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My last poll covered things that your SO may do that trouble you (or not):
This poll covers household chores... does your SO contribute to the household? Please only take this poll if you live together!
How does your SO stack up... is your SO a 0/10 or a 10/10?
i checked all of them except the tub/toilet one. And I'm sure he'd do that too, if I asked.
My SO is way, way more awesome about cleaning than I am. I do all the cooking (which I love; it's more a hobby than a chore) and he cleans up after me. Admittedly, he puts it off for a day or two if we're super busy, but always ends up doing it without me asking.
He usually does laundry, always vacuums. Mops because it makes me gag. Reminds me to dust when we clean the house together. He even folds his socks when putting away clothes! Often empties the dishwasher.
I clean the bathroom and am the only one that refills the ice cube trays, but I think that's it. I'm so the man in this relationship. :P
My SO makes me feel like a slob! He's so good about doing laundry, the dishes etc. I'm so lucky!!
Mine is the more tidy one out of us, so he cleans the house way more than I do. The only responsibility I have that is only mine is the laundry. I just like it done a certain way and it takes longer, but if he did it he's all about speed...so it became a me only job.
Mr. Sushi tries. We have a dish washer and while he doesn put dishes in the dishwasher, he usually only opens it far enough to stick plate in, which means I have to totally reorganize the dishwasher before turning it on. :oP He does put dishes away and will stick clothes in the washer (normally just his). He takes out the trash...when I remind him it's full. LoL. He's getting better though.
Call me old fashioned, but I spoil Mr. PG by doing the laundry and dishes regularly. I guess I've never minded doing them? We've been living together for 3 years.
I'll admit that every now and then, he'll start a load or do dishes to catch me off guard. =) So he does deserve some credit.
You didn't have an option for not doing anything. I am not working right now, just taking one graduate class. He works full-time and goes to one graduate class. We mutually decided that I will take on the household chores. When I obtain gainful employment, we will go back to our regular cleaning schedule, where he does a ton.
When we first moved in together we had no set plan, I am a neat freak and he is not. After a couple of silly arguments we each picked what we would do, I LOVE doing laundry (LOL I know it's weird) so I do laundry and general housekeeping chores, he does all trash duty, dishes(he also cooks I don't), and cleans the litter box. If we are having company he will ask what he can do to help and if I need extra stuff done, he will jump to it knowing that I don't badger him everyday about stuff.
My husband ROCKS!! His domain is the kitchen and vacuuming. Although he helps out alot if I am cleaning the whole apartment! I do laundry! He hates laundry!!
My FI does his laundry and we both do the dishes (often as a team or one or the other will). He always does the trash. I pretty much do everything else, but he'll help! Can't complain too much!
I'm with Niki..I needed a none of the above box. I'm not working right now so I'm taking care of all household chores at the moment.
I asked him the other day--Um, when we're married you're not going to expect me to do all the laundry are you? He gave me THE most incredulous look and said, Are you crazy? We'd never have any clothes.
That pretty much sums up all of our cleaning differences. He's tidy, I am...rather not. But he doesn't nag, which I thoroughly appreciate, because he totally would be justified. ^_^
I checked off every one on the list except washing bras, which I insist on doing myself. Looks like we got us some great guys ladies!
I'm with Niki and Nita on this one. Once in a while, my fiance will do a load of laundry for himself, but thats it. He didn't even know how to do laundry until we moved in together (he's 30). I was just commenting to a friend how yesterday was my birthday and he left me a sink full of dishes (dinner was microwaved leftovers, so I don't know how it got so full).
He gets away with it because he works 65+ hours a week. And he's so nice in other more important ways.
OK, at first I thought this was cute, but the results are really discouraging? Are all of you stay at home fiances or what? My man now does more chores than me, bc I work as many hours as him plus am getting a weekend masters. I expected the #s to be a little higher...maybe it is how the poll works?
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@cannotwait - I think the poll software displays the percentage, which might be confusing.
If you look at the number of votes for each option versus the total number of voters... it shows that 33/39 voters say their SO washes the dishes on a regular basis? Overall, I thought the numbers were pretty encouraging!
My hubby does all the cooking, grocery shopping and clean the bathroom for me this past weekend 
I prefer to do the laundry since he will just dump everything in it.
ha! I would say in the 4 years we've lived together, my no fi has washed the dishes about 20 times all together. Laundry isn't done either, and he only cleans when his friends come over. BUT, we have our own system, and for us it works. When we started living together I was fresh out of university and making zero dollars... So I did laundry, grocery shopping, cooking & cleaning and he was the ATM. Things have changed as far as $ goes, however old habits apparently die hard and I still get to do the lion's share of the cleaning business. hmm.. I think it's renegotiation time!
Well, atleast he's cute. haha
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6/10. Not bad... I think I would have failed had he answered those with me in mind... eesh...
My FH does the dishes, takes out the trash, cleans out the fridge and helps with general picking up around the house. I HATE doing dishes and cleaning out the fridge so I'm thankful that he does those. However, any real cleaning, (stove, toilet, sinks, windows, dusting, vacuuming, tub, etc) fall to me.
