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>>>>>Since I obviously fall into the reputation-free bunch, it won't ruin it any further if I asked you how does utmost respect and honor feel combined with commanding function?
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>>>>I don't "command" my wife to do anything.
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>>>You just express a wish?
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>>First, my wife is not my wife to fulfill my desires/wishes. Among other things, she is there as a helper for me as I pursue sanctification. She is there to be a helper to me as we raise our children. She is also there to be a helper to me in pointing out areas that I need attention/correction. She's not my "jeannie in a bottle." She's not my slave. She's my wife - my lifelong partner as we together pursue lives that bring glory to God.
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>Interesting.
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>My wife is my best-friend. We walk the path of life together, hand in hand. To consider her as a "helper" would be to belittle her. I know she deserves more then that.

Well, maybe he is her helper too. I would think it goes both ways.