Yesterday, I tuned into a show that’s turning some heads. It’s called, “Submissive Wives’ Guide to Marriage” and it aired on TLC on May 17th.

The show follows three couples who claim to be living the life of a “submissive wife,” and vouch that this has been the saving grace to their happy marriages.

The shows main character, submissive wife Tara, says that the motto of a submissive wife is to: “Help her man, serve her man, submit to her man, and sleep with her man.”

While I’m all for helping, serving, and sleeping with my husband, the show left me feeling empty, and wrestling with some serious questions I’ve struggled with in light of this really important, yet delicate topic, often only partially discussed in Christian circles.

Have we focused too much on submission and too little on love?

As a Licensed Professional Counselor and relationship specialist, the truth of the matter is that I’ve seen this concept of “submission” defined and redefined in so many ways. And sadly, I’ve seen it used to fulfill selfish agendas and aid in manipulation, and at times, even abuse. As a Christian I’ve grown up in conservative circles hearing conversation after conversation about a “submissive wife,” but why is it that we’ve focused so much on submission, yet so little on the idea of establishing a loving marriage? Don’t the two go hand-in-hand?

As I look through Scripture, and even zoom-in on the Ephesians.....more


https://livelystones.com.ng/what-we-get-wrong-about-women-submitting-to-their-husbands/

I think we complicate things for ourselves. The Bible says husbands love your wives and wives summit to your own husband. We should all do our own part and enjoy our marriages. Now someone will start asking which one comes first just do what you asked to do

Not just do what you are asked to do but hustle also, don’t leave everything for your man, let’s stop telemundo, sleeping with our husband friends, chatting with various and numerous men on WhatsApp, Instagram and bring some level of income.

Loyalty matters. It’s not every time we should be opening our poosie.

Nice one dear

Wilfredpat22:
Not just do what you are asked to do but hustle also, don’t leave everything for your man, let’s stop telemundo, sleeping with our husband friends, chatting with various and numerous men on WhatsApp, Instagram and bring some level of income.

Loyalty matters. It’s not every time we should be opening our poosie.