[byablue]

In fact, some women would probably find it comforting that there are other women in the household to chat with.

LOL That's why God made telephones. Be honest, you're engaging in pure projection - it is the husband who would find it comforting for his wife to have someone else in the household to chat with, relieving him of the burdensome chore of listening to someone other than himself. Don't get me wrong, I love my husband but I truly believe men have a lead wall between their skull and their brain. :)

[papertyger]

relieving him of the burdensome chore of listening to someone other than himself.

Naah. It's just listening to her that's a burden. I mean how many micro-facets of someone else's existence can you be interested in if you don't need to trade off for listening to your own micro-facets?

[Age of Reason]

it is the husband who would find it comforting for his wife to have someone else in the household to chat with, relieving him of the burdensome chore of listening to someone other than himself.

That's another good point in favor of polygamy.

[Age of Reason]

On second thought more than one adult woman in the house with the power of speech could be worse for the man.

My father's mother lived with us when I grew up.

which eventually resulted in two kitchens.

And everyday when my father came home, my mother and grandmother raced to be the first to meet him at the door to complain about the other.

The complaining went on through dinner and until my grandmother finally went early to bed.

I think my father kind of enjoyed it, though.

Still more fun than living alone.