Is Homer Simpson a good/bad husband?

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We've all seen Marge get ticked of by Homer's (many) bad habbits, which is what gives The Simpsons a lot of its laughs. However, I think that deep down, Homer genuinely cares about Marge and the rest of his family. Do you think that this is a good enough reason for them to stay together?:confused:
 
Homer does have many bad habits (he's lazy,ignorant of others' feelings,tends to be a jerk,quick to anger,etc...),but it's shown several times over the course of the series (and the movie),that he truly does love Marge and their kids,and,even with his faults,he does try to be a good husband/father....
 
If you don't mind my saying, this is kind of a weird topic. By now, it should be common knowledge that Marge is never going to permanently leave Homer, unless the shows' producers decide for them to, and since The Simpsons is a national franchise, the chances of that happening are very, very, very unlikely.
 
Is Homer a good/bad husband? Yes. He is a good/bad husband. He's stupid and selfish, but he would never do something that he knows would grieve his family. I think even in the absolute worst episodes, this has remained true.
 
Saying Homer Simpson is a terrible father/husband is like saying Peter Griffen is an excellent father/husband, which he's not. Of course Homer has done some jerkish things, but he at least shows remorse afterwards and cares for his family deeply. Peter intentionally hurts people up to near-death and shows no remorse to his actions. He even abuses his daughter on a daily basis.
 
Homer's a good husband. In one ep, he even went as far as to file for divorce, but only because he wanted his second marriage to Marge to be perfect so they didn't end up like Kirk and Luann van Houten, who broke up at their party. So they had all their family and friends there, got married by Reverend Lovejoy, and Homer managed to get a group who has one of the Doobie Brothers.
 
I say Homer is a good father/husband mostly because even when Homer thinks about himself, he'll come around and do the right thing, like in the Movie. Also he lets his kids be kids, unlike other fathers on Fox.


His status for being a good son is still debatable for me, Since Abe wasn't a good father, and Homer did put him in the Retirement Castle against his will.
 
I'm not advocating child abuse or anything, but 90% of the time, Bart deserves it. Homer is just doing what everyone else was only thinking of doing.
 
He's kind of like Fred Flintstone. He's not comepletely unredeemable, but at the same time you know that in real life his wife would have been justified in leaving him a long time ago.
 
I think what differentiates Homer from a truly terrible husband like Peter Griffin is that it's obvious he adores Marge. He's got lots of faults, but his love for his wife is pretty unshakeable. It's his saving grace, and for that reason I can accept (given it's a cartoon, after all) Marge staying with him. Plus, his actions never go too far: you'd never see Homer lock Marge in the trunk of a car and push it into a river a la the repulsive Peter. Plus, she's laid down the law to Homer regarding his bad behavior several times, and he takes her threats seriously. I think the Homer/Marge bond is the glue that holds the show together. And I really liked the way it was handled in the movie.
 
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