I have a real love/hate relationship with chores. On one hand, they’re often a pain in the ass and occasionally time-consuming in ways that fuck with me. On the other, almost every time I’m done with them, I look around my room and think “Fuck, why didn’t I do this sooner?”
But today, we’re here to break down exactly how we all react to chores with the help of this survey, conducted by Porch. Let’s start with the basics:
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Studies continue to show women are responsible for doing more chores around the house than men, typically adding up to nearly an hour more of work every day between cooking, cleaning, and managing the household. Except for cleaning up after their pets (10 days a month), where both men and women contributed equally over the course of the month, the only chore men did more often was taking out the trash (three days more on average).
Now, you might wonder why the study has to split this up by gender, but this next chart should handily explain why. You see, this study aimed to answer many questions, and one of them was what men and women would be willing to give up to get out of certain chores:
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In fact, 1 in 5 women were willing to swear off sex for a year if it meant never having to clean the commode again. Roughly 14 percent of women were also willing to give up sex for a year if it meant never having to mop the floors, take out the trash, or fold laundry for the rest of their life. Men were less inclined toward giving up sex for a year, but 9 percent would pass on sex if it meant not having to cook anymore.
Even more than giving up on sex, we found more than half of men and women would promise not to have another drink for 12 months if they could trade in beer or cocktails for not being responsible for their household chores. Nearly 46 percent of women and 31 percent of men would give up alcohol, however, in exchange for never cleaning the toilets again, and almost 33 percent of women would do the same if they didn’t have to think about cooking either. Over 23 percent of men, on the other hand, would give up alcohol if it meant never cleaning up after their pets again.
There’s a lot to unpack there, but my favorite part of that chart is how there isn’t a single chore that men would give up sex for that doesn’t go above a single-digit percentage. But all of that does lead to another question. What chores do we hate the most?
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I guess I must be a fucking freak or something because I don’t care that much about cleaning a toilet? Like, it’s not fun, but goddamn.
Which leads us to the last question of interest: What do people actually do to try and dodge chores, because not many of us have the magical option of giving up a vice to get out of doing chores for a year.
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In the same way that there are tips and tricks to help make cleaning easier, there are easy ways to delay the inevitable. Nearly 57 percent of women admitted to wiping down visible spots on the floor with a cloth instead of mopping, and close to 47 percent avoided ironing by popping their clothes in the dryer instead. Among men, we found a different approach to their procrastination. Over 39 percent stacked garbage above the lid or smashed it into the can to avoid taking out the trash. When compared side-by-side, we see that women admitted to each method of cutting corners more than men.
Huh.
Well, that last sentence definitely won’t cause any bitter arguments in the future. Not a single one.
If you want a more thorough breakdown of the surveys and learn how the data was gathered, check out the Porch study itself for all of that. In the meanwhile, I’m going to stare at my decrepit apartment and wonder where it all went wrong.
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News Pictures What would you do to get out of doing chores you hate? (7 Photos)
You don’t have to pack away your bikini just because you’re the wrong side of 20. These body-beautiful stars reveal their secrets to staying in shape and prove you can smoulder in a two-piece, whatever your age. Read on and be bikini inspired!
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Hayden Panettiere
Size: 8
Age: 18
Height: 5ft 1in
Weight: 8st
To achieve her kick-ass figure, Hayden – who plays cheerleader Claire Bennet in Heroes – follows the ‘quartering’ rule. She eats only a quarter of the food on her plate, then waits 20 minutes before deciding whether she needs to eat again.
Hayden says: “I don’t have a model’s body, but I’m not one of those crazy girls who thinks that they’re fat. I’m OK with what I have.”
Nicollette says: “I don’t like diets – I see it, I eat it! I believe in eating healthily with lots of protein, vegetables and carbs to give you energy.”
kim cattrall
Size: 10-12
Age: 52
Height: 5ft 8in
Weight: 9st 4lb
SATC star Kim swears by gym sessions with Russian kettle bells (traditional cast-iron weights) and the South Beach Diet to give her the body she wants. To avoid overeating, Kim has a radical diet trick – squirting lemon juice on her leftovers – so she won’t carry on picking.
Kim says: “I am no super-thin Hollywood actress. I am built for men who like women to look like women.”
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