Richard Hammond, thank you. On Top Gear you weren’t my speed – that was James, with his thing of saying “acquired” instead of “bought” and not in a pretentious way – but look at you, popping up with a sage insight into what makes a good husband. At a time when almost half of Australian marriages end in divorce , has a TV presenter given us an answer to the million-dollar question? There’s a simple way for men to get in the good books with their partners.
Credit: iStock As a husband for 22 years, Richard has skin in the game. He reckons men can keep marriages healthy by taking an interest in ..
. the weekly shop. By having forensic knowledge of what’s in the fridge at all times.
Paying attention to “the small things” trumps grand flourishes: “It’s not the big family holidays or 21st birthday parties or treating yourself to a night in a hotel,” Hammond says . “It’s going to the supermarket. Stay connected at that level.
Know what’s in the fridge, know what cleaning products you use in the house.” Richard Hammond Credit: Thoughts, ladies or anyone with a husband? Or boyfriend. (We’re only talking men today, although I’d love to discuss great wives/girlfriends when I seize control of the whole paper and have space to give it proper oxygen.
) For mine, Richard is on the right tram and not just because my husband is an end-of-days stockpiler of dishwasher tablets. Women are excruciatingly familiar with the “mental load” — the endless to-d.
