Do you still hold the traditional roles of men and women in relationships?

for me, its still a woman responsibility on household duties. its her choice to be working. but, nowdays, sometime in just one income it difficult to go through your life. they have no choice but to work too, working for their own family income. that why i a relationship there is give and take, tolerant between your partner the husband should not just say that it all your duties all that he also need to appreciate on what she doing to their own family.

First of all, I think that there is a difference between work at home and work outside...the main one being that one brings in money/prestige and one does not. Yes, raising children and doing household work is time-consuming and work, but those skills and experience are less transferrable to the paid-working world. I hope that when I have children, I will continue to work at least part-time. If there are special needs or something, it might make sense to stay home, but I want to stay active. As far as roles, I think that it should be based on the couple's natural aptitudes and skills. If he is a better cook than me, then he can do more of the cooking! If I am better at managing the budget, I can take that role. I like the idea of shared work though. As a single person, it seems silly that I am doing so much just for one person and it would be more efficient to do work for two instead. I think that whatever agreement they come to, they can always help each other and show appreciation for the work that's being done. I would also encourage any women who are dependent upon their husband for certain tasks, that it's okay, but you should try to learn how to do them for yourself. You never know if there will be a time when he passes away or is not there. I know that my mother depends on my father for a lot of tasks and is scared about living independently if something happens to him. We are trying to teach her how to do some things, just in case.

Nope, I'm a stay-at-home dad because that's the role in which I can best help and support my family. My wife is a travel nurse and we've been all over the USA for the last six years. The traditional role was redefined by feminism, women have been given more opportunities and that's great but men still need to be the leaders of their family. I lead by staying at home and taking care of my family, we home school our kids and that is my responsibility. I've been called less of a man and other terms that are labeling to stay-at-home moms but I know my identity and it isn't defined by what I do, but who I am.

Yes still on some places women playing traditional role like in India a state of Rajasthan still most of the women are uneducated and stay only in home as housewife. But in some places like Mumbai, chennai women are playing modern role doing job.

Of course if two people work full time then it is important that when they return home they share the work at home. We are our own worse enemies often because we get straight down to the cooking when we get home, we get out the vacuum cleaner and so on when we should really give the opportunity for the man to volunteer his help too. There are two ironing boards in my son's house and he and his wife do the ironing together. He doesn't cook but he is as good as a woman at housework. I cannot take any credit for this, his wife is the one who has trained him. I tried to bring my son and daughter up to both help in the home but my son did not get the message until he loved a woman enough to realise that she could not do everything. She gave him 4 children so she needed all the help he could give. Modern women do not put up with things in the same way as I did. They are better educated and they have goals in life other than working until they drop as house skivvies.

I am a very independent woman. And I believe me and my partner are a team, and need to work together and share responsibilities. Sometimes he needs to take on a more traditional male role while I need to take on a more traditional female role. And there are times when I need to take on a more traditional male role and he needs to take on a traditional female role. We are both in the military, so we both must learn to give and take to keep our relationship strong. Sometimes I feel my man has trouble letting me be the alpha dog sometimes, but he just needs to understand this is a PARTNERSHIP. We are both equal and need to share and work TOGETHER. That's how I live my relationships. I also believe anyone can have any type of relationship and relationship they want. It is their right. And no one should judge.

Household duties should be shared. However, women do generally end up doing most of the housework--even if they work longer hours outside of the home. In our household, duties are shared--usually, at my behest. I cook, but I have trained my boyfriend that he has the privilege of washing the dishes. That and taking out the trash and recycling are his primary duties. I enlist him with other things as needed. However, quite often, I find that I do a better job with cleaning things and would rather just do things my way than leave it to his judgment. The fact is, he comes from a generation where guys generally just did not get training in household stuff, and his background is such that he never had any reason to learn. Even when he lived alone, he had housekeeping come in and do the cleaning.

When I was married to my exhusband; we both worked at the same company, same amount of hours, similar tasks every day.. At home I took care of 90 percent of everything; from cooking to cleaning to taking care of our child... Not all men are this way.. There are some out there that pitch in and help.. But there are just somethings women are better at doing; just as there are somethings men are better at doing.. It depends on the couple; how much each person can do and is willing to do..

I have mostly worked for my family since I got married but I still do all the work in the house. I am fine with that but I ask him to help out if ever I really am tired to do things around.

Yeah I think that this gets tricky for many couples. I think that if spouses really care for one another and they both work they should share the load. Just because she's a woman doesn't mean that she should be required to do everything especially if she works outside the home just as much as her husband. I work part time and take care of the house and my family. But I'm pretty sure that if I work full time my husband should help out around the house. And I really would enjoy working outside of the house doing something different.

There are many who do not have any choice. Single mom's have to work and do the job at home as well. I think in my country men do help out at home but if it comes to who is doing most of the housekeeping it's the women. Men seldom do the big cleaning things, seldom know what to buy during shopping (they buy a lot but you are not able to cook a descent meal out of it) and if they take care of the children they say: I am babysitting today (a mother will never say she is baby sitting her child today).

In our country, many women still stay at home and take care of their children and the house. However, because of the modern times many women also work outside or inside their homes to help their husbands.

I believe so, yes. The reason why I can say this because, my husband and I share the household chores since we were both working before. He don't have any complaints if he washes our clothes or dishes or even clean the house whenever he has time, because he sees that I do the same. We have this give and take relationship, especially with running our relationship and household. Women are equal now with men I say, it's for my opinion. :) And of course vice versa with men. :)

No.When we talk about house.Family is a concept, which comes very first.And family always runs by mutual support and understanding.From our ancient times, its observed that men should work and women must take care of family.As you said times have changed . Now scenario might be different but concept is still same.Men must co-operate at home also.Rather men should contribute more in their family .All i mean to say that ,if women can break the barrier, and go ahead to earn to run the family then men should not hesitate to give support(at least)into household work.

Well when I was growing up both my parents worked and when they both got home they both did the house hold duties. Now with me and my husband. I'm at home with the kids because that is what I want to do and be with them. My husband likes to work he would rather be home with the kids just like me but one of us needs to work or both. I've tried to work but totally freaked out. But we both share the household duties.

I work fulltime and yes I demand that my husband also help me in the household. Basically, its not easy for me to do all the stuff at home when I am already tired at work.