Your other half

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  • Beezil
    Beezil Posts: 1,677 Member
    Just looking for a gauge really!

    Does your other half:

    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? Nope, but that's okay because I stay at home and he works. :)

    Cook for you? Once in a while, and he helps me sometimes, but I do most of the cooking.

    Go food shopping? We usually go together as a family with our son. :)

    Give you massages when you ask? Not typically. LOL I usually have to beg. XD

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? All the time! I love it! :D:heart:

    Buy his/her own clothes?! Yep!

    Notice the dust? LOL Yes.

    Take the children off so you have some free time? Definitely. :heart:

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? He does quite a lot of that, too. :heart:

    Open his/her post? Yep!

    Do any paperwork ever? He does 99% of our bills / paperwork. :laugh: I'm such a slacker.
  • SLT01
    SLT01 Posts: 58
    Does your other half:

    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? Yeah, he keeps his "mancave" clean and every once in a while will do the dishes

    Cook for you? 3 - 5 times in 11 years, but cooking is my main creative outlet, so its cool

    Go food shopping? If we could live off of Mountain Dew, peanut butter cups and Skittles...so no food shopping for him..lol!

    Give you massages when you ask? He's heavy handed, so I don't ask, but in general yeah he would

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Not in so many words, but he can't stop touching me, so I am taking that as a yes

    Buy his/her own clothes?! If it is a band shirt, he will buy it. He leaves all the other clothing to me

    Notice the dust? Nooooooo

    Take the children off so you have some free time? We don't have any atm, but if we did I know he would

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? Planning = me, Arrange = group effort

    Open his/her post? Yeah, but usually gives it to me to take care of

    Do any paperwork ever? He will sit with me as I do it and we will discuss it
  • Clarecbear82
    Clarecbear82 Posts: 369 Member
    Does your other half:

    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? No

    Cook for you? Sometimes

    Go food shopping? Yes with me

    Give you massages when you ask? I hate massages

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Yes

    Buy his/her own clothes?! Yes

    Notice the dust? No

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

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? He arranges us going out

    Open his/her post? Yes

    Do any paperwork ever? No
  • HonkyTonks
    HonkyTonks Posts: 1,193 Member
    Just looking for a gauge really!

    Does your other half:

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

    Cook for you? He does 99% of the cooking

    Go food shopping? He does all of the shopping

    Give you massages when you ask? He gives me massages without asking every night

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Sometimes

    Buy his/her own clothes?! Yes

    Notice the dust? Yes

    Take the children off so you have some free time? He is the full time carer so yes

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? I arrange a lot of things, if not all things

    Open his/her post? He opens his own post

    Do any paperwork ever? I do most of the paperwork
  • spectralmoon
    spectralmoon Posts: 1,179 Member
    Does your other half:

    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? We live apart (not married), so him keeping his place up seems equal to me!

    Cook for you? Yes, especially when I'm sick or haven't gotten out of bed yet.

    Go food shopping? We go together, but yes.

    Give you massages when you ask? Definitely. Especially when I ***** about being sore. :P

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Yes.

    Buy his/her own clothes?! HA, he'd better! :D

    Notice the dust? This hasn't been an issue, so not sure.

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

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? We argue over that sometimes; neither of us is really a pack leader.

    Open his/her post? Yes.

    Do any paperwork ever? He doesn't do mine, but he does his own.
  • krisbychiken
    krisbychiken Posts: 72 Member
    Just looking for a gauge really!

    Does your other half:

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

    Cook for you? We cook our own meals since I'm on a diet and he's not.

    Go food shopping? We go together!

    Give you massages when you ask? Yes

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? All the time

    Buy his/her own clothes?! Of course, unless it's a holiday.

    Notice the dust? Yep, and then he cleans it. lol thank god he's OCD.

    Take the children off so you have some free time? Yep, usually when I go to the gym.

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? He arranges all the time and so do I. We work together.

    Open his/her post? If you mean mail, sometimes since he lets it just sit there! lol

    Do any paperwork ever? He does all the bills :) He's very good with money management!
  • BondBomb
    BondBomb Posts: 1,781 Member
    The only think mine did on the list was tell me I was beautiful. Then again he was telling half the city they were beautiful as well.
    Thus divorced and happy!
  • valeriebpdx
    valeriebpdx Posts: 497 Member
    Just looking for a gauge really!

    Does your other half:

    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? Yes, since I went back to school.

    Cook for you? No

    Go food shopping? Yes

    Give you massages when you ask? Not unless I got something to trade

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? No

    Buy his/her own clothes?! Yes, but only when I tell him there's a sale at Macy's and we are going to it. Today.

    Notice the dust? No

    Take the children off so you have some free time? Not unless I am working on a deadline or studying for something major, then he might clear out the house for an hour or two.

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? No--I orchestrate every aspect of our lives--social, financial, medical, automotive, kids--except the children's sports, which he signs them up for and coaches like a champ.

    Open his/her post? Usually I do, unless it is clearly private or work-related and I won't know what to do with it.

    Do any paperwork ever? Never. We have a file that tells him basic things like where our money is, what his passwords are, and what insurance we have, for if I die suddenly.
  • Hi, The only thing he wont do, is gardening and ironing, which I do. He is my Bob the Builder
    Does your other half:

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

    Cook for you? all the time

    Go food shopping? We go together!

