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  • sylverkat
    sylverkat Posts: 55 Member
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    Just looking for a gauge really!

    Does your other half:

    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home?

    Cook for you?

    Go food shopping?

    Give you massages when you ask?

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome?

    Buy his/her own clothes?!

    Notice the dust?

    Take the children off so you have some free time?

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you?

    Open his/her post?

    Do any paperwork ever?

    Just looking for a gauge really!

    Does your other half:

    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? not without asking, pleading or nagging.

    Cook for you? not lately because I am doing all the measuring etc. but he will.

    Go food shopping? yes, if asked

    Give you massages when you ask? most times

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? not often

    Buy his/her own clothes?! no. and thank heavens no.

    Notice the dust? no

    Take the children off so you have some free time? yes, i am the more social, active and community involved.

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? all left to me

    Open his/her post? yes

    Do any paperwork ever? sometimes.
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
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    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? - Yeah, and the constant "hands on the breasticles" gets old sometimes.

    Buy his/her own clothes?! - God no. He's a scientist. If I let him, he'd be wearing the same holey underwear until they disintegrated.

    SO get where you are coming from! About once a year mine goes clothes shopping and always comes home with 2 tweed jackets, 8 collared shirts and a pair of cord trousers. He's such a geek. I had to buy him socks for Christmas because he hadn't bothered getting his own in 5 years.
  • perdie7
    perdie7 Posts: 278 Member
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    YES to all....

    been married for 25 year (26 on valentines day)...I'm a very blessed woman.
  • nakabi
    nakabi Posts: 589 Member
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    Just looking for a gauge really!

    Does your other half:

    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? YES!!!!!! he does all the vacumming, all the dishes, a lot of the laundry, & most of the cleaning after we eat.

    Cook for you? Yes, he usually cooks lunch every day

    Go food shopping? No, I enjoy doing it, but he will go with me once a month so he knows prices of groceries and we can work within our budget each month.

    Give you massages when you ask? yes

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? YES!!!

    Buy his/her own clothes?! No, I have better taste than he does and he knows it lol

    Notice the dust? Yes

    Take the children off so you have some free time? YES YES YES

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? Usually left to me, but he does arrange little getaways as a surprise

    Open his/her post? whomever checks the mail opens the mail

    Do any paperwork ever? No, I'm better with filing and organizing
  • karinaes
    karinaes Posts: 570 Member
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    Just looking for a gauge really!

    Does your other half:

    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? we don't live together

    Cook for you? yes!

    Go food shopping? yes!

    Give you massages when you ask? definitely, even when i don't ask!

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? everyday :love:

    Buy his/her own clothes?! yes, but i'm trying to change that since his sense of style isn't all that great :noway:

    Notice the dust? eh.

    Take the children off so you have some free time?

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? arranges mostly everything

    Open his/her post? huh?
  • grapenutSF
    grapenutSF Posts: 648 Member
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    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? Not equal, but he does laundry & empties dishwasher.

    Cook for you? Yes, though not as healthy as me :ohwell:

    Go food shopping? Not often, but since I work part-time out of home and he works F-T out of home, that's our arrangement

    Give you massages when you ask? Yes

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Yes

    Buy his/her own clothes?! Yes

    Notice the dust? Not really

    Take the children off so you have some free time? Yes, definitely

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? Most to me

    Open his/her post? Yes

    Do any paperwork ever? Yes, he does most (though this is all electronic now, but still)

    Mine is imperfect and awesome.:heart:
  • Ge0rgiana
    Ge0rgiana Posts: 1,649 Member
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    Just looking for a gauge really!

    Does your other half:

    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? Yes. He cleans a lot.

    Cook for you? Errrrr... Well... Sometimes. I'm getting more and more brave about letting him in the kitchen.

    Go food shopping? Yes. Will buy chocolate to appease PMS'ed girlfriend.

    Give you massages when you ask? Absolutely.

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Daily.

    Buy his/her own clothes?! Yes.

    Notice the dust? Never. Well, except when he gets sneezy.

    Take the children off so you have some free time? Yes. He will take the fur child away and play with her when she grates my nerves.

