Don't do wife stuff for a husband, either. Those days are over. If you still choose to work, then you aren't the main cook/cleaner/appointment-maker/etc., either, for the household. He needs to hire a maid or assistant for all of that. If you're raising kids, then you aren't the main "caretaker" for the kids, either. It's an equal job and he should be able to afford hiring some help if you two need it.
Even if you aren't working, this isn't the 50s or the dark ages where we were slaves to the home and to our family.
We took care of the house and all of those things because we generally weren't allowed into the workforce. It's not the same anymore. We can't juggle work and be a 1950s style wife devoted only to our home, children, and ratty ass husband.
If you choose not to work and find a man who can afford that, you still do NOT need to fulfill 1950s housewife duties. Our whole country grew out of that. You deserve to not be a slave. Those rights were fully earned so exercise them.
When you first start seeing a guy, DO NOT clean his place, DO NOT cook for him. It sets a precedent and it's likely that pattern will continue, so just don't ever start that to begin with. If you like to cook, do it for dinner parties with your friends. Do NOT do it for a man! Even if he's great, he doesn't deserve your extra, unpaid slave labor like that. We marched and we fought hard to not have to live like that anymore.
Never ever again. I've only lived with one man and he was really good at dividing labour. Even then, I refuse. I refuse. I refuse. Even if we're married, I'm leaving if he doesn't pick up his shit after 2 chances (my own standard if an otherwise great relationship and this hasn't happened before). This is why it's so important for women to have fuck you money if they ever decide to live with a man, married or not.
Don't do wife stuff for a husband, either. Those days are over. If you still choose to work, then you aren't the main cook/cleaner/appointment-maker/etc., either, for the household. He needs to hire a maid or assistant for all of that. If you're raising kids, then you aren't the main "caretaker" for the kids, either. It's an equal job and he should be able to afford hiring some help if you two need it.
Even if you aren't working, this isn't the 50s or the dark ages where we were slaves to the home and to our family.
We took care of the house and all of those things because we generally weren't allowed into the workforce. It's not the same anymore. We can't juggle work and be a 1950s style wife devoted only to our home, children, and ratty ass husband.
If you choose not to work and find a man who can afford that, you still do NOT need to fulfill 1950s housewife duties. Our whole country grew out of that. You deserve to not be a slave. Those rights were fully earned so exercise them.
When you first start seeing a guy, DO NOT clean his place, DO NOT cook for him. It sets a precedent and it's likely that pattern will continue, so just don't ever start that to begin with. If you like to cook, do it for dinner parties with your friends. Do NOT do it for a man! Even if he's great, he doesn't deserve your extra, unpaid slave labor like that. We marched and we fought hard to not have to live like that anymore.