happy wife, happy life

proverb

if you keep your wife happy, you will avoid trouble.

First used 1900s
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proverb

alternative happy wife happy life

  1. if you keep your wife happy, you will avoid trouble.First known use 1900s

    In a “Happy Wife Happy Life” relationship, men suffer in silence and women believe everything is okay as long as they’re getting what they want.

    2018 February 10, Rick Fortier, “Exposing the Myth of ‘Happy Wife Happy Life’”, in The Good Men Project
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    There's all sorts of antiquated marriage advice out there, but it turns out that there's one relationship trope that actually holds true: "Happy wife, happy life."

    2014 September 22, Rebecca Adams, “Study Finds That 'Happy Wife, Happy Life' Is Pretty Dead On”, in Huffington Post
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