Does your wife wear soiled aprons around the house? That's a demerit. Is she slow in coming to bed? That's another demerit. She's not turning out too well.
In the 1930s, psychologist George Crane developed ratings charts that husbands and wives could use to offer each other constructive criticism:
Although most people who read the test today find it humorous and obviously dated, Crane did attempt to make it scientific. His method was to interview 600 husbands on their wives' positive and negative qualities. Then he listed the 50 demerits and merits that arose most frequently. Crane, did admit to using a personal bias in weighting the items that he thought were most important in marriage.
You can view the chart for husbands at the link.
Link via Glenn Reynolds
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I don't understand - what was wrong with wearing red nail polish?
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Good for you, Miss C. You wouldn't want curlers in your face cream, anyways.
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I guess I'm doing pretty good -the seams in my hose are NEVER crooked. I never wear a dirty apron around the house. I never wear red nail polish. And I don't go to bed with curlers in my hair OR face cream!
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I think "Snores" should be worth (-20) demerits
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So the wife has to go to church on Sundays but the husband gets to sleep in. That just seems strange to me. If you want your wife to be religious wouldn't you want to be to.
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