Boyfriends Do More Housework Than Husbands

Hat tip: KP

“Married men do less housework than live-in boyfriends, finds an international survey.

“But married women do more housework than their live-in counterparts.

“Marriage as an institution seems to have a traditionalizing effect on couples—even couples who see men and women as equal,” said co-researcher Shannon Davis, a sociologist at George Mason University in Virginia.

“Understanding the dynamics of couples who live together but are not married has become more important as cohabitation around the globe increases. More than 5 million unmarried partner households (more than 10 million individuals) currently exist in the United States, according to a 2006 report by the U.S. Census Bureau.

TheStateOf . . . “Traditionalizing.” Interesting. I (J) do less housework now than I did when I was just a boyfriend, but that’s mainly because my wife has a more flexible schedule. As far as “traditionalizing” goes, I think that’s just natural. A woman should want to take care of her man.