I have this image of a LBS who is applying all the DB principles and I wished I knew how to put this image into words. For an example, if the LBS is the W, I see her being very much the center of her home and being like a "light" in that home that keeps things cheery and exciting for her family. They look forward to going home simply b/c "she" will be there and they know that things will not be boring or uncomfortable, but will be loving & fun. She is like...."Miss Personality" who enjoys her family, friends, and life in general. No matter what the circumstances, she makes the most positive way she can find. She works hard to make sure she looks her best at all times so that her H & children will feel proud to introduce her. She is a loving, protecting, fun mom. She flirts with her H and acts happy when he is near. Not b/c of "him" and how he is, but b/c of "her" and how she is. When he is in a grumpy mood, she doesn't seeem to notice that he isn't acting so nicely b/c she is so "active" with her children, friends, hobbies, home, etc. She doesn't allow a S who is in a "mood" to pull her down. Every man who knows her thinks her H is the luckiest man in the world to be M to her! She is sweet...but not to the point of being sickening. She has just enough sass and spunk to be very likable. She radiates with a healthy self-esteem and people repsect her. She is never clingly or "needy", but she knows how to make her H feel like he is important and needed. Most of all she know how to make him feel wanted. The great thing about this W is that she has enough self-respect that she demands "his" respect and he doesn't ever treat her like a doormat b/c he knows that he would lose somebody very valuable to him. She has the confidence of a queen but has a humble heart.

I would go farther but have to go back to work (lol). There is a point in a M that this example cannot be used, but if it were used in the beginning of signs of trouble, I think it would help solve a lot of problems with WAS.


It is not about what you feel should work in your M. It is about doing the work that gets the right results. Do what works!