What do you think a husbands responsibilities should be?

Question

Do you think a husband should have other responsibilities other than bringing a paycheck home? What would you do if that is all he will do?

Answer 1

a husbands reponsibility?-well I feel his only job should be to love the hell out of his woman-everything else doesnt matter-love the hell out of each other -

Answer 2

A husband's responsibility is to be the leader of his home! Pulling a paycheck doesn't exactly cut it. He should be responsible for establishing security, respect, and financial stability.

A marriage is a partnership, two people contributing to the household equally. Do you work? If you are a stay at home mom, then you should be managing the majority of the household chores. If you work, then you both should be contributing equally.

Is that really all your husband does? Brings home a paycheck and then slips into a vegetative state? You may want to ask yourself if you are being fair. If you feel like he should be doing more, talk to him, but you need to be realistic.

Answer 3

that cannot be all he does for the household. Maybe 50 years ago that would be acceptable but in this day and age it isnt. Do u have kids cos if so dr phil says having a child is the equivilant of working 2 full time jobs. He should be helping out either with dishes, gardening, changing nappies etc Why dont u refuse to do anything or go away for a few days let him see how he copes without any help. Get him to go on wife swap lol

Answer 4

Everybody needs to communicate their needs.

If both work then both should share all responsibilities.......

Do not nag just set aside a time for talking .
First of all men hate talking so do not do it when he is tired or as soon as he walks in the door.

Most couples need to establish this early on, but it is never too late.

I used to have my husbands jogging clothes in the washing machine. When he came home to put them on they were wet.
Of course I was trying to multi task on my way out the door to go to work myself that morning. We determined early on and he suggested he would wash his on clothes.

He likes cooking sometimes and he washes the dishes and I always put the dishes away.

I think the best way is to start with simple tasks written down and hand him the note as he walks out the door.
( Pick up dry cleaning.or pick up milk and bread)
When he forgets do not do it yourself .Wait until he does remember. Give him a note every morning until he remembers. Keep it simple..... make a joke out of him forgetting ,not a disappointment..

Thank him and compliment him each time he does a new task.

Anytime you need help with something ask for help . If he cannot help that day or time then OK. Let it go undone sometime .

Learn to let some things go undone, then he will eventually see that you need help and he will tell you what he will do or just start doing it for you.

Be patient but do not continue doing everything or it will cause a negative effect on your relationship and its OK to tell him (at some point) that it is a major concern.
Tell him you do want a strong loving ,caring marriage and you love him too much for your marriage to deteriorate.

Answer 5

Rather than falling back on outdated stereotypes of what is man's work and what is woman's work, why not try sharing the bulk of the responsibilities evenly. There will be things that he is better suited to and things that you are better suited to, so assign those tasks accordingly. Have reasonable expectations and talk about them rationally. The key is communication. No one wants to feel that the other partner is taking them for granted. That having been said, it is okay if you demand that he be responsible for killing all the bugs.

Answer 6

1. Provide for his family (work, bring hom a paycheck, etc)
2. Love, honor, cherish, respect, and appreciate his wife.
3. Be a father to his kids (discipline, spend time with, etc)
4. Make pancakes on Sunday morning!

I think there are specific roles in every marriage that need to be filled. Sometimes those roles are better suited by the husband, and some by the wife. For example, I wouldn't expect my wife to changer her own oil, wash the cars, mow the grass, clean the pool filters, clean the garage, or step on spiders. At the same time, I don't think she should expect me to change diapers, iron the laundry, make the bed, clean toilets, or vaccum the house (even though I do ALL of those things on a regular basis to earn extra credit points in bed! he he he!)

Answer 7

What do you think a husbands responsibilities should be?

Answer 8

ok, you asked...I am a husband and I:
1 do laundry
2 grocery shop
3 iron clothes
4 vacumn
5 dust
6 dishes
7 cook meals
8 yard work
9 windows
10 buy diamonds, gold, rubies, emeralds for her special occasions.
11 take out the trash
and 12, the most important thing.....I put the seat down!!!!!!\
Oh, and I treat her like the queen she is to me...she isnt spoiled, just well taken care of..........good luck

Answer 9

Are you a SAHM? If so, then the house should primarily be your responsibility. That is not to say he shouldn't help out, but he likely takes care of the yard, the cars, the trash, etc....things we consider the man's job. If he does that, then the house is yours. He should participate in parenting, though. My hubby and I both work, and we split everything 50/50.....cooking, cleaning, everything.

Answer 10

i would expect my husband to be my partner in life. not only bring home a paycheck but help around the house with chores and cooking and of course help with the kids and be a good father. and to be there for me when i need him. i don't think i could stand a man who only thought he should bring home a pay check. i bring one home too so why should i also have to do everything at home! that's not fair

Answer 11

Why did you get married? why did not you merely employ a maid? Come on fellas we are no longer residing in 50's and 60's anymore, men can help out too. If my husband helped me out alil more advantageous he ought to get alot more advantageous action in the bedroom! yet on the grounds that he ought to be lazy then so am I!!!