ATTRACTIVENESS OF A WOMAN

THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF A WOMAN

Factors Men consider in Selecting a Wife

Hypothesis 

Discerning men find women who have matured motherhood characteristics more attractive as marriage partners. Women therefore ought to prioritize growing to be mothers since the effort would prove more rewarding, bring in its wake excellence in exercising their gifts, growing in their careers and as wives. The Bible seems to recommend motherhood as the way to leadership and satisfaction that women should seek (1Tim. 2:15). Deborah prioritized being a mother, and that seemed to have yielded the dividends of being recognized as a wife, a gifted person and a career woman (See Judg. 4 and 5)

Definitions

·         Mother (person):  female parent (Cambridge Advance Learners Dictionary)

·         Mother (function): to treat a person with great kindness and affection and to try to protect them from anything dangerous or difficult (Cambridge Advance Learners Dictionary)

·         Discerning man: a man who would look beyond good manners and physical attraction in a woman

Characteristics of an Excellent Mother

(From Proverbs 31:10-30)

1.       Trustworthy

2.       Generous

3.       Has unconditional goodwill

4.       Industrious

5.       Entrepreneurial

6.       Leader, beginning with setting example in and allocating household roles (homemaker)

7.       Meticulous investor

8.       Works hard to stays healthy

9.       Has vision and foresight

10.   Skilled at domestic chores and home-based production

11.   Cares for the poor/ Lifts up the underprivileged

12.   Ensure the protection of her household

13.   She dresses well (both quality and variety wise)

14.   Supportive of her husband’s role in the community

15.   Manufactures and trades

16.   She is known for a her ability and value for honour

17.   She always speaks wisely and kindly

18.   Takes excellent care of her household

Rewards

·         Her children grow up well, bless her

·         Her husband is elevated, credits her

·         She is reckoned the greatest achiever among women who grew up in various ways

·         She is weightier than women who are merely well-mannered or comely in appearance

·         All that she has worked for are duly credited to her and she may even win an award!