House cleaning

Kerris2329

I agree that most of us have something that we over look when it comes to cleaning. My husband helps in every area, we pretty much share 50/50. However he thinks doing the laundry is washing drying and folding and then leaves them on the living room floor. Drives me crazy. When I ask him why doesn't he take them upstairs his response is I did this much didn't I? Don't get me wrong I appreciate everything he does, I just want the clothes upstairs not in the family room. We have been married for 27 years and he has been a great help around the house for all of our marriage. Pretty uncommon for men of that generation,

DaringMiss

Ummmmm...

Does he want you to have sex on the laundry?  If not, why did you post this under Sex & Romance? 

EngineerAaron

This sounds like a pick-your-battles-wisely situation.  Although it seems incomprehensible that carrying the folded laundry upstairs would be such a difficult to complete task, sometimes you just have to accept quirks and move on.

sweetypie

I agree with the pick your battle thing. I wish my DH would help with the laundry. Could he fold them upstairs rather then ddown that way he wouldnt have to hall them all the way up those stairs that must be exausting. eheh kidding...but could he fold up there if not I my self would let this one go.

MartiniChick01

DaringMiss:

Ummmmm...

Does he want you to have sex on the laundry?  If not, why did you post this under Sex & Romance? 

Maybe she finds helping with house cleaning without having to ask a romantic gesture.

Mycrimsonheart

Yeah DH and I split everything 50/50 but for some reason the laundry always causes trouble between us. We try to do all the laundry together, that way we can't argue over who did what part.

eyelovemascara

Just be thankful your DH knows HOW to do laundry.....  sigh.

finduillas

My husband will either not rinse his bowls before he puts them in our (not so great) dishwasher, or he will just stand there and wash them in the sink when I fuss at him about not rinsing.  There is no middle ground.  It drives me CRAZY.  Sometimes I tell him I will divorce him if he doesn't rinse and then put in the dishwasher (he knows I'm playing). 

 I am glad he tries, and sometimes I don't say anything if he doesn't do it the way I would have liked.  Sometimes it's just laziness though.  I agree with the person that said pick your battles.  Maybe discussing the issues you have with him when he's not actually doing the chore would be effective. 

ashleah83

I vote that next time he does it you put on something sexy and prance around him and tease him but tell him he doesn't get to finish until he finishes the laundry.  Do this repeatedly until he gets the point that when he puts the laundry away you're happy, and when you're happy, he's happy.   Its like training a dog with treats

 

PS Think I should try this on DH too!  What's so hard about finding the drawers?

theaterchica83

My DH and I argued about this for a few weeks until he made the statement "I just hate putting clothes away and/or hanging them up...I would rather do anything else!"  SO, I told him the only reasonable solution is that I will do the thing he loathes so much if I get to pick things that I hate to do (like cleaning the bathrooms) and he has to do it with no complaints....it makes it fair without making it seem like one person can completely check out of a particular chore when they don't like it with no consequences