Outdated Advice on ‘How to Get a Husband’ Will Make You Laugh Out Loud
Need a good laugh? You'll enjoy these ideas on how to get a husband that were once considered good suggestions.
It's funny how everything changes with time. I mean, at one point people could by heroin as a cough suppressant. Now we know that's not such a good idea (and it's illegal). Or the idea that eating a lot of butter is good for you because it "lubricates" your arteries (Omg).
Well, thanks to the good people at The Chive, we now have a whole bunch of suggestions that were once thought of as "good advice" when it comes to getting a husband. According to The Chive, the magazine with this "great" article is from a 1958 issue of "McCall's."
On the cover of that magazine was a cover line for the article "129 WAYS TO GET A HUSBAND." The article included advice on "where to find him," how to let him know you're there," "how to look good to him," and other important info. The Chive has included ALL 129 tips of the article, which you can see at: TheChive.com. But we just picked out some of our favorite pieces of advice and included them below...
According to TheChive:
#2 in the "Where to Find Him" section -
Have your car break down at strategic places.
#5 in the "Where to Find Him" section -
Look in the census reports for places with the most single men. Nevada has 125 males for every 100 females.
#20 in the "Where to Find Him" section -
Don't take a job in a company run largely by women.
#34 in the "How to Let Him Know You're There" section -
Wear a band-aid. People always ask what happened.
#35 in the "How to Let Him Know You're There" section -
Make a lot of money.
#44 in the "How to Let Him Know You're There" section -
Learn how to bake tasty apple pies. Bring one in to the office and let the eligible bachelors taste it.
#58 in the "How to Look Good to Him" section -
Get a sunburn.
#60 in the "How to Look Good to Him" section -
Go on a diet if you need to.
#72 in the "How to Look Good to Him" section -
Don't whine - girls who whine stay on the vine!
#80 in the "How to Land Him" section -
Talk to his father about business and agree that taxes are too high.
#84 in the "How to Land Him" section -
If he's a fisherman, learn to scale and clean fish.
#90 in the "How to Land Him" section -
Never let him know he's the only one, even if you have to stay home one or two nights a week!
#99 in the "How to Land Him" section -
Resist the urge to make him over - before marriage, that is!
#107 in the "How to Land Him" section -
Clip and mail him a funny cartoon that means something to both of you.
#110 in the "How to Land Him" section -
Point out to him that the death rate of single men is twice that of married men.
#115 in the "Wild Ideas - Anything Goes" section -
Rent a billboard and post your picture and telephone number on it.
#124 in the "Wild Ideas - Anything Goes" section -
Make and sell toupees - bald men are easy catches!
Pretty good, right?? Hope you enjoyed that "great advice" from the past and it made you laugh just as much as it had us cracking up. Who knows, you could "update" some of these ideas and try them out. We just don't think you should do the billboard one - That's probably the MOST ridiculous one.
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