Thanks to Grace K. for sending in this provocative comic from Macleod Cartoons!
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Bill R — December 15, 2013
"I do!"
Not in the sense of the cartoon of course; bad habits nip at everyone's heels, don't they? And marriage shouldn't be limited to heterosexuals.
I find marriage to be spiritually uplifting. Going out into the world as one with another, joined forever with a promise and in love, allows successfully married couples to experience life in a beautiful way. Raise a family and build some memories.
I will love my wife until my dying breath and I am a better person for it. She's got my back I've got hers...
ViktorNN — December 15, 2013
Funny, but in the real world it's traditionally married households where you'll be most likely to find hired domestic help. :)
http://www.economist.com/node/18867552
Agrajag — December 17, 2013
Is this actually true, statistically ? I mean, is it actually true in USA that on the average women spend more time working -- including household-chores and income-generating work than men do, while men spend more time for hobbies, relaxation and personal needs ?
I ask in genuine curiosity, I've not seen any recent studies on time-use of average people in USA.
Here in Norway it used to be true, but hasn't been true over the last 5-10 years. Women do still do more chores, but that's more than offset by them doing less income-generating work and overall men have no more "free time" than women do.