A man with Reddit“I am A** Hole (AITA)” forum, seeking wisdom from the Internet. In the now viral post, the man named @Ashamed_To_Say_ explained that he retired and his wife returned to work.
“This caused some embarrassment because I had no experience in housework (we got married and lived together when we were 18, and I lived with my mother before that),” he wrote. “So until recently, I legally never moved a finger at home.”
He continued: “My wife packed lunch for me and kissed me goodbye for 47 years. She was a little shocked when she found out that I would not do the same thing. She had to teach me how to cook because I almost never did this The experience of doing it (actually no), the only thing I can do well now is clean. So this is not a problem. But I can’t do all the other things she did in the past. She has never understood… I think we should probably share the housework”
The man said they quarreled because his wife felt that he could not do what she did for “nearly 50 years”. After droves of commenters responded to their thoughts, he later clarified and added, “Prior to this, he is not expected to help in any way.”
He continued: “Everyone says she works full-time and does everything: in our 50 years of marriage and 55 years of relationship, she has been SAHM/SAHW most of the time. I want to say that she works (outside of home) It took about that time for a total of 7 years.”
The poster ended his lengthy story by stating that “suddenly she wanted me to try to play the role of a housewife.” He has always admitted that “this is not as easy as she seems.”
Although women usually stayed at home a few decades ago, this is not necessarily the case now. Men take on the role of staying at home more than ever. still, Gallup According to the report, 66% of American adults prefer to work. The proportion of women is about 56% and that of men is 75%.
The post touched a nerve. Many people chipped in to analyze the gender norms in society.
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“If you have eaten a boxed lunch for 47 years (plus the lunch your mother has packed for you over the years), how come you don’t know how to pack lunch? My God, ask your wife to make a list. Mix and match at lunch. My in-laws are in their 70s and their marriage is very traditional, but my FIL knows how to make dinner. You are on Reddit… If you can imagine it, you can find a tutorial on YouTube Videos of how you cook, wash clothes, and even pack lunch. YTA,” @columbospeugeot said in the top comment section of the comment section. So far, it has received more than 29,000 likes.
“Well. I suspect that the reason he didn’t pay attention to anything she did for him was because he was either watching TV in another room or doing other things outside. He was tinkering with one of his pet projects in his studio. In Read the newspaper on the recliner. You know. Relax. Sigh,” @greatplainsskater wrote.
“Did this guy come to the wrong place for sympathy,” @Frodo_Picard said.
“I mean, I believe they don’t know where the problem is. They think everything is fine, everyone feels fulfilled and loves their life. Isn’t this something women desire to do in a lifetime — just take care of it Their own people??? (the last point is ironic),” @LimitlessMegan added.
Finally, “This lazy baby man must make his wife realize why she wasted so many years in this marriage. He is just’incapable’. If my father immigrated from a third world country that hates women, he Can learn how to do housework, so can this guy. How can he be so useless, can’t even do housework, and expect his poor wife to work all day and go home to share the housework?” @Dashcamkitty said.
