I wish I could.

Jingle , too flippin" true !
heyho !
suspect you jest ?

They have to look after themselves if they outlive their wives jings

Yes, although it's remarkable that widowers are still given a lot more sympathy and help (usually from women) than widows!

DH once did the washing years ago. We slept in pink sheets until we could afford to replace them!!!
Actually he has occasionally washed his work clothes when they've been really filthy.

I hope I'm not giving a picture of a man who can't look after himself.
I don't think there's anything he can't do. I know what your all thinking, other than the obvious, he can do anything. In 34 years we haven't had to get a trades person in to do anything. Rewiring, gas central heating, new engine in car, welding, the list could go on and on. I'm the one who would be lost.
Oh, and I haven't cooked in 20 years.
My friends are all jealous, because whatever I want done he will put my ideas into practis.

I've changed my mind, petra - who cares whether he leaves his clothes on the floor or not!

I live on my own so it does not matter if I am untidy but I always put my dirty clothes in the laundry basket

I am with you Petra my mum wasn't that keen on buying school uniform and every thing was home made. It was often quite strange and quirky. My Dc wore the most meticulous school uniform even when other mums weren't bothering about indoor shoes and out door shoes mine had both feet measured very expensively every term. They had narrow but long feet and everything had to be ordered. I am still paying for my mother's cavalier attitude to shoe sizes in my late sixties.DD1 has my mothers attitude to school uniform .the children look dishevelled as best . I have been struggling this week to get them bathed and hair washed and their teeth cleaning ritual is non existent . They came from their fRench GPS in the summer obviously never having cleaned their teeth for a month

I should add that my DH is very well looked after but generally other people do his ironing. And he still manages too look a shambles and uncoordinated. He used to look so sexy in a suit . I do miss that. Corduroys and fleeces don't do anything for me.

Both DSs do their share of housework including laundry. However, DS2's partner actually likes ironing, so he gets to do the bulk of the cooking. In the other household, DS1 does a lot of ironing, largely because he always has to have a decent shirt. Having been a chef, he loves cooking which is just as well, since DDiL would feed herself on Weetabix if she wasn't properly fed! All the GC look presentable when they leave the house in the morning. I can't say the same for the end of the school day. By the way, who has/had the job of cleaning shoes in your households? In my ex's family, his mother always did it; in my family, it was my Dad's job, though I polished my own for Brownies and Guides. Therefore, in our household there was always a dispute about whether it was a man's or a woman's job.

I always polished my childrens shoes on Sunday evening .
I liked to see them well turned out !

I agree Nonu! DH always polished our DC's shoes every night and left them lined up by the door. You'd think that would have instilled good habits in our DC but no such luck. Our DGC's shoes only get polished when they come here and I say "Ask Grandad to clean your shoes - I bet they've not been done since last time he did them" And they never have been.

I've always liked a man with nice clean shoes. Probably coming from an army family I was used to that!

I understand Petra . My DP asks where his shirts jumpers etc are and if I tell him they are clean but not ironed he still just puts them on. Like you if he goes out looking scruffy I think it reflects on me. Stupid I know!