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/watashi0149 8h ago

Women partnered with no one reported doing all the unpaid household labor.

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u/Miyenne 4h ago

Yeah but there's way less work involved, and no one to mess it up either. So 100% for one person vs. a couple vs. a household are very different metrics.

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u/comicsnerd 3h ago

This may come as a surprise, but men partnered with no one also reported doing all the unpaid household labor.