Married or cohabiting couples, who did each of these household tasks most recently?

Washed the dishes or loaded the dishwasher - me

-Mowed the yard or shoveled snow - Neither of us has ever used a lawnmower in our lives and we don't have snow.

-Prepared a meal for more than one person - my husband

-Watered plants - We have only one plant and we have only had it 2 weeks but its died this morning and the woman at the shop told us we wouldn't be able to kill it. I think she underestimated us. It was a peace lily we had named harry

-Painted a room - my husband as i was pregnant but before that my dad

-Did a load of laundry - we have a washing machine but I usually send my stuff to my mums cause she has a woman that dos it for her and it comes back nicer.

-Went to the grocery store - We went together

-Prepared a tax return - We don't do this cause we are not self employed. We are English. Is it something you all have to do IDK?

-Took care of car maintenance - Umm we don't really do much to it. I don't think my husband has ever done anything except for fill the oil up and take it to the car wash. The guy at the end of the road is a mechanic so he does everything else.

-Ran the vacuum cleaner - me

-Scrubbed the bathtub or shower stall - We currently have no shower or shower unit and haven't had one for 3 months and we have no bath. We have to go in my daughters baby bath and wash with a shower attachment connected to the sink or use someone elses bath or shower. (We are having a mysterious leak problem that cannot be found by the builders/insurers long story)

-Washed windows - my neighbour does it as part of teh maintenance. We own flat but he is leaseholder of building

-Fixed something that was broken - I fixed the zip on my daughters playhouse which was royally messed up. I was kicking off at the time and my husband tried to ring the company to send it back but I saved us that hassle. Yay

-Put up or put away holiday decorations - We both put them up and we both put them back

-Took care of removing unwanted bugs or rodents. - We dont have rodents but the bugs we just leave in here. We have two spiders that live in our cloakroom but they kill the little bugs so we just leave them. They or ones like them have been there for the 2 years since we moved in. There is only ever 2 its a bit weird

-Washed the dishes or loaded the dishwasher - Me

-Mowed the yard or shoveled snow - Me

-Prepared a meal for more than one person - Me

-Watered plants - Me

-Painted a room - Me

-Did a load of laundry - Me

-Went to the grocery store - Me

-Prepared a tax return - My husband

-Took care of car maintenance - Me

-Ran the vacuum cleaner - Me

-Scrubbed the bathtub or shower stall - Me

-Washed windows - Me

-Fixed something that was broken - Me

-Put up or put away holiday decorations - Me

-Took care of removing unwanted bugs or rodents - Me

I also have to say that my husband is gone for 2 weeks at a time so I have to do all of these things when he is gone. He is usually the one that mows the lawn but I did it the last time.

If the couple is a younger couple, the the GUY will have been the one to do all of the following:

-Washed the dishes or loaded the dishwasher

-Mowed the yard or shoveled snow

-Prepared a meal for more than one person

-Watered plants

-Painted a room

-Did a load of laundry

-Went to the grocery store

-Prepared a tax return

-Took care of car maintenance

-Ran the vacuum cleaner

-Scrubbed the bathtub or shower stall

-Washed windows

-Fixed something that was broken

-Put up or put away holiday decorations

-Took care of removing unwanted bugs or rodents.

if a Baby Boomer couple or older, then the guy will most likely have done the following:

-Mowed the yard or shoveled snow

-Painted a room

-Did a load of laundry (If work-clothes)

-Prepared a tax return (Most tax agents and accountants are male)

-Took care of car maintenance

-Fixed something that was broken

-Put up or put away holiday decorations

-Took care of removing unwanted bugs or rodents.

-Washed the dishes or loaded the dishwasher

Daughter

-Mowed the yard or shoveled snow

Me.

-Prepared a meal for more than one person

Wife

-Watered plants

Wife

-Painted a room

Wife

-Did a load of laundry

Wife

-Went to the grocery store

Wife

-Prepared a tax return

Me (preparing for accountant)

-Took care of car maintenance

Me

-Ran the vacuum cleaner

Wife

-Scrubbed the bathtub or shower stall

Wife

-Washed windows

Wife

-Fixed something that was broken

Me

-Put up or put away holiday decorations

Wife & Kids

-Took care of removing unwanted bugs or rodents.

