A very personal aspect of this for me is that I am very small, usually between a size 2 or 3, with curves in the right places thanks to a Hispanic heritage. I eat junk food all the time and (posted to Effortless Perfection)
With my SO, we discussed it before we even moved in together, because we had both agreed to try and share burdens equally. Certain chores needed rules, like whoever cooks dinner doesn't have to do dishes, and we would take (posted to Equality in housework, how does that work?)
My husband is of course a total angel but my friend and her bf do it this way: you make a list of chores that need doing - daily, weekly, monthly - and who is going to do them. Put (posted to Equality in housework, how does that work?)
Ok this isn't a great solution...but me and my S.O. simply both hate housework...nor are we neat freaks...so we simply leave it till it really bugs both of us and we scream "CLEAN UP TIME" and we spend two hours (posted to Equality in housework, how does that work?)
I have yet to find a solution to this, and my boyfriend of four years, whom I have been cohabiting with for 1 and a half years, still gets screamed at on a regular basis. Mind you, he gets screamed (posted to Equality in housework, how does that work?)
Speaking from my experiences as a guy who has lived with several women who are cleaner than I am: My level of cleanliness is, of course, completely normal and acceptable. My partner's of course had unreasonably high expectations for what (posted to Equality in housework, how does that work?)
