AutoGraff - send him my way. FH has a friend who is a stress cleaner. I asked him to clean my kitchen when my foot was smashed up and I could not stand for more than a few min.... It was cleaner than it has ever been ....... I told him I could find him a wife on cleaning skills alone. (he is also adorable if you can ignore the fact he is a slightly neurotic therapist)
Who says I didn't marry my husband to get help with the household chores? I've heard worse reasons to get married. This sounds like a big rationalization for having a husband that won't help.
good grief- if you want to believe this I guess it's your business, but I would have never posted such a thing on facebook- wow
I guess that means "to love, honour & OBEY" too! Umm...no just no!!! Thanks for sharing this I really got a good laugh!
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May 2017
DaisyHeadMayzie ·
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My grandparents were married in 1947. My grandmother was a bank executive. She whipped my grandfather into shape real fast IN THE 1950s. He did the dishes, laundry, and cleaning right along side of her, in addition to him also working a full time job. I will also add my grandmother died never having pumped gas because my grandfather always did it for her. You know damn well my grandmother was a 4'9" force to be reckoned with. I like to think I carry on her legacy.
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August 2016
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I'm still flummoxed by "expectations destroy relationships". So no one should expect fidelity? A lack of abuse? Basic hygiene? Why then should any partner expect their SO to keep the house clean or earn a living? Let it all rot, no pressure on anyone!
Or we could admit that marriage is a social contract and that both people involved certainly have the rights to expect, and even demand, some things from it. Like him picking up his own damn socks and not expecting me to thank the lord for the privilege of getting them for him.
Bahahahaha! "Expectations destroy relationships" So by that logic our husbands shouldn't be marrying us to do chores either, correct?
Shoot, even if you're a stay at home mom you'd want the man to help out with some things, even if you do most of the cooking or whatever. You're raising human beings, for crying out loud, you deserve some help!
I was actually told I would end up with a divorce because I don't serve my fiance his meals (we were at a BBQ). My response "I work the same hours as him, I do my fair share of household and yard work, I take care of our dogs equally and I do the majority of the cooking... He can get his butt up and fix his own plate. He's a man, not helpless." The kicker though, the women who said that to me is younger than me and also told me how its ok for a husband to "lay hands" on his wife is she is acting out of turn. I asked my FH what he thought about that and he said "I think you carry everyday and you're way too good of a shot for me to ever even think about that." Good answer.
Sorry, this post is really bothering me so I keep coming back, lol! You know, DH and I have some of the most fun times when we're doing housework together. Seriously. We crank the music and get it done...if you don't have a mental image of your significant other rocking out with a toilet wand in hand to look back on and smile then you're really missing out, lol! We have a great time cooking TOGETHER as well. Some of our best conversations have been at the sink doing the dishes together. Tell me how that's putting "burdens on his shoulders"??? This totally disgusts me!!!
@MrsToBe , Ugh, I can't believe she said that about a husband "laying his hands" on his wife. She's in for a world of trouble.... I especially can't stand the whole "fixing the man a plate" thing. Probably because I have an uncle who is patriarchy personified and I can't remember seeing him ever fix his own plate. He always has his wife OR DAUGHTERS do it for him. Makes me want to slap it away from in front of him when I see it.
I actually do agree a bit with the "expectations destroy relationships" part, at least that's something that can/has happened to me personally, however the rest of it... just, wow. And as a Christian woman I am SAD that this is being circulated....
ETA: Expectations like, I EXPECTED him to say this, or I EXPECTED him to do that... not as in hygiene or doing his part around the house!
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June 2027
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Omfg...I didn't know you had my ex-husband on FB!! That sort of ridiculousness is a huge part of the reason why I have moved on to bigger and better things...
@Erin, YES! That drives me crazy. I don't understand why you wouldn't want to be a feminist. It's about equality. And yes, it applies to the injustices that men face too. If you don't believe in equality, then I don't want to be around you.