7 secrets wives don’t always tell their husbands

I recently wrote a post called 4 Secrets Husbands don’t tell their Wives which stirred up a lot conversation and debate. As a follow up, many have asked for a list of the “secrets” wives don’t tell their husbands.

Since I’m a guy, I’m obviously not an expert on this, so I asked my amazing wife Ashley, to share her insights. Below are the results of my conversation with Ashley as well as research from the thousands of interactions we’ve had with wives online.

Each mariage is different, so this isn’t a “one-size-fits-all” approach that applies to every wife, but we’re convinced that these “secrets” represent many (if not most) wives. We hope these insights spark more mutual understanding and healthy communication between husbands and wives. That’s the whole point of these posts.

Here are the seven things most women don’t always confess to their husbands (in no particular order)…

1. We want you to be able to read our “Non-verbals”

It’s not that we expect our husbands to be “mind readers” (although that would be nice); we simply want them to be attentive to our nonverbal cues and respond accordingly. We want a bond of communication and intimacy that goes deeper than mere words. In short, we want our husbands to pay attention to us. 

2. We often feel like we don’t measure up.

Everywhere we look we see airbrushed supermodels or picture on Instagram from our friends who seem to have perfect houses and perfect children. It can create an overwhelming pressure to “measure up” to impossible standards. We don’t often voice these feelings of inadequacy, but we feel them.

#3 is somewhat controversial, but most women agree they feel this way…