"As you wish..."

uxorious

It is doubtful any of us ever had that word on a vocabulary list in school; if we heard it in a spelling bee we wouldn’t rush out to look it up. Quite frankly, the word doesn’t roll off the tongue like other words such as Philadelphia and melancholy. But its meaning is likely to make most wives sigh a wistful sigh and most husbands snicker and roll their eyes.

uxorious adj. Excessively or dotingly fond of, or submissive to, a wife.

OK, maybe not “excessively”. Wesley (of The Princess Bride) had the right idea. He won the heart of fair Buttercup with his endearing phrase, “As you wish…” No request was too small, no desire too great. That simple phrase, always spoken with the most tender sincerity was the hallmark of his devotion to her. As he pointed out, "This is true love. Do you think this happens everyday?"

“As you wish…”