If tomorrow for some reason I had to replace my wife, what would be required of a her replacement to be  her equal. Maybe I could run an ad in the paper and take applications.

Wanted:

New Wife to Replace first one.

Applicant would need to be very good looking and extremely smart.

Applicant would need to have a full time high paying job with full benefits including insurance to cover the whole family.

Applicant would need to be skilled in cooking all kinds of foods to feed the whole family several times a day.

Applicant would need to be an expert in all forms of computer work and financial management and to make sure that all bills are paid in full and on time.

Applicant would need extremely strong domestic skills i.e. house cleaning, washing clothes, grocery shopping etc.

Applicant would need to be prepared to provide private wifely duties upon request.

Applicant would need to be a perfect mother to two children.

Applicant would need to be prepared to put the wants and needs of all other family members ahead of her own.

Applicant would need to be prepared to drop what ever she is doing to tend to the needs of the other three members of the family.

Applicant should not expect any special praise or recognition for her work.


I guess I better try my best to keep the wife I have. I don’t think I could ever get another one this good.

-v-