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A question for the women here
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How many of you would be happy to live the idyllic1950s housewife lifestyle: Husband going out to work, you staying home, housework, baking things, buying new appliances, having friends round to gossip etc?
Also for the men: would you like to have a partner like this?
(in both cases, assuming you could afford to live with only one person working in your household)
Also for the men: would you like to have a partner like this?
(in both cases, assuming you could afford to live with only one person working in your household)
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I do everything there whilst still working.
I also enjoy working so no, i would not like to be forced to do, what i already have to the oppertunity to, if i wish.
In theory maybe but in practice I get a great self satisfaction from working and if my husband were to leave me in the morning what would my life be worth?
A clean carpet?
Housewives are something I would be able to use to my advantage. Ironically, I don't like that.
My OH and I have agreed that this will happen when he earns enough to keep me at home
I wouldn't look twice at a man who wanted a doormat and servant for a wife.
Are you insinuating that housewives are controlled? How does one working and other not, deem to be unequal. Both are important roles; one a breadwinner and the other a nurturing role where the house and children are concerned., which is suddenly deemed as akin to a servant and a doormat. They both can overlap anyhow. And what about house husbands?
Nah I'm quite proud of my wife and the success she's made of her career. She would go stir crazy stuck at home all day.
I've just gone back to full time work after 7 years as a 'housewife' and those 7 years were the best of my life, seriously!
I'd happily stay home, keep the house clean and cook fabulous food for my family. I don't know why so many women are so against it tbh.
I imagine you'll get some criticism for "the idyllic 1950s housewife lifestyle".
Housework: 15 minutes
Baking things: 30 minutes
Gossiping with friends: 5 hours
Was that the kind of schedule you were thinking of?
Think about it....
Why do you think a wife that stayed home and took care of the house and kids wouldn't be your equal?
I can tell you didn't scrub the kitchen floor
...ohh the dull and boring life of a housewife huh...little wifey doing all the chores at home, devoid of personality and being unequal because she didn't go out and earn a crust.....:rolleyes:
Not that housewives are controlled but that the setup of that life somewhat is.
Of course children do change things. That type of life is probably a safe way of living so I can't really argue against it in those circumstances.
BUT I value my financial independance far too much!! And after a few days at home on my own I am bored, bored, bored!!
I think it's different when you have kids, looking after them and bringing them up is a very important job but without kids I don't really get it.
Well you do make a distinction in that having kids changes things somewhat, and I'd agree that if you're able bodied and want to work fair enough. I wouldn't call it dependent though if there were kids involved, but I understand what you're saying.
Would you not think having to work is controlled somewhat? I daresay the majority of people work because they have to to pay the bills, mortgage and to fund the kind of lifestyle they want to lead.
Yes, absolutely, having children who are not at school and therefore need someone there 24 hours a day is a valid reason for someone to stay home and take care of them.
However, imo I couldn't bear to see my o/h go out to work just so I could stay home and clean, it just doesn't sit right with me.
Plus, I'm crap at housework and hate it. I can cook, but am perfectly happy to combine this with work outside the home.
Personally I think it would be very boring unless you had either children, lots of friends visiting or a hobby you were really into.
On the other hand I think it is pretty harsh that some people are saying that housewives are automatically submissive slaves. I know plenty of women who are housewives but who actually wear the trousers in their relationships.