Posted on 09/30/2012 12:27:22 AM PDT by Jyotishi
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.
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. Photo: ALAMY
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.
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Hey, it’s been 15 years, I’ve probably called him much worse then a “wusband†before.... Well, yeah I KNOW I have!
No, no, no, I would never hit anyone with a frying pan... That would be implying I can cook!
Actually my husband really likes it when I bake. I don’t have a ton of time to do it, so one time (we were college students I was very busy!) I intentionally under baked a cake so he’d just say we’d buy one next time. I can’t believe I was so devious— that was before we were married at least! But he loved that cake! Said it was the best cake he ever had— simple chocolate cake, chocolate frosting. I fessed up. I haven’t been able to duplicate that cake ever, and that’s always what he says he wants on his birthday!
Mine is “ask me”. I’ll jump right on it and with excellence.
I do not like beimg told what to do....at all.
That said, i get told what to do all.the.time
LOL
You’re funny!
Yo trabajo en el cagadero.
Yeah! That's the ticket
Feeling needed (yes, even in such things as mundane chores) is an important part of marriage.
Women listen up.
If you need something done and want the husband to do it pronto, just simply say “Oh, I'm going to (insert whatever time consuming and/or difficult job here). Could you just run out to the store for me and get what's on this list?” Then hand husband a list containing feminine hygiene products on it. Husband will practically beg to do the harder job every time! Ha Ha!
My wife understands the word of G*D and knows Ephesians 5:23 is truth. I love her dearly, but she knows that that I am the Head of the house.
When I have a project bigger than I can do on my own, I “bounce the idea” off of my husband to get his opinion on how best to do the job. Then a few days later I'll get all the tools and parts out and start fiddling with it. He has NEVER been able to not join in or take over! But he is very skilled in all kinds of carpentry and home repair and it must be torture to stand by and watch me fumble around with his tools! Haha!
Wait, my girlfriend is busy making popcorn.
Exactly
Honey and I both were working full time when we met. I would be gone weeks at a time and the last thing I wanted to when I came home was to do housework. So, I sat Honey down and told him between wifely duties, cooking and cleaning, I was just too exhausted so he would need to pick the two most important to him.
He hired a housekeeper.
...but my wife WILL :))
Pure hogwash!
If he were moslem he would have taken another wife or two.
If I could find the right gal I’d be happy to let her move in and take over all the house chores.......
Obviously they did not take into account if your Wife is disabled.
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