Salon: Men who clean house are happier.
“Egalitarian relationships may not be the emasculating, soul-sucking prison they are made out to be on television sitcoms.” No sh-t, Sherlock!
Comments:
An excellent rule. And men should know how to do more than just boil water in the kitchen.
If a fellow doesn’t know how to feed himself without heading to the local cafe, he’s dreadfully handicapped in the art of living.
Most important thing for me is to take some load off TS1 when she feels overwhelmed. Regular contribution is important but ought to be taken as a given (though of course it isn’t), what counts is pitching in on top of that.
My first real experience with serious domestics were college. Didn’t make a dent. Then I worked at Big Bend National Park, and instead of being a nice, manly gas station attendant (as I’d been hired for), I ended up as a housekeeper. Making beds, cleaning bathrooms. $2.10/hour, six days a week. I know the American Standard backstroke real well.
My favorite stories revolve around my week working at the Lodge. I was helping the waitresses keep glasses filled, when a tourist couple engaged me in conversation, wondering where to go. I started going off in great detail, oblivious of the fact I had overfilled the husband’s iced tea glass, and was prolifically overflowing and *filling my right cowboy boot*.
Then there was my mishap with the jalapeno corn, which backed up the septic systems for a week ... I’ll save that for another time.
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Life taught me, very early, that each adult must be responsible for cleaning up their own part of the mess.