Retired husband's constant presence sparks marital advice on Malja Show

A couple from Dongtan celebrating 43 years of marriage shared how spending 24 hours a day together following the husband's retirement has led to concerns about boredom. During the KBS 2TV "Gag Concert" segment, the cast suggested that avoiding things a wife hates is the secret to being loved.

Various marital concerns and ways of expressing love were shared during the "Malja Show" segment on KBS 2TV's "Gag Concert." The story of an elderly couple celebrating their 43rd year of marriage began by describing their changed daily lives, where they now spend 24 hours a day together following the husband's retirement.

"A retired husband spending 24 hours together; the side effect is too much love"

The couple from Dongtan, married for 43 years, described how they have come to spend 24 hours a day together due to the husband's retirement. The husband, who has consistently expressed his love since their honeymoon days, has shown active efforts to help with housework after retiring, such as rushing from the living room to operate the blender whenever his wife begins slicing radishes in the kitchen. However, concerns were raised that the husband's consideration in accompanying his wife to all her schedules—including hospitals or alumni reunions—sometimes feels like the boredom of waiting.

In response, the cast advised that rather than finding things the wife likes, the secret to being loved is not doing the things the wife hates. A specific suggestion was also made that the husband should start with light housework together to help build up his wife's wrist strength.

"Newlyweds wanting praise versus the reality of tidying up"

A subsequent story introduced the concerns of a newlywed husband who tries hard to receive praise from his wife but repeatedly makes mistakes due to excessive enthusiasm. Episodes were shared, such as forgetting instructions to run the dryer and instead making children's clothes, or searching in the wrong places due to being in a rush when asked to find something in the car. The cast advised such husbands that the wife must first allow them to "reap the fruit of praise" so that the husband can act more steadily.

Furthermore, the realistic aspects of couples regarding the division of chores and tidying up were depicted. Laughter was drawn from the contrast between a husband who handles 90% of housework, including cleaning and washing dishes, and maintains a neat closet, and a wife who gathers clothes together instead of hanging them on a rack.

"Unconscious habits for hygiene checks"

A unique concern also emerged during the stories, where a husband mentioned feeling stability from his wife's body scent. Regarding the husband's comment that smelling his wife's body odor helps him feel mentally stable, the cast interpreted this from the perspective of a "self-check" to verify hygiene status. The conversation concluded with the opinion that determining the timing of a bath by smelling specific areas could serve as a part of a hygiene check.

Source: original video (YouTube)