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To an extent I would agree that it's not a gendered issue at its core, however I would say due to expectations placed on the genders, women on average are more likely a lower trigger point, and men are more likely to have a higher one. Furthermore girls on average tend to be more involved in household chores growing up. There are definitely situations where the men have higher standards of cleanliness.
Though in my experiences from my friends, roommates, my life and what I've read I'd say it more commonly falls on the women to manage the household. In some situations this of course makes economic sense or they've made a joint decision and that is fairly common. However I feel like this mainstay from the 50s has carried over to modern times, and often women are now expected to work and be in charge of the household. Sometimes when my friends are working and their boyfriend or husband isn't for whatever reason, the man doesn't actually pick up more of the household tasks.
Also oftentimes, when the man is hassling the women to clean, he isn't necessarily cleaning himself and just telling her what she should be doing. Of course, this isn't always the case. I also don't think it's an individual man's fault or that it makes you a "bad" person. These skills have to be learned, women tend to be taught them - men tend to have to figure them out on their own. How many male friends who live alone or with male roommates do you know whose house is kinda gross?
Though I think this problem tends to lessen as we get older. Men aren't inherently "stupid" or worse at cleaning and they learn from living on their own, getting along with roommates and partners. Their parents just often don't teach them as much about cleaning or cooking. Personally growing up I took Home Ec (which was, surprise all girls even though anyone could take it) and was involved in quite a bit of cooking and cleaning.
I would say don't take it personally and even I've had to consider and struggle with how can I be more compassionate to my wife and make her life easier. I wouldn't say to take is as gospel or this is literally all men, it's just meant to help you reflect and maybe have some discussions in your relationships. What are you expecting? What are they expecting? Perhaps you're doing more than your partner realized in other areas, perhaps they're struggling in certain areas and need extra help.
Just don't become one of the crazy people on reddit who are taking videos and photos of them cleaning to prove how wrong their partners are and invalidate them and you're probably doing OK. If your partner feels like you're not doing enough or you feel that way, discuss it and discuss why - mayb you are and they just feel overwhelmed and didn't notice. Ultimately it really shouldn't be a battle or a fight, which I feel like it often becomes when people have mismatched standards or expectations.
It doesn't have to be about gender at all. I've had this conflict with roommates as well, of either gender. I'll also grant you the source material here isn't perfect but it does provide, in my opinion a good jumping off point for discussions.
Yeah pretty much agree with all this, I think the standard upbringings people have definitely do instill these roles, though as you said over time they may get worn away. I'm 34 now which is why I perhaps perceive it as being more or less equal but if I think back to my early 20s I dont think that was the case.
This definitely has given me some food for thought and I think if I'm being completely honest with myself I think my initial comment was borne at least partly out of defensiveness.
To an extent I would agree that it's not a gendered issue at its core, however I would say due to expectations placed on the genders, women on average are more likely a lower trigger point, and men are more likely to have a higher one. Furthermore girls on average tend to be more involved in household chores growing up. There are definitely situations where the men have higher standards of cleanliness.
Though in my experiences from my friends, roommates, my life and what I've read I'd say it more commonly falls on the women to manage the household. In some situations this of course makes economic sense or they've made a joint decision and that is fairly common. However I feel like this mainstay from the 50s has carried over to modern times, and often women are now expected to work and be in charge of the household. Sometimes when my friends are working and their boyfriend or husband isn't for whatever reason, the man doesn't actually pick up more of the household tasks.
Also oftentimes, when the man is hassling the women to clean, he isn't necessarily cleaning himself and just telling her what she should be doing. Of course, this isn't always the case. I also don't think it's an individual man's fault or that it makes you a "bad" person. These skills have to be learned, women tend to be taught them - men tend to have to figure them out on their own. How many male friends who live alone or with male roommates do you know whose house is kinda gross?
Though I think this problem tends to lessen as we get older. Men aren't inherently "stupid" or worse at cleaning and they learn from living on their own, getting along with roommates and partners. Their parents just often don't teach them as much about cleaning or cooking. Personally growing up I took Home Ec (which was, surprise all girls even though anyone could take it) and was involved in quite a bit of cooking and cleaning.
I would say don't take it personally and even I've had to consider and struggle with how can I be more compassionate to my wife and make her life easier. I wouldn't say to take is as gospel or this is literally all men, it's just meant to help you reflect and maybe have some discussions in your relationships. What are you expecting? What are they expecting? Perhaps you're doing more than your partner realized in other areas, perhaps they're struggling in certain areas and need extra help.
Just don't become one of the crazy people on reddit who are taking videos and photos of them cleaning to prove how wrong their partners are and invalidate them and you're probably doing OK. If your partner feels like you're not doing enough or you feel that way, discuss it and discuss why - mayb you are and they just feel overwhelmed and didn't notice. Ultimately it really shouldn't be a battle or a fight, which I feel like it often becomes when people have mismatched standards or expectations.
It doesn't have to be about gender at all. I've had this conflict with roommates as well, of either gender. I'll also grant you the source material here isn't perfect but it does provide, in my opinion a good jumping off point for discussions.
Yeah pretty much agree with all this, I think the standard upbringings people have definitely do instill these roles, though as you said over time they may get worn away. I'm 34 now which is why I perhaps perceive it as being more or less equal but if I think back to my early 20s I dont think that was the case.
This definitely has given me some food for thought and I think if I'm being completely honest with myself I think my initial comment was borne at least partly out of defensiveness.