I’ve seen a lot of women post about their marriages and I’m starting to see that mines quite different than some. I’m not saying mine or someone else’s is better, just different. My husband works and I stay at home. We don’t have any kids yet so I guess I’m just considered a housewife. He works 3rd shift so I stay up at night and sleep with him during the day. I do all the cleaning except sometimes he does the dishes. I’m the only person who cooks or does laundry. When I’m done cooking I plate his food and get his drink before I get my own. I get his lunch ready for work, I lay out his clothes and fix his coffee for the drive to work. I pay all the bills online mainly because he’s bad with money. I go out of my way to take care of my husband, to be the doting wife. My husband works so I don’t have to and lets me buy pretty much whatever I want to if we can afford it. So why wouldn’t I take care of him in return? I know he’s a big boy who can do for himself but I love him enough that I don’t think he should have to. My marriage is centered around God and we’ve always been brought up in our church that men are the head of the household. I may be old fashioned but I like my marriage that way.

UPDATE: I wanted to do an update since I knew I’d never get to all the comments. I just want to say thank you to everyone who was kind and shared their opinions no matter if they agreed or not. I would also like to clear a few things up. My religious denomination, for a few who were wondering, is Lutheran. Missouri Synod Lutheran to be exact. I am 24 and my husband is 21 and we’ll be married a year on October 30. We live in a very small town in North Carolina which still looks like it’s in the 50’s. Yes, I do all the things I said above for my husband and more but I don’t want anyone thinking I’m his slave. My husband also does so much for me. He rubs my back until I fall asleep, he brings me a drink or snack if I need it, he does all the outside work. He definitely babies me a lot. I am very lucky to be in the situation we’re in and I understand not everyone wants or can be in the same situation. I am in no shape or form lazy. I may not work but most of the time I am busy doing something. My husband has let me decorate our entire house in Halloween decorations and let’s me buy pretty much whatever I want to and no it’s not an allowance. Another reason we’ve decided I should be home is I have very bad anxiety and I had to quit my last job because of it. I’m sorry that anyone feels like I’m bragging or wanting anything out of this post. It was simply to show other women who are like me that we are still out there and it’s okay to still be a housewife. No matter what kind of relationship you have as long as you are happy and it’s a healthy relationship then there’s nothing wrong with it.