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The RDL Podcast with Rabbi Daniel Lapin

Ep. 47 | Happy Wife—Happy Life: True Testament Or Silly Slogan?

The RDL Podcast with Rabbi Daniel Lapin

Blaze Podcast Network

Religion, Philosophy, Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.8842 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2018

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Men are hardwired to want to make their wives happy.  We genuinely are happier when our wives are happy.  And we are miserable when our wives cry.  The problem is that most of us men are pretty clueless as to how to make wives happy.  And what makes it even harder is that wives never want to tell husbands how to make them happy.  While not disparaging gifts, remembering important dates, and breakfast in bed, in this show we explore the other really important things that make wives happy.  For maximum happiness, a newly married man should strive every day to be worthy of his wife’s admiration.  When can he finally relax and just be himself?  When he dies!  How building a beautiful bridge resembles building a beautiful marriage—and how it differs.  A man’s body will always follow the logic of his deepest convictions; he will be attracted to the woman who reflects his noblest vision of himself.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to Rabbi Daniel Appen on demand.

0:08.2

The more the world changes, the more we find comfort in the things that never change.

0:14.3

This is Rabbi Daniel Abin on demand on the Blaze Radio Network.

0:19.8

Welcome everybody to the Rabbi Daniel Appen show, where I, your rabbi, reveal how the

0:27.1

world really works.

0:30.7

And one way the world really works is by marriage.

0:38.0

And one way the world works really well is by marriage. And one way the world works really well is by great marriages.

0:44.0

Or, to put it another way, every man, I think, eventually at some point realizes he wants to be in a terrific marriage.

0:52.9

Every woman does as well, excepting women usually realize that much, much earlier than men do.

1:00.1

But men really do want to be in a happy marriage.

1:04.8

They are frightened.

1:06.1

Men are unquestionably frightened about the seemingly lack of control they have. If a marriage goes bad and

1:15.2

what could go wrong, men are terrified. There's no question about it, which is why one of the

1:21.3

kinds of books that men do buy are books that carry titles like happy life, happy wife, happy life.

1:30.7

That's just an example.

1:32.6

There are many like that, but the actual phrase, happy wife, happy life, that struck me,

1:39.8

and I'll tell you a little bit more about that in a moment. But I thought that we should talk about that a little bit.

1:47.0

So that's exactly what we're going to do.

1:49.3

I'm so happy you're tuned in.

1:51.1

I very much appreciate you listening to the show.

1:54.3

And needless to say, those of you who have been so effective in telling other people about the show,

1:59.2

I appreciate that very much indeed as well.

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