Dividing Household Chores Between Members Of The Couple Improves Sexual Life

Are you a man and do you find it difficult to wash the dishes or do the laundry? Well this study may change the way you think Recent research affirms that dividing household chores between members of the couple improves their sexual life.

Therefore, washing the dishes after lunch and dinner, sweeping and mopping the living room every day or ironing your partner’s clothes can give you a more active and satisfying sex life This study contradicts the results of an investigation that was carried out in the United States in 2012, and in which it was concluded that men who carried out household chores (doing the laundry, cooking, etc.) had a sexual life. less satisfying and less active.

Couples who equally share household chores have more and better sex

The study was carried out in Canada, at the University of Alberta, and found that heterosexual couples had more frequent and better quality sex when both partners contributed to household chores The results revealed that when a man felt that he made fair contributions to household chores and the woman felt that she did not do them alone, the couple tended to make love more often and both partners enjoyed it more.

The research was led by Matt Johnson, a member of the Department of Human Ecology at the University of Alberta. Johnson did not agree with the results of an investigation carried out in the United States in 2012, which concluded that men who carried out household chores (such as doing laundry, cooking, washing clothes, etc.) had a less satisfying and active sexual life. According to him: “These findings did not fit with my intuition and my own experience as a family therapist.”

To carry out the research, he analyzed data from a German study that lasted 5 years and in which 1,338 couples from this country participated. Upon analysis, Johnson discovered that his intuition was correct. As the results revealed, Helping with housework does not cause a less satisfying sex life, quite the opposite

Respect seems to be the cause of a more satisfying sex life

But his conclusion is not that women feel excited by seeing a man doing housework, it’s a matter of respect “An equal division of household chores makes the couple feel respected on a daily basis,” says Johnson.

Furthermore, he adds: “Doing housework may not be fun, but when women know that their partner is putting effort into doing housework, fewer conflicts occur and it helps prevent anger, creating an environment conducive to a sexual life.” more satisfying.”

Other studies affirm that there is a relationship between sharing household chores and satisfaction in marriage.

The researcher explains that “there may be small cultural differences between different countries. For example, Germans tend to be more traditional about gender roles in doing housework than Americans.” But “this study has only evaluated the relationship between doing housework and greater satisfaction in the couple’s sexual life,” especially when women perceive that the husband is also involved in domestic work.

These conclusions confirm the results of another study by Brian Ogolsky published in April 2014 in the Journal of Sex Rolesand stated that there was a positive correlation between sharing household chores and satisfaction in marriage For this study, researchers analyzed 220 couples who got married in the last two years, and found that adjusting and meeting expectations about household chores was essential for a good marriage.

Understanding the importance of carrying out household tasks as a team by the members of the couple can cause the breakup or maintenance of the marriage. “In the United States, ambiguity in the division of household tasks often results in tension and resentment,” researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) concluded in another study carried out in 2007.

Conclusions: an excuse to end sexism at home

This article shows the importance of sharing household chores in a couple’s daily life for essential reasons: for a better sexual life as a couple and for a lasting marriage.

Regarding Johnson’s research, the results are important for couples, as they show the influence of respect between their members for greater intimacy and better sex. However, the underlying issue is the need for our society to move towards more flexible gender roles, and for all people to assume their responsibility to contribute to domestic issues, regardless of whether you are a man or a woman