Domestic division of labour

I do:

All the gardening.
All the 'proper' cooking.
All the washing - sorting, washing, hanging out to dry, getting in.
All the cleaning.
All the food shopping.
Clean the inside of the car.
I also work part time and mind the grandchildren up to three days a week, with all the associated work/school run for older one etc.

He does:

Most of the washing-up.
All of the ironing (though most of what needs ironing is his anyway)
Washes the car - occasionally.
Maintains tyre pressures and oil level on car.
Makes lunch quite often as long as its just something out of a tin to heat up and serve with toast.
He only does any unsolicited cleaning if he personally has invited guests to stay, in which case he goes to great lengths to see that their room is extra-clean and welcoming.

Since he retired DH has mostly taken over the cooking, he bakes too, and does the garden. We share shopping, cleaning ( he hoover's), arranging holidays, and looking after the GC. I do the ironing, mainly his shirts, the dusting, bathrooms and kitchen. I also clean the Aga. I do the washing, he runs the dishwasher and is very particular about how to pack in the dirty dishes. We seem to rub along fairly equably - Oh yes, he brings me early morning tea every day, which I really appreciate.

My husband works full time. I don't. I do everything in the house and garden and do not mind at all. He brings me breakfast in bed and takes the dogs out for a walk every day.

I am the one with "dirt blindness" in our house - and long may it stay that way!

Himself is visually impaired, suffering from a condition known as " dirt blindness".

He will constantly ask what I am doing, and say that the bathroom/ bedroom/ kitchen, doesn't need cleaned. If I gave him a list of what to do, and when to do it, he'd be fine, but it's quicker and easier just to do it myself.

He does gardening, washing, dishwashering, and bed linen changing.

My OH took early retirement at 52. As I was still working then he decided it was only fair that he cooked the meals. The result is that many years later, he is still doing it. I haven't cooked a meal in years now. He also does the food shopping as he is fussy about his ingredients. He does allow me to help with Christmas dinner but not much else. Result- I am now completely deskilled in the culinary department but I don't care. ?
Apart from that, I do the laundry and cleaning and he takes care of the bins. We both do the garden.

When DH worked, sorry, is working, he has still not fully retired. He was/is away from home frequently, often at short notice (hours, not days) and for indefinite lengths of time, I became the Housekeeper/ Home Manager, there really was no alternative. I did everything, including going on holiday, without any assistance.

When home DH spends a lot of time mending, adapting and improving every house we have ever owned, including undertaking major construction work. That is why we were able to buy our current home.

Since I benefit from the largesse DH generates by his willingness to jump on planes and travel to far off and sometimes very unpleasant places to do his work. I think we both contribute as much in time and effort to our domestic life and comfort, even though there is a rough demarcation of roles. Both of us cross into each other's territories if needed. DH does cook on occasion and I have been known to repair things in his absence.

He does the gardening and puts the bins out. We pretty much share cooking, shopping, washing and washing up/dishwasher, though he rarely does the bathroom, or things like cleaning all the books and bookshelves. When it does occur to him that the bathroom might need a clean (about once or twice a year), then he spends the entire day doing it, cleaning minutely into every tiny corner and crevice, taking the loo seat apart to clean thoroughly, emptying the cupboard and scrubbing it and everything in it.
He loves to have a 'project' to do in between other things. His current one is trying to restore my ancient Knitmaster knitting machine. It is a lost cause, the rust has crept in and it needs a bit more than oil to get the needlebed running smoothly again. But he's not giving up yet!
Ironing? Neither of us do that

I do most of it,my husbands not a well man.Hes very willing and will do what he can.Mind you,I've always been my own worst enemy,nobody can do it as good as me.(idiot)

DH still works (much more than he intended) but does the DIY and the hedges, I do the rest of the garden (which is very small and has no lawn) He empties the dishwasher and opens the curtains and tidies up every morning.

I do shopping, cooking, washing, ironing and act as his secretary.

We have a cleaner once a week which is such a boon that it is totally non- negotiable!

In our household:

She does:
Ironing

I do:
Everything else (except gardening which I have neither skill nor enthusiasm for, so we pay a gardener).

To be fair, when she was fitter she used to do the general cleaning and the cooking but as her health has deteriorated I have taken those jobs on.

I must admit DH always says he's done something "for me"

That is so annoying isn't it!
He does the ironing - for me! (even though he wears half of it and sleeps in the bed linen as well.)

He takes the bin out on Wednesday night, occasionally brings it back on Thursday morning. That`s it.

Ummm.......puts out bins, mows lawns (titchy)
I do everything else

oooh he does do the bins as well and other nasty things

I do all the cooking and shopping for food and sorting the washing. We split ironing 50/50. Husband did pretty much all the cleaning, but got fed up with heavy duty stuff such as showers and the bath. About a year ago he hired a cleaner, which I thought was outrageous she has been coming for 3 hours every Tuesday and we now find we couldn't live with out her double I still do all the cooking and shopping, but he's got out of the cleaning He does unload the dishwasher and bring me a coffee in bed in the morning though

I'm fortunate to be able to afford a cleaner once a fortnight.
I couldn't bear squabbling about who does what.
I suppose I do more of the traditional housework and cooking, but I am happy with that.
MrA loves fixing things and is always busy doing something or other. I might feel differently if he slobbed out in front of the telly all day.

I do:
- shopping (online!)
- cooking
- finances
- ironing

He does (to the best of his ability as he has PD):
- washing
- washing up
- filling dishwasher
- some of the gardening
- cleaning car

Between us:
- caring for and loving DGC

I do everything that requires brain and he does everything that requires brawn! Seriously though, he does more than his fair share of housework and gardening, and most of the driving, but I do the cooking, laundry and ironing. I wish he would leave the dishwasher to me, though; he has a very cavalier attitude to stacking it!

I must admit DH always says he's done something "for me".

A subject close to my heart!
My husband does help me a lot, but he thinks that women are programmed to be able to do the dull routine everyday jobs whereas men expect to do the oneoff heavy jobs. But this results in a much heavier workload on my part.
As exceptions he always washes the dinner dishes, and vacuums downstairs once a week.
He says "you just call out my name and I'll come running" ("You've got a friend") but I would prefer he would volunteer without being asked.
Probably different from most of you though, we live in France, he can't speak french and leaves all the bureaucracy etc to me, meetings, phone calls , writing letters, disputing bills, filling in tax forms etc. I do all the "office" work.

He irons everything. He sees to the dishwasher. I happily do the rest.

We have always done whatever was needed, regardless of who did it last.

Results can be variable!

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He earns the money and cuts the front lawn. I do the rest.