Отрывок из книги по домоводству, изданной в 50-х годах:

"Вы должны помнить, что к приходу мужа со службы - нужно готовиться
ежедневно. Подготовьте детей, умойте их, причешите и переоденьте в чистую,
нарядную одежду. Они должны построиться и приветствовать отца, когда он
войдет в двери. Для такого случая, сами наденьте чистый передник и
постарайтесь себя украсить - например, повяжите в волосы бант. В разговоры с
мужем не вступайте, помните, как сильно он устал, и на что ему приходится
идти каждодневно на службе, ради вас - молча накормите его, и, лишь после
того, как он прочитает газету, вы можете попытаться с ним заговорить".

---И оттуда же, из части "Советов для мужчин":
"После совершения интимного акта с женой, вы должны позволить ей пойти в
ванную, но следовать за ней не нужно, дайте ей побыть одной. Возможно, она
захочет поплакать!"

Back in the 1950's your food wasn't cooked in a microwave, there were no mobile phones and the kids wouldn't have been issued with an ASBO!

Take a look at how a woman was expected to behave according to an article published in Housekeeping Monthly back in 1955 called "The Good Wives Guide". These are genuine tips;

Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you'll feel refreshed when he arrives home from work. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hairand be fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people.
Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have been thinking about himand are concerned about his needs.
Prepare the children. Take a few moments to wash the children's hands and faces, comb their hair and, if necessary, change their clothes. Eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum and try to encourage the children to be quiet.
Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrivalis not the time. Let him talk first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.
Make the evening his. Never complain if he comes home late or goes out to dinner, or other places of entertainment without you.
Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or have him lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.
Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.
Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him (NB Gay means happy and carefree- Rob).
A good wife always knows her place.