Last night, I attended a video presentation entitled "Eternal Imprints" which offered helpful advice to women on prioritizing, communicating with spouses and the role of women in creating a happy environment. One speaker talked about how men and women fail to communicate their desires to one another.
She used an example of a woman who wanted a pearl necklace for her tenth anniversary and kept on dropping hints about it to her husband in the six months prior to the happy event. When the actual day arrived, he bought her a blender, telling her that she must have wanted it because she kept on talking about how much she loved milkshakes.
Another example was when a woman told her spouse that she had an appointment the next morning at 9:00 AM. The following day, she was waiting expectantly for her husband to return to the house before that time so that he would babysit while she was out. When he arrived an hour late, he couldn't understand why she was so upset. He hadn't realized that he was expected to be home to watch the children. If she would have just asked him the night before, the morning scenario could have led to a happier outcome.
This morning, my husband arrived home from shul and I told him the light had one out. Normally, those few words would be sufficient to convey the message that the bulb had to be replaced. But, after seeing the video presentation, I added the words, "Could you please change it?"
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