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StanT · 08-20-2005, 01:12 PM

As a rebuttal to the male bashing going on it the Ladies Lounge (The woman does it all), I'd like to open the topic to men, as well. If this has been discussed before, it is eluding my search.

I get nagged about housework constantly by my wife. Dirty dishes, mopping, dusting, you name it. I'll be the first to admit that she is correct in stating that I do less than half of the housekeeping. However, that really isn't the entire story. I work 60+ hrs a week in a high stress, well compensated job. I pay the entire mortgage and the majority of the bills. My wife works 35 hours a week and makes her own car and health care payments. I maintain 5 vehicles, do all of the yard work, all of the snow removal (not trivial at my house), fix everything that breaks, and am in the midst of remodeling the kitchen. I also do all of the cooking and most of the shopping.

Whenever my wife nags me about housekeeping, my general response is along the lines of "Oil filters for your car are in the basement" , "I'd use sheet metal screws to fix that", or "What were YOU planning to make for dinner"

In the greater scheme of things, I believe I work harder around the house than she does. That's OK, but I'm really not up for getting bitched at.

So, how is labor divided at your house? and am I the only one that feels men get unfairly bitched at over housework?

08-20-2005, 01:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
StanT © Location: Colorado	Division of labor in a relationship As a rebuttal to the male bashing going on it the Ladies Lounge (The woman does it all), I'd like to open the topic to men, as well. If this has been discussed before, it is eluding my search. I get nagged about housework constantly by my wife. Dirty dishes, mopping, dusting, you name it. I'll be the first to admit that she is correct in stating that I do less than half of the housekeeping. However, that really isn't the entire story. I work 60+ hrs a week in a high stress, well compensated job. I pay the entire mortgage and the majority of the bills. My wife works 35 hours a week and makes her own car and health care payments. I maintain 5 vehicles, do all of the yard work, all of the snow removal (not trivial at my house), fix everything that breaks, and am in the midst of remodeling the kitchen. I also do all of the cooking and most of the shopping. Whenever my wife nags me about housekeeping, my general response is along the lines of "Oil filters for your car are in the basement" , "I'd use sheet metal screws to fix that", or "What were YOU planning to make for dinner" In the greater scheme of things, I believe I work harder around the house than she does. That's OK, but I'm really not up for getting bitched at. So, how is labor divided at your house? and am I the only one that feels men get unfairly bitched at over housework?