Norwegian researchers believe they know how to prevent the pains of divorce from being inflicted on innocent children.
According to a new study entitled “Equality in the Home,” parents who share housework duties are 50 percent more likely to get divorced than couples where the woman does most of the chores.
In other words, the more housework the man does, the higher the divorce rate.
A part of me died typing that sentence.
The rest of me is trying to swallow the vomit that’s pooled in my mouth.
Basically, the study is saying that if you are a stressed out mom looking to your spouse to help pick-up the slack around your home, you are increasing your chances of splitting up.
According to researchers, you can chock up the results of the study to “modern” attitudes. The study’s co-author, Thomas Hansen is quoted in the New York Daily News as saying that modern couples perceive marriage as being less sacred.
“In these modern couples, women have a high level of education and a well-paid job, which makes them less dependent on their spouse financially. They can manage much easier if they divorce,” Hansen added.
So, according to the study, a woman is destined to do all of the housework regardless of whether or not she is married. If she doesn’t do the bulk of it while she is married, it increases her chances of divorce. However, if she splits with her baby daddy, then she’s forced to clean alone unless she gets her children to help her on the days she has placement.
Did I get that right?
Hansen clarifies by saying that it’s a good thing when men and women have clear roles in a marriage, so one person is not stepping on the other’s toes.
“There could be less quarrels, since you can easily get into squabbles if both have the same roles and one has the feeling that the other is not pulling his or her own weight,” he added.
For the record, Norway is known for having a rich tradition of gender equality. Childrearing in the European country is typically shared equally between mothers and fathers, but when it comes to household chores, women generally do all of the work themselves. However, Hansen notes that Norwegian mothers are not bitter with the situation; rather, they insist that they’re quite happy.
Are household chores divided up equally among the people in your home?
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