Fraternity-Testvériség, 1963 (40. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1963-03-01 / 3. szám
18 FRATERNITY THE IDEAL MAN By HAL BOYLE, Associated Press Staff Writer What is the ideal husband? Many lonely career girls and harried wives have strong ideas on this subject, ideas which strike the average man as appallingly naive and which a psychiatrist might describe as “the feminine Cinderella syndrome”. For most women cherish the secret illusion that they are hard luck Cinderellas whose merits life hasn’t properly rewarded. If you melded their dreams and fancies of the perfect husband, he would turn out to be a man who: Carries out the garbage without grumbling, or even being asked to. Bears a lock of his wife’s hair in his wallet, which he takes out and stares at whenever he feels the need of inspiration. Looks good in Bermuda shorts. Never glances at a beautiful woman without shaking his head and saying, “Gee, I’d hate to be married to someone like her.” Not only tells his wife seven times a day “I love you”, but goes into detail and explains why. Owns a paid-up cooperative pent-house apartment in Manhattan, a winter home in Palm Beach and a cozy villa on the Isle of Capri. Has lots and lots of life insurance — made out to his wife. Has a mother who lives in Timbuktu and who wouldn’t leave there for anything. Controls his own firm, so his wife doesn’t have to worry about pleasing his boss. Instinctively knows when she feels depressed and phones her from the office to tell her, “Baby, without you my world would be nothing but a mudball.” Drives the shabby old limousine to work and leaves the shiny new air-conditioned one in the garage for her. Likes her to go cruising with her friends in the family yacht — except on days when he absolutely has to use it for business purposes. Calls up the bank and bawls out the manager when her checking account stubs don’t balance. Runs across a 50-foot drawing room to light her cigarets, because it makes him jealous if any other man tries to enjoy this privilege. Notices the moment she puts on a new dress — and not eight months later. Feels hurt if she doesn’t let him go shopping with her and help her select a new wardrobe six times a year. Likes to see her have fun at a cocktail party, but never takes more than a single martini himself. Takes her to a night club or a theater opening on the maid’s night out, and loves to hold her hands and look into her eyes in candlelit restaurants.
