EQUALITY IN HOUSEHOLD CHORES
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“Sharing
is Loving”
I
am 28, I am a professional and I am married. My husband and I share a good
rapport, but when it comes to sharing household chores I am quite lucky. He is
a modern age man who does not feel shy to share the household work with me. I
must say, he is a great cook and after office, he spends more time in the
kitchen helping me in cutting vegetables, washing the utensils and cooking. It
is good to see him cooking because he is a foodie and me too and when I am
bored with my cooking, he is there to help me out. The good thing is that when
he is in the kitchen, I can look after the laundry and cleaning of the house at
weekends. Trust me, it saves our time and we spend quality time in the evening.
Are
you jealous? Well, it is not your fault if your man is not helping you in the
household chores. After all, we live in India and we are blessed with
patriarchal ideology. 90% of men love to give orders to their wives and the “Sati
Savitri” women are ready to oblige the orders of their “Pati Parmeshwar”.
Thanks, that my husband belongs to that 10% who understand the equality in
household chores and never leave me alone with washing, cleaning, laundry and
cooking. India’s social custom did not allow the men to work at home and if
they do so they are called “ladies”.
It is a sick mentality, but it is changing slowly because of the nuclear family
concept. Most couples live in metropolitan cities because of work commitments
and at the end of the day doing these household chores give them the time to
spend together and exchange sweet words.
Don’t
you think sharing the household chores is a good idea? Most importantly, it
will help you come closer to your partner both psychologically and physically. After
a tiring day, a sweet smile of your spouse will fix your spoil mood and
increase the level of happy hormone. In
fact, the household chores make you active and fit and you can overcome the
drowsiness. I know, society does not take this matter in a good way and not
even your in-laws. But, it is the understanding between you and your partner
that will strengthen your relationship and everyone will understand
automatically. To me, there should be equality in household chores and share a
good bond as a happy married couple.
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