1) After reading "Hints to Young Wives", I vehemently disagree with the statement " Just so long as a man isn't quite sure as if he knew for certain, whether nothing on earth could ever disturb your affection for him, he is your humble servant, but the very second he find out (or thinks he does) that he has possession of every inch of your heart, he will turn on his heel and march off whistling". Isn't the point of being in love to equally be invested in each other? I will agree that the woman who runs around coddling her husband is a fool, but I think that it's a give and take. Grabbing his favorite slippers or making him a sandwich doesn't make you subservient, nor does him mowing the grass or fixing a leaky faucet. There's certain things I hate doing, like loading the dishwasher. He loads it, and I empty it. To avoid making him aware of how much you care is manipulative; being is love means trusting the person to hold your heart and not break it, otherwise your just wasting your time.
2) Soliloquy of a household was poignant and true. A few nice words NEVER hurt anyone. I believe the point Sally was making goes far beyond the relationship between employer and employee. Everyone wants to feel appreciated sometimes. Telling someone "thank you", or "good job" is a lost art. Being appreciative gets overlooked, and it takes a writing such as this one for people to remember to be nice.
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