Judy Syfers's 'I Want A Wife'

The article, “I Want A Wife” by Judy Syfers, is essentially a long list of duties a wife performs. The author plays with the implication of the article when she started indicating she wanted a wife to do all these tasks for her. By compiling the list of responsibilities a wife does, Syfers intended to show what the title of wife actually entails. She explains, through the list that she complied, that the wife is expected to put aside all her aspirations and desires for the sake of the husband and kids. So much is automatically expected from a wife that Syfers used this article to show that even a wife wants the treatment she gives out, given back to her. To me, this topic is particularly controversial. I think a lot of factors come into play when speaking about the term wife for a variety of people. On one hand I strongly agree with Syfers that a wife does a lot of the work. A wife is always known to pull the house together at home. At the same time, in this day and age, women like to work. Especially when they

In many cultures it’s something that is taught to boys and girls alike. For example, I am an American born Lebanese. Lebanon is a small country in the Middle East. Over there, people who are looking for a wife expect her to know how to cook, clean, and take care of a family. Girls are taught that to be a good wife, these are the qualities that you need to have. Boys are taught that these are the type of girls to look for. Now I must say, in 2016 it is not entirely like that. Many people there do look for an educated all around good person to be their partner. But, there are still some people who hold on to those old traditions. It’s kind of sad because many people don’t see farther than that for their future. Even if some women were giving the opportunity to continue their education, at the end of the day their expected to be full time wife/mom when the time