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Splitting chores - what's my fair share?

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UnderTheTea · 03/11/2024 07:38

I work from home, 20 hours a week, over 6 days, earning £2300 pcm

DH works 1 hr away, 30 hours a week over 3 days, earning £1900 pcm

How would you split household chores? 50/50?

OP posts:
dogfail · 03/11/2024 09:11

I would say on his 3 working days you do everything. On the 3 other days you are working and he is off he does 75% you do 25% . And on the day you are both off split 50:50.

BPR · 03/11/2024 09:13

Do not have children with a man who doesn't think it fair he shares the load.
It is foolish and leads to huge regret.
Simply not worth it.
You are not his housekeeper.
Stop doing anything for him like laundry immediately.
His attitude is not good at all.
Take it seriously.

WhereIsMyLight · 03/11/2024 09:14

It should be 50/50 but it wouldn’t be 50/50 each day but averaged over the week. On the days that he works and is out of the house for 12 hours, I would expect you to be doing the housework. He could then do the housework on the 3 days he isn’t working and you are. You would then with we have a day where you both share it or realistically do nothing because you’re two adults working part time and can’t really generate that much housework. I guess it would just be cooling and you could eat out or just alternate weeks.

rainbowstardrops · 03/11/2024 12:02

I'm another one who doesn't see why the incomes were relevant to the situation but hey ho.
What does he do on his four days off OP?

marmaladeandpeanutbutter · 03/11/2024 13:10

He's a lazy pig who wants a servant.

EuclidianGeometryFan · 03/11/2024 15:41

It has to be averaged over a week as not all chores are daily.
Some are not even weekly - who will wash the windows once in a while?

Money doesn't come into it.

The ultimate goal is that you both have the same number of 'free' hours, whether you use them for going to the gym, meeting friends, or just sitting on the sofa watching TV.
Rather than starting from dividing up chores, start by counting your and his free hours.

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