dividing chores with SO?

Re: dividing chores with SO?

• shortbride89

  September 2010

  My DH was in culinary school for a while so he does most of the cooking-I do stand by and watch though. Cooking isn't really my strong suit yet cleaning is and that's his weak point. It compliments nicely. I would sit down with your SO and have a chart with all of the chores/to-do's around the house and divide them out through discussion, choosing your favorite ones. You may have to compromise a lot. I also suggest exchanging the chores for next month so it doesn't get so monotonous! Does it seem like he is unmotivated to really do anything??

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• Nicole and Chris

  September 2010

  I do the laundry usually because I'm particular how my clothes are done but if DH needs something (and yes I do hear "Baby, I'm almost out of white shirts...") he will usually do it unless I'm already doing laundry.

  Our rule with cooking is that whomever cooks, the other one cleans up.  I usually do most of the cooking (I do like to cook) but I love not having to clean up!!

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• Ashley&Scott member

  

  September 2010

  We do things together. So if one person is cleaning/doing chores then so is the other person. We aren't always necessarily doing the same thing, for example he might be cleaning the bathrooms while I'm vacuuming or dusting.

  Since we're both "working" at the same time there isn't any resentment. We're both doing something that needs to be done, instead of one person working & one person watching tv.

  
  
  

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• dizzykates

  September 2010

  We get home at the same time so no one is sitting around.  I generally cook, but DH is very capable and will pitch in most nights.  For chores we just split them up when we are both working.  We literally deal out "chore cards" and those are our jobs.  We barter occassionally, like last night he wanted to change the bed to put it in the laundry, but I didn't want to change it so instead I get to dust -joy!    It's silly, but it works.  We also just set a timer and do as much as we can in 30 minutes.

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• sara7238 member

  September 2010

  DH and I naturally fell into doing certain things. He hates cleaning toilets and I don't mind doing them, but I hate cleaning bathtubs. He loves to cook, but hates to clean up and I hate to cook but don't mind cleaning up. We basically split things up based on what we like doing, don't mind doing and hate doing.

   

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