What are the Qualities of a Good wife?
By norily
@norily (54)
October 1, 2010 10:24pm CST
The WIFE'S ROLE in marriage is as equally important as that of the husband. When either the husband or the wife fails to attend to his or her God-given duties, problems will surely arise and rock their relationship. But when both of them fulfill their respective responsibilities as a couple, their marriage becomes stronger to last a lifetime. While there are women today who uphold liberal ideas regarding marriage and wife hood, the ideal Christian wife chooses to embrace the biblical principles that define how she should prove her love to the man she married.
This are the qualities that make up a good and loving wife:
1.She respects his authority.
2.She lovingly expresses herself to him.
3.She is his faithful companion.
4.She keeps a beauty that exudes from within her.
5.She makes the home a nice place to live in.
Indeed, being a wife is not an easy task especially in these difficult times. A woman has to make a lot of crucial decisions in order to achieve and sustain a happy marriage. The ideal Christian wife makes the right choice of believing in the Lord God more than she believes in anyone else, even herself. Because of this, she is truly far more precious than any priceless jewel in the whole world.
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8 responses
@Karunvig (714)
• India
2 Oct 10
1. She respects his authority - Is this a quality ?? Nops dear, infact I should say husband should delegate the authority and give his wife responsibility to liv n love.
2. Express herself to him - This is also not the quality, but duty of wife to love and express love in a way that a angry young man loves her.. she will do so to get love from him, not a quality dear !
3. Faithful companion - what if she has to earn money (situation demand)and od work which is not ethical... won't u call her fauthful.
4. Beauty that excudes within her - Dear u marryng a girl or hiring someone... let ur girl on her own do sumthng for u.. instead u havng so many conditions for her.
5. Makes home a noce place - If husband loves his wife then wife has tht much power to make hell - heaven... this is nt a quality bt a gift givn by God to every girl...
@Karunvig (714)
• India
2 Oct 10
I want to dicuss as a layman and dont want to bring any relegion in between. I really appreciate u for giving such a informative description to me. But still i want to add to it and want to knw u few thigs...
dear what i am writing are my views and wat i think my lif should go, dont compar it with nythng else...
If a girl is respecting her hubby then i wont include in any of her quality, this is her education that she hav had inher life... the knowlwedge parents hav given to her...
If u expect ur wife to b faithful thn u also hav to be faithful in that relation.. u r a lusty guy and sharng bed with new girl everyday and expecting ur wife to b faithful then is not done...
Lastly why only she has to make the place where she lives heaven... u keep 100 bottles of wisky in the room and u want ur wife to make ur home a nice place to live in... why always a girl / wife has to suffer and have to do everythng,...
@pemulabanget (142)
• Indonesia
3 Oct 10
Countries and cultures determine values and what is considered a good wife in one society might not make a good one in the next.
I envision a perfect wife to be:
1. Loving and admiring of her husband qualities;
2. Considerate of her husband's feelings towards his family and friends;
3. Has tact and class;
4. Well-educated and conversant;
5. Dresses well for the occasion, looks and smells good;
6. Hot in bed;
7. Appreciates humor.
A woman can also describe the qualities of a perfect man, in her opinion. I think that would make a logical opener of a relationship.
@GloomCookieLex (6073)
• United States
2 Oct 10
I genuinely think that whole "ideal wife" thing is a load of BS. Women are not subordinate to men, so mean have no "natural authority" over women that women should be expected to "respect". Women are not ornaments, so the concept of "a beauty exudes from within" and "she lovingly expressed herself" are totally absurd. She will look how she looks and she will speak her mind when she has something to say. Fidelity and happy home life are a shared responsibility between BOTH partners.
Gender roles on the whole are completely ridiculous.
@avic24 (57)
• Philippines
3 Oct 10
Hi norily,
Being a WIFE is one great role given by God. A good characteristic of it LOVING, LOYAL, FAITHFUL, OBEDIENCE are some but beside from that it would be the following..A wife should be God fearing, knows how to handle problem solving much especially when it comes to finances, fulfill the responsibility of being a WIFE not just to his husband but most esp. to their children.
Wife is not an easy role, They even give their all just to protect the so called family.
I solute all the wife out there for that.
And someday I'll be one of them.
@phuongqt1988 (33)
• Thailand
2 Oct 10
I don't know if I would have become the perfect wife. I want a husband who loves and understands me
@punlonnjack (1308)
• United States
2 Oct 10
i thought i had the best qualities of being a great wife. i have bent over backwards doing things to please my husband even things i didnt want to do.i was honest,loyal,respectful,obedient,gave him the best 10 years of my life.ive even saved his life a few times.but he lost his way and i didnt seem inportant to him anymore he got comfortable in the relationship.he stop giving 100% like i was giving and i was unfaithful to him.our marrage became unbearable but through it all i still love him and he loves me.God is trying to mend our relationship and i have to earn my trust back and he has to appreciate me for who i am and how i need him as much as he needs me.
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
2 Oct 10
Hi,
Being a good wife is totally not an easy task and I am
trying my best to be a good wife for my husband.
We have married for more than 5 years and argument do occur on and off,but
not really a big issue..after few hours, we will patch back again.
I do believe everyone has their own thinking and sometimes we just argue
over different idea that we have and we need time to cool down ourselves.
Be it what happened, I will always cook and perform my duty as his wife.
I takecare of this family and we have a lovely son for us.
We try to spend time together during my husband off day.
Simply by watching TV,have meal together and playing with our son is
kinda of communication we are having now,not to forget, we will chat over
everyday.
The most important is I do respect my husband and I trust him. In order for our
relationship to stay forever, we need a trust and being honest to each other.
No matter,how hard is our life, we will struggle hand in hand and overcome it
together.