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? Arrange what? Furniture? Yes, he will put it where I tell him. He's very strong.

    Open his/her post? Oh, that's British for mail, huh? :laugh: Yes, his mail is HIS. And sometimes he takes care of mine, depending on what it is.

    Do any paperwork ever? Yes. Often his and mine. He is my PA. He manages my crap better than I manage myself.

    With all this said, I highly recommend younger man. :love:
  • auticus
    auticus Posts: 1,051 Member
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    I have had no other half for many years.
  • AandJsMommy
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    Does your other half:

    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? Yes, we take turns. Like If I load the dishwasher he will unload and if he loads it I unload it. I fold the clothes and he puts them up.

    Cook for you? sometimes

    Go food shopping? We go food shopping together wtih the kids.

    Give you massages when you ask? Yep

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Yes, every single day!!

    Buy his/her own clothes?! yes

    Notice the dust? sometimes

    Take the children off so you have some free time? Yes

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? we both do

    Open his/her post? Not sure what you mean by this

    Do any paperwork ever? Yes
  • LaurenAOK
    LaurenAOK Posts: 2,475 Member
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    Filling this out about my boyfriend, we don't live together or anything but I'm bored :P


    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? He's offered to help me clean and do laundry before, so sure!

    Cook for you? Yup!

    Go food shopping? He brings me food, does that count?

    Give you massages when you ask? Even when I don't ask :)

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Every day! :D

    Buy his/her own clothes?! Yep

    Notice the dust? N/A

    Take the children off so you have some free time? N/A

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? He arranges more than I do!

    Open his/her post? N/A

    Do any paperwork ever? N/A
  • Mad_Dog_Muscle
    Mad_Dog_Muscle Posts: 1,251 Member
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    Just looking for a gauge really!

    Does your other half:

    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home?

    Cook for you?

    Go food shopping?

    Give you massages when you ask?

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome?

    Buy his/her own clothes?!

    Notice the dust?

    Take the children off so you have some free time?

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you?

    Open his/her post?

    Do any paperwork ever?

    YES!! I do ALL of that and more!!
  • m2agm
    m2agm Posts: 35 Member
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    :Just looking for a gauge really!

    Does your other half:

    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? Yes

    Cook for you? No- but i am thankful he doesn't - he isn't so good in the kitchen

    Go food shopping? Sometimes he comes with me but its more of a hassle for me when he does :wink:

    Give you massages when you ask? usually

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? yes,

    Buy his/her own clothes?! eh.. sometimes, but i go with him most of the time.. he trusts my judgement and looks to me for guidance

    Notice the dust? no

    Take the children off so you have some free time? yes

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? depends.. i usually plan everything, but i like it that way

    Open his/her post? yes

    Do any paperwork ever? yes
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  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
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    To answer my own questions!

    Does your other half:

    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? Not really. He takes the children, but the housework is left to me, which I hate.

    Cook for you? Twice in the 15 years we have been together.

    Go food shopping? Very very rarely. Maybe 3 times in 15 years.

    Give you massages when you ask? Always

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Constantly

    Buy his/her own clothes?! Not very often

    Notice the dust? No

    Take the children off so you have some free time? Whenever he is home, he looks after the children.

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? Everything is left to me. Holidays, days out, childcare, building work, bills. Everything.

    Open his/her post? Never

    Do any paperwork ever? Only if it is exclusively for him. If it is for the house, or the family, no.
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  • anthrfosh11
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    Just looking for a gauge really!

    Does your other half:

    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? Nope

    Cook for you? Yes

    Go food shopping? We go together

    Give you massages when you ask? Yup. Mostly wants something out of it at the end tho

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Yes

    Buy his/her own clothes?! He will go with me.

    Notice the dust? nope

    Take the children off so you have some free time? no children

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? most of the time left to me

    Open his/her post? ?

    Do any paperwork ever?
    yea
  • danger_kitteh
    danger_kitteh Posts: 301 Member
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    Just looking for a gauge really!

