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Having a good partner [PizzaCake] (slrpnk.net)
submitted 9 hours ago by Gormadt@slrpnk.net to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world
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I'm not the artist, Pizzacake is. Source

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[–] Gormadt@slrpnk.net 50 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

A partner should be a partner

Both parties should be sharing the load, no one person should be shouldering the majority of the load

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 12 points 8 hours ago

True, but sharing does not necessarily mean equal parts of all task areas. Financial burdens, home care, chores, child raising, pet care, emotional burdens... there are a lot of things that go into having a relationship with someone that you share a home with, it can be complicated, and it's not always "fair". If one partner handles all of the accounting and tax filing, is that worth doing dishes more often? If one partner is regularly doing home maintenance (like fixing toilets or putting up new shelves), is it fair for the other to do more cooking? If one is stressing out, and the other is providing emotional support, does that balance with emptying the litter box(es)?

It's really difficult to work this out in any useful way, trying to balance regular small tasks with irregular bigger ones, and how do you even value practical vs. emotional labor?

Obviously communicating with your partner is the key, but what does this actually mean? If you sit down and try to work it all out on paper so that it's "fair", you're both going to end up frustrated by the conversation, and you'll be arguing over the specifics again by the end of the week.

You should talk about it, because one partner may be thinking that the other is not doing their share, while being completely oblivious to some load that person is carrying. You should not try to handle this like an accountant with a spreadsheet, and you should not expect that your partner will always be carrying the same amounts of the same loads that you are.

What you should both be doing, is trying to do more than your fair share, because you want to support each other. Charity will take you further than miserliness.

[–] NotEasyBeingGreen@slrpnk.net 7 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I think as long as both people are happy with their part in a relationship then it's fine. Some people really enjoy taking care of others. Some people like specific tasks, whether that's making sure the shelves are stocked or buying Christmas presents or whatever. It's about finding a balance that works.

[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Obviously, sharing the load doesn't mean splitting every individual thing equally.