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Thursday's Most Active Threads

by Jeff Steele last modified Feb 02, 2024 12:28 PM

Yesterday's most active topics included the expression "happy wife, happy life", test optional college admissions, a teacher who didn't give an unearned passing grade, and obtaining custody of children without going through the court system.

Yesterday's most active thread was the Gaza war thread which I will skip because I've already discussed it. The next most active was a thread titled, "Happy wife, happy life" and posted in the "Relationship Discussion (non-explicit)" forum. The original poster asks, "Why men's happiness isn't considered as valuable?" This thread really could have ended after the first reply which was nearly perfect, saying:

"Because it's an old-fashioned saying that dates to a time when women's financial and physical wellbeing depended almost entirely on their husband's behavior, and men's emotional wellbeing depended almost entirely on their wife. The more current version is ‘happy spouse, happy house‘"

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