    Does your other half:

    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? yes

    Cook for you? yep. we swap every other day

    Go food shopping? yep

    Give you massages when you ask? yep

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? daily

    Buy his/her own clothes?! most of the time

    Notice the dust? yes, see first question

    Take the children off so you have some free time? yep

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? depends on the event

    Open his/her post? why would i need to open his mail.. it's not mine

    Do any paperwork ever? he does his paperwork
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
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    And I wonder why my house is always a tip!
  • doobabe
    doobabe Posts: 436 Member
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    Just looking for a gauge really!

    Does your other half:

    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? NEVER

    Cook for you? Occasionally

    Go food shopping? If I force him lol

    Give you massages when you ask? If I have something to hold over his head.......

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? All the time

    Buy his/her own clothes?! NEVER

    Notice the dust? NEVER- EVER

    Take the children off so you have some free time? All the time

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? All me, but thats ok because Im a control freak anyway

    Open his/her post? Not sure what that is exactly... :huh:

    Do any paperwork ever? NEVER
  • shiseido_faerie
    shiseido_faerie Posts: 771 Member
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    Just looking for a gauge really!

    Does your other half:

    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? He probably does more than me to be honest!

    Cook for you? Almost every night, i'm fortunate that he loves to cook because I don't really enjoy it.

    Go food shopping? Yes...that's usually his job, since he does the cooking I wouldn't really know what he needs, but I go with him.

    Give you massages when you ask? He will try, but he has not so great hands right now (carpal tunnel)

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Every day :)

    Buy his/her own clothes?! Umm..yes if he has to, this is new for him though because his mom actually owns a clothing store so he never had to until she stopped carrying guys stuff.

    Notice the dust? Oh yeah lol

    Take the children off so you have some free time? He would i'm sure if we had any :)

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? He's not really a planner, so the arranging is usually left to me

    Open his/her post? Nope, not unless it's a pay stub

    Do any paperwork ever? No lol that's my job
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,887 Member
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    My other half...

    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home?
    *more of it than I do

    Cook for you?
    * maybe three times in three years of marriage (but I appreciate the rare occasion that it does happen)

    Go food shopping?
    * more of it than I do

    Give you massages when you ask?
    * I haven't asked, but he scratches my back on demand/request

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome?
    * He's better about it now than he used to be.

    Buy his/her own clothes?!
    * I hate shopping, so yes

    Notice the dust?
    * probably more than I do. I'm a slob, he's not quite as much of one.

    Take the children off so you have some free time?
    * When I ask him to, yes

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you?
    * Um, I'm a slob. I like arranging furniture and things like that, but any other "arranging" is definitely done by him. If you are referring to arranging as in planning, I'm terrible at brainstorming and am fairly antisocial so he gets an idea from things that I do NOT want to do and then he figures out the details.

    Open his/her post?
    * He usually is the one who checks the mail and he prefers to open it because I just tear it open, and he thinks a letter opener should be required.

    Do any paperwork ever?
    * No. That is one area that is pretty much 99% my domain.
  • leavingfat
    leavingfat Posts: 64 Member
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    Just looking for a gauge really!

    Does your other half:

    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? No. It's more like 90/10. But since he works more than 50 hours per week and I'm working less than ten (from home) I don't mind. When I was working more, he was doing more around the house.

    Cook for you? When I ask. He offers sometimes, but it makes me nervous because he doesn't need to watch his calories.

    Go food shopping? Yep. He brings me small treats back too! (Stuff like fruit or a small chocolate--nothing to get in the way of my weight loss.)

    Give you massages when you ask? Yes.

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? He tells me I'm beautiful every day.

    Buy his/her own clothes?! He pays for them, but I pick them out. We go together to find them.

    Notice the dust? Ha, nope! He doesn't notice any mess until it's TERRIBLE.

    Take the children off so you have some free time? No kids.

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? We talk about it and he moves the heavy stuff. Final choice is mine though (which is based on a deal we had about moving to our current apartment.)

    Open his/her post? Sometimes. Not always. It depends on what it is and who gets the mail.

    Do any paperwork ever? He HATES filling out paperwork, so it usually falls to me.

    We've been married for a year.