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« Reply #30 on: November 27, 2024, 11:03:17 AM »
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  • No, this is what pop psychology tells us, that women are from Venus and Men are from Mars. It sells books, it doesn't solve problems, it creates new problems when people are too swayed into these assumptions to be willing to deal realistically with what's in front of them like mature adults. It's as bad as astrology or enneagrams.

    Women do establish status in their conversations but in a more roundabout way. Men do nurture but without setting up endless apron strings about it.
    So men and women are exactly the same and do everything exactly the same way? 

    There are differences that are natural to each of the sexes.  It doesn't mean that a man is never nurturing or a women is never seeking status.  But you jumped on what I said before I explained myself, which I was going to maybe do in another post.

    The solving the problem is realizing what the differences are and then changing our own behavior accordingly.  One can never change anyone else.

    Example:  A lot of time I get upset with how the men talk to each other on CathInfo.  I realized it didn't bother the men all that much, so I was trying to understand why.  Many times I feel (I know feelings aren't really allowed here) misjudged by my posts, and I wondered why the women tended to understand better and I felt the men were accusing me of being sanctominous, or a Karen. This is why my son came up with this nurture vs status and I thought it was great, so I wanted to talk about it.  He hasn't read Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus.

    Again my post was focused on helping others understand (nurturing), yet some how it was changed into Pop physchology.   Because of modernism and the lack of church guidance, we no longer have this information passed from generation to generation.  So before you quick judge my meaning, please wait for the other post.  I don't want to have this conversation here.  I am sorry I felt the need to explain myself.

    If the dishes need to be washed immediately, then the husband does it if the wife has too much going in her female obligations (like with a newborn). If it can wait, the wife does it as soon as she's able. Simple. No men/women distractions to it.
    And that does not happens in all households, some men are just completely oblivious.

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    Re: Husbands: do you ever wash dishes or help cleaning
    « Reply #31 on: November 27, 2024, 11:13:05 AM »
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  • So men and women are exactly the same and do everything exactly the same way? 

    There are differences that are natural to each of the sexes.  It doesn't mean that a man is never nurturing or a women is never seeking status.  But you jumped on what I said before I explained myself, which I was going to maybe do in another post.

    The solving the problem is realizing what the differences are and then changing our own behavior accordingly.  One can never change anyone else.

    Example:  A lot of time I get upset with how the men talk to each other on CathInfo.  I realized it didn't bother the men all that much, so I was trying to understand why.  Many times I feel (I know feelings aren't really allowed here) misjudged by my posts, and I wondered why the women tended to understand better and I felt the men were accusing me of being sanctominous, or a Karen. This is why my son came up with this nurture vs status and I thought it was great, so I wanted to talk about it.  He hasn't read Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus.

    Again my post was focused on helping others understand (nurturing), yet some how it was changed into Pop physchology.  Because of modernism and the lack of church guidance, we no longer have this information passed from generation to generation.  So before you quick judge my meaning, please wait for the other post.  I don't want to have this conversation here.  I am sorry I felt the need to explain myself.
    And that does not happens in all households, some men are just completely oblivious.
    Oops. That was me.
    1 Corinthians: Chapter 13 "4 Charity is patient, is kind: charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely; is not puffed up; 5 Is not ambitious, seeketh not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh no evil;"


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    Re: Husbands: do you ever wash dishes or help cleaning
    « Reply #32 on: November 27, 2024, 11:18:51 AM »
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  • We both cook, clean, do dishes, and get the kids to help as well.  Not sure who does more or less between us, we haven't really kept score.  Of course, we both love to cook, so generally it is a thank you we do for the one who prepared the meal to do the dishes for them.  And out of courtesy to the ones who will be doing dishes, the cook tries to wash as the cook.  

    As a man, I think it is important for boys to see me doing dishes, as they ought not be slobs when they leave the house on their own, and to learn other skills and virtues.

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    « Reply #33 on: November 27, 2024, 11:25:36 AM »
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  • We both cook, clean, do dishes, and get the kids to help as well.  Not sure who does more or less between us, we haven't really kept score.  Of course, we both love to cook, so generally it is a thank you we do for the one who prepared the meal to do the dishes for them.  And out of courtesy to the ones who will be doing dishes, the cook tries to wash as the cook. 

