How to Satisfy a Woman
Posted: Friday, February 19, 2010
by Brianna Popsickle
We've all heard the expression, 'The way to a man's heart is through his stomach'.
Fortunately for me this isn't always the case. If it were I'd likely be sitting alone Friday nights talking to my cats.
How do you win a woman's heart? Well they say, Diamonds are a girl's best friend' . And of course, wining and dining never hurt, especially early on in a relationship.
My husband found out recently, purely by accident. It happened like this
One day out of the blue he said, "I'm wondering if it's time we replaced the living room carpet with hardwood?"
The next day when he returned from work, samples of hardwood were lined up across the floor.
"What's this?" he asked.
"You said we should replace the carpet," I answered, handing him three cost estimates.
"And what's this," he asked, pointing to the stairs.
"Rug samples," I replied innocently. "We can't have new flooring and leave that old carpet on the stairs. And just so you know," I added, "there's samples of ceramic in the bathroom. You can't do the stairs and landing without doing the bathroom floor."
New floors led to new baseboards and when the old baseboards came off, wall paint came with them. That led to new wall colours, new towels, shower curtain and bedspreads.
Everyone knows one home reno has a way of turning into two, and more. You get the picture.
While ripping out carpets and moving furniture, (which included moving the piano four times), my husband's already bad back got worse. One chiropractor and a physiotherapist later, he spent a lot of time stretched out on a heating pad on the floor of our family room.
Unfortunately for him, he couldn't reach the TV remote. Suddenly I had CONTROL, which meant one thing, HGTV Home and Garden Television.
At first he protested. He wasn't much into my favourites like House Hunters or Property Virgins. He'd ask me to switch to basketball or Ultimate Fighting during commercials. But one night The Handyman Superstar Challenge came on and he perked up a little.
The show began with people competing in a variety of handyman challenges, displaying their knowledge and skill. Judges rated their finished project and each week one competitor was sent home. The last person standing is crowned The Handyman Superstar.
Suddenly my husband grew silent and occasionally when I'd start to talk he'd say, "Be quiet, I want to hear this." Once he even asked me to turn up the volume. After watching a few episodes he knew when it would be coming on. I'd be in the other room and he'd yell, " The Handyman Challenge is on," and I'd run to watch it with him.
I was loving it! It led to more home improvement shows like, Holmes on Home and DIY (Do It Yourself), all shows my husband could learn from.
Suddenly he was engrossed by the ease with which they built a fence, deck or patio furniture. He learned which tools to use for certain projects. He developed a thirst to try new things, to experiment, to build, to create! He purchased power tools and started wearing a tool belt.
It's been a few weeks now and along with the new baseboards, floors and paint, my husband's insulated our crawlspace, and laid a new laundry room floor. But even better, he's talking about major home renovations.
He's saying things like, "When we do the kitchen we should knock out this wall. We should remove the window and put in a patio door, build an island in the kitchen..."
It was music to my ears, and caused my heart to skip a beat.
I remember years ago, when love meant my husband hitchhiking a hundred miles to see me each weekend, staying in bed till noon eating leftover pizza and sipping cheap wine.
Now, many years later, love's cuddling on the couch, watching HGTV.
How do you satisfy a woman? Two words: Home Renovation.
And I guarantee you, for every satisfied woman, there's a satisfied man.
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Top-level comments on this article: (6 total)Your story brought back fond memories of my mom and dad. Mom always had a home renovation planned for Dad. 99% of the time, to save some money, he would tackle the job himself. Mom must have been hard to satisfy, as this continued for all of the 59 years they were married. She was relentless. Dad threatened to throw his tools away many times, but never did. Mom actually got a new front entry door only months before she passed away. The older door was fine - Mom wanted a change in style and color. Thanks for writing - great idea, for MOST couples, but not for ALL - lol dave potchakWow 59 years! And I'm just getting started! Actually my husband is the one who started all this, and I'm loving it. Lucky for him I'm easily pleased. Thanks for the comment Dave!
Great story ! Keep them coming.Thanks Charlie. I'll do that!
An article's author who should be arrested for false advertising!.When I saw that title and your moniker I jumped, only to feel cheated; "remember years ago, when love meant my husband hitchhiking a hundred miles to see me each weekend, staying in bed till noon eating leftover pizza and sipping cheap wine. " would have been farmore revealing and lascivious a narrative!We shall just have to be patient....I have learned, after much home redecorating, that the world just doesn't care what one's kitchen and living room look like.I'm sorry my article left you feeling a little cheated. I'll admit it, I'm guilty as charged, for duping you with the title.
Ha! I don't do home renovation. I guess that's why I'm 49 years old and have never been married. :-)Never too late to learn! Thanks for reading and commenting Jay.
How funny, being married to a builder I sort of wish we stayed in one place long enough to have to remodel! 25 years and 15 moves.... the math is pathetic. GRINWow that's a lot of moving around. But on the upside, does he wear the overalls and toolbelt? :) Thanks for reading Marijo!
I understand "Chore"play works sometimes.Well, I'm all for whatever works! :) Thanks for reading and commenting Chad.
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