I wish I could.

It would never occur to me to iron OH's clothes. He can do it himself.

My DH had a mother who believed that a woman's place was at home and didn't approve of working mums. Mind you sha was waited on hand and foot by her family as at 40 she diagnosed with a 'bad heart' she lived to be 86 with this fatal problem and died of a CVA.
She didn't approve of me at all.

I don't iron at all. I just said I understand (I think) what petra meant.

I should understand Petra's feelings, i know, but getting to the age stage where I really can't be arsed bothered what people think of me. Life's too short to stuff a tomato

Or even a mushroom

But not a husband if he expects to have his ironing done or his clothes picked up.

The spare room?

The shed.

Then everything can lie on he floor in hisroom until he runs out of clothes or the pile gets so high he cannot open the door??

Crossed posts...like the shed better I think.

Send him home to mum?

Do they sell man crates? (Sorry wrong thread )

They're called sheds/garages...

Yes back to plan b then Tegan

petra it is time he grew up. But while you are being his mummy that is not going to happen. How would you all be fixed if you were ill for a while and he did not know how to do household tasks?

Oh I love GN. You lot make me feel so - normal!

Nfk

Than you Ana, you understood what I meant. You probably all think I'm a bit anal, I'm not, honestly.
We go back here to another thread about our upbringing, and mine was pretty dire. I HATED not having perfectly white ironed school shirts, socks, clean bedding. I swore then that I would never happen to me. So as soon as I was old enough I told my Mother not to wash my clothes. Didn't have to tell her not to iron, that never happened anyway.

Petra , ana always takes a balanced viewpoint , we love her for it !
all round !

Thanks, Nonu - although I'm not sure everyone would agree with you!

If someone's opinion of me is affected by whether Mr absent's shirts are laundered to an adequately high standard, my opinion of that someone would plummet. They'd go straight off the Christmas card list!

Sorry if I wasn't very sympathetic petra. I don't think you're anal, but I worry that any woman should feel a need to look after her husband in this day and age. Don't forget to look after yourself

ANA

Night , I will say this gently , I love looking after Himself , as he loves looking after me !!
That is how we are , and would not have it any other way !!

Oh! You have to look after them a bit! The men of our generation were not brought up to be "new men". A bit late to change them now.