LADIES IS IT TRUE? IF SO, HAND ME THAT DAMN BROOM!!!"If a guy does housework, it looks to the woman like he really cares about her — he's not treating her like a servant," ... if a woman feels stressed out because the house is a mess and the guy's sitting on the couch while she's vacuuming, that's not going to put her in the mood."...equitable sharing of housework can lead to a happier marriage and more frequent sex.
Normally such words are written by a woman to get the fellahs' on the "business end" of a mop, but surprisingly enough these are the words of two men, co-authors, sociologists Scott Coltrane of the University of California, Riverside and Oriel Sullivan of Ben Gurion University.
"We'll both talk about how we're so lucky to have someone who does more than their share," said Mary Melchoir, a Washington-based fundraiser for the National Organization for Women, who — like her lawyer husband — works full-time while raising 6-year-old triplets.
"He's the one who makes breakfast and folds the laundry," said Melchoir, 47. "I'm the one who fixes things around the house."
Sistah's this is me and my twin daughters. So I believe my wife and I need to have "The Talk" tonight. If you need to have this conversation with your partner, read more of this story by AP National Writer, DAVID CRARY.
Normally such words are written by a woman to get the fellahs' on the "business end" of a mop, but surprisingly enough these are the words of two men, co-authors, sociologists Scott Coltrane of the University of California, Riverside and Oriel Sullivan of Ben Gurion University.
"We'll both talk about how we're so lucky to have someone who does more than their share," said Mary Melchoir, a Washington-based fundraiser for the National Organization for Women, who — like her lawyer husband — works full-time while raising 6-year-old triplets.
"He's the one who makes breakfast and folds the laundry," said Melchoir, 47. "I'm the one who fixes things around the house."
Sistah's this is me and my twin daughters. So I believe my wife and I need to have "The Talk" tonight. If you need to have this conversation with your partner, read more of this story by AP National Writer, DAVID CRARY.