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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If my spouse was super overworked and was working long hours, I might pitch in more. but just because Im more efficient and get all of my stuff done if less time, doesn't mean I need to carry a heavier load.

Are you also under the assumption that more productive people at work SHOULD do more and be paid exactly the same as the ones who don't get as much done?

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Newsflash - marriage and work aren’t the same. If I’m more productive than my co-workers that’s completely different from sitting on my ass watching TV while my husband works longer hours.

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What if your spouse worked 12 hour days. Do you need to find some way to not relax an additional four hours? 
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Assuming no commute and 8 hours of sleep, that would leave four hours a day that my spouse would have for non-work things.

If I worked 8 hours a day with no commute and got 8 hours of sleep, I would have 8 hours a day for non-work things.

I would expect that I'd spend 6 hours on childcare/house stuff and 2 hours of free time. My spouse would spend 2 hours on childcare/house and 2 hours of free time.

Why is this so complicated? Who is making up ways to not relax? Some of us would prefer to help our spouse out if they were working harder than we were. But you do and enjoy your marriage. [/quote]

Why do you have eight hours of housework to do every day?   (6 for you and 2 for your spouse)

I would do like 2 hours of housework every day, he would do none, and I wouldn’t make up 30 hours a week of extra work just to feel like things are even.  
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