Why Does a Wife Tell Her Husband About Her Day?
Women like to tell their husbands how their day went. These accounts are often emotional and full of details. They are presented as though the events are happening right now, prompting the wife to te…
Psychology of family life
Read articles on family relationships, understanding one another, communication in marriage and shalom bayit, peace in the home.
Shalom Bayit: preparing a family conversation
Talking About Problems
The difference in the degree of emotional partnership between husband and wife causes many difficulties in their relationship. A wife has a strong need to describe and tell her husband about her prob…
The Ability to Bond and to Part
Another aspect of women’s tendency toward emotional connection is evident in how difficult they find it to part from people. Imagine a couple attending an event. The wife points out to her husband th…
Fulfilling Her Duties—and a Volunteer
Because a woman has a disposition toward partnership, she does not feel or think that she is doing her husband and children a favor by caring for them. She sees her efforts on behalf of the family as…
Family—a Partnership Between Husband and Wife
Marriage is a family partnership that unites a man and a woman for many years. To bring them together within this partnership and to manage it properly, each must have a psychological inclination to…
Requests for Help
Another conflict between men's and women's needs becomes apparent when a woman turns to her husband for help. When a man politely asks his wife for something, he begins by saying: “I will be very gra…
Expressions of Gratitude Between Spouses
Should a Wife Thank Her Husband We mentioned that expressing gratitude also involves a conflict between a husband's expectation of hearing his wife's thanks and the difficulty she has in expressing t…
Misunderstanding Between Spouses
The misunderstanding that arises between a husband and wife when their expectations of one another conflict is complete. They literally do not understand each other. A woman often complains: “Why is…
So That My Wife Feels Good
An interesting situation can arise when a husband makes an improvement in the home intended to make his wife's life easier. If we ask him why he did it, he will reply: “I want my wife to feel good.”…