Chip Chick
One year ago, this 31-year-old man’s wife, 32, was struggling with her job search, so they came to an agreement.
Since his wife couldn’t obtain a position in her chosen field, they decided that he could keep working full-time while she took care of the cleaning, laundry, and dishes. She agreed with this idea and said that she would be the one responsible for the household chores because she wasn’t working.
Their small house has two bedrooms and one bathroom, and they don’t utilize their guest room too often.
He and his wife don’t have children, and they have a cat and a dog.
“So, general home maintenance becomes basically: dishes, laundry, dusting, sweeping/mopping, cleaning up after the pets, and some miscellaneous tasks,” he said.
From his perspective, it’s not a big deal if she doesn’t do the dishes until the dishwasher is full. But once that happened, he acknowledged that she should start the dishwasher and then put all the dishes away once they were clean.
He has the same opinion when it comes to laundry. Once the dirty clothes hamper is full, that’s a clear indication that it’s time to do the laundry and put everything away once the laundry is done in the dryer.
The same logic can be applied to dusting. When she can see dust on surfaces, it’s time for her to do some dusting.
He clarified that he’s not careless or outrageously messy. He doesn’t, for example, just throw garbage on the floor and wait for his wife to clean up after him. When he’s done eating, he rinses out his dishes and puts them either in the sink or right in the dishwasher. He throws all his trash away and cleans up his messes if he spills food or beverages.
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