What is a "typical" weekend for the male species?
By mentalward
@mentalward (14690)
United States
January 18, 2010 8:27am CST
I ask this question of all men and also of women who have male counterparts. I'm curious about what is "normal" for your days off from work.
Is it more common for men to laze around doing nothing but drinking beer and watching TV all weekend or do the majority work hard on those "honey-do" lists? Please include hobbies into this discussion, as well.
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@Chalagurl (45)
• United States
19 Jan 10
Well my husband rarely ever gets weekend days off because he works retail. He days off are usually monday-thursday. He loves to sleep in until 11-12, but I usually try to get him up by 10am. He likes to sit on the couch, go online for hours, watch movies...etc. If he does want to go out somewhere its usually just to eat. Thankfully he doesn't enjoy getting drunk every weekend like almost every other guy my age that I know!
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@Chalagurl (45)
• United States
19 Jan 10
I really don't expect him to do much around the house anyway, because he works a full-time job and I am a stay at home mom, so I feel it is my duty to take on any household chores. Except for taking out the trash, he usually does that!
@mentalward (14690)
• United States
19 Jan 10
That is wonderful, as long as it works for you. I know that some men do work very hard and need a day or two off.
I should have been a bit more specific in my discussion. I am disabled and my husband, who works sitting at a desk behind a computer, refuses to do anything on the weekends. That leaves the typical housework, garbage, auto and house repairs, all of it, completely up to me. I wanted to see if this was a normal response out of a man, one who claims to love his wife.
@Chalagurl (45)
• United States
19 Jan 10
Hmm. :( Well then I would hope he helps you out at least some. Do you have a job too?
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
18 Jan 10
Hey mw! My boyfriend is a really great guy! He gets up on Saturday
morning and the first thing he does is takes the laundry out
to the laundrymat! It takes him hours, but he does get the
laundry done so I'm not complaining! No matter what the weather
is like, he gets it done! Then he does whatever he wants the
rest of the weekend! He does help with some of the housework
to! I have nothing to complain about because he does more
than I do! This weekend he vacumned, made the bed and then
watched football the rest of the weekend! I went out for the
day on Saturday with my girlfriend. We went grocery shopping
and left him alone for the day so he could relax! Then on Sunday
I made him one of his favorite dinners, fried pork chops!
We are a pretty good team most of the time!
@mentalward (14690)
• United States
19 Jan 10
Opal, you DO have a great guy! I'm very happy for you. Wow, getting up and doing laundry, VACCUUMING (amazing!), and other housework. WOW! Girl, I have to say you have a real gem there! Of course, you are one, too. 
I do not get that same consideration. As a matter of fact, he stepped over the boundary this past weekend and, in a drunken stupor, said, "I'm a better husband than you are a wife." When I was flabbergasted by that remark, and told him that was an extremely hurtful statement, he got an attitude. I've learned to completely ignore him now. I don't care about his needs at all now. He'll find out just how much I've been doing for him when I'm not doing it anymore. He hasn't lifted a finger to help me since I smashed my finger in the car door, but I've been helping him since I did it... one-handed, of course. That has now stopped.
I do believe we're near the end. He pushed me past the point of no return now. He and I are just two people living in the same house, nothing more.
I do not get that same consideration. As a matter of fact, he stepped over the boundary this past weekend and, in a drunken stupor, said, "I'm a better husband than you are a wife." When I was flabbergasted by that remark, and told him that was an extremely hurtful statement, he got an attitude. I've learned to completely ignore him now. I don't care about his needs at all now. He'll find out just how much I've been doing for him when I'm not doing it anymore. He hasn't lifted a finger to help me since I smashed my finger in the car door, but I've been helping him since I did it... one-handed, of course. That has now stopped.
I do believe we're near the end. He pushed me past the point of no return now. He and I are just two people living in the same house, nothing more.
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
21 Jan 10
My Ex Husband was the first but he was not laying around he would sleep most of the Day and then go out and not come back till early hours
During the week he would go out to and stay out and go from a "Mates" house where he stayed to his so called job
But I do know Men that do the to do list for their Wives lol
@enola1692 (3323)
• United States
18 Jan 10
Well this weekend my hubby got stuck working 17 hours sa an sun so when he was home he slept be on a normal weekend he is on the computer or watching tv or we take off an go hiking in the mountains weather permitting
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
21 Jan 10
hubs will usually play on the internet or watch movies one of the two days.. we usually shop one of the days and have one night movie night together.. if we both were in good health i would like to think we would be more interesting!! lol
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
21 Jan 10
Usually it is spent sleeping in, getting up, having a bit of a ‘scratch’ and then sitting on the couch and watching some T.V. or even taking another nap! After that a shower is taken and back to more T.V. It is generally lunch time at this stage and after a little more television we spend 30 to 35 minutes thinking about cleaning the pool or mowing the lawn, we then decide it’s too hot so we take another nap, upon wakening we decide that we only have time for one job so we opt for the pool and vow to mow the lawn next week...
@sunnflr (2767)
• United States
18 Jan 10
Well, my husband is only home on weekends, sometimes not even every weekend, so I don't have much of a honey-do list for him if I can help it. He did have to help me give the cat a bath this past weekend, but that's cause I can't hold the cat to bathe him...he's too big. Otherwise, I try to do everything that needs done myself if possible.
My hubby likes to spend time with me and our son when he's off, doing fun stuff if we can, but just being together. He watches movies, sits and talks, and "normal" stuff like that we me and he plays x-box with our son some. Two days at home doesn't give much time to do anything.
@Biomechanoid (2923)
• Estonia
18 Jan 10
Ah, weekend is just made for lazing around and doing nothing. I sleep until noon, then get up and do everything very sloooowly. I act calmly, not willing to bother myself with anything. I finally wake up and come to life when it's evening. Then I do something reasonable too, if there is something to do. For example I do my homeworks or some other unfinished business.
I think it's right to slow down on weekends - everyone wants to have some rest after a tough week of working.
