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Let's say you have a lazy boyfriend, you have to go away for a few weeks to visit family. You expect the place to be disgusting when you come back.

You come in to a spotless apartment with everything stocked exactly the way you like it, exactly where it should be, and before you can remind him to do the laundry, you look an see he's already folding it like a pro and steaming away every little crease that he finds.

How attractive would this be to you, a man stepping up and showing this devotion to you?

Full disclosure, I sucked at chores forever but now I'm downright obsessive with making sure there's not one hair in the bathroom, not one smudge on any mirror, and ensuring plates are spotless and then even still, washing them again.

If I was your boyfriend and stepped up like that, would it change how you see me by showing my willingness to change, or creatinf resentment in the realization I was capable but ignorant?

To clarify the choices:

Yes, men still had chores in traditional gender roles, but they were typically different from women's household duties. The division of labor depended on the time period, culture, and class, but in general:

Men’s Traditional Chores:

Providing & Finances – The primary responsibility was earning money to support the family.

Heavy Labor & Maintenance:
-Chopping wood
-Fixing things around the house (plumbing, carpentry, electrical work)
Maintaining the roof, fences, and other structures

Yard Work & Farming:
-Mowing the lawn
-Tending to crops (if they had a farm or garden)
-Taking care of large livestock (horses, cattle, etc.)

Home Protection & Security:
-Ensuring the home was safe from intruders
-Handling firearms, if applicable
-Resolving disputes or external threats
Seasonal Responsibilities:
-Clearing snow in winter
-Harvesting crops in fall
-Preparing firewood for the colder months

Transportation & Errands:

-Driving the family where they needed to go

-Taking care of the car (oil changes, repairs, etc.)

Disciplinary Role – In some households, the father was seen as the authority figure for disciplining children.

Women’s Traditional Chores for Comparison:
-Cooking and preparing meals
-Cleaning the house
-Doing laundry
-Taking care of children and elderly family members
-Sewing and mending clothes
-Grocery shopping (sometimes)
-Handling social obligations and hospitality

Even in traditional gender roles, men weren’t completely free from household tasks. It's just that their work was often more physically demanding and focused outside the house, while women handled more of the day-to-day upkeep inside.

Her doing my laundry or cooking for me for example. A man is supposed to provide for a woman so it feels backwards to me when a woman has to do basic adult tasks for a man

As a grown man I find it weird that a woman would cook dinner for me and do my laundry as if I were a child incapable of doing it myself.

The Control Freak- This lady or man behave like they are your parents, you is going to find it insanely difficult having a say with the control freak. The controlling roommate has everything in a specific technique and they don't enjoy disorganization around the house, remember he/she wants all of the say around the house.

The Party Animal- This annoying asshole is the type of person who constantly party 24/7, he or her isn't the type to kick back and relax. Everywhere they go it feels like a huge party, but it gets way worse when they create a party at home because you wouldn't be able to have peace and quiet because your party roommate just had to throw another party.

The Lazy Roommate- You will realistically be better off just doing the chores, bills, and everything around the house because if your roommate is so lazy that he or she doesn't want to do anything. Good luck for the men and women who have such a freeloader as a roommate who doesn't even want to cook their own meals or simply do their laundry.

The Sexual Deviant- This man or woman is nothing but a sex craze maniac. If you have this roommate expect them to constantly try hitting on you or bringing a random person to have sex with. This roommate would also likely not bother wearing as much clothes or choose to walk around in the nude. Basically you will simply be dealing with a legit pervert for a roommate.

The Messy Roommate- If you are a person who are extremely neat and tidy than you will be having constant mental breakdowns with this dirty pig of a roommate. They will leave the dishes uncleaned, expect trash and everything on the ground.

The Creep- This roommate might either be a constant perv just like the sexual roommate or they might do insane bizarre shit that no normal human can possibly think, the fucking creep will make sure you would want to keep your door open. He or she will make you beg to move back in with your parents if you had the choice.