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Couples Who Clean Together, Sleep Together
I recently went to my friend's bachelorette party and got her the book Porn For Women as a gag gift. The PG porn book suggests that women get turned on by men doing things like vacuuming, folding clothes, or making dinner.
But according to a new study, seeing your spouse do household chores might actually be an aphrodisiac — and not just for women.
You Asked: My Fiancé Is a Control Freak
Dear Sugar,
My fiancé and I have been together three years now and will be getting married in a month. I love him dearly — he is a generous and very strong man. I've been off work for almost five months because I've been struggling with depression.
Group Therapy: He Won't Lift a Finger!
I have been married for almost six years. At first my husband would help out around the house, nothing big, but he would at least pick up after himself. Now, he does nothing.
Dear Poll: What Celebrity Perk Would You Want to Have?
Celebrities and their entourages!! You rarely see a famous person alone anymore, they either have their personal assistant, driver, bodyguard, dog walker, etc. in tow, giving them absolutely no privacy.
Is it Too Late to Change Him?
Dear Sugar-- My boyfriend supported me while I was in college and I did all the housework. Now I support him and expect him to do the housework. He doesn't!
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First Couple Had to Negotiate Their Roles in Marriage
Last night, President Obama spoke to NBC about how he and Michelle had a discussion about gender roles and marriage once they had kids. He explained:
"Michelle was trying to figure out, OK, if the kids get sick why is it that she's the one who has to take time off of her job to go pick them up from school, as opposed to me? What I tried to do was to learn to be thoughtful enough and introspective enough that I wasn't always having to be told that things were unfair."
Roomba: Cat Sold Separately
This is a cat's idea of helping with the housework. He's almost as useful as this guy.
Relationship Protocol: Who Puts Dinner on the Table?
Sexual stereotypes in relationships are still alive and kicking no matter how hard we try to fight them. Although it's getting more common for men to help with the housework, it's usually the women who end up picking up after their men. But when it comes to cooking, I think the playing field is a bit more even.
Gay Couples Have Something to Teach Straight Counterparts
Sure to mix up the gay marriage debate, social scientists are turning to same-sex couples to find out what makes a healthy relationship and marriage. One study analyzed how Vermont's married couples address issues like money, household work, and sex, as compared to gay couples joined in civil unions.
Some of the research findings include:
- Same-sex partners generally share the work evenly.
Link Time!!
- Do men who do housework get laid more? — Jezebel
- Is lying still bad if society forces you to? — DollyMix
- If you're sleeping over this weekend, check out these five tips for staying at his place!
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