Hi i'm new to this being a housewife lark.....?

Question

i've just moved in with my partner and he does nowt, at the most he will put some washing in.....r all men like that..?

p.s what 's the difference between non biological and biological washing powder..?

Answer 1

LAZY SO AND SO WANTS A SKIVVY DON'T HE.

Answer 2

Yes I'm afraid so, all mean are like that - if you let them!!! The key is to divide up the duties early on so you don't end up doing everything . If you let him get away with not contributing to the household chores, he'll never lift a finger. Men are very much like children and often need telling what to do! However, you will find as time goes on you naturally fall into a pattern of who does what around the house. For example, I wash and iron and clean the house but my boyfriend cooks our meals, DIY does the shopping, cleans our cars every week, and cleans out the cat litter and fish tank! Non bio washing powder is much softer and gentler. Biological has an active cleaning agent in it which is better at getting out stains but it can irritate sensitive skin.

Answer 3

It's a bit of a shock isn't it? Moving in is soooo exciting, but then you find he's not so good domestically as you'd first thought! Deal with all the little niggles that come up straight away, no matter how awkward it seems to raise them, as resentment grows and develops quickly. Make sure you both talk regularly, he may be finding some of your little habits frustrating too. Perhaps just set some ground rules down for you both, what you can both do to keep your new home in harmony. Washing powder, well i use non bio as i have kids and believe it to be kinder to their skin. Sometimes bio powder can cause skin irritation, rashes etc, personal preference really. Good luck, have fun!

Answer 4

I , as a man, do all the maintanence chores round the house.
The other half does most of the housework. I help sometimes, pushing the hover round, cooking and washing up. She just takes over and tells me how to do things all the time, so I just leave her to it these days.

Women don't seem to be able to accept that people have different ways of doing things. If I clean the bathroom, I insist on using different cleaning products and I do a better job!

Last week, I re-felted a small roof we have and repaired some rotting wood. Not really a womans job.

If your fella doesn't do maintanance chores, hes a bum. I like learning things and having all the tools to do them.

Answer 5

Ah, silly girl - you moved in with a guy and didn't set the ground rules of who does what before you moved in!

Do you both work? Yes? Then i suggest you tell thim this method of you doing it all doesn't work for you, and draw up a rota of chores. Dint do his share for him. Change the rota round so you are not always doing the same things. Some weeks you cook, some weeks he does - etc.

If you don't get this sorted now, you will be doing all the housework til kingdom come.

I prefer non-bio powder as i think it is better for environment and my daughter has exzcema and sensitive skin. I think some people think bio washes cleaner.

Answer 6

Non Bio is softer and kinder to your skin...so a must if you have kids. Bio is less soft and less kind to your skin but gets stains out much better.

I take it you don't have kids, because you would know the differences between washing powders. So if you don't have kids, why exactly are you at home doing stuff for him when you could be out getting a life and a job??

I'm at home all day with the children, and my partner works. I do all the daytime duties, like dealing with children, cooking dinner and general maintenence of the house. He comes home and washes up and tidies the kitchen, baths the kids and puts them to bed. And we both do equal duties at the weekend...it's "our" house, so why should only one person be responsible.

Answer 7

I run a business and work, so I do expect some slack with the household chores. If he only does one job, then kick him up the ****. Do a roster or even give him certain rooms to clean.

Biological Wash powders have enzymes in them to help break down the biological agents within stains and dirt. They then make clothes cleaner through this process - this is similar to your saliva - that helps breaks down food as its been swallowed

Answer 8

I'm a single father of 2 boys and we have a nice, clean house and we eat well - so no, not all men are like that. However, if you let him away with not doing anything then you're just making the problem worse. Sort it out now and start as you mean to go on.

Answer 9

Hey you should have had some ground rules laid down, if you are both working he should do 50% of the housework, well it is probably 70% his mess, even if he is working he should do some,
if you don't do any house work, leave things as you found them, if he lived on his own what would he do?

Washing powder I use bio on whites as it gets rid of the stains and keeps them white, Non bio on colours and blacks as it doesn't fade the colour.

Answer 10

No not now days, I do most of the cooking and washing up and my wife does the rest like cleaning the house and washing clothes.

Answer 11

I my self am a house husband looking after the kid and my wife only cooks when she get home some times because I have to go out and work in the evenings