Does your husband/ live in partner /bf help you in Kitchen?

@agrim94 (3805)
India
February 2, 2009 10:23am CST
I have seen so many woman complaining that their husbands dont help them at all and I think their complaint is genuine and all men should help them in house chores as much as possible. My question is how many females do get this help and how many males do it really?
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
2 Feb 09
Even though I do complain about him not helping around the house, he does pitch in with the cooking from time to time. He's actually a better cook than I am. When I was working crazy hours over the holidays in my part time job, I got no help. I worked and cleaned up the home and that got me really stressed out and I told him about it, that I can't be expected to do everything. If we both work, we both have to help out as its not fair that I do it all. Now that I'm only on call from here on in, I am expected to do more because I'm home and he is working. All I ask is that he helps out a couple times a week, thats it, nothing hard nor major but somehow he finds that a huge thing LOL men.
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
6 Feb 09
Thank you for BR :)
@agrim94 (3805)
• India
3 Feb 09
Thx for ur input maddy and it is nice ur husband is helping you out there and i wish he would help you without your asking and that should make you feel so good.
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@agrim94 (3805)
• India
7 Feb 09
Urs was best here and your response did deserve best on this discussion. it shd be me who should be saying thank you for responding to so many of my discussions . And i am so glad he helps u a lot. all men should help their over burdened wives.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
2 Feb 09
I don't live with my boyfriend because his mom is old and very sick, she lives with him and he does everything for her now, and he cleans the house himself.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
3 Feb 09
at 54 years old and being with this man for 10 years, I know the difference
@agrim94 (3805)
• India
3 Feb 09
Thats nice very nice.. winterrose pls dont get me wrong in asking but most guys would do what ever their mom would say but when it comes to wife or gf then they are something else..ego comes in and well u know mom is mom and gf is gf i have seen many guys i m not saying ur bf is like this but would he do same for u too.
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@moondancer (7433)
• United States
2 Feb 09
I barely get any help at all if I do it's not much and it's far between times. He will say he's going to do the dishes or he was going to do them when he sees me doing them. I hated it but one time I waited and didn't do them because he tols me that e was going to do them. He didn't do them for 3 days and then when he did he didn't do the pots and pans and he never ever cleans the kitchen or stove. He will cook if I'm bedridden, he doesn't cook well but he tries. He just won't clean his mess.
@agrim94 (3805)
• India
2 Feb 09
I am really sorry..Indian middle class is lucky this way that they hardly ever do dishes or clean house because they get domestic help which is very cheap. for 30$ a month they would clean ur home daily and do ur dished twice daily. but i do feel bad for u as ur such a nice girl and u do need help in home.
• United States
2 Feb 09
Thank you, I don't want anyone else living in my home but I have tried to find someone to come in and clean at least once a week for me. The thing is that I live in a rural area and finding someone out here has proved to be imposible so far. I'll be so glad when I have someone here.
@goldeneagle (6745)
• United States
2 Feb 09
I am a guy, and I try to help my wife with the stuff around the house. I help with the laundry, and I will do the dishes. I do like to cook, but I am not very good at it. I am usually not home at night. I work evenings, so I am usually at work when most of the cooking here is done. I don't mind helping out in the house, though, and I do most all of the yard work and cleanup outside...
@agrim94 (3805)
• India
3 Feb 09
But you help it is gr8..ur wife must be super happy girl.
• United States
2 Feb 09
My husband is from India and he helps me with the cooking a cleaning all the time. He loves to cook and he is right there with me to help clean up his mess. He uses almost every pot and pan in the house, and every dish to freeze left overs so, he thinks he should be there to help clean up. He also has run the vacuum, done laundry, made the bed and takes out the garbage. He is awesome when it comes to housework. He is one of the few and far in between. I think if I can work a fulltime job as well as him outside of the house, we can both be responsible for the daily chores as well.
@agrim94 (3805)
• India
3 Feb 09
Wow lady u got a perfect mate.. congratulations .. I am sure if all girls know they would be so jealous of you.
@silverjam (969)
• United States
2 Feb 09
Yes I guess a lot of women has been comnplaining about it. Well in my case my husband doesn't help me in the kitchen at all but I have no problem w/ that because he's working (has a job) while I don't. I am doing the house chores while he's the one working to providw our needs. And besides, he doesn't have to help me because am just cooking for my food (we have different foods and am cooking mine) and he rarely eats at home because he's eating in his work place most of the time.
@agrim94 (3805)
• India
3 Feb 09
I understand but silverjam what i wanted to convey was earning money is not a big deal while taking care of a home is and all men should help their wife ( weather working or home maker) in daily chores.
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• United States
3 Feb 09
Yes I agree w/ that. What am trying to say is that I have no problem if my husband doesn't help me in the kitchen. And such arrangement is ok w/ me because I find it equal; he takes a job and provides the needs while me do the house chores. iof course it would be different if I'll be working; we must both do some chores equally apart from our jobs.
@mammamuh (582)
• Sweden
2 Feb 09
My husbanddoesn't HELP me to do stuff around the house. He does his part of everything to run a home. I.e. he cooks some of the dinners every week, he's doing as much as I do when it comes to taking care of our home and family. SHould I work both outside the home and do more than half here at home - while he just work outside the home? I dont see why. At the moment when I'm not working much outside our home - I take more of the things that needs to be done at home - but when I work as much as him - whe do half each!
@agrim94 (3805)
• India
2 Feb 09
Thats very nice that you had such a great husband and i think men should also know how to cook food so they can help his wife or mom or his love.