How This Club Came to Be

When I think about how this Club came to be, and how much it’s grown since its inception, I have to chuckle a bit. There was no planning. No forethought. No foresight. I’d had a rough day at the office and needed to take my thoughts off of work and allow my mind a break.

I don’t remember exactly what took place at the office that day but I do remember being unusually frustrated. To cheer me up, Keith took me to get frozen yogurt (I’m not a hard person to make smile – tasty frozen yogurt will do the trick every time).

Strolling along The Commons in Calabasas holding hands, we walked passed the Barnes & Noble bookstore. I don’t remember what book I saw through the window (it’s been a while) but it must have been something with a negative outlook regarding marriage because I turned to Keith and began to vent about how the media and entertainment make marriages look so bad.

Now, considering he’s worked for a movie studio for the past 10 years, I was probably not venting to the right person . Yet, I continued, “I love being married. I’m a happy wife. I’m not a desperate housewife. I’m nothing like ‘the real housewives’ of Orange County, Atlanta, Jersey or anywhere else. But the media never shows wives like me or marriages like ours. They always focus on the negative. They’re fixated on divorce.”

Now, Keith had been married to me long enough not to know exactly where this conversation was going, but to know it was going somewhere. ”I’ve got it!” I proclaimed. ”I’m going to start a Club. It’s going to be called…hmmm…let me think. I’m going to call it the Happy Wives Club!” Cue the laughter…his not mine.

He was laughing so hard, mainly because the thought was completely random and seemingly came out of nowhere. He reasoned, not only was the name of the Club incredibly corny, but I also had a jam packed work schedule that barely allowed time to enjoy something as simple as a frozen yogurt. Touché.

Even knowing I’d have limited time to devote, I knew I had to do something. The negativity spoken about marriage was rising to a deafening roar and those who could counter it were slowly fading into a whisper. So, I went home and started writing…and writing…and writing. By 2am, the Happy Wives Club was born.

When Keith awoke the next morning, I proudly showed him the new club site and he just shook his head, “Only my wife. Only my wife.”

The Happy Wife might be missing from the pages of magazines we see at the grocery store each day, from the movies, television and most other forms of media and entertainment. But she’s not missing here. I’m a happy wife. You’re a happy wife. And we’re not the only ones.

Nearly two years after our inception, this club continues to grow each and every day. And we’ve only just begun. If you adore your husband and are a happy wife, let everyone know. Post your #adoremyhusband comments here. And if you’re not an official member of the club, it’s easy to join.

Until Monday…make it a great weekend!

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Fawn Weaver

Founder at Happy Wives Club

Fawn Weaver is the USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of Happy Wives Club: One Woman's Worldwide Search for the Secrets of a Great Marriage, adopting the same name as the Club she founded in 2010. The Happy Wives Club community has grown to include more than 1 million women in over 110 countries around the world. She’s an investor in real estate, tech sector and lifestyle brands. When she’s not writing or working, she's happily doting over her husband of twelve years, Keith (and sometimes manages to do all three simultaneously).