Men, can’t you do the housework?

Men, can’t you do the housework?
Mar 31, 2009 08:15	#31
GUEST85152	I used to do housework all the time, all that changed when I got married. She happens to be Asian, but my former American girlfriend was kind of the same way. Yes they SAY they want you to help out with the housework. I am actually glad to do it too, and * used to* enjoy cooking also. Having somehow successfully lived on my own for years without setting things on fire, causing an epidemic, or received any kind of code violation, I find now that I am am married is that I was really quite ignorant of the PROPER WAY to clean and cook. You cannot imagine how incredibly complex all the rules are for cleaning and cooking. If you want to make a scrambled egg, you don't just grab any suitable bowl and frying pan, there are SPECIAL bowls and EXCLUSIVE frying pans for this very purpose. Cleaning is even more complex. There are specific towels, paper and cloth that are to be used only for certain tasks. There are associated rituals with where they come from, where they go, how their condition is assessed after use. There are specific brooms that have to be used, special techniques which required some advanced training, in how to operate a broom. There are certain cups for tea, others for coffee, plates, silverware, friends, anyone who does not think housework is rocket science needs to spend some time either with my Asian wife or former American girlfriend. As time went on, I foolishly presumed that I might actually be able to master rocket science. However, instead of less supervision I was under even more supervision. The reprimands administered in tones of anger, resentment, disappointment only became louder and shriller the better I got. Although just being a simple stupid man, only all to recently evolved from the Neanderthal, I was beginning to get the idea that the Woman of the house really didn't want me doing any cooking or cleaning whatsoever. Once I understood this, it was very liberating. Things began to go smoother. That was all years ago. Today I am only permitted to do such tasks as the Woman finds so distasteful not even she will bother with them, this includes cleaning the toilet, mowing the lawn, . The odd thing is, you would think she keep house to a very high standard. Not so. She has no idea what dusting is all about - I sometimes have to sneak that one in when she is out. She has no sense of urgency when it comes to removing holiday decorations - and only she is allowed to put them out and take them down. Last week it was really getting embarassing, and I finally put them away in the shed. Of course I got yelled at for about an hour straight, naturally they go in a special place inside the shed, which since I had not been trained in, had of course seriously misplaced them. I got a chuckle too about the post about cooking grease stains, I think they are messy but I guess its her way of marking her territory.

Mar 31, 2009 08:15

#31

GUEST85152

I used to do housework all the time, all that changed when I got married. She happens to be Asian, but my former American girlfriend was kind of the same way. Yes they SAY they want you to help out with the housework. I am actually glad to do it too, and * used to* enjoy cooking also. Having somehow successfully lived on my own for years without setting things on fire, causing an epidemic, or received any kind of code violation, I find now that I am am married is that I was really quite ignorant of the PROPER WAY to clean and cook. You cannot imagine how incredibly complex all the rules are for cleaning and cooking. If you want to make a scrambled egg, you don't just grab any suitable bowl and frying pan, there are SPECIAL bowls and EXCLUSIVE frying pans for this very purpose. Cleaning is even more complex. There are specific towels, paper and cloth that are to be used only for certain tasks. There are associated rituals with where they come from, where they go, how their condition is assessed after use. There are specific brooms that have to be used, special techniques which required some advanced training, in how to operate a broom. There are certain cups for tea, others for coffee, plates, silverware, friends, anyone who does not think housework is rocket science needs to spend some time either with my Asian wife or former American girlfriend.

As time went on, I foolishly presumed that I might actually be able to master rocket science. However, instead of less supervision I was under even more supervision. The reprimands administered in tones of anger, resentment, disappointment only became louder and shriller the better I got.

Although just being a simple stupid man, only all to recently evolved from the Neanderthal, I was beginning to get the idea that the Woman of the house really didn't want me doing any cooking or cleaning whatsoever. Once I understood this, it was very liberating. Things began to go smoother.

That was all years ago. Today I am only permitted to do such tasks as the Woman finds so distasteful not even she will bother with them, this includes cleaning the toilet, mowing the lawn, .

The odd thing is, you would think she keep house to a very high standard. Not so. She has no idea what dusting is all about - I sometimes have to sneak that one in when she is out. She has no sense of urgency when it comes to removing holiday decorations - and only she is allowed to put them out and take them down. Last week it was really getting embarassing, and I finally put them away in the shed. Of course I got yelled at for about an hour straight, naturally they go in a special place inside the shed, which since I had not been trained in, had of course seriously misplaced them. I got a chuckle too about the post about cooking grease stains, I think they are messy but I guess its her way of marking her territory.

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