Does husband share 50% or more of housework?

Question

This is for wives and husbands that BOTH WORK! Does husband come home and share 50% or more of the household chores? I am just curious to see what the average is.

I know what SHOULD happen. But I want to know the reality. Does your husband share 50% or more? not Should he but Does he?

I am a male FYI...

Answer 1

It should be a 50/50 split if both work outside of the home. It should not be left up to just the woman or the man for that fact. Times have changed and we need to adapt.

Answer 2

Not at all. I do maybe 20% of the housework. But I work about 80% more hours than my wife does. I am up at 6 something and don't get home until 12 or more hours later. She gets to spend a lot of time at home with our baby. The baby is at the point where she can be left alone for periods of time. This should be ample time for my wife to do the majority of the housework. If I was home most of the time and she were working, than I would have no problem doing most of the housework -- so I am not being a male chavenstic pig here. But what's fair is fair.

Answer 3

I think the husband in this instance should also update the question to add that his wife gets home a hour later than him every night, has a 2 yr old little boy who is very attached to his mommy and is 3 months pregnant. She also has been having headaches, is exhausted and despite feeling like she is going to throw up most of the time does appreciate the things her husband (sometimes) does.

But when you tell him every night what you need to be happy and all it required is a little straightening up, Maybe 30 minutes MAX so your wife doesn’t spend the whole night cleaning then bathing and taking care of a 2 yr old then getting him ready for bed, and he cant do that you feel kind of crappy about your relationship and you feel unloved.

I know if that’s all it took to keep my husband happy I would do it in a HEARTBEAT. I NEVER ask him to cook. The only things I require every night is kitchen floor/counters cleaned. Living room picked up of toys and vacuumed and clothes put away, then some love and fun with the baby.

I have to admit he does spend most of his time with us and I LOVE that he does that and I probably should let him have more time to himself---but I am addicted to him and I love having him around---so shoot me.

Needless to say In our household NO my husband does NOT do 50% of the work---more like 20%--25% if he’s feeling especially generous. While I do appreciate you watching Liam when I am cleaning I don’t really count that at helping because as soon as I am done hes my responsibility and half the time I have to play with him as I clean anyway.

Answer 4

YEAH RIGHT!!!!! Men expect to come home from work and have a hot meal on the table for them, even though the woman just completed a full day too. Then after supper, he's going to retire to the living room so he can stick his hand down his pants and watch some senseless TV show because his day was SOOO hard while the woman does dishes and puts the kids to bed, then does a basic clean up so that she doesn't want to die in the morning when she walks out of the bedroom into a pig sty. Then he'll complain when she doesn't want to have nooky.

Um, no...my hubby never did the housework at all.

Answer 5

Yes. We both work, my hours are about twice as many. I do at least 50% on my busiest weeks, most of the time (50/52 weeks per year) I'm probably doing around 70%-80% (dishes, laundry, kids to bed, kids ready for school, remodeling the house, etc). She has a more strenuous job, so I don't mind.

What I do mind is the fact that my hand and this computer do about 70-80% of my satisfaction. Got turned down again tonight. Kids were asleep by 8:30, I work in the am, she doesn't, kids'll be at school. Average that once.

Answer 6

FULLTIME WORKING men should NOT have to clean unless they are a fulltime stay at home dad. Women nowadays expect their men to be men they turn to for comfort, support and security..... then they go put a dish cloth in their hand and an apron around their waists.... what's with that?

Well just to edit... no he doesn't do any except on the rare occasion i am sick.

This one is kinda hard to answer because alot of people consider the kids to be part of housework, whereas some like us don't. My hubby has always ran baths, dressed, fed, played with our kids while i have cleaned or cooked but as far as anything that involves the house... i do it.

Answer 7

Average? On this planet I'd say it's gonna come in at under 10% ! And that 'under 10%' is IF the husband does ANY housework. At All. Ever.

Answer 8

We're both full time students, and he works two part time jobs, so I feel alright with doing about 60% of the housework. But ANYTIME I ask him to do anything, he does it right away and never complains. So i make him do the stuff like taking out the trash, putting the dishes away, fixing stuff around the house, putting away clothes, and picking up around the house. Oooo, and doing a little bit of cooking.

Answer 9

Shannon's answer is hillarious.

Single person here, but I think whatever floats the boat. I think most men take care of the yard work, maintenance, lifting, reaching, etc. I think women clean better anyways. Sometimes when you want something done right, you just have to do it yourself anyways. Women are often better cooks too. And better with the childen, and decorating, and doing laundry, etc. But anyone can wash/put away dishes, pick clothes up, and do general tidying.

Answer 10

Nope, I wish he did.

He does pitch in over and beyond occasionally. And he takes care of most of the yard work.

So, I guess in the end it works out to be about 60% me and 40% him. But, that is the average over time. On a typical day, he doesn't do a whole lot.