I read an article in a magazine some years ago about a couple who lived in an apartment in New York. They both took holidays at the same time – he took two weeks off, and she took one week off. They had a wonderful week together relaxing at a favourite holiday resort.
She duly returned to work and left him home alone in the apartment for a whole week to enjoy his second week of holidays. For the first few days he was delighted to have the whole place to himself all day and he totally blobbed out. Watched every TV show he wanted to, ate and drank whatever he felt like, dressed if he felt like it and generally did what guys love most – nothing!
However, after a couple of days he got a bit bored with this and decided to clean up his mess. He finished up tidying the whole apartment, even making the bed, and to top it off he decided to cook dinner as a surprise for his partner. He couldn’t wait for her to come home and admire his handiwork.
He was absolutely gutted when she arrived home and never even noticed what he had done. After about an hour it got the better of him and he said to her “haven’t you noticed something”? “What” she said. “I’ve cleaned the apartment and cooked dinner”. He was absolutely flawed when she turned around and said to him “Yes, it’s a thankless task isn’t it”?
He had to admit that she did the housework and cooked dinner just about every day and rarely did he ever say thank you or compliment her, yet just because he had done it once he expected a gold medal.
Guys let me tell you this…there is nothing women love more than when you pitch in and help with the chores. So guys if you want to get in the good books with your partner, take up a few of the household chores and you might be surprised at the rewards you’ll get!!
