Boyfriends Do More Housework Than Husbands

[TZ]

Married men do less housework than live-in boyfriends, finds an international survey.

But married women do more housework than their live-in counterparts.

“Marriage as an institution seems to have a traditionalizing effect on couples—even couples who see men and women as equal,” said co-researcher Shannon Davis, a sociologist at George Mason University in Virginia.

Understanding the dynamics of couples who live together but are not married has become more important as cohabitation around the globe increases. More than 5 million unmarried partner households (more than 10 million individuals) currently exist in the United States, according to a 2006 report by the U.S. Census Bureau.

"I do," just not housework

http://www.livescience.com/health/070829_men_housework.html

[Connonym]

1. Maybe because people who get married are more traditional

despite couples who say they see men and women as equal perhaps people who don't get married really are more actually likely to believe it and live it

[MrCoffee]

2. what a load of crap

i do more housework married than i ever did single. of course, my bachelor pad was a dump.

[idgiehkt]

3. not surprising

If I had to be married to a man like my dad I would be a screaming harpy bitch.

So I guess I'd be in the statistics under how much cleaning divorced people do. There is cleaning, as in cleaning the normal accumulation of dirt, and then there is cleaning UP after someone who WON'T clean UP after themselves. That drives me nuts. And my dad thinks their entire house is his clothes hamper/junk drawer/whatever. I'd probably end up committed.

[prolesunited]

4. I already have a husband

Where do I get me one of these boyfriends who clean?

[KitchenWitch]

7. Sign me up as well!

:D

[billyskank]

5. I have no sympathy

I clean, iron, wash, cook. My place is in excellent shape. There are such men out there if you want them.

[Kali]

6. you iron? you are probably way too young for me, but you want to be adopted?

[philosophie_en_rose]

8. This is why we should never buy the milk, when we can our lawn mowed for free.

:)

[Mutley]

9. That would be nice

I need to de-clutter my bedroom. And my desk. And it's laundry time again. Neither of my roommates believes in doing the dishes, either. :eyes:











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