Me.

When listed that way, it looks unerringly typical... I feel busted... ;) She doesn't hold a non-domestic job...

-Washed the dishes or loaded the dishwasher- me

-Mowed the yard or shoveled snow- him

-Prepared a meal for more than one person-both of us

-Watered plants-me

-Painted a room-both of us

-Did a load of laundry-him

-Went to the grocery store-me

-Prepared a tax return-him

-Took care of car maintenance-both of us

-Ran the vacuum cleaner-me

-Scrubbed the bathtub or shower stall-him

-Washed windows-me

-Fixed something that was broken-him

-Put up or put away holiday decorations-both of us

-Took care of removing unwanted bugs or rodents.-me

I mostly do this stuff on a typical day because I'm the one that stays home but this was during the holiday weekend so he was giving me extra help.

Washed the dishes or loaded the dishwasher- me

-Mowed the yard or shoveled snow- have landscapers

-Prepared a meal for more than one person- me

-Watered plants- me

-Painted a room- me

-Did a load of laundry- my wife

-Went to the grocery store- my wife

-Prepared a tax return- me

-Took care of car maintenance- me

-Ran the vacuum cleaner- me

-Scrubbed the bathtub or shower stall- my wife

-Washed windows- me

-Fixed something that was broken- me

-Put up or put away holiday decorations- my wife

-Took care of removing unwanted bugs or rodents- me

-Washed the dishes or loaded the dishwasher - husband

-Mowed the yard or shoveled snow - me

-Prepared a meal for more than one person - me

-Watered plants - n/a since we don't have any

-Painted a room - both worked together

-Did a load of laundry - me (he put it away)

-Went to the grocery store - both

-Prepared a tax return - both

-Took care of car maintenance - me

-Ran the vacuum cleaner - husband

-Scrubbed the bathtub or shower stall - husband

-Washed windows - husband

-Fixed something that was broken - both (we replaced a bad sump pump)

-Put up or put away holiday decorations - n/a since we don't decorate

-Took care of removing unwanted bugs or rodents. - me

-Washed the dishes or loaded the dishwasher -him

-Mowed the yard or shoveled snow- him

-Prepared a meal for more than one person- me

-Watered plants- me

-Painted a room- N/A

-Did a load of laundry- me

-Went to the grocery store- him, but usually me, he just did because i was sick

-Prepared a tax return- him

-Took care of car maintenance-him

-Ran the vacuum cleaner-me

-Scrubbed the bathtub or shower stall- him

-Washed windows- dunno

-Fixed something that was broken- him

-Put up or put away holiday decorations- both of us

-Took care of removing unwanted bugs or rodents- him

-Washed the dishes or loaded the dishwasher - me

-Mowed the yard or shoveled snow - hubby

-Prepared a meal for more than one person - me

-Watered plants - me

-Painted a room - neither; we rent this place

-Did a load of laundry - me

-Went to the grocery store - me

-Prepared a tax return - hubby takes care of that

-Took care of car maintenance - hubby

-Ran the vacuum cleaner - me

-Scrubbed the bathtub or shower stall - me

-Washed windows - me

-Fixed something that was broken - hubby, although I do repairs too

-Put up or put away holiday decorations - me because he couldn't care less LOL

-Took care of removing unwanted bugs or rodents - I squish bugs, but I make him set up the mouse traps because I always smash my fingers in the trap. I deal with the dead mouse though

We are married, as you can tell. I do most of the housework because I am a homemaker and he's at the office all day. It's great, actually. The housework gets done without any bickering about who's doing more, and no worrying about everything being 50-50.

Washed the dishes or loaded the dishwasher-My son

-Mowed the yard or shoveled snow-Me

-Prepared a meal for more than one person-Me

-Watered plants-Don't have any

-Painted a room-Me

-Did a load of laundry-My son

-Went to the grocery store-Hubby

-Prepared a tax return-Hubby

-Took care of car maintenance-Me

-Ran the vacuum cleaner-My daughter

-Scrubbed the bathtub or shower stall-Err....? (Yikes, that needs attention)

-Washed windows-Me

-Fixed something that was broken-My daughter

-Put up or put away holiday decorations-Me

-Took care of removing unwanted bugs or rodents.-Me