If you are a couple living together, who takes the trash out?

Question

For the first time the man I am living with takes the trash out WITHOUT ME ASKING HIM! Even my two ex-husbands made me nag them to take it out - even though all of the other household chores were done by me.
So, who takes the trash out and why do guys hate to do it?

Lliam · Accepted Answer

I do it. I empty the trash cans in rooms in our house into a larger one in our laundry room that is kitchen bag size. When that is full, I take the bag out to the garbage cans.

I actually don't mind that job at all. I took it on on my own accord.

The other things that I made my normal duty are:

Emptying the dishwasher and putting the clean dishes and utensils away.
Washing, drying and putting away the towels and my clothes. I don't wash my wife's clothes because she is particular about how they are cared for.

Again, I don't mind doing those things. There are other tasks that I prefer not to do. 😆

Finchie40 · Accepted Answer

I take the trash out , I would never expect my girl to , so you married pieces of work there lol , And the fact that you clean the whole house, I would’ be massaging you everyday if you were my girl lol Now don’t get me wrong , there are days I don’t feel like taking the trash out and I will say Oh Fuck it’s trash night!! but I still do it and would never expect her to do it

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

My husband. We generally work it that he sorts all the DIY, Home maintenance, car maintenance, lawn mowing and generally anything outside and I handle the cooking, cleaning, laundry and so on but I gotta say he does cook at least once a week and occasionally does some laundry and cleaning.

I think the whole issue of taking the trash out is that some women expect it to be done in their time frame not the guys, I don't care as long as it gets done.

Apple1996 · Accepted Answer

Mostly me. I don't even bother to ask my husband to do it anymore cuz I usually want it done in that moment and he won't do it fast enough

Summeroflove · Answer

Depends. A relationship should be equal effort. But find what works for you

AviatorTom · Answer

We both do. I take it out most often, unless my SO gets to it first.

msmissydc · Answer

I do most of the small ones from house to trashbin, just because I am longer at home and see them full more often. I think he probably empties everything that has do to witht he kitchen more often. Putting them on the street is also more his, as he often does it when he comes home, before even getting in the house.

aoihewgf · Answer

The first one to see that it's full. Same thing with a couple dishes in the sink.

If I'm upstairs and I were to hypothetically be asked to take the trash out, which means she obviously saw I overflowing, and her fat ass didn't take it out proactively, she would have to be the most argumentative, annoying ass lazy, b. There are certain tasks that may be assigned, but I guarantee you, you wouldn't be in a romantic relationship with me if I wasn't giving more value to the relationship than you. So that kind of shit would make me never want to give a chick a ring

Fuentes · Answer

I mean if the trash is filled up theirs no point in waiting for me to get home to take it out. If your the last person to fill it up. But if it's full and I'm there I'll take it out but I don't understand why woman wait for the man to do it while they were home all day and could have done it? Lol and then keep filling it up over and over. ? Um can you take that out why wait for me to get home to do it.

exitseven · Answer

90 percent of the time I take out the trash. We recycle in my town so it has to be separated into cardboard, paper, cans, glass, plastic, scrap metal and just plain trash. Then I havecto haul it all to the dump

Anemone978 · Answer

I used to nag for him to take it out but then I just stopped caring and did it myself... like everything else..

MysticDevice · Answer

With chores like that, honestly, whoever sees and and can do it. There doesn't need to be a duty roster for little household things like that.

When I was living with a roomate. We never once told the other to take the trash out, or vacuum, or do the dishes. If we saw it wasn't done we'd do it.

Dishes were only slightly different. We each did our own.

TrueConfection · Answer

Either my husband or my son takes c it out. They wouldn't dare let me escape, so they do it.

CuriousMufuxka · Answer

Total man role. I'd also like to add moving heavy shit and reaching tall things.

Sugar100 · Answer

I’m 25 never have lived with a boyfriend. Men now a days live with their mom only lol. I take out my trash alone.

worldscolide · Answer

On the weekends, me, during the week, my wife. She doesn't work so most of the chores fall to her.

Sixgunsound · Answer

It has to be done or you're risk bugs rodents and disease. I don't understand the resistance to doing it if the costs are so high not to.

Katie1964 · Answer

We both do. Whenever its full, the person that opens it takes it out, assuming they have time. I would say its pretty equal in our house.

Justneedtokno · Answer

Whoever gets to it first, I grew up with the understanding that if you say something on the floor pick it up. If you say something dirty, just clean it, it’s not that difficult. You don’t need a chore wheel. You don’t need to do any type of extra

catiecatie · Answer

So I’d give it turns unless he wants to take it out then by all means be my guest, but I wouldn’t expect it every time.

Adam1978 · Answer

Whoever fill the last part of the trashcan. Trash goes out when container is full, or starts to smell.

najekim · Answer

Wife bags it up and places it by the back door. When I see that bag and take it out.

admles · Answer

I take it out 99% of the time, and I always do it myself without prompting.

SpaceGalaxy · Answer

The MAN does, so if i am living with a woman, she would not, i would.

Fireguy17 · Answer

how about the one that notices it is full, or it is trash day. We never kept score on who does what.

RealMarek · Answer

My girlfriend does not mind taking out the trash, but I do it most of the time. I don’t hate doing it. It’s usually one of the easiest chores.

Sparkie460 · Answer

I always take out the trash. I tried putting my wife in the bag but she didn't fit. You think the garbage men will take her without being in a bag? Lmao 🤣

Buttajah · Answer

We have no preassigned chores or task,
based upon gender. The trash gets emptied by the first person that decides
it needs to be emptied. Same as if I randomly wash pots and pans, after
cooking. She might randomly do the dishes afterwards.

DancingQueen16 · Answer

I think they should just take turns taking out the trash

HippieVeganJewslim · Answer

Whoever first noticed that the rubbish must be taken out is the one who should do so, unless they’re too tired, busy, etc.

Likes2drive · Answer

I always took it out when I was married , nobody else would do it and I had 5 kids living with me, same as with doing the lawn

AsaKyo · Answer

We would both take the trash out like we're supposed to

Twalli · Answer

If I can actually remember to do it, I don't have a problem doing so. I don't always remember though.

Nominal · Answer

Its a man job. Pernonaly clean the house can both gender ecually, it's awkward to see women takes the trash out.

Britney04 · Answer

The person who spots it. If you wait for someone else to do it. It. Might never get done.

boggboss · Answer

Anyone that sees it full I guess

TheSpaceGnome · Answer

You're supposed to alternate.

DaddyDiablo · Answer

Shit I do the males typically do shit like that

Kelly6 · Answer

Randomly anyone in family including my son

htmndg183 · Answer

Both do. Sometimea i do. Sometimes she does.

sheikalana · Answer

We take turns.

FunkyMonkee · Answer

Both of me.

Iron_Man · Answer

I always do

shades777 · Answer

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