What is "wife material"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You've had less than five men inside you, right? I wouldn't bother marrying anyone with more than that. Less is better, but meanwhile don't add to that number.

Haha! You actually think most women tell you the truth on our numbers? Ummm ok?!
My husband thinks it's probably five as well. Let's add twenty to it if we are truthful.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All kidding aside: an advanced degree. I have a doctorate and would not have considered marrying someone with less than an MA.

I graduated from Harvard. Princeton and Yale wives would be good enough, but no state university graduates. May as well pick up a community college student.

Do you ever watch Big Bang Theory on TV? A hot cc student would probably be the best that you get.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are other traits that make a woman more desirable as a wife?

Being mute is a great quality in a wife.

[Anonymous]

I can tell you what isn't. Being dirty, lazy, a shopaholic, a princess and a mean sassy mouth.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You've had less than five men inside you, right? I wouldn't bother marrying anyone with more than that. Less is better, but meanwhile don't add to that number.

Haha! You actually think most women tell you the truth on our numbers? Ummm ok?!
My husband thinks it's probably five as well. Let's add twenty to it if we are truthful.

I advised her not to be a whore, but given your input I will add some further advice -- don't be a lying whore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can tell you what isn't. Being dirty, lazy, a shopaholic, a princess and a mean sassy mouth.

Yeah, i think these are pretty much the generic rules of wife material. The rest totally depends on the guy. I think changing yourself to get a certain guy is incredibly stupid. At some point during your life together, your true colors are going to come back and then what?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You've had less than five men inside you, right? I wouldn't bother marrying anyone with more than that. Less is better, but meanwhile don't add to that number.

Haha! You actually think most women tell you the truth on our numbers? Ummm ok?!
My husband thinks it's probably five as well. Let's add twenty to it if we are truthful.

I advised her not to be a whore, but given your input I will add some further advice -- don't be a lying whore.

Being a whore isn't about numbers. Its about compromising your sexual values for material gain. Marry solely for money? Whore. Consensually sleep with 40 people because you want to? Perfectly ethical.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You've had less than five men inside you, right? I wouldn't bother marrying anyone with more than that. Less is better, but meanwhile don't add to that number.

Haha! You actually think most women tell you the truth on our numbers? Ummm ok?!
My husband thinks it's probably five as well. Let's add twenty to it if we are truthful.

I advised her not to be a whore, but given your input I will add some further advice -- don't be a lying whore.

Being a whore isn't about numbers. Its about compromising your sexual values for material gain. Marry solely for money? Whore. Consensually sleep with 40 people because you want to? Perfectly ethical.

I couldn't agree more. Two consensual adults having sex because they want to is perfectly fine. Any ignorant man or woman who thinks otherwise has no room in my life.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You've had less than five men inside you, right? I wouldn't bother marrying anyone with more than that. Less is better, but meanwhile don't add to that number.

Haha! You actually think most women tell you the truth on our numbers? Ummm ok?!
My husband thinks it's probably five as well. Let's add twenty to it if we are truthful.

I advised her not to be a whore, but given your input I will add some further advice -- don't be a lying whore.

Being a whore isn't about numbers. Its about compromising your sexual values for material gain. Marry solely for money? Whore. Consensually sleep with 40 people because you want to? Perfectly ethical.

I couldn't agree more. Two consensual adults having sex because they want to is perfectly fine. Any ignorant man or woman who thinks otherwise has no room in my life.

Don't you think it also reflects on a constant need for personal, instant gratification? Why do you need to sleep with people to understand them, even if consensual?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You've had less than five men inside you, right? I wouldn't bother marrying anyone with more than that. Less is better, but meanwhile don't add to that number.

Haha! You actually think most women tell you the truth on our numbers? Ummm ok?!
My husband thinks it's probably five as well. Let's add twenty to it if we are truthful.

I advised her not to be a whore, but given your input I will add some further advice -- don't be a lying whore.

Being a whore isn't about numbers. Its about compromising your sexual values for material gain. Marry solely for money? Whore. Consensually sleep with 40 people because you want to? Perfectly ethical.

I couldn't agree more. Two consensual adults having sex because they want to is perfectly fine. Any ignorant man or woman who thinks otherwise has no room in my life.

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You've had less than five men inside you, right? I wouldn't bother marrying anyone with more than that. Less is better, but meanwhile don't add to that number.

Haha! You actually think most women tell you the truth on our numbers? Ummm ok?!
My husband thinks it's probably five as well. Let's add twenty to it if we are truthful.

I advised her not to be a whore, but given your input I will add some further advice -- don't be a lying whore.

Being a whore isn't about numbers. Its about compromising your sexual values for material gain. Marry solely for money? Whore. Consensually sleep with 40 people because you want to? Perfectly ethical.

I couldn't agree more. Two consensual adults having sex because they want to is perfectly fine. Any ignorant man or woman who thinks otherwise has no room in my life.

