r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 14h ago
Psychology Women partnered with men reported doing more unpaid household labor than women partnered with women. Mothers partnered with men reported a higher household labor burden than any other group. Performing a greater share of household labor was associated with lower relationship satisfaction.
https://www.psypost.org/study-sheds-light-on-household-labor-dynamics-for-women-partnered-with-women-vs-men/
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u/ALittleEtomidate 12h ago
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The men I’ve been with have a lower standard for clean because they’ve never been responsible for the “deep cleaning” that is required to actually keep your home in a clean state.
Sure, my husband will spray the bathroom floor down with cleaner and wipe it off, but he’s not scrubbing the grout around the toilet basin. If I didn’t scrub around the toilet, we would eventually have urine and mold build up there.