Comments on: A Model Husband, 1894

By: Michelle Glauser

Michelle Glauser — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:42:55 +0000

Wow, from comparing him to animal stock to talking about “fearlessly following” and getting money from him so he won’t have to put up with her meckering (is that a word in English? I’ve forgotten), this is one classy document. I think guys hate these lists, but all girls have one, whether it’s officially written out or not.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:32:17 +0000

Glad to hear that, Laurel. If you have some time to fill, click on “Topical Guide” at the top left-hand corner. That’s a list of all the posts published here. The ones listed under “Latter-day Saint Lives” are usually the favorites.

By: Laurel

Laurel — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:17:32 +0000

Just found your site and it’s my new favorite. I’m loving this…thanks for your contribution to the blog world!

By: Tamary

Tamary — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:04:02 +0000

Other than the style of language, I was surprised that both lists weren’t as dated as I had expected. Some of the ideas are downright modern-sounding. I can’t really find much to argue with on either list, if you take them as ideals and not as strict expectations.

By: Anne (U.K)

Anne (U.K) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:33:31 +0000

I hope she found him, or is having a good time looking for him in the great beyond.

By: Jami

Jami — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:55:49 +0000

I’m just guessing that Muchacha and Garcon did not make a match of it.

By: Marjorie Conder

Marjorie Conder — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:36:06 +0000

Pretty much sounds like my guy. I guess I’m one of the lucky ones. Such guys may be as
rare as the “gold of Ophir” but I seem to know quite a few of them.
Marjorie Conder

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:41:44 +0000

To Abigail: There are plenty of forums on the internet for such rants. Keepapitchinin is not one of them. Move along.

By: Hunter

Hunter — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:07:05 +0000

Ardis, your response made me smile. Thanks for that.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:05:35 +0000

Men who took plural wives needed to meet and attract those wives somehow. They’d probably court Wife No. 2 pretty much the same way they had courted Wife No. 1 — including flirting.

I hadn’t thought of it before, duh, but there must have sometimes been a lot of flirting going on right under a wife’s nose, since such behavior would not have been barred by the man’s already being married.

So, Hunter, I think she’s saying, “Husband, plural marriage is past. You married me, and you won’t be marrying anybody else. So don’t flirt, because that behavior isn’t going to lead anywhere any more. It’s a waste of your time, and it makes me mad.”