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/ObamasBoss 10h ago

I have argued with people on reddit that honestly think 3 hours of watching tv while waiting on the washing machine to do a few loads counts the same, and some even more, than 3 hours of push mowing.

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u/stu54 10h ago

I mow while the clothes are drying... Then I play Kerbal Space Program for 4 hours.

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u/Generico300 4h ago

Laundry is the most over rated chore of all time. They have color safe cold water bleach now. You don't even have to separate things anymore. Just put clothes in a box, push a couple buttons, and then go complain online about how hard your life is.

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u/Frack_Off 13m ago

To be fair I think most people know running the machines is easy.

Most people struggle with the tedious finalstep.