Your other half
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Yes to all of them. I'm our designated "social director" so I arrange outings but he arranges most everything else like hotels, flights, rental cars etc. when we go on trips.
Edited to add: He notices the dust and that's when I see him dusting.0 -
None of the above...except maybe noticing the dust to tell me that I need to clean more.0
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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
Cook for you? No, unless its grilling, he loves to grill!!
Go food shopping? We do it together
Give you massages when you ask? Yes and sometimes when I don't ask!
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? All the time
Buy his/her own clothes?! Yes
Notice the dust? Nope
Take the children off so you have some free time? Yes, sometimes...the child (16 year old) is mine, not his, but he does it anyway.
Arrange anything or is it all left to you? Pretty much me
Open his/her post? ???
Do any paperwork ever? Yep0 -
Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? - Yeah
Cook for you? - No
Go food shopping? - Yeah
Give you massages when you ask? - Yeah
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? - Sometimes lol
Buy his/her own clothes?! - No
Notice the dust? - Yes
Take the children off so you have some free time? - N/A
Arrange anything or is it all left to you? - He will arrange big things as im crap and get in a fluster
Open his/her post? - Yes
Do any paperwork ever? - Yes, all of it0 -
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 more laundry than me too!
Cook for you? Yes, but mostly we cook together
Go food shopping? He comes with me (he cant drive)
Give you massages when you ask? Yes, and sometimes when i dont!
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? All the time, even when I look really rough
Buy his/her own clothes?! Yes - tho I supervise his suit buying!
Notice the dust? haha no, not even when I wrote 'clean me' in it
Take the children off so you have some free time? He has a son from a previous relationship - we make the most of the time we spend with him together
Arrange anything or is it all left to you? He is Mr Planner - much more so than me, I'm more laid back
Open his/her post? Nope! I always nag him about it
Do any paperwork ever? Not if he can help it!0 -
Does your other half:
Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? Yes, he does
Cook for you? he does most of the cooking
Go food shopping? Yep
Give you massages when you ask? Yep
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? all the time
Buy his/her own clothes?! NO
Notice the dust? no, but neither do I
Take the children off so you have some free time? YEP
Arrange anything or is it all left to you? Yep, but generally only if I ask
Open his/her post? only when he's waiting for something.
Do any paperwork ever? only when I ask0 -
NO TO ALL THE ABOVE!!!!!!!0
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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? Sometimes
Cook for you? Sometimes
Go food shopping? Yes - most always
Give you massages when you ask? Yes
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Yes
Buy his/her own clothes?! Yes, I do buy for him too.
Notice the dust? Not really...:grumble:
Take the children off so you have some free time? N/A
Arrange anything or is it all left to you? Yes
Open his/her post? Yes
Do any paperwork ever? Yes
I have the best husband on the planet!
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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! If he tries, he just makes it worse! lolol, but he does stay out of my way so I can clean. And he will do things like take out the trash when I ask.
Cook for you? Nope. I wouldn't want him to either. Yuck.
Except for burger...he is a pro at grilling burgers.
Go food shopping? Again no. But again, I wouldn't want him too. He buys too much junk! He just gives me money and I do it. Though it is funny, last time I asked him to go to the store, I had made myself a list. On it I wrote oil but didn't specify what kind. So when he came home he had olive oil, vegetable oil, and oil for his car! Thanks! XD
Give you massages when you ask? Most of the time no! He says he is no good at it. When he tries...I agree. T.T
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Yup! Even with the extra pounds, he still makes me feel sexy.
Buy his/her own clothes?! Yes, because I am horrible at it. I buy all the wrong stuff and he is picky!
Notice the dust? Nope. He wouldn't notice if the ceiling was caving in. Unless it was the ceiling of his car. XD
Take the children off so you have some free time? We don't have children.
Arrange anything or is it all left to you? Um, we are both bad at arranging. If it is heavy, like furniture he will do it, but otherwise, I am in control!
Open his/her post? What? Like...mail? If so then...no! That's how his bills don't get paid!
Do any paperwork ever? Goodness no. I also do all the paperwork/ bill paying. Nothing would get paid. I also do both of our taxes, because he would waste money to have someone else do it, when I can do it for free. Easy!
