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I do almost all of the housework, and Grace does all of the outside the home stuff. Because we live in a condo, there isn't much, but there is collecting rent, paying bills, doing the business related stuff, car maintenence.
This happens to work out to my doing probably 12-15 more hours of work around the house each week than she does, but I sleep quite a bit less and put in a few less hours at work than she does, so it tends to balance out in the end.
As far as men getting unfairly bitched at, I think it greatly depends upon the situation. If both parties are working full time, an even division of household chores seems reasonable to me. If one is a stay at home parent, as I plan to be some day, having the bulk of the housework fall on that person's shoulders seems reasonable. The person working should, however, be willing to acknowledge that taking care of children and the home is a difficult and time consuming thing, and that that contribution is of equal importance to the relationship even though it doesn't directly produce income.
Gilda
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