Doing the dishes together makes you happier
Couples who share the housework are happier than those where the man goes out to work and the 'little lady' stays at home.
A new study from The University of Western Ontario has shown couples who spread the responsibility for paid and unpaid work report higher life satisfaction than those in other family models.
This divvying up the chores is becoming more common and is likely to occur when women have more resources and when the couple is less religious.
The 'traditional' family model - with men doing more paid work and women doing more unpaid work - is declining, but remains the largest category.
Researchers suggest sharing roles model is advantageous to society in terms of gender equity and getting everybody out to work. It also leaves women less vulnerable in the case of separation, divorce or death of a spouse.
So if you do the dishes together, chances are you'll be smiling.
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