What's your take on household chores? Who's to do them?

Question

Some say wives have made husbands lazy by complaining, some say husbands have made wives malcontent by their way of doing things. Regardless of the nature of the relationship (whethere straight or gay), should one of the couple carry the bulk of the chores or would a shared load be best?

Who should do what?

I read in MacLean's magazine about this guy who took his daughter to the vet instead of the hospital to have a possible broken bone checked out (to avoid slow hospital service). I think he was being practical and rational, others think irresponsible.

(come on, bone's in dogs and humans are just the same, an x-ray is an x-ray)

What do you think?

By the way, the little girl's arm was fine.

Read the whole thing here:

http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/life/article.jsp?content=20060529_127790_127790

What about who should do what? Do you think there are specific things women are better at than men? Perhaps some things men are better at?

Answer 1

THey should be shared, and not just along "inside/outside" lines. A man should get some credit for doing things like washing cars and mowing the lawn, which is not fun in hot weather, but he should help inside too; and it won't hurt women to attempt some "man's jobs" once in a while, for the sake of sharing and of their own independence and self-esteem. And as little as possible there should be jobs that just one person is stuck with, like doing the dishes or dusting. All the shitwork should be shared at least sometimes.

Answer 2

This is a good question. Neither my hubby or I work (he is disabled and I'm a homemeker) all he does is drive around visiting people or taking people here and there (for no money) or go fishing. He is mad at me cause my housecleaning isn't good enough but I think where we both don't work outside of the home that the household cleaning should be shared! He says it's the woman's job no matter what!

Answer 3

As far as household chores, if both parties are working, then both parties should share in the chores. They can make a list of all the chore, and discuss who will do what. For example, if a woman hates washing dishes and her husband hates washing clothes, then make it the husband always washing dishes and the wife doing all the laundry.

If only one party is bringing in the income, the other party should do the bulk of the chores.

That is just my opinion though!!

Answer 4

Paul didn't have a problem sitting on the deck with his beer but let it be known he would have a problem sitting inside of a hospital waiting to get his daughter's arm x-rayed. He found a vet that would check his daughter's arm for free. More beer money in his back pocket.

Answer 5

They should be evenly shared. Don't limit the man to the ouside of the house and the women the inside. A women can driveor push a lawn mower just as a man can clean a kitchen.

Answer 6

it doesnot matter if 1 or 20 live in a home,key word here is home,clean your mess as you go.pick it up,put it back and close the door