    Give you massages when you ask? Yes

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? All the time

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

    Notice the dust - yes and cleans it


    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? We work together.

    Open his/her post? Opens his own post but leavves mine

    Do any paperwork ever? 50/50
  • SafireBleu
    SafireBleu Posts: 881 Member
    My DH does all of that stuff and more. He's awesome. I'm lucky and I tell him all the time.
  • fionat29
    fionat29 Posts: 717 Member
    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

    Go food shopping? NO

    Give you massages when you ask? NO

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? YES

    Buy his/her own clothes?! NO

    Notice the dust? NO

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

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? Half/half

    Open his/her post? YES

    Do any paperwork ever? YES

    On the whole I think he gets the important stuff right, and I love him anyway!!
  • Nana_Booboo
    Nana_Booboo Posts: 501 Member
    Does your other half:

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

    Cook for you? yes

    Go food shopping? If I don't

    Give you massages when you ask? Would but I can't handle a massage with Fibromyalgia

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Always( As beautiful as the day I met you, 25 years ago)

    Buy his/her own clothes?! Yes

    Notice the dust? Nope

    Take the children off so you have some free time? Child is grown and married

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? Nope, I do the planning and we both like it that way

    Open his/her post? ??

    Do any paperwork ever? Has a few times in 25 years
  • Just looking for a gauge really!
    I have a long distance relationship for almost a year. We visit every month for about a week at a time.

    Does your other half:

    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? Not unless asked.

    Cook for you? Yes

    Go food shopping? We go together

    Give you massages when you ask? Yes

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Yes

    Buy his/her own clothes?! Yes. I am no ones mother.

    Notice the dust? No

    Take the children off so you have some free time? Yes. My daughter loves him.

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

    Open his/her post? NA

    Do any paperwork ever? No
  • daisyls85
    daisyls85 Posts: 63 Member
    Just looking for a gauge really!

    Does your other half:

    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? YES, he is a neat freak.

    Cook for you? Yes, we take turns!

    Go food shopping? Yes, we generally go together.

    Give you massages when you ask? Not every time, but we are working on that. :wink:

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? YES, he is such a sweet heart! I especially like when he says nothing at all and I just catch him checking me out! :love:

    Buy his/her own clothes?! Yes

    Notice the dust? Yes, Neat freak remember lol

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

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? He will arrange things, but he could do a better job at doing it more often!

    Open his/her post? Yeah, he opens his own mail. Wow do some men not do that?

    Do any paperwork ever? Not really sure what this is....like writing a check for bills? I do them online.
  • teaspoon43
    teaspoon43 Posts: 238 Member
    Just looking for a gauge really!

    Does your other half:

    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? a little less than half. he has an extra job so it's only fair.

    Cook for you? once in a while, but his food isn't as healthy as mine so I prefer to cook :)

    Go food shopping? if I ask him to, he won't offer but I also don't have to beg

    Give you massages when you ask? yeah

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? occasionally, could me more often :)

    Buy his/her own clothes?! he's wearing the same clothes he's had for years... so no!

    Notice the dust? sometimes

    Take the children off so you have some free time? no kids, but he's great with our dogs

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? he actually decorated our entire house. as far as being organized, I handle that


    Do any paperwork ever? at work, slowly
  • katya73
    katya73 Posts: 464
    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?


    NONE of anything listed above !
  • emilydmac
    emilydmac Posts: 382 Member
    Does your other half:

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

    Cook for you? All the time

    Go food shopping? Yes, we go together

    Give you massages when you ask? Occaisonally

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Not really

    Buy his/her own clothes?! Yes

    Notice the dust? Oh yes

    Take the children off so you have some free time? No kids here, but we have dogs and YEs he does

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? Yes- he will arrange fun days/nights out

    Open his/her post? Yes

    Do any paperwork ever? Sometimes
  • Just looking for a gauge really!

    Does your other half:

    Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? No I do more and we both work F/T.

    Cook for you? Yes if I ask him too.

    Go food shopping? We do it together usually.

    Give you massages when you ask? If I ask he'd do it, but Im very ticklish so I dont ask.

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Every single day.

    Buy his/her own clothes?! Yes.

    Notice the dust? Nope.

    Take the children off so you have some free time? When they were younger he would.

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? He would but I prefer to do it.

    Open his/her post? He opens his own mail.

    Do any paperwork ever? It depends on what it has to do with.
  • 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!

    Go food shopping? We shop together most of the time!

    Give you massages when you ask? I get a massage almost every day. He is too sweet on this one.

    Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? He always tells me I am beautiful. The hardest part is I rarely believe him because of my own insecurities.

    Buy his/her own clothes?! Yes.

    Notice the dust? Yep.

    Take the children off so you have some free time? We don't have children.

    Arrange anything or is it all left to you? We both have an equal participation in this.

    Open his/her post? He is usually the one to get to the mail first, but he always opens his and leaves my pile on my desk for me.

    Do any paperwork ever? He is usually the one to do the paperwork. When I ask about it, he says it's already done.
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