It really is a good thing he is so nice and appreciative or else I'd have to kick his butt! lolol I don't know how he functioned without me to tell you the truth, but he is nice, funny, well mannered and hard-working at his job. When he gets home though, he works on his car and is pretty much exhausted. I love him though, it allows me to play my video games with no complaints.0 -
Just looking for a gauge really!
Does your other half:
Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? Not equal per say but he does do quite a bit, he is very helpful.
Cook for you? Once in a long while, although, I would rather cook since he makes such a mess and never quite cleans "all" of it up when hes done...lol
Go food shopping? Yes, we always go together, but he will go for me when I ask.
Give you massages when you ask? Yes, although he's terrible at them, so I dont ask....
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Yes, all the time
Buy his/her own clothes?! Yes, he's way more stylish than I am
Notice the dust? No, thank god
Take the children off so you have some free time? He has, but I rarely ask
Arrange anything or is it all left to you? He likes to let me decide, since when he is home its his time to destress
Open his/her post? yes
Do any paperwork ever? yes, but I'm in charge of the budget0 -
Just looking for a gauge really!
Does your other half:
Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? He does more than I could ever want. There are always clean dishes, an empty trash, and a clean toilet.
Cook for you? Meh. No, I'm the cook but i don't mind!
Go food shopping? Every two weeks we go together with a plan of attack!
Give you massages when you ask? Very rarely
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Every day
Buy his/her own clothes?! Believe it or not his mom just randomly buys him boatloads of clothes so he's covered there.
Notice the dust? yes ::hides face in shame:: that's my job.
Take the children off so you have some free time? not applicable yet thank goodness
Arrange anything or is it all left to you? equal
Open his/her post? wth?
Do any paperwork ever? He communicates about money issues but he handles all of the bill paying, records, receipts, etc. We've never had a problem with any late payments or anything.
I'm biased but he's the best partner ever :happy: :smooched:0 -
Just looking for a gauge really!
Does your other half:
Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? Nope, I'm a SAHM (Well soon to be,right now I'm a housewife)
Cook for you? Sometimes, when I'm tired or not home.
Go food shopping? We do the food shopping together
Give you massages when you ask? only for a minute, and then he says his hands are tired.lol
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? I think hes only ever told me that once or twice.
Buy his/her own clothes?! For the most part, but he really Doesn't buy much
Notice the dust? LOL I wish!
Take the children off so you have some free time? little one is still baking, but once hes born I'm sure he will,when asked.
Arrange anything or is it all left to you? well he's the one that takes care of the bills, and most of the money. We don't really "arrange" anything else.lol
Open his/her post? Whats that mean?
Do any paperwork ever? Yeah, he does the tax papers, and "family" paper kinda things.0 -
Just looking for a gauge really!
Does your other half:
Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? No, I stay home so this is my job, but sometimes if I am out he is sweet and will do the dishes.
Cook for you? I am an infinitely better cook so I generally cook, he made me dinner one, it was pasta with red sauce and crispy chicken fingers................so ya I cook. But he does make some mean chorizo!
Go food shopping? On occasion he'll come with me, but he doesn't like to. Understandable cause our Walmart makes me want to kill people.
Give you massages when you ask? Oh yes, generally it ends up in exchange for something...but he never says no!
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? All the time!
Buy his/her own clothes?! Yep, on occasion I'll pick something up like jeans but he likes to pick out his shirts.
Notice the dust? There is no dust in my house!
Take the children off so you have some free time? N/A
Arrange anything or is it all left to you? Sometime his friends will call him to set up plans, but since most have fiance/girlfriends the girls normally plan everything.
Open his/her post? Yaaaaaaaaa.....I lose bills and stuff so all the mail is his!
Do any paperwork ever? He does all our bill filing, and tax stuff!0 -
Just looking for a gauge really!
Does your other half:
Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? Nope, he does nothing
Cook for you? Nope
Go food shopping? Nope
Give you massages when you ask? Very rarely, and usually I have to do something for him first, or if i'm not feeling well
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Maybe once every few months
Buy his/her own clothes?! Nope
Notice the dust? Nope
Take the children off so you have some free time? No kids
Arrange anything or is it all left to you? All Me
Open his/her post? Nope
Do any paperwork ever? No it's more me going up to him and saying "Sign here"0 -
Does your other half:
Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? He'll do anything I ask him to and if I've let it go he'll pitch in without me asking.
