#NoFilter On This Discounted Dyson Vacuum. Yeah, Really.
$390 is a lot to spend on a vacuum cleaner, but the Dyson Cinetic has an ace up its sleeve:
Why the Fuck Are Middle-Class Parents This Overwhelmed?
New research has found that educated, middle-class white people with kids—you know, the people TV wants you to model your life after—are reporting being stressed as hell trying to balance it all. Let’s investigate.
Husband Tricked Into Cleaning His Own House Writes Very Dumb Essay
Today in tragic news: another man has been hoodwinked by his malicious wife into participating in what some might call Adult Domestic Life.
Surprise: Same-Sex Couples Are Better At Chore Equality Than Straights
A small study looking at how gay and straight couples negotiate chores has found that (surprise) same-sex couples are better at discussing and negotiating a fair division of labor, which in turn leaves both parties more satisfied. Every straight woman may now look to your boyfriend/husband/roustabout and sigh with the…
Stop Hand-Washing Your Dishes and Wasting Water, You Old-Timey Idiot
Good news for every lazy motherfucker out there: Turns out that washing your dishes by hand is not only useless but it’s also a complete and utter waste of water. You need to stop doing it immediately, regardless of whether you have a dishwasher or not. Time to buy one or invest in paper plates.
My Husband Hates Me Because My Hair Is All Over Our House
My husband and I are both neurotically tidy. We're not exactly germaphobes, but our house is usually organized and reasonably clean, even the areas nobody ever sees. It's great because our place always looks presentable, but a well-kept home also creates a set of unique problems.
My Husband Hates Me Because I Leave Food in the Sink
Welcome to My Husband Hates Me Because..., our series in which we explore all the quirky and charming ways that we inadvertently drive our spouses crazy.
Doing the Dishes for Blow Jobs, and Other Domestic Fallacies
"Choreplay," as defined in the Urban Dictionary, is "when a woman is turned on by the sight of her husband/boyfriend/partner doing regular household chores that she would normally be doing." Okay, yeah: I love watching my husband make an effort around the house. But there's a big difference between wanting to give a…
Study: Little Boys More Likely to Get an Allowance Than Little Girls
This is so perfectly perfect you'll rage-laugh about it for the rest of the day: Boys are more likely to get an allowance than girls. Men are literally handed more money from birth. But of course it's obviously because five-year-old boys are disproportionately working in STEM jobs and haven't opted for the "mommy…
These Adorable Little Boys Will Solve The Cleaning Gender Gap
The other night I found myself perusing toddler cleaning sets on Amazon, as one does. There I was, looking through the toy Dysons and the tiny play ironing sets when I saw them, and caught a glimpse into our future. A future in which equality reigns and beruffled rubber gloves with faux jewels glued to them in an…
Any Man Who Won't Clean Is a Terrible Asshole (Or Old, or Both)
If you are a man in a relationship with someone (most likely a woman) who is fed up with you because you don't clean house at all, or as much, or don't do it competently, or have to be asked, or have to be yelled at, or have to, in ANY way, shape, or form, be spoken to like a misbehaving child or an egregious pet,…
How Can I Ease the Transition When My Significant Other Moves In?
Dear Lifehacker,
My boyfriend is going to be moving in to my apartment soon. I've been living the single life for many years and I don't have much experience sharing bank accounts, living space, or things like that. What should we do to make living together easier?
Cleanliness Is Next to Manliness: Which Chores Will Get a Guy Laid?
Not getting intercoursed enough, lads? It's probably because you're too fucking helpful around the house. A new sociological study has the gender traditionalists a-buzzing, because it says exactly that—it seems that couples who stick to gender segregated housework have more sex than couples who don't. Slightly more.…
New App Rewards Kids for Doing Chores
Choremonster is a new app that claims it'll make your kids "beg" you do to chores. Here's how it works: Parents create scheduled chores with point values, and then when their kids are done, they can approve and administer points, which lead to rewards.
The Financial Value of a Father Is Less Than You'd Think
If you were raised by a dad, or are raising kids with a dad right now, or are a dad yourself, or have ever met a dad, you probably would not say that fathers are worthless. And, you would obviously be right, they're worth a lot; they're just not worth quite as much as mothers—at least that is what a strange new survey…
Mr. Clean Ad Tries to Enlist a Legion of ‘Man Maids’ for Mother’s Day
The first question we might be asking about this terribly misguided ad from Mr. Clean is what sort of weird, Oedipal relationship does a son have with his mother where he dresses like the Brawny towel paper dude's less brawny younger brother in order to clean mom's house? Thankfully, Mr. Clean doesn't want sons to…
You'd Be a Lot Happier If You Weren't Such an Anal Control Freak
Would you describe yourself as a control freak? Does the idea of letting a cleaning woman into your house give you a minor panic attack? Does the thought of letting your husband organize your closet make you want to cry? Well, then you might sit on the freaky side of the control spectrum. Chances are, you are kind of…
Are Modern Dudes Reasserting Their Manliness Through 'Guy' Chores?
Men who work in female-dominated professions spend more time on "guy" chores like home repair, yard work, and car maintenance, according to the American Journal of Sociology. The study's author argues that it's not because these men might enjoy those activities, or because they're eager to help out around the house…
Men Learn To Prepare Food, Still Won't Do Laundry
Here's something to get excited about: Working men are doing far more chores around the house. Well actually, there's still a huge gap between the amount of time working women spend on housework compared to their male partners. We're supposed to be impressed by their effort, but when dudes start from Don Draper…
Busy Bachelor Seeks Part-Time Wife
Sometimes a crap Craigslist ad drips with douchery aforethought — and sometimes the dude responsible just seems authentically, painfully clueless. The following missive from a currently wife-less "professional" falls into the latter camp.
