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There is no doubt that working men should have to do chores. I can only relate this opinion to my personal life and experience. My husband derives from a family that believes men should be put on a pedestal and to some extent, their female counterpart is there to serve them. I think I really broke the mold when I was introduced to the family and made it blatantly clear that my husband would be responsible for half of the household duties whether he was working or not.

I believe that whether a man is working or not carries no weight when determining household duties. I know I am fortunate that my husband does the majority of the laundry in our household and cares for our pets, but this was our understanding from the get go. From the day we met, we were both working and we both took equal responsibility around the house.

I also believe that a woman's choice to become a homemaker and allow a man to become the breadwinner does not give that man a free pass when it comes to household duties. There are endless studies proving that a homemaker or child caretaker equates to a full time job, and the addition of household chores could be overwhelming. Therefore, household chores should be handled by both working parties in a marriage.

I would hire a maid before my husband put off all of the household chores onto my shoulders simply because he was a working man. Furthermore, if he tried to slough off chores with the excuse that he works, you can only imagine what other marital issues he could avoid with other minimal excuses.

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