Though Daniel and I are not technically married, we live as husband and wife. He calls me his wife and I call him my husband. Because I live my life as if he is my husband, I should also honor him as if he is my husband. I have not done this and have hurt him.
A wife should not speak to her husband critically or in front of others in a condescending tone. I have a problem not criticizing Daniel. He is an amazing man, but instead of telling him what I appreciate about him, I tell him what I do not appreciate about him.
I have also not honored him with affection. I'm not talking about sex, although that is a part. I'm referring to the day to day happenings such as hugs, kisses, words, actions.
A wife should honor her husband in all ways. God even had it put in the Bible:
1 Peter 3:1-6 "Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct. Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious. For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands"
Ephesians 5:22 "Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. "
Proverbs 21:19 "It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman."
1 Timothy 2:9-15 "Likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works. Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve"
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