Reply To: Is there a way to tell if a girl will be a competent wife and mother

WIY: Not joking. He broke off a different shidduch (a day away from getting engaged) for the specific reason that the girl was basically incompetent and lazy. So the next time he thought of getting engaged, he wanted to show that it means something to him, being competent, and loving to cook or bake for her husband. He may have done it in jest, though he still made his view clear. In my family, a competent homemaker is considered one of the highest rated qualities.