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Equally contributing to maintaining a household iswidely consideredto be the key to a healthy and lasting relationship.
It boosts understanding and empathy and prevents resentment from building up.
That is, both partners take on a similar load of different tasks.
The whole sharing the tasks idea just seems silly to him.
Scroll down to see why.
It means that a person puts little to no effort into a task to avoid responsibility.
This is especially common in relationships and, unfortunately, is often done by men.
The author of this story seems to be using both of these to get out of his cooking responsibility.
Frustration and resentment are bound to build up over time.
Partners might also experience a lack of trust because they dont feel supported in everyday tasks.
All of that might lead to more conflict and a breakdown of communication.
So, the couple needs to remedy the situation.
The first step to do so is to acknowledge the problematic behavior.
Then, its all about communicating what both partners find fair.
When you think about it, cooking once a week is not that big of an ask.
Having take-out or going out to eat can also be an option here.
