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.
>
>
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