Husbands who do female housework have less sex

[Coito ergo sum]

That last paragraph: yes. Living with someone whose fundamental ideas about cleanliness are at a wide variance with your own, and who is lazy and uncaring about the equity of household work, will lead to much resentment and bitterness. You have a standard. The other person doesn't share that and so it is unimportant to them, so they refuse to contribute to keeping up your standard because they lack an element of caring for their partner's feelings. They don't see the palliative effect of making an effort simply because it matters to the other person, a small thing in the bigger picture that often wards off larger problems down the line. Hilarity ensues.

Yes, that is a big thing in relationships in general. If something is important to the other person, then especially if it is a small thing, one should go out of their way to accede to it. Ignoring the feelings of one's partner is a relationship killer. Pensiveness ensues.

[Kristie]

I make my bed every day. To me it's depressing getting into a rumpled bed at night. I like it to look fresh and tidy. I should start leaving myself chocolates on my pillow.

Do this!

[Coito ergo sum]

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My husband will actually make only his side of the bed. And, not because I'm still in it. He will literally make only his side of the bed. I don't get it. The way our blankets are on the bed, it take less than 1 minute to make the bed.

That's odd.

Does he, like, tuck in the sheet on only one-half the bed? Does he only put 1/2 the throw pillows on the bed? (SWMBO'd is big on throw pillows - I've learned to put them on the bed, but I never can seem to remember what order they are supposed to go in -- there is an order -- it has been explained to me -- but I can never fucking remember!)

[Bella Fortuna]

That last paragraph: yes. Living with someone whose fundamental ideas about cleanliness are at a wide variance with your own, and who is lazy and uncaring about the equity of household work, will lead to much resentment and bitterness. You have a standard. The other person doesn't share that and so it is unimportant to them, so they refuse to contribute to keeping up your standard because they lack an element of caring for their partner's feelings. They don't see the palliative effect of making an effort simply because it matters to the other person, a small thing in the bigger picture that often wards off larger problems down the line. Hilarity ensues.

Yes, that is a big thing in relationships in general. If something is important to the other person, then especially if it is a small thing, one should go out of their way to accede to it. Ignoring the feelings of one's partner is a relationship killer. Pensiveness ensues.

In some cases, divorce ensues...

[Bella Fortuna]

I make my bed every day. To me it's depressing getting into a rumpled bed at night. I like it to look fresh and tidy. I should start leaving myself chocolates on my pillow.

Do this!

I don't think I could come up with enough variations to keep surprising myself. Guess I'll have to fold my dinner leftovers into animal-shaped tinfoil instead...

[Kristie]

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My husband will actually make only his side of the bed. And, not because I'm still in it. He will literally make only his side of the bed. I don't get it. The way our blankets are on the bed, it take less than 1 minute to make the bed.

That's odd.

Does he, like, tuck in the sheet on only one-half the bed? Does he only put 1/2 the throw pillows on the bed? (SWMBO'd is big on throw pillows - I've learned to put them on the bed, but I never can seem to remember what order they are supposed to go in -- there is an order -- it has been explained to me -- but I can never fucking remember!)

No throw pillows on our bed. Blankets are tucked in at the bottom, so they just have to be pulled up over the 2 pillows at the head of the bed. Then 2 more pillows go on top of the first set of pillows. Easy peasy.

[JimC]

Hey, what about those of us who live by ourselves and do all the fucking work?

Yeah, we spend all our time cleaning the ho ... oh wait.

Clean hos?

Good social hygiene!

[Coito ergo sum]

I make my bed every day. To me it's depressing getting into a rumpled bed at night. I like it to look fresh and tidy. I should start leaving myself chocolates on my pillow.

Do this!

I don't think I could come up with enough variations to keep surprising myself. Guess I'll have to fold my dinner leftovers into animal-shaped tinfoil instead...

Just go on a cruise. They leave towel animals on your bed.

[Coito ergo sum]

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My husband will actually make only his side of the bed. And, not because I'm still in it. He will literally make only his side of the bed. I don't get it. The way our blankets are on the bed, it take less than 1 minute to make the bed.

That's odd.

Does he, like, tuck in the sheet on only one-half the bed? Does he only put 1/2 the throw pillows on the bed? (SWMBO'd is big on throw pillows - I've learned to put them on the bed, but I never can seem to remember what order they are supposed to go in -- there is an order -- it has been explained to me -- but I can never fucking remember!)

No throw pillows on our bed. Blankets are tucked in at the bottom, so they just have to be pulled up over the 2 pillows at the head of the bed. Then 2 more pillows go on top of the first set of pillows. Easy peasy.

Just tell him that since he only makes 1/2 the bed, you're only going to give him the first half of a blowjob. I bet the bed gets made in full from now on....