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In reply to the discussion: How do I bring topic up to wife without sounding sexist? [View all]IrishAyes
(6,151 posts)11. You might be different people, but you have equal responsibilities toward one another.
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I doubt she'll be swayed by that approach. If she cared about her husband, she wouldn't
IrishAyes
Mar 2014
#10
People have different standards of cleanliness. Do not expect her to be you, or do what you did.
uppityperson
Mar 2014
#2
You might be different people, but you have equal responsibilities toward one another.
IrishAyes
Mar 2014
#11
Yes, but getting up off our ass and doing something is very theraputic. I recommend it highly.
IrishAyes
Mar 2014
#12
Don't put words in my mouth. Your description of what I said is totally inaccurate.
IrishAyes
Mar 2014
#42
Your post from the frontlines will have far more effect on others than anything I could ever say.
IrishAyes
Mar 2014
#53
What happened before your period of unemployment? Presumably you were working outside the home,
Sheldon Cooper
Mar 2014
#6
I do a LOT of things I don't like doing for the sake of the common good. Not one to enable slacking
IrishAyes
Mar 2014
#13
It gave us practice in not murdering each other. People had to be supportive and stick together
IrishAyes
Mar 2014
#57
it's not sexist to discuss fairness. My partner and I do so all the time.
La Lioness Priyanka
Mar 2014
#7
Turn about is fair play, not sexist. She's taking very unfair advantage of you. Maybe she's
IrishAyes
Mar 2014
#9
I think, just a simple typo. It's pretty clear he's talking about a period of UNemployment I think.
auntAgonist
Mar 2014
#33
I think the way you phrased it in the OP is pretty much the way you should say it.
stevenleser
Mar 2014
#52
Incidentally, anyone who thinks there's a shred of privacy or anonymity on the internet
IrishAyes
Mar 2014
#55
hmmm... to no one in particular. (not!) I found my previous post entirely relevant since
IrishAyes
Mar 2014
#59