If a man is secure enough to allow his partner to go out and express herself, and if he does not feel as ambitious as her, he can be a homemaker also. There is nothing wrong with it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I love being a wife and homemaker - because it's my choice. My husband doesn't expect me to do it. I don't mind doing things for him because he does so much for me; we both feel that way so there is no power struggle.
A man marries to have a home, but also because he doesn't want to be bothered with sex and all that sort of thing.
There is nothing wrong being a house husband, and I do believe there is something right about it.
Housework is the only activity at which men are allowed to be consistently inept because they are thought to be so competent at everything else.
The average husband enjoys the total effect of his home but is usually unable to contribute any of the details of work and organisation that make it enjoyable.
The man of the house can destroy the pleasure of the household, but he cannot make it. That rests with the woman, and it is her greatest privilege.
Men are allowed to have passion and commitment for their work... a woman is allowed that feeling for a man, but not her work.
Society is still adapting to women being CEOs and professionals rather than homemakers. Because of this, the unfortunate outcome is that we feel we have to be successful at both - in the office and in the home. Striking that balance is different for everyone.
How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself.
The more brutal it gets in the working world, the more appealing the prospect of having someone at home creating a sanctuary becomes. Increasingly couples, particularly with children, are making that tough choice, with one or other partner electing to embrace domestic duties while the other brings home the cash.
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