Should men also learn household chores and cooking?

[Anonymous]

Yes.

No.

[NyceGuyFinishingLast]

A woman finds a man incredible sexy knowing he can clean up, cook, and do repairs around the house. House hold chores and cooking don't make a guy any less of a man. That is a guy's macho attitude getting in the way.

Even in a relationship I still do most of the cleaning and some of the cooking. Now that I am single it all falls on me to have clean draws, feed myself and kids, and maintain the house. I find it much more efficient to maintain than clean. Instead of letting the dishes pile up in the sink, clean, dry, and put them away. Don't wait until you have a load to wash. Clothes are washed once a week. Sweeping and vacuuming are done every other day. I wipe down the bathroom every day to keep things clean and tidy.

I am still man enough to walk into a biker bar and open palm slap the biggest fucker looking at me wrong.

If you keep things maintained you have a lot more free time on your hands to hang out with friends, read, binge watch a show, or indulge in a guilty pleasure with the gloom feeling of knowing you have to clean. I like how my house will be in tip top shape when I get home from work or coming from on the weekends from fishing.

Cooking is easy if you plan it and don't kill yourself making something every night. Make something that last 2 or 3 days. Cooking every night is a chore.

[NyceGuyFinishingLast]

Thank you@

[blank_expression]

It sounds so perfect and idealistic but the reality is; women and men have different mess, disorder, what-is-considered-clean, tolerance levels. I can cook a steak on my indoor grill, vegetables etc. in <12min, wash the grill, spatula, before I even sit down to eat. I can live off three dishes, three forks and two knives and I drink coffee out of a mason jar. I wash everything as I go. I do the laundry after I have recycled dirty clothes a few times and my tolerance is reached. That is the way it is going to be with me forever as single. When a woman moves in, she starts to do things her way and fine, I love that, but most know better than to start laying down her way on me. The difference I see is she is fussy about the toilet bowl, but when it backs up, I am the one with the backhoe outside in the shit fixing it. She can keep her car clean and spotless, but I am the one in grease and blood keeping it running. My vehicle is always full of crap, mostly tools. I have seen some men fall to that feminist ideology; they are always divorced in a few years. I am well trained already to my eating and cleaning requirements; just don’t impose yours on me I say.

[elisa_0]

Why not? It's something an adult should do... Especially if you want to be independent... I mean, if you don't learn how to wash your own clothes, cook your own food, and wash your own dishes, etc., you'll be a child your entire life depending on somebody else to do everything for you. What will you do when that person leaves?

I hate cooking, and I will have to get a partner who loves to cook because I seriously hate it for some reason. BUT I still do it for myself and I know how to cook if there's no one to cook for me.

[Brainsbeforebeauty]

That would imply men already don't know how or don't already do chores and cooking. Yet aren't a lot of chefs male 🤔 And who do you think cooks and cleans for a single man that lives alone? I've seen single men with way cleaner places than some female friends I know... No man I've known didn't know how or didn't clean/cook..

[GoodManDave]

Yeah, I think it's important for any capable adult to know how to do well on their own, and at least be fairly self-sufficient, even if they don't end up having to do all of it. They should know how to keep a clean house or apartment. Be able to do basic laundry. Cook some simple, fairly healthy meals a few times a week. Keep groceries stocked. Clean out the fridge/freezer and not have mold or rancid food. Flies and maggots around the trash can all the time.

Hygiene, too. Keeping up some sort of decent appearance. Deodorant. Showers/baths. Clip the toenails /fingernails. Shave. All that.

[MrOracle]

Virtually every adult, male or female, should know how to cook and clean and do basic household chores (essentially, if you don't have a disability, then you should be able to do these things. You should also know how to check the fluid levels and tire pressure in your car, and other basic life-stuff.

[nolabels]

I'm very good at doing household chores.
As far as cooking goes, I've tried to learn how, but never got good at it. It's always been extremely painful to my back to stand for long periods of time doing food prep work. I've tried sitting on stools at the counter, but never found a way to make it work.
I can make a hell of a good grilled cheese sandwich, though. I'd put them up against anyone else's in a contest, but that's about it.
I love watching cooking shows, and shows about foods around the world.

[Reaperbot666]

• ideally both sides if they of able body and mind. should have a decent understanding of cooking, cleaning, laundry, childcare, etc.
• if nothing else at least for basic life skills and to be self-sufficient to some degree.
• but whomever makes less money ideally should be. the one who does them more often in a relationship. but the other should still chip in and help when possible.
• if their pay is roughly the same then they. ideally should share the load of household responsible.

[connythebaker]

Why would the income matter? I would rather say the one who has more time should do them.

[Reaperbot666]

@connythebaker after I posted the comment I thought how I should have said income and/or hours worked. so whomever works less would have more time for household upkeep.

[connythebaker]

Fair enough, agreed!

[BeMuse]

All men know how to clean, it’s not rocket science. Women just tend to be more of clean freaks then men, so they want something to be clean right now rather than 8 hours from now so they have to take responsibility for that to keep their own sanity. All men also learn how to cook some things they like. It’s part of normal survival in life. All the best chefs in the world are men. Women can’t even come close to being on the same level. The real question is why don’t women take time to learn everything else it takes to maintain a house, cars, appliances, computers, and other “handyman” work that actually takes learned skill that men are always responsible for?

