Couples who share the housework are more likely to divorce

Divorce rates are far higher among “modern” couples who share the housework than in those where the woman does the lion’s share of the chores, a Norwegian study has found.
In what appears to be a slap in the face for gender equality, the report found the divorce rate among couples who shared housework equally was around 50 per cent higher than among those where the woman did most of the work.

“What we’ve seen is that sharing equal responsibility for work in the home doesn’t necessarily contribute to contentment,” said Thomas Hansen, co-author of the study entitled “Equality in the Home”.

The lack of correlation between equality at home and quality of life was surprising, the researcher said.

“One would think that break-ups would occur more often in families with less equality at home, but our statistics show the opposite,” he said.

The figures clearly show that “the more a man does in the home, the higher the divorce rate,” he went on.

From the Telegraph

Men, women you know what you need to do. :Whistle

I tried to mention this study one time as an excuse and I got hit in the head with a Frying pan!



LOL

What a load of crap hubby has always helped with the chores as we both work. Although I will say he was in heaven when I got layed-off back in 2000 it took me 3 weeks to find a new job and I was so bored at home the house was spotless. Now I told him if he liked that I could not go back to work and he decided he liked money more than the clean house go figure.

Would love to get a house cleaner had one once but then I found myself cleaning the night before she came cause I didn't want the place to be a mess when she got here. Boy can you say dumbass?

I can attest to the fact that my ex did all the housework.

I can attest to the fact that my ex did none of the housework.

Interesting. I wonder how they determined who shared housework. 25 years here and I say we share the housework. She just laughs.

Housework? Who does housework?

Don't the little housework elves and fairies come in eventually and shovel it all out?

Gender Roles?
I get to do the fun outdoor stuff. Weeding, chopping and hauling wood, critter and bug control, fire mitigation, driveway grading, snow removal, etc.. Since we switched to a more veggie diet, she is by far the better cook and I clean up afterwards. I will admit that she does more of the indoor cleaning, laundry, etc.