Spoiling hubby.

United States
April 18, 2008 3:39pm CST
I am newlywed and I tend to spoil my hubby. Is this good or bad? I cook for him, wash and iron his clothes, cut his hair and a lot more. I even wipe his mouth while eating. I like doing it, but sometimes, I felt like I am spoiling my him. I just think of it as serving my husband with love and anything that I could do for him.
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@kezabelle (2974)
18 Apr 08
You dont have to serve him to show you love him, I think wiping his mouth when he eats is a step to far but if it makes you happy then fair enough. Be careful though if you have children and then find you are too busy to carry on wiping his mouth he might be so used to it that he gets angry. Personally i do think you are spoiling him almost treating him like a child, and I think if I wiped my partners mouth he would wonder what I was thinking its something you do for a child not a man you love thats just my opinion though!
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• United States
3 May 08
I would say that the wife is helping her husband. And the husband should help his wife, too. They should compromise on certain stuff. They should pay attention to their kids. The couple should not spoil each other at all. There oughtta be love and respect within the couple and their family. So do not say that couple are spoiling each other.
@kezabelle (2974)
3 May 08
"So do not say that couple are spoiling each other" I didnt say that actually I said she was spoiling him and she is, he does not need help to wipe his mouth as an adult i would think he is more than capable of doing that himself. However I also stated thats MY opinion and im intitled to that and im judging her for how her and her parnter live their lives simply stating my opinion in that I think its spoiling him.
18 Apr 08
I think you should learn to let him do more for himself!! Take it turns to do the chores or do them together. As for wiping his mouth, Im sure he doesnt need you to do this and this would make me feel like a slave. Luckily for me my boyfriend cooks while I do the cleaning. I sometimes will cook and will ask him to tidy up if it needs it. I think you do too much for your husband, ask him what he thinks. He may enjoy being spoiled or might want you to give him more space. This is something you two will have to discuss and arrange between the two of you!! Hope this helps!
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• United States
20 Apr 08
He does not complain. He just let me be. Maybe, I just like to do it, not all the time though. He is working so he does not really have time to help me with the chores. I also understand because he have a tough job and he always comes home very tired. He cooks on weekends but sometimes I prefer to take charge, so he just clean the dishes. I just cannot bear a messy kitchen. And oh, he mows the lawn. So I think we are improving.
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@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
18 Apr 08
What you are doing is bad, you are getting him into the habit of you doing everything for him. Once he gets use to it, you will have major problems getting him to do those things on his own when you don't have the time for it anymore.
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@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
21 Apr 08
There's nothing wrong with that. You are just showing him how much you love him! We can do anything as our way to show our feelings to our loved ones as well as showing them how happy are we in serving them! Just continue to be that way, and It nourishes best the relationship!
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
1 May 08
don't overdo it as you are his wife not his mom. i know when you are newlywed you feel like that but believe me you will soon find out that there is a limit to what you need to do for your guy. the first time he does not do a chore he promised to do that blush sort of comes off the rose of romance and your husband is a real man with real good points and some bad points too. marriage should be give and taked not all give. You are his wife but you are not his servant .if you want to be treated like an adult woman you need to stand up for your own needs and do not wipe his mouth,he is not a child and ultimately he is going to resent that.let him do a little spoiling of you for a chance.
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• United States
18 Apr 08
I have been married for 29 years and counting. I felt the same way about my husband. Just a little suggestion, you may be going a bit overboard. You might want to draw the line at wiping his mouth and his bottom. The "spoiling" may not be such a great idea, it could get cloying and appear to be too needy. Give the man a little room. That says I Love you just as much as serving him with love.
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• United States
3 May 08
Well, the husband should accept help from his wife. And the husband should return his wife favors as well. I would say that the wife should not say that she is spoiling him at all. She should say that she is help her husband. They should work on compromises. Regarding their kids.