Cook for you?occasionally he'll make breakfast, that's the extent of his culinary skills.
Go food shopping?He'll go with me but unless it's just a quick stop to grab one or two items he won't go alone.
Give you massages when you ask?More of a rub then a massage, but he'll try.
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome?All the time.
Buy his/her own clothes?Yep.
Notice the dust?Not unless it's REALLY bad.
Take the children off so you have some free time?Yes.
Arrange anything or is it all left to you?He'll help.
Open his/her post?If I don't 1st.
Do any paperwork ever?If needed.0 -
Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home?
No, she does more housework, but I go to school so it balances out in the end.
Cook for you?
Generally we share the cooking load. It's about 55% by me and 45% by her.
Go food shopping?
Yeah, we go grocery shopping together.
Give you massages when you ask?
Lol, my wife isn't strong enough to give me good massages. But she does scratch my back and give me back tickles instead.
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome?
All the time.
Buy his/her own clothes?!
Yes, but she feels bad about it and won't do it without my permission (as if she needed it).
Notice the dust?
What?
Take the children off so you have some free time?
We don't have kids yet, but her life's aspiration is to be a mommy so I'm sure she'll be doing more than taking them off my hands. More like the other way around.
Arrange anything or is it all left to you?
I'm the organizer/de-clutterer and she is the cleaner. She does organize the furniture though.
Open his/her post?
She opens all our mail. She's usually around when it arrives, otherwise i'll open it.
Do any paperwork ever?
Not really, I usually do the paperwork.0 -
Just looking for a gauge really!
Does your other half:
Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? Pretty much all of it. We both work full time, and both have to fit in our exercise, but I also work freelance so I'm constantly at my computer when I'm not out cycling or walking. In return for me doing all that extra work, he does all the housework.
Cook for you? The same as above. I'm working as he's cooking - I just let him know what I want, and how much.
Go food shopping? We do a weekly grocery shop together on a Friday evening. He also calls in on the way home from the gym to buy the odd bits we need on other days.
Give you massages when you ask? Not often. He does occasionally, but I know he never wants to and he stops quickly. He even bought me an automatic head massager for Christmas! Not that I'm complaining - I love it.
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? No. He goes for 'sexy' and 'gorgeous' though!
Buy his/her own clothes?! Yep. He spends a lot of time in the clothes aisles.
Notice the dust? Not really. Whilst he washes up, cleans and cooks, if I want a deep clean doing that's my job at the weekend.
Take the children off so you have some free time? N/A
Arrange anything or is it all left to you? He's the planner. I plan my own life to strict order, but can't plan anything else.
Open his/her post? Yeah
Do any paperwork ever? He deals with the household bills, I'm always pestering him to budget better.0 -
Just looking for a gauge really!
Does your other half:
Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? Yes. I would say maybe even more than half
Cook for you? Yes
Go food shopping? Yes
Give you massages when you ask? Yep! Got one last night!
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Yep!
Buy his/her own clothes?! uh... yes?
Notice the dust? Almost too easily lol
Take the children off so you have some free time? N/A
Arrange anything or is it all left to you? He arranges things too, but I do it more so
Open his/her post? Yes?
Do any paperwork ever? Like accounting? yes0 -
Does your other half:
Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home?
Yes, although neither of us is great at it, but I'd say we both slack off and contribute the same.
Cook for you?
Once or twice a week he cooks, I usually cook two or three times, and we eat out or eat seperately the other days.
Go food shopping?
We both go, either together or seperately, depending on our schedules and what we need.
Give you massages when you ask?
I don't really ask...
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome?
Yup
Buy his/her own clothes?!
Yes, although I like to buy clothes as presents for things so alot of the stuff he has I bought him
Notice the dust?
Not sure if he notices...I don't usually lol
Take the children off so you have some free time?
No kids but I take of the dog more, of course the dog likes me better anyways
Arrange anything or is it all left to you?
Eh mostly up to me, because he waits till the last minute with stuff and I get impatient so I just figure things out so I can know what we're doing. If I don't feel like doing it though, I ask him and he will do it fine.
Open his/her post?
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Do any paperwork ever?
