http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080306/ap_on_re_us/sharing_chores
Apparently, we should be getting a lot of sex.
Why does there have to be strings attached?
Whatever happened to just doing it for love and pleasure? Imagine what would happen if men attached such strings to sex, the end of civilization or what?
The part... "CAN lead to more sex" is huge. Not "does", not "will" or anything certain.
Leaves it to a woman's perception of weather you cleaned enough (it's never enough) and of course her every whim and control string.
Mutual contributions with housework is only fair, and just as it should be in every other aspect of the relationship as well.
If that was true I'd never
If that was true I'd never be able to leave the house!
Why... WTF
Lies, filthy lies. Nobody asked me! The glamour of changing stinky pants just makes women shed theirs when I walk by carrying a loaded diaper or scratch their back with a toilet brush!
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I've been the homemaker from
I've been the homemaker from the get go, and from the get go, we were very "frequent". Honestly, I don't think it had anything to do with me washing the dishes. Today? Well, at least I know my odds are better when I put on a fresh set of sheets, (and it happens to be Saturday).
Alby1 - Chicago, IL
I have seen this same article...
...rehashed so many times that I am beginning to believe that it is a huge conspiracy started and perpetuated by women to make all of the lazy men get up and do something useful. For those of us "in the know", the frequency of sexual intercourse has nothing to do with the amount of chores that we do. In fact, after a long day of doing housework (which is about two times a week), I could care less about having sex - I just want a beer and my computer.
Randy
Cincinnati, OH
SAHD to Ryder (2 yrs)
Really Randy?
You can have the beer...I'll take the sex. :P
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just a thought
If I truly believed that cleaning house led to more sex, I would've started a house cleaning business targeted at "cougars". Instead, I clean my house because I don't want to live one step away from the county dump. I also do it to prove that my wife is WAY more slovenly than myself. Just clean from top to bottom, allow wife to come in after a long day and time how long it takes for her to make a mess (usually it's under 10 minutes). By commandeering the household chores, at least I feel like I accomplish something on a day to day basis and hopefully the nookie isn't doled out like some reward for a trained seal, but mostly it is. Sigh.
Aye, there's nary an animal alive that can outrun a greased scotsman...
Randy is right on.
I've seen this article before as well, nothing scientific here, merely speculative male bashing.
I have friends who work, the wife stays home, and they still end up doing most of the cleaning. The major reason the wife usually give is that the kids were too much all day. What's more, they rarely are "treated" to any sex. This should be called the lazy ass wife syndrome, which this article speaks nothing about.
It happens both ways.
Actually...
On Thurday night the Wife was a little frisky and I was actually tired. Apart from taking care of the House, kid, dog, cats and doing some work (Telecommuter), I take classes Monday through Wednesday. I was beat on Thursday...I said "I am too tired. I just want to drink a few beers, watch some TV and not think for a little while." She went to bed and I cracked open the first beer took a few sip's of this cool wonderfull drink and said to myself "You f'king idiot go get some." I darted up the stairs and was face to face with a snoring, dead asleep wife. I didn't wake her but kicked myself in the ass instead. I did finish the beers I wanted to drink. I tried not to think too much and chose not to DIY as a penance.
Chores do not equal sex and if it does there is something that needs to be addressed in the marriage. However if it did equal sex I would strip the house bare and clean every surface, change the sheets daily, and like paddyrat I'd start a house cleaning business too.
What's Up With That
The wife can and does use the excuse "I'm too tired" and we accept it, but when the roles are reversed if it ever happens, they expect dad to have an instant on button and always want it(them); 99.99999995% of the time we do, but dang, it aint fair!
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