Must try harder!

moving_forward

It's still a long way to go. Those of us mere woman who are the main bread winners still seem expected to be the workhorse in the house by society. Lucky Mr M_F realised team work is dream work 🤣

WinterWarrior

It’s definitely a long way to go. MrWW wouldn’t dream of making a meal despite being on shifts now and merrily messing around the house while I work 🙄 When he lived alone he was capable of feeding himself, so I foolishly thought he wouldn’t forget the second he realised ‘I could do it better’ (man speak for he doesn’t want to). He will wait until whatever time I finish and then comment on how late it is while we are eating 🤯 

WinterWarrior

@badmemory… we ladies might still blow our mortgage money on shoes and fripperies without a man to keep us in check 🤣

CRANKY40

My best friend managed to feed himself ok when he lived on his own. When he moved in with his niece while looking for a house here he started coming to my house for lunch once a week. He moved into his own house a couple of months before Christmas and it has been a long slow process convincing him that we can take turns to make lunch. 

My late husband could cook and he was an electrician too (with electronics and communications as his degree). A few years after he died our son asked what I missed most about his dad. I don't think "enchiladas" was the answer that was expected 🤣 I also miss that when he came home from sea he fixed things like the vacuum cable, the springs on the washing machine and anything else that I'd managed to break. 

moving_forward

I'm the fixed in our house or rather if I don't fix it I have to sort out someone to fix it and heaven forbid he is expected to use a day off to get it done. Him gets more holiday than me 😒

WinterWarrior

Enchiladas sounds like a perfectly sensible answer to me Cranky! 😁
I’m a bit of a bodger myself. MrWW likes to do things properly, but that means ordering all the tools and then getting frustrated and taking months…if I think I can fix something under the radar I go for it when he isn’t looking…it’s easier 😁

moving_forward

Lol I wait till he's gone out as he tries to Interfere when I've started

Legs21

moving_forward said:

It's still a long way to go. Those of us mere woman who are the main bread winners still seem expected to be the workhorse in the house by society. Lucky Mr M_F realised team work is dream work 🤣

Either that ^^ or a happy wife is a happy life 😉

moving_forward

Yes his fear of upsetting me may come into it 🤣🤣🤣

Scottiedog_3

amber03 said:

I married a plumber, who then decided he wanted to be an accountant. Will admit he does come in handy with any plumbing jobs but usually a barrage of swear words are heard whilst doing said jobs.x

You succeeded where I obviously failed....