Confidence, do you have it? Do you want it? I've been doing a little research lately on confidence and the average
edneck. And it seems to me that, after we settle down in life - with spouse, mortgage, 2.3 kids, job (that we may or may not like, depending on the day), etc. that we normally derive most of the confidence we will ever have for the rest of our lives from our spouses. So if your wife feels like the ugliest girl in the room when you take her out, or your man is lacking the confidence he needs to land that great job, you are probably at least partly to blame. But fear not, I have a tip for all you
ednecks on how to bolster your spouses self-esteem and give them the confidence they need to be the life of the party, or
kegger as the case may be.
First of all to the men: guys you need to understand that chicks get their confidence in feeling loved. Feeling that special connection to their '
soul mate'. You need to be that man. What you want to do is set an outlook reminder at work and send her an email every day. Just think of something that you love about her and let her know. It doesn't have to be poetic or even long, even a sentence or two is fine, but make it all about her. If you need to tell her you will be late, send it in another email. Give her that one special email every day that lets her know you're glad she didn't listen to her friends and kick your sorry arse to the curb long ago. Don't worry, you'll think of things to say. If she doesn't have email, write her a note and leave it in the same place every day. I've been doing this now for a month and a half with great results, and I don't have to think very long to find new things to email about my lovely wife. You should also be spending some time daily thinking about the things that attracted you to her in the first place. This is a great way to mentally renew your love for her and it works.
Ladies, your job is even easier. Just like you love knowing that you're loved, your man gets most of his confidence from knowing that he is desired. Let this man know that you are his woman and it is your intention to take care of him as often as he needs. And I'm not talking about just
letting him have sex with
you whenever he wants, I'm saying
YOU need to make the first move. You need to make him feel desired daily. I know you wont always feel like it but this is important! This is your marriage, and if it's not currently everything you dreamed it would be, then get off your bottom and get to showing him you're glad he caught you. I would suggest that at least three times a week you put on something sexy and rattle his cage. The rest of the week remind him daily that you WANT him. I'm telling you now, if you want to feel loved (and we all know that you do) try this for 30 days and then see what kind of man you have created.
Remember, we're all in this together. Now let's start putting a little work into those marriages. You can make it what you want it to be, but you have to work hard. Marriage isn't 50/50, you need to give it your all. The next spouse isn't any better than the one you have, and divorce is expensive so turn off the tv and get to work.
Edneck
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