The other day I was having brunch with a casual (single) friend, and he asked me where my hubby was. I told him he was at home doing the laundry. My friend was surprised. When he asked more… I told him my hubby does our laundry every weekend. He takes away my basket of dirty clothes and brings it back with everything neatly folded including my shirts, socks, and underwear; he makes me hang up my own shirts. He also does all the cooking (I do the dishes often but not always). I do not come to the kitchen until I hear the phrase “your dinner is ready.” If he is coming home late or going out of town, he will make my dinner(s) the night before so all I have to do is microwave it/them. My friend seemed alternately surprised and envious. He said I was “spoiled.”
I told him, I wasn’t. My wife would do those things if I were straight, and I
expected my man to do them as well; if he didn’t want to do them, I would replace him with someone who does. The converse is also true; if he were not happy he could replace me with someone else. I explained that there are plenty of men out there who are very domestic and specifically want that role. He seemed surprised by this. At one point in the exchange he asked, “what do you do for him?” I said, “Let’s just say, I keep him very happy…” And I do.
Btw, my other half is not a stay at home house-husband; he is a Ph.D. with a very successful career of his own.
I throw it up to you getbiggers… am I spoiled or is my friend just jealous?