Don't you think it also reflects on a constant need for personal, instant gratification? Why do you need to sleep with people to understand them, even if consensual?

It's all more nuanced than that. Sex is about a lot of things, and it's different to different people. And it's meaning to one person can change over time. What works for someone in their early 20s may be very different from what they want in their 40s.

However, assigning an arbitrary number to a person in an attempt to classify that person as good, bad, or in between, is at its heart an attempt to objectify and control someone. Historically, men cared about who a woman slept with because there was no way to prove paternity of any kids. And that interfered with property rights. Today, there are DNA tests. Today, in this country, women live much longer, are not required to marry to stay alive or to pay a family debt, can choose not to have children, often stay single for much longer periods of time, and are therefore exposed to more dating situations where sex is possible without severe repercussions.

The way someone chooses to have sex may or may not reflect their needs, wants, strengths, or weaknesses. Human beings are complex. Take time to get to know someone. Don't judge and then dismiss or accept, based in something as arbitrary as a number.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You've had less than five men inside you, right? I wouldn't bother marrying anyone with more than that. Less is better, but meanwhile don't add to that number.

Haha! You actually think most women tell you the truth on our numbers? Ummm ok?!
My husband thinks it's probably five as well. Let's add twenty to it if we are truthful.

I advised her not to be a whore, but given your input I will add some further advice -- don't be a lying whore.

Being a whore isn't about numbers. Its about compromising your sexual values for material gain. Marry solely for money? Whore. Consensually sleep with 40 people because you want to? Perfectly ethical.

OK then, don't be a slut or a lying slut.

It is not ethical to sleep with large numbers of men.

More to the point of this thread, it very definitely does not make you good wife material to sleep with large numbers of men before you get married.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You've had less than five men inside you, right? I wouldn't bother marrying anyone with more than that. Less is better, but meanwhile don't add to that number.

Haha! You actually think most women tell you the truth on our numbers? Ummm ok?!
My husband thinks it's probably five as well. Let's add twenty to it if we are truthful.

I advised her not to be a whore, but given your input I will add some further advice -- don't be a lying whore.

Being a whore isn't about numbers. Its about compromising your sexual values for material gain. Marry solely for money? Whore. Consensually sleep with 40 people because you want to? Perfectly ethical.

OK then, don't be a slut or a lying slut.

It is not ethical to sleep with large numbers of men.

More to the point of this thread, it very definitely does not make you good wife material to sleep with large numbers of men before you get married.

Why do you care how many men women sleep with? Do you even practice what you preach??

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You've had less than five men inside you, right? I wouldn't bother marrying anyone with more than that. Less is better, but meanwhile don't add to that number.

Haha! You actually think most women tell you the truth on our numbers? Ummm ok?!
My husband thinks it's probably five as well. Let's add twenty to it if we are truthful.

I advised her not to be a whore, but given your input I will add some further advice -- don't be a lying whore.

Being a whore isn't about numbers. Its about compromising your sexual values for material gain. Marry solely for money? Whore. Consensually sleep with 40 people because you want to? Perfectly ethical.

OK then, don't be a slut or a lying slut.

It is not ethical to sleep with large numbers of men.

More to the point of this thread, it very definitely does not make you good wife material to sleep with large numbers of men before you get married.

Let me know if you have the same concern for yourself or your sons. Somehow I doubt it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:"Wife material" varies by man. I feel like every man has one specific thing they want in a wife. An ex-boyfriend told me I was wife material except for one thing...I was not from the country he was from (he was an immigrant).

My DH told me I was wife material while we were making out about 5 weeks after I met him.

To, him, "wife material" was someone who was financially successful on her own and never wanted to be a SAHM.

My dad always wanted someone who wanted to be a SAHM. He got my mom.

My brother wanted someone that was uber smart and he married a Harvard trained scientist.

My friend wanted someone young with great skin and he married someone 18 years his junior.

My uncle wanted a woman with a family with a certain cultural background...he married my aunt.

My ex married someone with an ethnic background from his country. It proved to me that all men have something in mind that they think is "wife material."

Be yourself. Every one is different in what they want in a spouse.

Married 4 years, one child. My husband material was trustworthy, intellectual curiosity, educated and good with money (meaning not a spender but a saver).

+1 Well put!!

never wanted to be a SAHM is wife material for weak men

You are wrong. I am currently a SAHM because it made financial sense for me to stay home and raise our kids rather than work a full time job and pay someone else to take care of them. He made more money that I did (though when we were married, I made more.) I was a teacher, so raises were pathetic (raises are on a step system, based on years of experience and the degree you have, not how well you can teach.) He was in the business world and had better raises since raises are based on performance.

Plus, his insurance was MUCH better than the ones offered by the school system. So for economic reasons, I stayed home. I'm glad I'm raising our kids rather than a stranger.