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Housewives bite back
Sydney Morning Herald (blog) ^ | 3/16/06 | Samantha Brett

Posted on 03/16/2006 6:59:17 AM PST by Millee

Working wives and househusbands? It seems the traditional relationship model has been flipped on its head. Nearly 30 per cent of working wives earn more than their husbands, says a study by Harvard University. Therefore at-home men are the ultimate luxury for the modern woman... and a whole lot sexier.

"Michael Bolton makes Nicollete Sheridan his Housewife," squealed headlines across the world on Wednesday afternoon. Yup, the two lovebirds finally got engaged after a whole month of dating. (Incase you didn't know, Sheridan plays vixen Edie Brit on Channel Seven's Desperate Housewives and Bolton shot to fame in the 80s as a pop, rock singer-songwriter.)

The Hollywood pair first dated way back in the early '90s and have since remained friends, proving that perhaps maintaining a friendship with the ex has its benefits after all.

But now that Sheridan is the harder working one, is Bolton destined to a future as a househusband? (He did raise his three daughters as a single dad for the past decade.) Will she be jetting off to the glamorous Wisteria Lane while he stays at home to cook, clean, run errands and raise their children?

Well according to Aussie women, a Bolton-type bloke might be the sort that we're all after. A new Aussie Survey (released by the female libido enhancement Femi-X) found that 84% of women find blokes more sexually attractive if they undertake a greater share of the housework. (I can hear the blokes groaning.)

Why? The reason is simple. When bedtime arrives at the end of the day and there is a long list of chores still to be done, sex is the last thing on a woman's mind, right? "If a man really wants to turn his woman on - forget the flowers, turn on the iron! A lighter workload will make a woman more appreciative and responsive to her partner's sexual advances," explains Stacey Demarco, the Femi-X spokesperson.

But boys, if you are really that against doing the dishes, why not simply date an older "housewife" type instead?

Earlier in the week, bloggers gave us their views on dating a Cougar, a good looking older woman who dates younger men. Ron told us that he believes Cougars "are absolutely hot and don't mess around. They know what they want and it's really all about the sex. No relationship. No commitment."

Yet Matt Murdoch looked at the situation slightly more realistically. "For one reason or another, there just aren't many desperate housewives around that resemble Teri Hatcher. There's a sort of absurd ideology to this version of the older woman."

But back to the house. In light of women wanting more from the workplace, will more men be ditching their suits and ties for a life confined to cookie-making and carpet-cleaning? Or should we leave the domestic duties to those that resemble a character living on Wisteria Lane...


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To: peacebaby
I've never watched it but think Terri Hatcher and Nicolette Sheridan are skanky, actually

Maybe so, but they're real and they're spectacular.

SD

21 posted on 03/16/2006 7:32:21 AM PST by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave

no kidding, you think so? Maybe I need to watch then. Why are they so "real?" I'm curious in your point of view.


22 posted on 03/16/2006 7:38:15 AM PST by peacebaby ("What? Me worry?" Alfred E Newman)
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To: Leatherneck_MT

No backtalk, either, slaveboy or you'll go to bed hungry! :P


23 posted on 03/16/2006 7:38:42 AM PST by derllak
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To: derllak

*laughs*

Girl you are really pushing your luck this morning LOL


24 posted on 03/16/2006 7:44:26 AM PST by Leatherneck_MT (An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.)
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To: Millee
Nearly 30 per cent of working wives earn more than their husbands, says a study by Harvard University. Therefore at-home men are the ultimate luxury for the modern woman... and a whole lot sexier. ............... Why? The reason is simple. When bedtime arrives at the end of the day and there is a long list of chores still to be done, sex is the last thing on a woman's mind, right? "If a man really wants to turn his woman on - forget the flowers, turn on the iron! A lighter workload will make a woman more appreciative and responsive to her partner's sexual advances," explains Stacey Demarco, the Femi-X spokesperson.

Sounds great in theory but it often does not work out very well in real life.

I know several female colleagues whose incomes have allowed their husbands to be at-home househusbands. The four that have gotten divorced complained bitterly of having to work their tails off in the Rat Race while their househusbands let the house go to pot while they spent their days on the golf course.

