Husband vs wife: Household chores
By NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (120122)
United States
May 25, 2018 11:01pm CST
What do YOU think? If both people have jobs should they share? If the husband only works, should the wife do all of the housework? If the husband doesn't work and the wife does, should the husband do it all?
My husband and I both have what would be called "full time jobs" but mine is shorter and closer to home. I have much more "free time" after work. That being said, I also go to the gym, and cook dinner each night. I do some housekeeping stuff in my time off.
Well, that's at least MY TAKE on a woman who works a full-time job yet still takes care of the house.
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12 responses
@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
26 May 18
I don't know about others , though I am working and my wife is a home maker I don't mind helping her in whatever possible way I can for two reasons, that helps me keeping myself fit and that makes her happy. My son and daughter in law both are working and they too do have helpers to cook and cleaning despite that they share the work at home! This is a healthy thing I believe for a happy family! Thanks!
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@Friendlypink (3805)
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26 May 18
I admired you for that. It is very seldom for women who works full-time and yet can still take care of their household stuff and kids school stuffs.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
26 May 18
Things should be pretty much shared or divided up evenly. Some things you don't like to do and he has no problem with and vice versa.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
26 May 18
We both work full time so we share the chores. When he wasnt working and i was he would do the majority of the chores. My daughter in law is a stay at home mom and she does most of the household chores while my son is at work. When he is home he helps out.
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@sw8sincere (5204)
• Philippines
26 May 18
it should be on a give and take process. Marriage is all about team ups. If a wife isn't available to do the house hold chores because she is sick then it should be the husband to take the responsibility.
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@redhotpogo (4401)
• United States
27 May 18
I'm old school. The person not working outside the home should be the one handling the work inside the home. But the person outside should have respect for the person inside and not do things like leaving dirty clothes lying everywhere to make their jobs harder.
@caopaopao (12395)
• China
26 May 18
My husband and I work full time. We two often do housework together.
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@1creekgirl (41747)
• United States
26 May 18
I think if both work full time, it's good if the chores can be shared. But I'm from the generation where the home is the wife's obligation. It was that way with us before I started a career, then I still pretty much did the household chores, but my husband has always done all the outside work. Now that we're retired, I still work inside and he works outside. I don't garden or cut the grass (well, once in a while) and he will do laundry at times, but for the most part, we like our arrangement.
@just4him (317241)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 May 18
I believe in equality in the home. You both live in it, you both take care of maintaining it. My husband didn't see it my way, so I worked two full time jobs. Work and housework. Oh wait, make that three full time jobs. I was also a mother, and any mother knows, that's also a full time job.
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@anikoonline (3250)
• Hungary
26 May 18
When we moved together, we splited the household chores. I do more than my boyfriend, but sometimes he helps me with my chores, too. I think this system works well in our lives.
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@sh2ker (503)
• Bury, England
26 May 18
I think it is only fair for a couple to share household jobs between them. Though this may not mean equally my Fiancée does more around the home than me. But I work longer hours and she is at home more than I am. But I still contribute, If she cooks I wash up etc. I think team work is the key to a successful relationship.As my work colleague says teamwork makes the dream work.
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