Why Do So Many Women Treat Husbands As A Necessary Evil?

September 12, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Why Do So Many Women Treat Husbands As A Necessary Evil? I'm a happily married (second time around) boomer-aged woman. I'm kind to my husband. I'm always on his team. Why not? He's a loving husband and he gladly puts up with all my foibles. I really do wake up every morning and think about what I can do today that will put a smile on my husband's face. And he reciprocates -- in spades. It's like the old "Be My Baby" Ronettes song: "For every kiss you give me, I'll give you three." I find myself in the minority.  Continue reading... The King Of Pop Drove This For Soda Pop -- And Now It Can Be Yours 5 Simple Ways To Slash Your Salt Intake 5 Reasons Dating Doesn't Work For Those Over 50 WATCH: Girl Becomes Old Woman In Absolutely Stunning Time-Lapse The 4-Letter Word No Woman Wants To Hear 8 Ways To Wake Up With More Energy WATCH: Girl Becomes Old Woman In Absolutely Stunning Time-Lapse WATCH: Girl Becomes Old Woman In Absolutely Stunning Time-Lapse This Incredible Obituary May Be The Best Thing You Read All Week 5 Things Every Woman Should Carry In Her Purse ARIANNA HUFFINGTON How to Immediately Improve Your Life (Hint: It Starts With Improving the Lives of Others) Last week a few HuffPost editors and I were treated to a visit by Bill Drayton and Mary Gordon. Bill Drayton is the founder of Ashoka and a longtime champion of social entrepreneurship, a term that he coined and that has now spread across the world. Mary Gordon is a former kindergarten teacher who founded Roots of Empathy, an organization dedicated to teaching emotional literacy and promoting empathy in children. As Mary told us, empathy is a two-way street and is best nurtured by example. Philosophers have known this for centuries. "No one can live happily who has regard for himself alone and transforms everything into a question of his own utility," wrote the first-century Stoic philosopher Seneca. And in practically every religious tradition and practice, giving of oneself is a key step on the path to spiritual fulfillment. Continue reading... MARCI RICH Here Because He Wasn't There: 12 Years After 9/11 John was supposed to be on the 98th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001. And because of a fateful decision, he is here, with me, today. Continue reading... LORI STEVIC-RUST, PH.D. ABPP Celebrating Grandparents and the Value of Generational Love We all benefit when we value, respect and celebrate our generations. Reaching up two and three generations before us for guidance and insight affords us something that other relationships can't provide. Continue reading... JEFFREY SHAFFER Keeping Myself Contained During the past few years I've learned not to be alarmed by the sight of my own blood, which is good. What's not so good is how the learning process involves seeing the precious bodily fluid draining out of me more often than I ever expected. Continue reading... NANCY CRONK Funeral Pre-Planning: Your Final Act of Love Have we done what we need to do to protect the people closest to us who will be left behind? Are our spouses, our children, or are partners prepared to make important decisions on our behalf, and have we given them clear instructions for doing so? I Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003