Does a Husband Mean More Housework? Heck Yeah!
April 8, 2008 by Teri Cosenzi
Filed under Aging Fabulous
I find the question pretty redundant? Does having a husband mean there is more work for you – or me? Well, of course it does.
This recent article published by Reuters entitled Husbands create 7 hours of extra housework a week: study, finds via a study, that by just having a husband equates seven more hours of housework a week.
Being married for 20 years now, I know for a fact that my husband means more work for me. Forget the four kiddos, my husband makes more work for me most of the time. Really! He works long hours and has different demands then the children do. He needs his dress clothes cleaned and pressed, his everyday clothes ready when he needs them, his room and bathroom cleaned, picking up after (because you know the socks that sit on the floor next to the hamper never actually make it into the hamper) and special, well better, dinners made.
What do you think? Did you find that your housework picked up after you got married?
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I think in my case it’s pretty much the same amount. Yes, he does create mess that he can’t seem to clean up himself. On the other hand, he’s taken on the cooking duties and we’ve split other duties pretty evenly.
My problem is the 5 year old hurricane that leaves a mess in his wake, no matter how hard he tries to be tidy!
Does a wife mean more yard work?
Not really, but if you’re blaming us for this, then I’ll be happy to blame you for that.
Caramaena- Really, I immediately saw myself with more housework. And don’t even start with the five year old. I know it is bad, but teenagers are so much worse.
Anon – I wouldn’t know about that because I am a lover of yard work. I rather do that then housework, and I have been making our yard green and pretty for 20 years! As a matter of fact, I won’t let my husband even touch my lawn!
I consider my husband just one of the kids. But I couldn’t imagine life without him!