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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Women will always do more because women have higher standards; men will always do less not so much because they have lower standards (even though they do), but because they know that when push comes to shove, their wives will pick up the slack.  They might complain about it on DCUM, but they'll do it.

The casserole/MIL thing is a good example.  The DH doesn't actually want his mom to arrive at dinnertime to a dirty house and no dinner.  He knows that's not acceptable hosting.  But he also knows that he can not clean and not cook because his wife will do it.  [b]I know people on DCUM talk a good game like "whelp, if MIL is mad the sheets are dirty and DH is scrambling to put in a pizza order, she can take it up with the son she raised" but 98% of women are not going to actually do that IRL.  It's a game of chicken the DH knows he'll win.[/b][/quote]

So stop playing the game! I mean, if you don't, how is that not partially your fault? Yes, your husband is worthless and it's his fault that he can't/won't do anything. But isn't it also your fault that you keep letting him win the game of chicken? You can't control someone else, but you can control what you do. [/quote]

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