Proverbs 21

Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop,
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman...
Better to dwell in the wilderness,
Than with a contentious and angry woman. vv.9,19

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Two times in this chapter it speaks about the harsh attitude of a wife and a handful of other times throughout the book of Proverbs.  Solomon writing this had 1,000 wives (700 wives and 300 concubines), so definitely experienced contentious women (and I can
can't say I blame them for being so). Going around and getting another wife wasn't obviously the answer to fixing Solomon's struggle with one of his many wives, but something he didn't learn before he was ever married about what to look for in choosing a wife.  If any man reading this has been in a marriage where they would rather be all alone in a cold tent outside than in a warm home with abundant provisions, than I'm guessing it was due to contentions with your wife.  Letgodbetrue.com describes the contentious and angry woman honestly as so:
What is a contentious woman? One that likes to contend – who likes to argue, criticize, disagree, fight, oppose, or question. She is full of questions, reminders, and suggestions – all to help, of course. Rather than dote on you, she will nag; rather than sweetly agree, she will question and suggest alternatives – until you wish you were single in the woods.

What is an angry woman? She cannot rule her spirit and likes to fight. She is easily angered, dissatisfied, irritated, negative, or resentful. She can find something negative about any event, and she frets and talks most about that. She is not satisfied. She is hardly ever content, seldom your sweet lover, but always irritated and stressed about something.

Do you relate as a woman to these characteristic to your husband?  Unmarried men, learn the character of godly women as you seek a wife.  Women (married or single), understand how we can so easily hurt our husband and practice how to be a godly woman that does him good and encourages.  Learn how to communicate anger or any feelings in not an irritable or negative way.  I for one don't want my husband wishing he lived in the wilderness than with me and if he ever does that I'm not the one that drives him there, but rather be the only one he takes with him!