Sharing household chores between partners improves sex life.

A previously unknown advantage. Men: get down to work with household responsibilities.

Are you a man and find it hard to do the dishes or the laundry? Then This study may change the way you think about it.. Recent research claims that sharing household chores between partners improves their sex life.

So, washing the dishes after lunch and dinner, sweeping and mopping the living room every day, or ironing your partner's laundry can give you a more active and satisfying sex life.. This study contradicts the results of a research conducted in the United States in 2012, which concluded that men who performed household chores (doing laundry, cooking, etc.) had a less satisfying and less active sex life.

Couples who share household chores equally have more and better sex

The study was conducted in Canada, at the University of Alberta, and found that heterosexual couples had more frequent and better quality sex when both partners found that heterosexual couples had more frequent and better quality sex when both partners contributed to the household chores.. The results revealed that when a man felt he made fair contributions to household chores and the woman felt she did not do them alone, the couple tended to make love on more occasions and both partners enjoyed it more.

The research was led by Matt Johnson, a member of the Department of Human Ecology at the University of Alberta. Johnson disagreed with the results of research conducted in the United States in 2012, which concluded that men who performed household chores (such as doing laundry, cooking, washing clothes, etc.) had a less satisfying and active sex life. According to him, "These findings did not fit with my intuition and my own experience as a family therapist."

To conduct the research, he analyzed data from a 5-year German study involving 1,338 German couples. After the analysis, Johnson found that his intuition was right. As the results revealed, helping with household chores does not lead to a less satisfying sex life, quite the opposite..

Respect seems to be the cause of a more satisfying sex life

But their conclusion is not that women are turned on by seeing a man doing housework, it is a matter of respect. "An equal division of household chores causes the couple to feel respected on a day-to-day basis," Johnson says.

She adds, "Doing housework may not be fun, but when women know that their partner is making an effort to do the housework, it leads to less conflict and helps prevent anger, creating an environment conducive to a more satisfying sex life."

Other studies affirm that there is a relationship between sharing household chores and satisfaction in marriage.

The researcher explains that "there may be small cultural differences between countries. For example, Germans tend to be more traditional about gender roles when it comes to household chores than Americans". But "this study has only assessed the relationship between doing housework and greater satisfaction in the couple's sex life," especially when women perceive that the husband is also involved in housework.

These findings confirm the results of another study by Brian Ogolsky published in April 2014 in the Journal of Sex Roleswhich stated that there was a positive correlation between sharing household chores and satisfaction in marriage. For this study, researchers analyzed 220 couples who married within the last two years, and found that adjusting and fulfilling expectations about household chores was essential for a good marriage.

Understanding the importance of performing household chores as a team on the part of the partners can lead to the breakdown or maintenance of the marriage. "In the United States, ambiguity in the division of household chores often ends in tension and resentment" conclude researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in another study conducted in 2007.

Conclusions: an excuse to end sexism in the home

This article shows the importance of sharing household chores in a couple's daily life for essential reasons: for a better sex life as a couple and for a long-lasting marriage.

Regarding Johnson's research, the results are important for couples, as they show the influence of respect between partners for greater intimacy and better sex. However, the underlying issue is the need for our society to move towards more flexible gender roles, and for all people to take responsibility for contributing to domestic issues, regardless of whether male or female.