I mean, he does his own stuff...like taxes and student loans and the like. I'm responsible for the bills but that's cause I need to be able to look at them and I guess I like having that responsibility.0 -
Just looking for a gauge really!
Does your other half:
Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? NOT EQUAL AT ALL, BUT VACUMNS ALOT AND WASHES UP OFTEN
Cook for you? YES, ALL THE TIME
Go food shopping? YES, ALL THE TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT ME & PUTS IT ALL AWAY
Give you massages when you ask? USED TO, NOT ANYMORE : (
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? YES
Buy his/her own clothes?! YES, ALSO GOOD AT PICKING ME STUFF
Notice the dust? HMM, SOMETIMES, BUT IT RARELY GETS BAD ENOUGH FOR HIM TO SEE IT LOL!
Take the children off so you have some free time? YES AND GETS UP AT WEEKENDS SO I CAN HAVE A LIE IN...WE TAKE TURNS
Arrange anything or is it all left to you? YES
Open his/her post? OF COURSE, WHO ELSE WOULD?!
Do any paperwork ever? YES0 -
Just looking for a gauge really!
Does your other half:
Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? No. Especially not in the winter. In the summer, he takes care of the grass so from Nov. to March he doesn't do much. He does clean his own bathroom and office though.
Cook for you? He makes us a bacon and egg breakfast on the weekends fairly often.
Go food shopping? Once in a blue moon.
Give you massages when you ask? Never, ever.
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? No, but he does tell me he sincerely loves me. Frankly, at 51 I'm not so beautiful any more.
Buy his/her own clothes?! Yes. He has to wear certain clothing for work (exact percentage of natural fibres) and I don't always read the labels ...
Notice the dust? Not often.
Take the children off so you have some free time? Yes.
Arrange anything or is it all left to you? Left to me. He helps "day of" or maybe the day before with cleaning, heavy lifting.
Open his/her post? Not often.
Do any paperwork ever? Actually, he does almost all of it.0 -
Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? nope
Cook for you? if it involves taking food from freezer and sticking it in the oven
Go food shopping? Yup, to get quiet time away from the kids
Give you massages when you ask? he would if i asked
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? nope, but i know he thinks it
Buy his/her own clothes?! hahaha, when he does he picks wrong sizes
Notice the dust? nope, but i don't either
Take the children off so you have some free time? if i asked
Arrange anything or is it all left to you? nope
Open his/her post? yup
Do any paperwork ever? nope, but he makes all the money
ps... we balance each other out.. we are the best of friends... and you can totally tell he absolutely adores me
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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? I would say it is about 50/50 - My wife would say it's more like 60/40
Cook for you? _ She does; every day
Go food shopping? Yes; I hate grocery stores.
Give you massages when you ask? _ Negative ( I never ask) - But I give her massages, when asked.
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? - Always - both ways.
Buy his/her own clothes?! Who doesn't buy their own clothes?
Notice the dust? - We both ignore it!
Take the children off so you have some free time?No kids by choice. We love our afternoon naps.
Arrange anything or is it all left to you? 75/25 - I do more arranging
Open his/her post? Huh? I've never heard it called that before; but yes indeed!
Do any paperwork ever?I pay all the bills, do the taxes, and manage the rental house.
I also do 90% of the laundry. I think she purposely ruin my clothes in the begining, to get fired off that job.0 -
Just looking for a gauge really!
Does your other half:
Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? Not usually. But to be fair I have more time than he does and he maintains the yard...I rarely do yard work.
Cook for you? Sometimes....it would be great if he didn't like his food sooooo spicy.
Go food shopping? He often does....but rarely shops with my weight loss needs in mind.
Give you massages when you ask? Yes....bless him!
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Yes....I suspect he needs glasses. LOL
Buy his/her own clothes?! No, I do that.....he buys his own shoes as I would have trouble getting shoes that fit him.
Notice the dust? No!
Take the children off so you have some free time? When our kids were home and small...my neighbors were jealous because he was always willing to take the kids for the day.
Arrange anything or is it all left to you? My job!
Open his/her post? Sometimes!
