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Just out of curiousity...Mine will do dishes, laundry, take out the trash, and all the outdoors stuff like shoveling/mowing the lawn. You?
My husband does outside stuff, trash, vaccuuming, and dishes.
Is this what he does on his own or what he will do?
Mine will do anything I ask him too! I just asked him to clean the kitchen and he did a very good job. On his own he will do laundry, do yard work and clean the cat's litter. Other than that, I have to ask him in order for him to do things. It used to bother me, but I finally realized that he just doesnt care about having as clean of a house as I do so it doesnt occur to him to do certain things.
ETA: I forgot vacuuming. Ever since we got the Dyson he loves to vacuum!
Too much... he's currently rewiring the entire house because of our outdated electrical system (he's an electrician). Other than that, he'll generally do the "manly" stuff like mow the lawn, take out the trash, sweep, work on the yard...
We share most things, but there's things he does that I don't do:
cooks: he cooks way more for us than I do
dishes: he'll do them sometimes - but I usually do them - especially if he cooks
laundry: this is about even - we'll usually do it on our day off (not the same day)
cleaning: vacuum/moping/dusting/bathroom - we'll go through spurts where he'll do more of it for a few months and vice versa. Currently - he's on the cleaning streak! We bought a Dyson a few months ago and he was vacuuming every other day! haha
car care: he does all of it: washing / service - he loves our cars to be clean! score!
trash: I'll usually get it together and he'll take the bins out
outside stuff: we have a gardener - so there's nothing really to do. but he'll do any other stuff - like cleaning gutters, etc.
...can't think of anything else....
Mine does the dishes since I usually cook. He takes out the trash. He dusts and he usually cleans the bathrooms. We live in an apt so no yard work for us. I usually put clothes into the washing machine and into the dryer but he usually folds the clothes and puts it away. Sometimes we do it together if we are both home.
He regularly tidies the master bedroom, does laundry, dishes, yardwork, and takes out the trash. If I ask him to, he will clean a bathroom, vacuum, and get the cat hair off the furniture, ugh! This is usually when we are expecting company.
laundry - i love our laundry room , but he has just ..'taken' to it .. so i dont say ANYTHING
dishes - he has loading the dishwasher down to a science
outdoor - mows the lawn, trims the trees, seeds the grass..ect, ect
trash - takes it out , and recycling ..organizes it all
car - everything
and he does some general cleaning of wiping down the kitchen , tables, making beds (sometimes)
Yep, I am spoiled... but I promise not to tell his hockey buddies :)
He'll do pretty much everything but cook. His unspoken "jobs" are vacuum (the best part of that is our vacuum is pink), and taking out trash and recycling. Everything else we both do.
He does his own laundry and we take turns with the dishes. Everything else is me.
He pretty much everything but bathroom cleaning.
dishes
cooks
cleans out the fridge
vaccuums
takes out the trash
cleans the counters
tiddies up and organizes little messes
gets the mail
cleans out the litter box (when asked).
FI is awesome about cleaning and I feel very fortunate for never having to tell him to help out.
He cooks, takes out the trash, cleans litter boxes and does dish/clean up counters. He has a full time job.
I vacuum, do all the laundry, scrub the floors, do the deep cleaning in kitchen (like microwave and stove), mow and tend the lawn, feed the pets... Pretty much everything else. Oh, and I am SUPPOSED to unload the dishwasher but since school started again this week and I'm taking 18 hours online, I told him I was too frazzled to do that and he needed to just deal with it. I'm also pregnant and I will be the main caregiver there too. :)
He does the cooking, dishes and usually cleans the kitchen.
I pretty much do everything else. I am not a fan of "kitchen cleaning". It just bothers me. I would rather clean the toilets (and we have four of them!)
Oh, and SOMETIMES he will do his laundry or sweep the porch.
He does everything and I do the same we just do it on different days. It's more of whoever gets to it first rather than assigned chores
He's not my husband yet but we've lived together for four years. I can't think of anything he wouldn't do.
We both cook and clean but he does ALL the laundry, and outdoor stuff and cleans his own bathroom. He's also an awesome dad who has no issues with taking care of him while I am out dealing with wedding stuff. He will even give our lil guy a bath without prompting. He's awesome which is I guess why I'm marrying him :)
He does a lot around the house particularly now that he gets to work from home during the semester (dishes, cleaning up). I've never changed the cat box! He also does laundry when I prod him (not his favorite thing to do). We usually make dinner together, but I love it when he surprises me by having dinner ready when I get home late from work and class.
I'm still waiting, but he does all of my laundry! And we don't even live together, so he does all of his household chores and then comes and picks up my laundry, washes, dries, folds, and brings it back! He would kill me if he knew I told anybody! I absolutely love it!!!!
My husband is a slob and if you asked me when we got married I would say absolutely nothing. But he is really starting to step up to the plate. Without being asked he will go the dishes, take out the trash, and do any outide work. And for everything else I just need to ask him and sometimes teach him but he is really willing to help. In the beginning I expected him to just do things when they need to be done but then I learned he doesn't notice things like I do and a lot of housework is things he had never done before.
Mine dries and puts away the dishes after I do them (sometimes a day or two after). Occasionally he vaccuums. And we usually do laundry together.
I think that's pretty good. OH--and he makes breakfast on weekends.
THe only things that are exclusively him are the litter box and outside yard work (minus the gardens). Everything else, we both do
He always cleans up after dinner and he's pretty good about putting away the dishes from the dishwasher. He's also better than I am at tidying up clutter. He vacuums sometimes without my asking too, and cleans the bathrooms. Other than that he'll do pretty much anything but generally only when I ask.
