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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He does a lot in terms of dishes, cooking, etc. But for most things, I have to tell him to please do XXX, unless it is something he deems important or it saves him money (e.g., oil changes).

But, the "mental" labor of schedules, organization, etc. fall to me. He is not capable of it and is a procrastinator. It's an incredibly stressful burden to maintain the calendar and make sure everyone knows what/when to be. I do get pissy with him over this b/c it's like having another child ("where do I have to be", "What time is practice tonight?") and because IT'S ALL ON THE CALENDAR. DON'T ASK ME. LOOK AT THE CALENDAR.

He also works out of the house and I WAH and my job is flexible. So all the pickups and little things during the day I have to do b/c he's at work. Then he rolls in and has zero appreciation that I've multitasked all day and he's . . . . been at work.

Wow, typing that out, [b]I'm a bit more resentful than I thought I was.[/b] [/quote]

Hello there.

I think the clearest indication of who is pulling more than their weight is how much each person looks forward to being left home alone and what gets done while the one at home is there. I do loads of the tasks that pile up in the ordinary course of our lives. He does less than usual and talks about how much he missed me. I DON'T CARE. MAKE SOME FRIENDS.[/quote]

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