15 Ways to show RESPECT to your Husband

 

Men NEED respect!  Women NEED love! 

According to my husband Jack as well as many “experts” in the fields of love, relationships, and psychology, men DO in fact NEED respect, and though women want and need to be treated with respect, it is not on the same level as a man’s NEED for respect. 

The PROBLEM, and the reason we wanted to write on this subject, is that

many women struggle to show respect to their husband

because they DO NOT respect him. 

There is a surprising, or maybe not so surprising, amount of women who struggle to show respect to their husbands. Some struggle due to the busy lives that pull a woman in many different directions. Others struggle due to the disappointment they feel over discord in their relationship, and yet others, as stated above, who just don’t respect their husbands.

In my work life, I have encountered some women who no longer find it important to give respect to their husbands. For them, it has become difficult to see past the man and his ways to pursue the repair of a diminishing love. 

 ***We have a companion post titled

15 Ways to show LOVE to your Wife

which can be read here. *** 

So how DO you show respect to your husband when you do not respect him?  How DO you respect your husband when there appears to be no reciprocation?  Why should what you do bring about the change you are seeking?

Well, what is your ultimate goal?  To be loved by your husband and to have a great marriage, Right?

So, love is the desire for the great success of your partner when in the face of difficulty.  

“Remember, marriage should be about we, united as one.

Not you and me – us. One team, together against the world.

Offense against one is offense against both.

You are mine, and I am yours.” 

This is possible, and respect for your husband is a very large component of the way you can influence his love for you and strengthen your marriage.


Remember the adage, “Two wrongs don’t make a right.”  How about the Golden Rule?  “Do unto others as you want done to you.”  You cannot control your husband’s behavior and actions, but you do have the responsibility of your own actions.  Are you doing everything you can to have a great marriage?  A very important aspect to having a strong marriage is for you to show your husband RESPECT!

Below is a list of 15 ways to show RESPECT to your husband.  In the coming days, additional posts will break down each of these in further detail.  We agree that it is easy to type a list of ideas but often harder to implement them in the day to day reality of your life.  Our hope is that by sharing our thoughts with real life tips and examples to grasp and apply each point, you can find a renewed love and respect for the man in your life.  

“This list is genuine and full of experience but definitely takes courage and focus. “ 

Please use it and see the miracle appear in your life and marriage. Start with one or tackle several, you decide, but by all means, take the first step.

15 Ways to show RESPECT to your Husband

1. 1. Show Respect to your husband by looking for and focusing on the good in your husband!!!   
   2. Show Respect to your husband by praising his effort. The result may not always be what you were hoping for but noticing the effort will encourage additional effort and desire for improvement. Don’t be quick to point out what he has done wrong, but instead, thank him for what he has done right. 
   3. Show Respect to your husband through quiet and genuine thankfulness for the things he does for the family either big or small. RESPECT in marriage takes work. Finding ways to appreciate your husband daily will help him to feel appreciated and respected, but it also will help you to recognize things for which you can respect him. Something as simple as changing the filter on the air conditioner may be challenging to someone who is not knowledgeable in that area (often men and women both struggle with this).  
   4. Show Respect to your husband by greeting him daily with a genuine smile that shines in your eyes and a heart and desire to willingly and sweetly kiss your husband. Separate your greeting from the laundry list/honey do list. I am not saying that you have to be Mrs. Brady or that you won’t have a grumpy day when you just feel blah or a bit like Eeyore.  What I am saying is that when you greet your husband, before work, after work, whenever, you show affection, you smile at him, and you kiss. 
   5. Show Respect to your husband by letting him know he is more important than chores and tasks. Let some things wait. Tasks are not as important as the man you care about.  
   6. Show Respect to your husband by never treating your husband as another child (regardless of the way he may act from time to time). 
   7. Show Respect to your husband by putting forth an effort to look nice for your husband as often as you can. Though this may be silly to you, it is nonetheless very important to him.  
   8. Show Respect to your husband by preparing food he likes… The way to a man’s heart… 🙂  That is to say, find a way that you can do something special for him.  Find something he values or enjoys, and do it with him or for him.  I am not asking you to do something you cannot bear, but there is something you can do with him or for him.  
   9. Show Respect to your husband by touching him in a loving way, a purposeful touch. 
   10. Show Respect to your husband by making a point to ask his opinion, then quietly find ways to show him that you valued his opinion or you used his advice and it helped.  
   11. Show that you Respect your husband by asking for his help- lifting, projects, ideas, problem solving. 
   12. Show Respect to your husband by not always being the last one to speak. You don’t need to say the last word, even if you are right and he is wrong. Men want to be the leader in their family. They want to be thought of as wise. They want to share their knowledge. Let it be.  
   13. Show Respect to your husband by purposing to not interrupt your husband when he is speaking. (He should of course do the same for you, but that will be addressed by Jack in another post). 
   14. Show Respect to your husband by speaking well of your husband when you are with others whether together or alone.  It will get back to him if he is not there either way. Trust me when I tell you that this is a huge help to your perspective. You will find that when you quietly defend or praise him, you will be drawn closer to him and you will want that man you married to be found. 
   15. Show Respect to your husband by praying out loud for your husband every day. 

   
   

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