Husbands Love Your Wives…
January 13th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
Chris Matyszczyk writes the Technically Incorrect blog over at CNET.com. He’s got an interesting post comparing Google searches that start “How can I get my wife/husband to…”
Chris wrote this based on another bloggers exploration of Google searches that started “How can I get my girlfriend/boyfriend to…”
In a way the results are a bit sad.
You will be moved to tears, or perhaps St. Petersburg, when I tell you that husbands’ most frantic search is, "How can I get my wife to love me again."
Before you reach for your handkerchief to dry your eyes, might I tell you that the next most popular googling suggestion is, "How can I get my wife to swing."
You will feel that your world has been temporarily righted when I tell you that the next two pleas involve losing weight and shaving. However, the list is completed with wanting to know how to get your wife to trust you again, love you and, that perennial source of friction, shut up.
What of the wives? Once they are betrothed, do they come to terms with their man’s foibles and failings?
Well, the prime Google search for "How can I get my husband to…" is followed by the words "fall in love with me again." Yes, husbands and wives apparently want to be loved by their partners but have no idea how to achieve it.
It seems that for both husbands and wives, their most urgent desire is to find out how to get their spouses to love them again.
Isn’t that sad? What happened during the journey that started with vows “to love honor and cherish” but ended up with the desperate plea of “How can I make my spouse love me again?”
The Bible admonishes husbands with:
“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” – Ephesians 5:25 ESV
If you’re married, does your spouse know you love them? Do you tell them with both words and deeds? Might be a good time to do just that before they turn to a search engine for advice. Your spouse will not likely doubt your love if you serve them in a Christ like, self-sacrificing way.