Do any paperwork ever? NO.....and I'm thankful he doesn't cause I have to spend hours undoing what he's done.0 -
My husband does all those things (except the children part. His are grown and I specifically chose someone who didnt' have little ones in the house.) He is wonderful and I am the luckiest girl on the planet. I try to tell him this every day so hope he knows how much I appreciate him!!!0
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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? Sometimes
Cook for you? Sometimes
Go food shopping? Yes - most always
Give you massages when you ask? Yes
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Yes
Buy his/her own clothes?! Yes, I do buy for him too.
Notice the dust? Not really...:grumble:
Take the children off so you have some free time? N/A
Arrange anything or is it all left to you? Yes
Open his/her post? Yes
Do any paperwork ever? Yes
I have the best husband on the planet!
Where's the "like" button?
I'm so glad to read about all these wonderful men we are married to!0 -
Just looking for a gauge really!
Does your other half:
Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? no, he does most of the yard work though and if we're having company he will help w/ the housework
Cook for you? in the warm weather he'll grill but besides that i am the cook
Go food shopping? no but honestly i wouldnt want him to, i like picking out what i am going to cook
Give you massages when you ask? he used to every once in awhile but its been years since he has, he will pop my back if i ask him to though
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? no
Buy his/her own clothes?! he could and has before but i usually do that because i like to
Notice the dust? not really
Take the children off so you have some free time? no, but if i am doing homework in my room he will try to keep them quiet
Arrange anything or is it all left to you? thats me
Open his/her post? he gets the mail everyday and about half the time he might open something if it looks interesting but he usually hands it off to me so i can pay the bills
Do any paperwork ever? no not usually0 -
Just looking for a gauge really! Does your other half:
Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? Guilty. I do not do an equal share. However, my wife sees the inside of the house as her domain and I see the outside as mine. I take care of the exterior as well as the mowing, etc. She's happy with the arrangement
Cook for you? When she was working, I cooked for her often. She does the cooking now while I see the dishes as my responsibility
Go food shopping? I shop if needed but she prefers to do that herself. She knows I will not try and save by looking for sales
Give you massages when you ask? She doesn't ask but she does like her back rubbed
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Guilty. I should do that more often
Buy his/her own clothes?! She doesn't like the clothes I buy for myself. She also prefers to pack for both of us when we travel. Something about her wanting what I wear to go with what she wears. Must be a girl thing...
Notice the dust? I do some dusting but usually only around my desk, computer and the TV
Take the children off so you have some free time? When he was younger I did that occasionally
Arrange anything or is it all left to you? I do all the arrangements like hotel rooms, travel, and my own doctor appointments. Is that what you mean?
Open his/her post? Do you mean the mail? If she gets mail addressed to her, I don't open it. If it's typical junk mail, I usually trash it for her in the shred bin. She does not open my mail either.
Do any paperwork ever? I do most of the paperwork, pay the bills, do the taxes. I only ask her to give me the receipts when she makes a charge. He rarely did. It was a losing battle so I stopped asking. Now I can keep up with most of it online so it's not a end-of-the-month surprise.
Look... none of us are perfect, guys or gals. If you are a woman and you are comparing your man to other men, I think it would trouble you if you found out your guy was comparing you to other women. I have many short comings that make me wonder how my wife has put up with me for 33 years. I can hardly put up with myself. But if I found myself coming home to a woman who was fussing at me to cook and dust and clean and had a Honey-do list every weekend like my mother-in-law had for her husband, I would be saying adios amigo.0 -
Does your other half:
Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? Nope
Cook for you? When I ask
Go food shopping? When I ask
Give you massages when you ask? Yes
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Yes
Buy his/her own clothes?! Yes
Notice the dust? No, thank goodness!
Take the children off so you have some free time? yes
Arrange anything or is it all left to you? All left up to me
Open his/her post? yes
Do any paperwork ever? HAHAHAHAHA....no0 -
Just looking for a gauge really!
Does your other half:
Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? He does the majority as I am at work and he isn't.
Cook for you? Not if I can help it! lol
Go food shopping? We go together as he can't be trusted lol
Give you massages when you ask? Not as often as he used to.
Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? All the time
Buy his/her own clothes?! No way! If it was up to him he wouldn't wear any!
Notice the dust? Nope!
Take the children off so you have some free time? We don't have any.
Arrange anything or is it all left to you? Nights out and such is left to me.
Open his/her post? Sometimes but I tell him off!
Do any paperwork ever? He sorts out all the bills0
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