got their partners more or less so they wouldn't have to fetch stuff themselves.

Since when is dressing for breakfast a merit?

stymph said:

Since when is dressing for breakfast a merit?

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Mid thirties? Early forties?

Cheers


Jeremy