I feel strongly about this one because when I got married, I basically had to teach my wife how to cook. During my bachelor years, I developed some serious kitchen skills. Working in a restaurant for a couple of years helped as well.
I also kept a very clean and tidy apartment. I didn't stress that part with my wife quite as much.
Bottom line, every man should know how to cook and clean for himself. The image of a "helpless man" sitting hangdog on the couch in his underwear because the wife (or mother) isn't around to care for him annoys me. Ain't nothing manly about that.
Agreed. Self reliance is a learned skill. I do 99% of the cooking in our household, partly because I enjoy the process and partly because I’m the better cook and if I’m going to enjoy eating a meal, I’m going to need to cook it. I also do my own laundry and know how to clean house. Something I picked up along the way growing up in a proper nuclear family of six.