I Want a Husband

I want a husband; I mean who wouldn’t want a husband. A husband, by definition, is a man joined to a woman in marriage; a male spouse. Every girl grows up dreaming of the perfect husband, but when marriage comes knocking on their door, that special someone never seems to live up to that expectation. I’ve decided that by not expecting much from the beginning, I will not be disappointed in the end.

I want a husband who goes to work, comes home, eats dinner, watches television, and goes to sleep. I want a husband who complains that dinner isn’t ready when he gets home. I want a husband who comes home from work and says that I have nothing to be tired about because I wasn’t at work all day like he was. I want a husband who has the tendency to stay at work until ten o’clock at night without telling me. I want a husband who just happens to forget that he was suppose to meet me somewhere at a certain time. I want a husband who can drive five miles in less than one minute.

I want a husband who sits on the couch with the phone and still yells, “Hunny, can you get that.” I want a husband who forgets my birthday, our wedding anniversary and Valentine’s Day. I want a husband who thinks its okay to walk into the house after forgetting one of these holidays with a jewelry box, when every woman knows that it doesn’t take a genius to go to a jewelry store and pick something out last minute. When my husband doesn’t buy me jewelry the only other present I would receive from him would be lingerie. I want a husband who let’s me know when I can’t fit into my favorite jeans. I want a husband who is late for everything. His own brother always says, “You would have been late for your own wedding if I didn’t take you myself.” I want a husband who thinks a date is taking me to see an action movie. I want a husband who controls the television remote, especially when I’m watching something. Then when he can not decide on something to watch, he just sits there and flips through the channels for twenty minutes.

I want a husband that will take the whole family on vacation on a budget. I want a husband who thinks “a day out with the family” is driving around while looking at new property that he