>>>>>>>>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.
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>>>>>>Well, maybe he is her helper too. I would think it goes both ways.
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>>>>>Regardless, only one of them can be the subservient one.
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>>>>Usually someone has to make decisions on tough issues if an agreement can't be reached, and traditionally it's the man. But does that mean anything in the relationship?
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>>>>In our home it's me that yield most of the time because I don't like sleeping on the couch. :)
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>>>Ah, well, see, all your problems could easily be solved just by getting a better couch. ;)
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>>I can't. I don't control our money. I'm lucky she gives me money for golf once in awhile.
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>>She's a CPA, so takes care of the money and banking stuff.
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>>>PS. cute kid.
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>>Thanks. he is 4 now.
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>He looks much younger ;)

He was alittle over a year old in the picture.