FI does pretty much everything. He does most of the cooking, dishes, takes out the trash and does the laundry. We'll both clean together. The only thing he doesn't do often is clean the litter box. He'll do it if I ask but I usually take care of that.
He takes out the garbage, feeds our cats and scoops their litter once a day, does the dishes most of the time, dusts and does his own laundry. He always asks if there is anything he can do when I'm cleaning but to be honest he's a terrible cleaner. He'll go "clean" the bathroom and it looks dirtier than before! I do appreciate the effort though! :)
We both split everything. Some weeks/days, I'll do a given chore; other times he will (we have no schedule, chore list, etc - we just work together to keep everything clean). There is no chore/housework that either of us always do. It is all shared.
haha this will probably sound bad after everyone else's answer, but I basically do everything around the house. He will help fold laundry if I ask him to. But really I'm the one who cooks and cleans and takes care of stuff.
My husband does whatever I ask him to, he's usually not very proactive on his own. Right now i'm off of school and only working part time so I take care of most the chores. In August, he's going to really have to step up.
How do you ladies get your husband's to do laundry and dust?? Not that I don't appreciate what DH does, but I'd love some help! lol He does all the outside stuff, lawn care, cleans up the dog doo doo, cleans the pool, washes the cars, and takes out the trash. If I cook, which I always do, he does the dishes, though usually not until the next day which drives me nutty! I try not to say anything because at least he does them.
I'm so lucky in my ring of friends even my sister. my FI cooks or helps me with meals, does all the bbq'ing, he dusts, vaccums, does all the recycling and garbage, mows the lawn, helps me garden, takes our dog for runs,goes grocery shopping if we dont go together on the weekend, and cleans around the house when its messy. (he's a neat freak) He even once folded and put away all my laundry.. (that was crazy.. I've never had anyone do that for me before..) I tend to do majority of the cooking and cleaning but its so nice to have a break once in a while.
My husband does:
Most of the cooking, most of the kitchen cleaning, most of the vacuuming and dusting, most of the putting stuff away, all of the yardwork, house maintenance, and vehicle maintenance.
I do:
All the laundry, clean the bathroom. and pay bills. I think I have the better deal.
He does: lawn, dog poo, cat poo, dishes, dusting, vacuuming, cooking.
I do: Laundry, vacuuming, dusting, mopping the floors, bathrooms, rarely cook anything.
My husband is a laundry fanatic! He does it practially every day and I rarely ever do it. We got a new fancy electronic washing machine about 4 months ago and when I finally went to do a load of laundry, I didn't know how to work it! I had to ask him. Sad/funny.
Ok am I the only one that doesn't have atleast a couple things to put on fi's list of what he does? In his defense he owns a business and is there most of the day every day all week but prior to that it wasn't much different. He does help out when I ask him but he isn't around that much anymore to ask him. I am slightly jealous bees!
Mine does the majority of the cooking - like 98% with 1% being pizza and the other percent being me. He also does the lawn type stuff. He will do the laundry as well if it's getting to be a big pile, but I try to do it myself without him feeling like he needs to. I take out the trash and do the "cleaning". He will also clean too.
He takes care of our lab, takes out the scraps and does yardwork. I was raised by my grandmother and her views on men doing housework have rubbed off on me (as in it's a no-no!). Not to mention we both work ten hour days, but I sit at a desk while he's on his feet all day. It's really an honor to be able to "take care of him".
My DH does the cleaning after I cook, vacuums, trash, makes the bed, and organizes everything. And he has a bad habit of throwing things away. He can't stand clutter or mess, so his response is always to just throw it all away.
@misskarianne: Same with me! My husband works hard all day and even when hes home he's still working, so I feel bad asking for him to do house stuff when here I am, home at 5:30 everyday and not having to think about work. He will take out the trash when I ask him, but that is about it. We live in an apt., so do not have a yard. I'd like to get him to do more housework though...thats something I need to work on..
You guys are luuuuuucky.
My FI does absolutely nothing without being prompted. The other day he likened me to his mother and it took everything in me to keep myself from strangling him.
Still training him:
But he likes to take out the garbage and recycling. I usually do the dishes, and he does them every once in awhile. He cooks sometimes, and sometimes I do. We both do our laundry and help each other at the same time, but I am the one who folds and puts away laundry(otherwise if it sits in the baskets the dirty clothes end up all over the floor). If I ask him enough he will clean up a mess he made, like trash he drops on the floor. Sometimes I go around picking up all the trash: training him to use garbage can. Also, when we have a baby we're planning on him staying home either full time or part time with the baby for a year or two, while I work til 3pm(I'm a teacher), so that way we can avoid daycare, since I am the breadwinner in our case. That's fine with me. I mostly do deep cleaning and stuff, but sometimes he helps to give me a break, like clean the shower, or the dishes.
My hubcap is the best. He'll cheerfully do anything I ask him to do, but he regularly does the laundry, takes out the garbage, loads/unloads the dishwasher, takes in our recycling so we can get $$ for our pop cans, takes in all the groceries from the car, does all the heavy lifting, does all the TV/computer related stuff, gets the mail, and handles all of our finances.
He's not super handy or into fixing cars, but he can deal with the logistics of hiring someone to take care of it, which is sooo nice for me! We just moved about 6 weeks ago right after our wedding and he took care of everything. Packing, storage, cleaners, movers, repairs, leases, everything! He also puts gas in the cars, takes them in to get fixed, and handles anything I find annoying like dealing with customer service, billing problems, phone calls, people at the door, filling out forms, etc.
I do all the cooking, shopping, decorating, and organizing in the house. I do most of the kitchen and bathroom clean-up and day-to-day tidying. But my husband always asks if he can help and comes shopping with me half the time just to keep my company.
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