Seems to me that friend's husband is thinking he has a pretty good deal, she supports him, cleans up after him, etc. It sounds like he has a servant rather than a wife.
larry At 09:46 AM 4/5/02 -0900, you wrote: > > Wait a minute. What about when a woman marries a man who tells her that >it is her responsibility to cook, clean, etc.? Isn't her choice to marry a >man like that the same as choosing it herself? Do you take issue with what >she's being told to do or the fact that she's being told to do anything? > > >Well as far as my relationships go, I personally don't think partners should >TELL each other to do anything - they ask. > >If both the woman and the man feel that its her job to do all the cooking >and cleaning then its her choice. > >But i have a friend who is married to a guy who is jobless. He stays at home >with a four year old but refuses to do any cooking, cleaning or laundry or >shopping.... She asked him to pitch in and he said "What am I, the maid?" > >So he feels its her job to do all of the working, cleaning, cooking and >laundry because he isnt' the maid (i.e. because he isn't female). Thats >bullshit, plain and simple. > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
