If a man requires that a woman cook and clean

Question

in addition to her working full time job shouldnt he at least make more money then her to make up for it

Answer 1

i'm checking my watch...yes. it IS August 8th 2008.

he requires WHAT?!?!?!

Answer 2

My husband and I share the inside and outside duties of the home together.

Although I cook because it's my kitchen and he just makes a mess and gets in my way. The grill is his. So is the garage.

But we enjoy working together to make our home look nice.

When you work together and get along, the s*x is always better

Answer 3

My mom loves cleaning around the house.

Answer 4

http://www.menarebetterthanwomen.com

Answer 5

Contributions--be they labor, financial, or other wise--should be equal. How to achieve that is up to individual couples.  

Answer 6

I think you're asking the wrong question.

It should be, "Should she dump him?"

And the answer is "Yes."

Answer 7

If a women cleans for me it is because she gets fed up with the mess before I do. That is her issue and not mine. Cook in modern society is open up the box or take out of the package and bake/microwave/boil. It isn't that demanding to cook.  

Answer 8

Perhaps some may think that it is a little old fashioned, but traditionally is that not what a wife does?  If the man appreciates her, perhaps he will also assist her in the cooking and cleaning but traditionally that is not the responsibility of the man. =p

Answer 9

Well, the idea was supposed to be that housework was so easy nowadays that a woman didn't need any help doing it, and should just be able to whisk through it in an hour or so (that was what Betty Friedan claimed in The Feminine Mystique anyway), and so could do a full time job and all the housework with ease.

However, it seems that a lot of women don't find doing full-time jobs and doing all the domestic work as well such a doddle as Ms Friedan thought they should.  I do not know why.

If a man thinks that the woman should be doing all the cooking and cleaning, and if she finds that too much for her in addition to doing a full-time job, then she has two options, either stop doing so much and let the housework go hang, or give up the job so that she can concentrate on the domestic matters.  

I don't see that the amount of money made by the man is relevent, unless he is going to use some of it to pay for a cleaner or something.

Answer 10

Yes he should in that case.  

It could be looked at the other way around, too.  If the man makes more money and pays for more of the household expenses/bills then the woman should do more chores around the house to do her part.  It's only fair.  Isn't that what it's all about?  Fairness?

And if the woman makes more, then the guy should help out around the house more.

Answer 11

I cook and clean, and I don't expect to be the only one who does it.

Answer 12

awwww: Full time is typically 40 hours a week not 50...

Answer 13

I think that if they both work, and work a similar amount of hours, both should share equally.

Why should one person work 50 hrs at a job, and come home and do all of the chores, just because the other person makes $20,000 more a year? I don't see how that's fair.

Answer 14

yes, but were in a recession, you cant blame the man

Answer 15

he does make more money than she does.

Answer 16

If someone has that low of a mentality then, they usually wont be with their partner for long.

Answer 17

Perhaps it's better that the man only require the woman to wear the clothes that your avatar is wearing!  Just joking...

Answer 18

If you mean he requires her to help with it, then there's no problem there.  She should be helping out with it.  If you mean that he requires her to do ALL of it, like some guys want, then there's a serious problem there.

Having said that, if she's like a lot of women I know who thinks the man has to be the one to do all the "heavy" outdoor work like building fences, working on cars, mowing grass, etc., then as far as I'm concerned she ought to be living up to her stereotypical gender roles as well.  Don't force them on us if you're not willing to put up with it yourself.