Most working women get the short end of the stick because, even though they work full-time, they usually end up doing most of the housework.

If both spouses work full-time, then both spouses need to do 50% of the housework.

Once the kids are in school and not attached to Mom 24/7, if one spouse (male or female) brings home 100% of the money, the other spouse (male or female) needs to suck it up and do 100% of the housework without whining about it.

25 posted on 03/16/2006 7:50:53 AM PST by Polybius
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To: Millee

Actually I've done this both ways, I'm flexable.Of course I can cook, do laundry, wash dishes etc.Somebody had to do this stuff in between mom and wife, hell, I can even sew.I enjoyed being house husband and was damn good at it.The wife prefered it when I worked and she stayed home even though she always made more money than I did.So nice guy that I am, here I am at work while she's probably just rolling out of bed or still on her first cup of coffee.


26 posted on 03/16/2006 7:52:21 AM PST by edchambers (Neocon foot-soldier of the Haliburton death squad)
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To: edchambers

Awww, and I was gonna invite you to my next quilting bee! :)


27 posted on 03/16/2006 7:53:56 AM PST by derllak
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To: peacebaby
no kidding, you think so? Maybe I need to watch then. Why are they so "real?" I'm curious in your point of view.

I'm guessing you never saw Teri Hatcher's guest spot on Seinfeld.

SD

28 posted on 03/16/2006 7:54:18 AM PST by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave

No, I never did see Terri Hatcher on Seinfeld. Tell me, please.


29 posted on 03/16/2006 7:57:16 AM PST by peacebaby ("What? Me worry?" Alfred E Newman)
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To: peacebaby

I loved her as Lois Lane on the Lois & Clark series. She's a beautiful woman -- and Dean Cain is a hottie. (I think I have a thing for Superman.)


30 posted on 03/16/2006 8:00:34 AM PST by Chanticleer (Let us speak courteously, deal fairly, and keep ourselves armed and ready. T. Roosevelt)
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To: edchambers

PS if most guys would just learn to do dishes and do them every chance they get they'll be shocked at the positive effect that will have on a relationship.


31 posted on 03/16/2006 8:01:50 AM PST by edchambers (Neocon foot-soldier of the Haliburton death squad)
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To: Chanticleer

I think she is beautiful ...she's older now and I respect that...but there's something hard about her, and she's sooooo skinny.


32 posted on 03/16/2006 8:02:41 AM PST by peacebaby ("What? Me worry?" Alfred E Newman)
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To: peacebaby
Jerry was dating her, but had not gotten physical yet. The gang is wondering whether Teri's breasts are real or not. Meanwhile, Elaine has a mishap in the sauna and accidentally feels her up.

Teri thinks Jerry sent Elaine in to do it on purpose, and his obsession with her breasts does little to persuade her otherwise. As she leaves him forever she utters that magic phrase.

"By the way, they're real and they're spectacular."

SD

33 posted on 03/16/2006 8:04:29 AM PST by SoothingDave
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To: rawcatslyentist

Hell NO! He's not related to that no talent ass clown!


34 posted on 03/16/2006 8:05:48 AM PST by uncitizen
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To: SoothingDave

ohhh, now I get it! thanks.

But do you watch Desperate Housewives?


35 posted on 03/16/2006 8:10:07 AM PST by peacebaby ("What? Me worry?" Alfred E Newman)
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To: peacebaby
But do you watch Desperate Housewives?

Nope. I'm not generally a "drama" type of person.

Unless you count "24" and "Prison Break" as dramas.

SD

36 posted on 03/16/2006 8:34:45 AM PST by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave

LOL...I think 24 IS drama.


37 posted on 03/16/2006 8:37:27 AM PST by peacebaby ("What? Me worry?" Alfred E Newman)
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To: peacebaby
If it was a movie it would be classified "action/adventure," but the Academy of Televisual Arts and Sciences doesn't have a category for that.

SD

38 posted on 03/16/2006 8:48:40 AM PST by SoothingDave
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