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"An everyday thing may be key to keeping you happy in a relationship, but it might even get you going&amp;amp;#133;. OK, fine, this does look pretty hot. It&amp;amp;#8217;s um, chores? I was nodding my head in agreement with this NY Daily News article about how important it is in a relationship that the parties divide chores evenly, until I started cracking up at the last paragraph which asserts that &amp;amp;#8220;choreplay&amp;amp;#8221; is the best foreplay for women, i.e., men doing household chores without being asked is a major turn on. Hmm, interesting. Might this also lead to a &amp;amp;#8220;choregasm?&amp;amp;#8221; I don&amp;amp;#8217;t know about you guys, but my room would be a lot cleaner if making my bed turned me on. OK, funny words aside, I do think the point of the article is important. According to a Swedish study of questionnaires of 723 people from 1981 to 2007, women&amp;amp;#8217;s stress levels increased at age 42, with the key contributor to stress being unequal distribution of domestic chores. And it&amp;amp;#8217;s not just about the work: the most distressed women not only did more of the chores but also felt a greater sense of gender inequality in the relationship. If a woman felt more equal to her partner, her distress was less, even if she did the majority of the housework. Something tells me this is pretty strongly related to what we talked about yesterday, making your partner feel appreciated. In fact, in that post, reader cranface commented: &amp;amp;#8220;My boyfriend and I have gotten into the habit of thanking each other for taking care of household chores. That sounds like the least romantic thing ever, but it feels so good! Also when I&amp;#x27;m slaving away on the dishes it gives me a little boost to know that he appreciates it.&amp;amp;#8221; Sharing household responsibilities when possible, and being appreciative when not seems like it&amp;amp;#8217;s pretty key to a good relationship. Obviously, this is most important for couples who are living together or married, but I think it comes into the equation for non-domesticated couples too, especially if you&amp;amp;#8217;re spending several nights a week together. I know I used to really appreciate it when my ex and I took turns cooking, doing dishes and making beds at each other&amp;amp;#8217;s houses. I&amp;amp;#8217;m not going to lie, he took way more turns making beds. Which come to think of it, was kind of a turn on! I stand corrected. So tell me how it goes for you guys: How do you divide chores in your house? Do you feel like you do more? Does it stress you out? Does it ever turn you on? Ha! More on household duties: *Relationships: 5 Ways to Divide Housework With Your Guy *What Men Think: My Husband Addresses Forgetfulness and Chores *Household Chores Provide Different Stress Levels for Married Couples Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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