by Antjuan D.M. Briggs

Created on: March 25, 2010   Last Updated: March 27, 2010

 In the past , terms such as "men's work" or "women's work" have been thrown around a lot. It was be lived that the man's job was to go out, work 40 hours a week(or more), come home and relax in front of the television waiting for his dinner if it wasn't on the table already. In the woman's case, she was expected to wash clothes, take care of the kids, clean the house, do the grocery shopping, and have dinner ready and on the table before her husband came home. Some would call this the "good ol' days". It, however, is not how things work today.

Today's woman is a lot more independent. In fact, after watching and hearing what some women had to go through in the past, the modern woman has no interest in allowing things to go back to the "good ol' days";. Today's modern woman is not interested in being anyone's servant but instead a partner. These women look at most men as men who are looking for someone to be their mother and/or their wives. Modern women want help. Do they deserve it? Of course they do.

The help that today's woman looks for can be found in a man who knows how to cook. Why is that? Well, the reason is because of the statement that a cooking man makes. It says that this is a man who can take care of himself and is not looking for someone to serve him. He looks proactive and skilled. Also a man who cooks and cooks well must be clean. And let's face it, everyone loves to eat. Here's a scenario. A woman comes home from a long day of work with overtime. The house is a mess and her husband has been home from work over an hour and he's sitting on the sofa watching television. The children are hungry, the laundry is piling up, and everyone is hungry. Now that same woman has to go into her routine of cleaning up everything and starting dinner at the same time. She's exhausted and hubby is still on the sofa. She throws together whatever meal she can think of. It may taste good. It may not. When everyone is finished eating, the dishes need to be done and the kids need to be put to bed, and hubby is back on the sofa. This woman will be stressed out because she has no help when she is fatigued and knows she will have to do this over and over again. Next scenario, but this time with a man who cooks. She comes home from a long day of work and hubby is on the sofa, but this time the house is clean and the children have been fed a delicious meal and a warm plate is on the stove waiting for her. The laundry is not done but hey, no ones perfect. After all he worked today too. Its easy to see how this scenario is better for today's woman.

A man who cooks is a good partner for today's woman. He is responsible and hard working not to mention skillful. Because he has knowledge of how to take care of himself, he can take care of others as well. It has also been whispered and argued that men are better cooks than women. That remains to be seen. Whether this is true or not, a man that cooks is an appealing commodity in today's society because of the statement it makes.

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