Been a lurker for a while and am now a newly registered user. English is not my native language so please bear with me on any mistakes I might have made.
How do you divide all responsibilities 50/50 in a relationship? As far as I know, the most common understanding of a 50/50 relationship is when the people in the relationship do 50/50 of everything that needs doing. That means bills are usually split 50/50, chores are split 50/50, and so on. I have my concerns about this kind of setup, though. For instance, when it comes to paying bills it's surely not fair to split them 50/50 irregardless of what each person in the relationship earns? And some chores are surely harder or easier to complete than others? For example, taking out the trash isn't as hard and time consuming as vacuuming the entire house is. How exactly do you divide chores 50/50 when all chores aren't equally easy or difficult and time consuming?
Do you think there is more than one way to fairly divide responsibilities in a relationship? For example, both my husband and I are quite traditional, and the setup of our marriage reflects that. I feel like our way is a 50/50 division, too, but not in the sense that we split bills and chores. He has his 'domain' to take care of and I have my 'domain' to take care of.
I'm very interested to hear your views, though: Do you think there more than one way to have an equal and fair relationship?