Couples who share the housework are more likely to divorce, study finds

The Telegraph ^ | 09/27/2012 | By Henry Samuel

[Responsibility2nd]

Divorce rates are far higher among “modern” couples who share the housework than in those where the woman does the lion’s share of the chores, a Norwegian study has found.

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In what appears to be a slap in the face for gender equality, the report found the divorce rate among couples who shared housework equally was around 50 per cent higher than among those where the woman did most of the work.

“What we’ve seen is that sharing equal responsibility for work in the home doesn’t necessarily contribute to contentment,” said Thomas Hansen, co-author of the study entitled “Equality in the Home”.

The lack of correlation between equality at home and quality of life was surprising, the researcher said.

“One would think that break-ups would occur more often in families with less equality at home, but our statistics show the opposite,” he said.

The figures clearly show that “the more a man does in the home, the higher the divorce rate,” he went on.

[skinndogNN]

I dated a girl about twenty years ago who wanted to fix me a meal.

It was FRIED catfish, FRIED hush puppies, and FRIED okra.

I don’t remember how it tasted, but I remember thinking this girl would have me die of a heart attack before I made it to 40. Of course, I kept her around until I upgraded.

[21twelve]

“but it does seem every time I do one of these chores instead of quiet appreciation I generally get a stern lecture about how I effed it all up.”

Me too. Once.

[21twelve]

“If a cupboard is filled with all Tupperware, why would you think that a Corningware dish goes in there?”

‘cuz ya put stuff in each of them.

[Jonty30]

That, as well as whipped males are just not attractive to females, no matter how much females say they want one.

They don’t.

[Melas]

I can also turn down the heat to 55 degrees or so where I am most comfortable and leave the toilet seat up. I suspect there are a lot of menfolk in exactly the same situation.

Oh, no, now that I understand, except that it's my Teutonic bride that likes it cold. My ancestors lived in much warmer climates. I'm positive that's the explanation.