Couples who share the housework are more likely to divorce, study finds

The Telegraph ^ | 09/27/2012 | By Henry Samuel

[Responsibility2nd]

(Forwarding article on to Mrs. R2.)

See? This is why I don't empty the diswasher.

[pnz1]

I can see this. Husband empties dishwasher, puts everything in wrong place.. argument erupts.. same with laundry

[Menehune56]

Hope she doesn’t take it the wrong way, you might become a statistic!

[wiggen]

So odd that someone would even do this research.

[Flycatcher]

(Forwarding article on to Mrs. R2.) See? This is why I don't empty the diswasher.

I actually do ALL the dishes by hand after my wife cooks. But that's pretty much the full extent of my housekeeping chores.

Seems to work, though. Lol.

(Forwarding article to Mrs. Flycatcher)

[napscoordinator]

I will never lift a thing at home ever again...lol.

[molson209]

LOL ,this study must have been done by men ,I love it

[pallis]

Gee, I bet studies would also find that nurturing women don’t divorce as often as domineering, or independent women. Who’d a thunk it?

[jjr153]

Men have known this for thousands of years.

[isthisnickcool]

Hmm...

Note to self...

No marrying...

Wait...

I already wrote that note...

Never mind...

[Buckeye McFrog]

I can see this. Husband empties dishwasher, puts everything in wrong place.. argument erupts.. same with laundry

I hate to say you are on to something, but it does seem every time I do one of these chores instead of quiet appreciation I generally get a stern lecture about how I effed it all up.

[defconw]

I guess I won’t ever be divorced! LOL!

[ladyjane]

puts everything in wrong place..

We know your little game. You can't fool us!

[ConservativeDude]

if the men wouldn’t do everything “wrong” maybe things would be better.......

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

Get in the kitchen and make me a turkey pot pie!

[Boogieman]

“What we’ve seen is that sharing equal responsibility for work in the home doesn’t necessarily contribute to contentment,”

Of course it doesn’t. Most men aren’t going to ever be happy about doing housework, and most women aren’t ever going to be satisfied with the quality of housework men do. So, in the end, nobody’s happy.

[cherry]

I’m all for the husband doing the housework....infact, its brilliant...

[Brookhaven]

This is more likely a symptom of an underlying cause.

Couples that share housework are more likely to have “non-traditional” or “modern” attitudes about marriage. Less likely to think of marriage in religious terms; less likely to see it as a a lifetime commitment; more likely to see (even multiple) divorces and remarriages as a normal part of life.

They are also more likely to be a two-career household where both the husband and wife not only work, but have careers outside of the home. Throw a child (or two) into that mix, and the amount of stress is huge.

[Brookhaven]

They were probably hoping for the opposite result: shared housework makes for happier home. This has, after all, been the feminist mantra for the last 50 years.

[txrefugee]

The men who share housework learn that it's not that hard to do these days, so why not just get a batchelore pad and have some fun while keeping house?