According to a recent Wall Street Journal article by Sue Shellenbarger, Housework Pays off Between the Sheets, men all over the country who share the housework burden are gettin’ lucky – and we’re not talking about a winning hand of poker here. We’re talking really lucky.
Wives, in the study discussed, spend 41.8 hours, on average, a week on housework. Their husbands? 23.4 hours. But, apparently, some men are trying to even up the ratio, because they’ve discovered the, let’s say, benefits.
(Please, dear God, let Husband be reading this. It’s time to haul off the recycling again.)
The researchers quoted say that husbands and wives who “chore together” are demonstrating their commitment to the relationship. And, ladies, let’s face it. We like displays of commitment and dedication. Additionally, say some of the men quoted, housework shows off a willingness to respect the wife’s needs. Def. a turn on. Plus, who wants to get it on when the place is a mess? We’re not in a college dorm room anymore.
Not all men are buying it, according to some sources. But, if your husband took over the dishes and laundry, would you find this sexy? You decide.
I came home recently and my sweetheart, who doesn’t even live in the same house as me (nor in the same city for that matter), was cleaning out my bathroom sinks!!!! Better still, he bought the cleaning supplies and brought them with him. Oh, yeah, THAT’S sexy!!!
You’ve got to love a man who even SEES the sink.
I am fortunate that I am married to a man who likes things neat, himself.