My tips for working couples

I think it's a good idea for women to do one job, for example cooking, leaving other jobs, like making repairs, to the men of the house. In such a way everybody knows what they are responsible for and there is no need to fight or argue. The main thing I believe is to have consideration for others!

I think in the family if one who work in the office then one should in the home. If they two are in the office then their child would suffer a big problem. I am a suffering child. In my family my parents are also busy in work. So they did not spent a small time with me. I think this cause i suffering a huge problem from my childhood.

It is not easy to handle for both couples go to work. But here many couples go to work since double earning is better. In the future nobody will know what happens, so it is better to have more savings. I think that usually a husband will earn more than a wife. Since they tend to work harder. Whereas wife can't focus on work only, she has to take care of her family, too. Especially things will become much more complicated when there is a child. This is why here we also need our parents to take care of our children when we both go to work in daytime. And you are right that both husband and wife should share the housework because the family belongs to them. I love China

When our daughter was younger, but before my son was born, both my husband and I were working outside the house and we definitely found that in order to make life work for us at home, we did have to share equally in the household chores and we never talked about how much money we were making. Since my son was born almost five and a half years ago, I've been a stay at home parent and I do the majority of the household chores and don't complain about it because I know that my husband is the breadwinner for our family.

Good discussion Kalyni, I feel whoever is up should get the coffee. The wife isn't the waiter in the relationship; she is an equal partner. If they both work, or one works harder or longer hours than the other, some concessions should be made where life is made a little easier for the one who is the most tired from working. Women are often at home with the kids, and we all know that this is not an easy job. Oftentimes men expect women to drop everything and and wait on them hand and foot.. untie their shoes, and fetch their slippers, and be a trained puppy. I feel that both partners in the relationship should love and respect each other. If I am in a relationship or marriage and I am the one up, then I will get myself coffee and ask my partner if he wants some. If I'm making breakfast then I will make him some too.. but if he is the one up, it won't hurt him to do it either.. we both live there.. and neither of us should be expected to wait on them hand and foot.

Well I understand, I agree with you. For my part I've decide to be a stay at home woman an mother for my family, and life is hard enough no need to make it more difficult for ourselves. My husband realize how much I do in the house, and it is a big plus. I do understand too how hard it is to go to work for an employer that treat you like a number, which makes him tired of working for somebody else.

I am married and the only reason why I am not working right now is because my husband has a serious foot condition and needs to taken care of. We live with my parents which is not easy because Randy and I have no privacy at all. Every time he and I want to talk about private issues we have to wait until everyone goes to bed. I take care of my husband because I want to take care of him. randy had left it up to me to decide whether I want work and hire a nurse and I chose to take care of him myself. When randy was working he never brought home any work because when he came home that was our time together. As soon as Randy is better I will work until we decide to have a family at which time I will stay home and take care of the kids. Randy helps me when he can and has always helped me out.

Hi Miss Kalyni! Thank you so much for your tip of advices. I find them so helpful in my future married life. Indeed, bringing work at home could ignite more pressure and stress. We must give quality time to our loved ones.