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You clean 7 extra hours because of a man in the house

You're done with that

I blinked for a moment when I saw this. You clean seven extra hours a week, holy moly. Because there is a man in your life and house, you endlessly wipe the coffee table, load and unload the dishwasher, and swing the vacuum cleaner through the living room.

Right after that, I had an aha moment, it is therefore very justified that my partner does more in the huishouden than I do. Followed by a frown, because I really have no leg to stand on when it comes to this. Let's call me the exception to the rule, now let's talk about you. Because there's a good chance that you do indeed make seven more hours a week because of him.

Researchers from the University of Michigan proved it. They looked at who takes care of the filled fridge, food on the table, who cleans the house from top to bottom, and everything in between. As soon as the man moves in, an extra seven hours of household tasks are added. Young single women spend the least time on household chores. So think carefully before you go live together. Or before you start having children, because then you're really in trouble. It takes about 28 hours if you have 3 kids. Small disclaimer, the research has been ongoing since 1968, so the balance could very well tip the other way. It does for me, so who knows for you too.

If he moves in soon, these are the seven dirtiest places in the house that make you cringe.