The Three P's of Married Manhood

There are certain objectives that men must meet, especially if they are married or soon to be married.

Ladies, if you are reading this, these are three elements of what your husband or fiance should be regularly implementing in your relationship.

Protect. Profess. Provide.

First up, protection.

My fellow men, we are supposed to be the bodyguards of our wives and fiances.

On average, we are the bigger, faster, and stronger gender. It is our job to ensure our women feel and are safe around us in public and private spaces. If not, that is a serious problem in your relationship.

Fellas, protect your girl.

Secondly, professing.

My fellow husbands, our wives need to hear the words “I love you" as well as you "You look beautiful".

Now, I get it. It's easy for us as men to think that our wives should already know that we think those things.

And the truth is, they do know.

Your wife knows you love her. She knows you are physically attracted to her.

But in the female mind, it's key to hear those words from their husbands.

This affirms their belief that we still desire and cherish them. This makes all the difference in your relationship.

Finally, provide.

In the modern day, there is so much talk about "girl bosses" and "strong independent women".

The truth is, we as men are meant to be, at a minimum, the main providers for our family if not the sole providers of our family.

This is not easy to do and it takes large amounts of grit and sacrifice.

I'M NOT SAYING YOUR NEEDS AND WANTS DON'T MATTER. THEY 100% DO AND THEY SHOULD BE VOCALIZED AND RESPECTED.

What I am saying is that we as men are supposed to lead our families and that involves forming the base of the pyramid.

We hold up our family by taking care of the necessities at a minimum.

As married men, this is what we are called to do.