    As a man, I think it is important for boys to see me doing dishes, as they ought not be slobs when they leave the house on their own, and to learn other skills and virtues.
    You and your wife sound like you work well together.
    1 Corinthians: Chapter 13 "4 Charity is patient, is kind: charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely; is not puffed up; 5 Is not ambitious, seeketh not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh no evil;"

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    Re: Husbands: do you ever wash dishes or help cleaning
    « Reply #34 on: November 27, 2024, 12:04:01 PM »
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  • You and your wife sound like you work well together.
    A house with very young children and where the husband does no housework is usually a mess. 



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    Re: Husbands: do you ever wash dishes or help cleaning
    « Reply #35 on: November 27, 2024, 01:55:58 PM »
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  • I'm a husband and I grew up with a small family restaurant. One of my tasks as a young boy was to do dishes for the restaurant, sweep and mop, etc. which I also did at home. Now many years later I still do the dishes, not because my wife demands it or anything like that but because I find it soothing and relaxing. That may seem strange to some but while doing dishes I am looking out the window and seeing nature, bird baths and feeders full of life and it gives me a sliver of time when I can just think and reflect on something. No pressure for creativity... just me and the dishes with a very predictable process and outcome.

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    « Reply #36 on: November 27, 2024, 04:56:38 PM »
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  • I think anyone who grabs a plate for a quick snack, etc. should wash/rinse it (and stick it in the dishwasher if applicable) after eating.

    For shared family meals, washing and/or putting them in the dishwasher should be a designated chore assigned to different family members as appropriate. It's a good one for the kids to do when they're old enough, and of course the husband could do it if the wife did the cooking and he doesn't work very long hours or something, but what's important is to divvy out chores fairly in the first place rather than to have one person do and unreasonable amount of work and then feel exhausted, unappreciated and like their partner isn't pulling their weight afterwards.

    In other words, the husband should be doing the dishes if he and his wife have a discussion about it and determine that it's part of a fair division of labour. But he shouldn't be doing anything just because other husbands on the internet say they do it, and nor should the wife. Every couple, household and family situation is different.

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    Re: Husbands: do you ever wash dishes or help cleaning
    « Reply #37 on: November 28, 2024, 12:11:55 AM »
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  • I'm a husband and I grew up with a small family restaurant. One of my tasks as a young boy was to do dishes for the restaurant, sweep and mop, etc. which I also did at home. Now many years later I still do the dishes, not because my wife demands it or anything like that but because I find it soothing and relaxing. That may seem strange to some but while doing dishes I am looking out the window and seeing nature, bird baths and feeders full of life and it gives me a sliver of time when I can just think and reflect on something. No pressure for creativity... just me and the dishes with a very predictable process and outcome.
    The kind of husband I need LOL, I would cook but really find dishes annoying 


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    « Reply #38 on: November 28, 2024, 04:31:36 AM »
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  • Yea, I do dishes. I also do the laundry and vacuum. I also work a full-time job as the sole provider. Glad to do all of it. Over 40 years together, my wife and I make it work, no matter what it takes.

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    « Reply #39 on: June 10, 2025, 05:05:26 AM »
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  • I help with the dishes and with some cleaning. The wife used to say no, but you know how some women are. My family isn't that big yet, so doing dishes is easy compared to when i was growing up where no one cleaned up after themselves and then someone was selected to clean up everyone's mess. I dont like dirty dishes and clutter laying around.

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    Re: Husbands: do you ever wash dishes or help cleaning
    « Reply #40 on: June 10, 2025, 10:18:54 PM »
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  • Wives, do you ever change the oil and filter on your cars or help with home repairs? 


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    « Reply #41 on: June 11, 2025, 05:38:07 AM »
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  • Modern women are very lazy.  

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    « Reply #42 on: June 11, 2025, 05:47:52 AM »
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  • Wives, do you ever change the oil and filter on your cars or help with home repairs?
    Yes actually I do.  My husband wasn't taught by his dad and my dad had no sons, so I followed him around and learned a lot.  People need to quit with the generalizations.  God knows what he is doing when he puts two people together.

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    « Reply #43 on: June 11, 2025, 08:33:59 AM »
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  • I always wash the dishes. Am I a chump?


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    « Reply #44 on: June 11, 2025, 09:56:30 AM »
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  • Wives, do you ever change the oil and filter on your cars or help with home repairs?
    Not apples to apples given these things, if done by the husband (and not by a mechanic or plumber, etc), are infrequent, not daily or even weekly.  A better comparison would be to ask whether the wives help with lawnmowing or shoveling.