DON'T TAKE YOUR WIVES FOR GRANTED!

(Arose out of reading poem describing adulterous liaison between a man and a married mother of three.  It was written two days after reading, reflecting the fact that boredom, escapism, poorly expressed love often results in wives being unfaithful.  What follows is what the woman’s husband – indeed any husband – would have done well to have heard.)

Husband, do you truly love your wife?
Keep in her affections all your life.
Don’t go off boil when she’s a mother;
She could fall, flattered, for another.
Keep in touch with all her need,
Or upon an affair she may feed,
If a man who shows more attention
Gets his way into her affection.
Those who keep the marriage bond in shape
Create a home that needs no escape!
Make one-on-one time, intrusion-free,
To look forward to when both busy.
Know that as a woman grows older,
She values an affirming shoulder.
Constant husbandly reassurance
Of common meaning is insurance.
Bridge any communication gap;
She may ‘plug in’ to another chap.
Keep the marital romance going;
Of you alone she’ll keep on ‘knowing’!