[Chiefbenttwig]

First of all I believe that if your a grown ass man you should know to pick up after yourself. Momma doesn't live with you & unless you're rich you probably don't have a maid or butler to clean up after you.
Secondly when did it become the women job to do all of the house work? Especially if she works too.
Third she's not the only one living there, you (the man) can help pick up the house, your not special. If you love your woman & want to show your woman that you love her get your ass up & help.
Fourth my grandmother said men need to learn to cook, clean & sew because women most women now a days don't know how or don't care to do house work.
That's my two cents.

[hahahmm]

Yes but not to help women... so he never has to think that he needs a woman for anything.


It’s laughable when a woman thinks the man needs to help cook/clean, totally ignoring the fact that he’s doing 100% of car maintenance, 100% of home security, 100% of essential household maintenance, acting as her body guard in public, 100% of emergency planning. And so on.

[BreadNbutter]

I just want to be clear... anyone who doesn’t know how to cook or clean for themselves basically can’t carry their own weight. I understand not being a great chef but ew... lack of cleaning abilities is just gross and says a lot about a person. No one... even maids wants to clean up after you. Children understand the concept of cleaning up after themselves. Gender roles are FINALLY being diminished in most scenarios.. if you’re a male that thinks it’s a woman’s job to cook and clean for you... do us all a favor and stay with your mother. Women who do this do it out of the kindness of their hearts not because they think you’re too stupid to do it for yourself.

[Suziedicostah]

Men should surely learn household chores and cooking... I am saying this thinking about my baby boy... my son... as an overprotective mother I wish that my son should be independent by all means... especially in case of cooking and household chores. I wish, he must not feel any obstacles in his life just beacause he is dependent on someone. So...

[Jaximus-Lion]

You should write "boys" instead of men, because they should not be called men if they can't take care of them selves including cleaning and cooking.

[Bananaman177]

These days, most guys are better at cooking and cleaning than the average woman.

Only the most attractive guys can rely on always having a woman to do it for them, and they're also the only ones who can afford to be picky about dating girls who know how.

Most guys have no choice but to be self-sufficient.

Women are the opposite. They know they don't need anything besides what's between their legs to get them through life, and most of them not only can't cook and clean, they really aren't good for anything at all besides being a living blow-up doll.

[xENIGMAx]

Lmao, I outcook and clean 99.9 percent of all women. Always been independent
since I was seven, so it’s always been a part of my upbringing. Cooking, baking,
laundry. Why should anybody have to depend upon someone else when they can
do it for themselves?

[Mystery_World]

Yeah absolutely. Couple of years ago I realized that women get tired of house chores as I saw my mom's struggles. My dad often helps her. He washes dishes and cleans balcony lawn. I keep the bedrooms tidy and clean. now, my mom only cooks. So, sharing works would relieves stress and also we would spend quality time with our family.

[TheCuriousDude]

No woman are meant for the kitchen
















Just kidding, if a man doesn’t know how to do chores then that man is an idiot 😂 it goes both ways. It’s not the 1950s anymore men and woman are pretty much exactly the same nowadays

[FatherJack]

When married , before getting rid of her lazy fat constantly complaining backside , I was doing all the chores , so becoming a single dad was business as usual , so this stereotype of men sat on their arse watching TV when returning from work is dated and BS. A big YES is my answer , been doing so since I was a kid anyway.

[WolfyGirl2077]

My dad is cooking and doing most of the repair or building around the house and my mom takes care of whatever needs to be cleaned

[Erobos412]

Naturally they should know how to do them and be independent and able to live and take care of them self.

The household state is a reflection of the person living in it. And I realize I will never be the highest version of my self unless they are my bare minimum hygiene standards.

That way I have goals and mile stones to pursue. When it comes to anything I do.

[silvermoon84]

Yes and many men do know how to cook and clean. I’ve even met a few who could give my 1950’s housewife grandmother a few pointers. Honestly though, things like cooking and cleaning are basic skills that apply to both genders, not one specifically. My mom didn’t teach me how to cook, I learned when I joined the Navy, so my cooking skills were self taught and if I had kids, I would have taught them to cook.

[thehorriblesheikh]

I think it would be a collection of good skills and men could help their partner as well, take the load off of her, if she is the one who usually does the chores and the cooking. It would feel like progress towards a more feminist future, if you ask feminists.

I am not one to eat home cooked meals though, I have always felt like they are over rated. Restaurant made food is tastier, and even though it costs a bit more, I'd rather work harder to earn a bit more than start cooking myself to save money.

Now if I was married for some reason (which is not going to happen, I've already turned down 4 marriage arrangements), I may help with the chores because I already prefer to do chores myself, I don't like an unclean and unorganized house. But I cannot see myself cooking daily, it would be a waste of time to have to cook daily.

[hassan9873]

If you asking "should"
Than ofcourse we should.
Lets say our wife got sick, we can do stuff so that she can take rest.
Cook, cleaning, and everything..

And same for women, we both should learn basic things in our daily life.. so that we both can help each other in need..

Puls - If you know how to do basic things, your chances of servival in zombie apocalypse will increase (after covid19 its definitely gonna happen. Be prepared.. lol)

[watrewks]

Yeah, I mean if my wife were a stay at home wife I’d expect her to keep the house clean, take care of the kids, and cook. However, I always keep my apartment clean, and I love to cook and guys should know these things to be self-reliant. Guys should also learn survival skills :3