Blair Jackson Posted April 26, 2024 Share Posted April 26, 2024 (edited) Is it true a happy wife a happy life? Edited April 26, 2024 by MrBigBoy wrong topic Link to post Share on other sites
d0nnivain Posted April 26, 2024 Share Posted April 26, 2024 Happy husband happy life also works too but doesn't rhyme. Think about it. One person can't genuinely be happy if their partner is miserable. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
mark clemson Posted April 26, 2024 Share Posted April 26, 2024 (edited) I think the core truth behind the saying is more accurately something like - if your partner is happy, they're likely to add to your happiness in life, if they're miserable, they're likely to make your life miserable too. There are of course no guarantees that a happy partner will ACTUALLY mean you are happy too, nor a miserable one make you miserable. There's all sorts of situations in life. So it's a partial truth at best. But of course most generalizations are, and people hate complexity, so we have rhymes and proverbs instead (not that there isn't value to them...) There once was a man from 'Stanbul... Edited April 26, 2024 by mark clemson Link to post Share on other sites
BMI03 Posted May 12, 2024 Share Posted May 12, 2024 Not sure about its accuracy, but I can definitely chime in that the inverse is true unfortunately based on today’s events….’Unhappy wife….unhappy life.’ 😕 Link to post Share on other sites
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