My fiance is by no means a neat freak - he leaves his stuff all over the place - but I'm the picker upper and he's the cleaner. He detests dust and is obsessed with coasters. Does the laundry, vacuums and cooks. We take turns grocery shopping and cleaning the rest of the house. I take forever wanting to organize everything in the process - he's a much more efficient cleaner. Oh, and I get up super early so he makes the bed. Truth be told, he makes it better than I. Dishes - we trade off.
My fiance is an even cleaner person than I am!! I love love love it!!! He hates doing laundry, so I do that. I hate doing the dishes, so HE does them!! :) We make a good team!
How do you get him to do the dishes? I really wish mine would... granted I don't "cook" (he does that), I clean! And... he's unemployed - why can't he do the dishes?
But he will do all the chores if I asked.. just not always willingly (especially the dishes!). Any tips?
I handle the cooking and the majority of the cleaning right now - he's in charge of dishes, garbage, and fixing the computer issues. Once our workloads are more even (I'm full-time student, he's full-time plus RA plus consultant work) I'd like to split things more evenly. He's from a country where it's more common to have maids if you're middle class, so I guess I'll have to teach him how to vacuum and do the laundry? Uh oh! 
YOu don't have a "none of the above" choice! He will put the dishes away if I ask him and he will put his own clothes away if I pile them on the middle of the bed so he can't get in!
He doesn't put the dishes back in the right place, but I don't complain or he will just tell me to do it!
My DH does pretty much all of the above. The only chore I ever do is cook occasionally. I always offer to help but DH has OCD so I don't do things to his same exacting standards. Shucks, no chores for me! 
My fiance will do all of those things but only when asked. I usually take over laundry duties because it's a bit time consuming (you knowing.. waiting for the machine to do its magic), and he never seems to put them away when he does it. We usually take turns washing dishes, and I'll always lend him a hand when he's washing. The only task that I will not take is cleaning the toilet, and he's really good about listening to me when I ask him to clean it. We have a pretty good system going on.
My fiance is usually pretty good about chores. He never does th dishes, but our deal is that he cooks and I clean up. I can't cook at ALL, so he cooks almost every night. He also does laundry, takes out the trash, vacuums and cleans the cat box (which I hate). I don't think he's ever cleaned the bathroom (tub or toilet), but I guess I'm happy that he does as much as he does. :)
He takes out the trash, picks up the apartment, does the dishes, puts them away, does the laundry sometimes...
I mostly do the laundry and clean the bathroom, and pick up our bedroom...i do the dishes a couple times a week and do most of the cooking...
mine only does the trash. and he picks up after our daughters toys when im not home. But thats it lol
Fh washes the dishes almost exclusively, and takes the trash out too. I do laundry and take care of the cats.
We have a cleaning team that comes every two weeks. This keeps us sane and together!
Wait, funny story! One time I asked FH to put the clothes away before a party we were hosting. These were clean clothes, not folded yet. Apparently, he did not have time (or something) and he shoved them back into the washing machine to store them there.
i just shook my head and laughed.
I do the laundry, he does the dishes. We're BOTH vacuum slackers. We haven't lived in one place long enough to dust ever, and he takes out the trash.
My hubby got an 8 out of 10.
However, I am a little OCD about cleaning so the house wouldn't be a very happy place for him if he didn't help me clean LOL!
The only ones he didn't get were putting fabric softener in the dryer - he always forgets but he bought the tide bar that stays in for 3 months so that he wouldn't forget LOL
And he didn't get a check in the bathroom cleaning box - but thats because I am ANAL and I have to do that myself 
he got a 5.5 out of 10. the .5 because while he does know where the vacuum is & how to fix it, he doesn't actually do any vacuumming. He does do the steam cleaning though, just not as regularly as I'd like it done. Oh well.
He enjoys cooking & doing the laundry if asked nicely, but refuses to fold & only puts his clothes away (much to my confusion - what, did I not just wash, dry AND fold all of your crap? Can't you put away some of my clothes?? I promise they won't bite?!!) He'll also do the dishes if I specifically ask him to, but he won't do the other stuff that goes along with it that I do naturally, like wipe down the counters or sweep the floor. Oh and we usually grocery shop together, and if that's not possible then we at least do the list together. I do all the bill payments (even though they're ALL in his name), calling if we have a problem with anything & the overall household budgeting.
He also helps me with changing the kitty litter since the container we keep it in is too heavy for me to lift. And he'll take out the trash, sometimes, if I ask sixty five times in rapid succession while balancing on one foot and am rubbing my head & stomach in opposing circles.
He's pretty messy; leaves clothes everywhere until I cave & pick them up for him. And then he gets annoyed with me when I leave clothes lying around - DUDE. I'm the one ACTUALLY PICKING THEM UP LATER. I'M ALLOWED. Chill!
I don't think he's scrubbed a tub or toilet his entire life. Eff him being the miracle surprise baby with an older sister & a SAHM. Grrrr. Spoiled brat ;)
PS: we've been living together for just under 2 and a half years, and I shudder to think what's going to happen when we buy a house. One of the clauses in the paperwork will provide for a cleaning service, I SWEAR IT.
I will admit, I am spoiled. I checked every box. However, though my husband WILL do laundry and put it away, I usually do it. He only picks up the slack when I ummm...procrastinate on it.
I am trying to think of a chore I do that he never does, but I can't think of one. Oh wait, I make the bed!
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