Housework: Men should not do it.

[Valmy]

You're agreeing with me here, Valmy.

I simply think 'most' is not accurate at all.  A huge number of people are convinced their standards and methods should be adopted by their spouse or they are doing it wrong.  People who are reasonable to be satisfied just with basic cleanliness and just getting it done are refreshing to find in the world of housework.

[Viking]

I'm torn here between ascribing this (if this is in fact the case) to 50/50 households creating conflicting expectations for what their rational modern brain and their irrational "cave person" brain want out of the relationship. Cave man Ugg and Cave woman Urk did not want the same thing out of a partnership, they wanted different things.

Either that or the same reason two kids will never be happy even when mom lines the juice up to the nearest micrometer when giving both the same amount of juice.

[merithyn]

You're agreeing with me here, Valmy.

I simply think 'most' is not accurate at all.  A huge number of people are convinced their standards and methods should be adopted by their spouse or they are doing it wrong.  People who are reasonable to be satisfied just with basic cleanliness and just getting it done are refreshing to find in the world of housework.

Still agreeing with me...

Slobs are slobs, not "people who are reasonable to be satisfied just with basic cleanliness and just getting it done". They're slobs who don't care if it's basically clean.

[mongers]

Why am I not surprised; there is after all only one correct way to mop a floor. 

[Valmy]

Still agreeing with me...

Slobs are slobs, not "people who are reasonable to be satisfied just with basic cleanliness and just getting it done". They're slobs who don't care if it's basically clean.

What you are saying is most people are reasonable and just want to get the house clean.  I disagree that most people are reasonable, particularly about something like close living conditions.  Since that is the opposite of what you were saying I am curious how this is agreeing with you.

[merithyn]

Still agreeing with me...

Slobs are slobs, not "people who are reasonable to be satisfied just with basic cleanliness and just getting it done". They're slobs who don't care if it's basically clean.

What you are saying is most people are reasonable and just want to get the house clean.  I disagree that most people are reasonable, particularly about something like close living conditions.  Since that is the opposite of what you were saying I am curious how this is agreeing with you.

Ah, I see. I was misunderstanding you. I do believe that most people are reasonable, but yeah, I can see why others wouldn't agree.

For the record, I tend to be fairly anal retentive when it comes to ME cleaning the house, but so long as shit gets done, I don't really care if no one else is as particular as I am.

EDIT: Max and my kids may disagree with the italicized bits. 

[Eddie Teach]

I'm a slob and coincidentally single.

[Caliga]

I wish my GF did household work from her own accord. :shurg:

Son, make that shit legal already.  Jesus.

[Legbiter]

I find this very plausible. Being her kitchen bitch risks killing the lust dead as disco. 

[Darth Wagtaros]

I'd like PDH to chime in on this one.

[Malthus]

I wish my GF did household work from her own accord. :shurg:

Son, make that shit legal already.  Jesus.

It's Quebec. They don't marry there.

[Grey Fox]

I wish my GF did household work from her own accord. :shurg:

Son, make that shit legal already.  Jesus.

It's Quebec. They don't marry there.

That's right. Last census showed that 31% of Quebecers are Couples living together as common law(or 31% of couples, not sure).

I wish my GF did household work from her own accord. :shurg:

Son, make that shit legal already.  Jesus.

You got 5k$ for me to spend on that? Cause I sure as shit don't.

[Admiral Yi]

It costs 5 grand to get married??

[merithyn]

It costs 5 grand to get married??

That's a cheap wedding. I expect to spend that on my daughter's dress alone when the time comes*. 




*Max disagrees with this, so there may be a ... discussion. 

[Viking]

I find this very plausible. Being her kitchen bitch risks killing the lust dead as disco. 

I also suppose that being incompetent (in her eyes) at housework will only reduce her respect for you.