mra01385, Husbands want to be appreciated as much as wives do. As a wife we don’t necessarily go around showing appreciation to our husbands for going out to work day after day doing their regular ordinary day to day job. So if our husbands pitch in around the house and do things that WE ordinarily do, they should absolutely be recognized for it and appreciated. If you were called into your husband’s office because the secretary was out sick, you would want to feel appreciated for helping out wouldn’t you? If you filed away a stack of papers at work, and put a stack of files away, and closed out the months or sent out all the invoices or whatever else pertains to your husband’s business would you not like to be recognized for your efforts?
Whenever anyone lends a hand one should always show appreciation, how much more so, should one acknowledge their loved ones especially their spouse? This goes for both genders. A spouse that is respected and appreciated will “want” to help more and do more. A spouse that is NOT recognized will not make an effort again.