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Ceelie
Expert August 2019

How do you divide chores with your So?

Ceelie , on July 28, 2019 at 10:52 PM

Posted in Family and Relationships 26

With all the wedding planning going on I keep forgetting the more important “real life” things we will need to adjust to once we’re married and move in together! How do you and your SO divide the chores?
With all the wedding planning going on I keep forgetting the more important “real life” things we will need to adjust to once we’re married and move in together! How do you and your SO divide the chores?

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  • Michelle
    Super August 2019
    Michelle ·
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    FH works from home so he usually does more of the dishes and day to day stuff but not all the time. I usually make dinner. We both do our own laundry. I pick up the dog poop and he mows the lawn. Lol And we both pick up around the house and vacuum and mop together when needed. He also hates cleaning the bathroom so that's usually left to me. I don't particularly like it either but someone has to do it! Lol
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  • Cher Horowitz
    Master December 2019
    Cher Horowitz ·
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    FH mostly vacuums and takes the garbage out, but I'm okay with stepping in if need be. If something needs to be done, I'll usually do it myself because I'm very meticulous about cleaning! If I want help, I'll ask and he'll step in!

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  • M
    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    We don't really. We do things together. Or if he did the laundry then I'll fold it
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  • Jess
    Super September 2019
    Jess ·
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    We just sat down when we first moved in together and discussed who would do what. For us, he cleans kitchen, living room, and his game room (he's a video gamer big time lol). He also does dishes and laundry. I clean bathroom, the 3 bedrooms, put laundry away, and make dinner 95% of the time. We split mowing the lawn as well (he push mows, I ride lol) This works out very well especially since we work opposite days so we're never in each others way when trying to clean our parts of the house.

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  • A
    Master January 2021
    AshleyR ·
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    We’ve owned a home/lived together for 8 years. We didn’t formally sit down and divy up chores, moreso just fell in to routines and also just do what needs done whenever someone sees it and depending on whose home when. For example he used to have a job where he got home early and I got home late so he would cook dinner and have it ready for me when I got home. Then we flip flopped schedules and I would have dinner ready. Now he works nights and I work an 8-6 so I’ll make dinner for him to take with him but he’ll make me breakfast and coffee after he gets home in the morning.

    He tends to do laundry and wash dishes more than me. I tend to vacuum/mop and cook more. We equally take out the garbage. He almost always walks the dogs, feeds the pets, and scoops the litter boxes daily, but I usually groom the dogs and do the weekly disinfectant for the litter boxes. He does more outside stuff because I’m a brat and get cranky if it’s too hot or too cold but I tend to do more of the less frequent “deep” cleaning in the house.

    Basically as long as you both recognize that you’re adults with adult responsibilities it all seems to work out and find its own balance 🤷‍♀️
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  • Kellie Martinez
    Super October 2019
    Kellie Martinez ·
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    We both clean up after ourselves and take turns vacuuming, dusting, cleaning the bathrooms, etc. We don't have to take turns on dishes because I don't allow there to be dishes to get done. I was raised to wash as I cook and clean my plate immediately after eating. Our house stays pretty clean and it isn't a huge problem because as I said, we clean up after ourselves. Smiley smile

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