According to a University of Michigan study done in 2008, having a husband creates an extra seven hours a week of housework for women. The study bases this 7 hour increase on the time difference that a married woman spends cleaning vs. when she was single.
But there is some encouraging news for us guys. The study also shows that men are doing more than twice as much housework as 20 years ago - but still fall short of women's workload.
One of the main differences is how we go about cleaning compared to how the women clean. And this is an interesting debate. Do we need to use the same techniques to clean as they do? In my opinion no...as long as the results are as good. But that's the key. If you clean differently, in a different pattern or take a different amount of time, (in my opinion) it shouldn't matter. But if the place doesn't look good, or isn't disinfected afterward, then you gonna have some 'splaining to do.
Two key things are:
1. We need to do our share around the house.
2. The results need to be good enough to stand behind.
Raise the bar men, and dust it while you're at it.
Stay in touch -
Mark
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