Re: Men Helping with Chores
The thought just occurred to me. I read the articled posted by OP and in regards to Rasool SAWS and household chores, the word “help” is used. I find this interesting and by no means am I trying to encourage the belief that men shouldn’t contribute toward domestic responsibilities, but how often do we hear that a wife “helps” around the home? Not in this article by Yasmin Mogahed and not in general really. The word “help” is usually used for men in this context and not women. Why is that? And does this difference imply that while responsibilities should be shared, the primary obligations for both genders are different?
If you look at X2’s post, while he may not spend as much time as his wife with cooking and cleaning, he takes cares of tasks that come easier to him than his wife and his contributions help make the home run smoother. It’s a similar arrangement in my home as well. You think about the various ways your partner makes life easier for you and it can be hard to measure who does more for the other.
OP, I don’t see the point of taking it upon yourself to chide or straighten out the married men on GS when …
A) you don’t live with them and they could very well have a healthy marriage
B) the men could be contributing in many other ways if not the cooking and cleaning…and whatever arrangement they have in terms of responsibilities is working well for them and their wives. It’s a rather arrogant assumption to think they need fixing.