You won’t hear it discussed much in mixed company, but men in the company of other men sometimes talk about high maintenance women. And no one has anything nice to say about such women or a desire to be with such a woman. Some men make an effort for something they think they can get (the promise of great sex, usually) and a few get sucked in before they realise what they are getting into. Other fellows marry a woman and then find her to be more high maintenance than they expected.  These relationships generally end with a rather spectacular explosion.

So what is high maintenance? I’ve heard a few men use that term to dismiss their wife, but that’s rare. While ignoring a woman’s valid needs can make her higher maintenance, if she’s not high maintenance to start with it won’t make her that way.

A high maintenance woman needs a lot of maintenance. She expects an inordinate amount of her guy’s time and wants his constant attention. She’s the wife who calls her man at work daily or multiple times daily. She expects him to take short days regularly and thinks nothing of making him late for work. She may expect gifts often and she expects gifts to be perfect. She monopolises her husband when they are out with friends and she’s not happy if he ever dares to go someplace without her. Most high maintenance women are all about their appearance and they usually spend a lot of money and time on how they look. And her husband is usually waiting for her to get ready long after they should have left the house. 

In short, a high maintenance woman is a princess and she expects to be treated like one. It’s all about her and if her guy ever forgets that he will be reminded painfully.

I doubt high maintenance women read a blog like this, so I’m not trying to correct anyone here. Just giving you a window into the situation.

~ Paul – I’m XY, and my wife’s not high maintenance.

♥ #PrayerPrompt: Ask God to work in the marriages of generous wives everywhere (family and friends too).

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