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[stegzy]

In Gnomepants Manor, it is I that does the laundry and pan cleaning. Also, nobody is allowed to clean my expensive pans except me :-)

[nyecamden]

Good for you :-)

[badasstronaut]

I have been told off by men for doing laundry wrong. I am somewhat domestically challenged, and I'm not a man. That said, I think there's more expectation that women be competent with laundry and whatnot, which puts a lot of unnecessary pressure on me. So they should stop it at once.

[badasstronaut]

I'm reasonably diligent about caring for my pans though.

[faerierhona]

My partner was terrible - he ruined pans, burnt food to the pan (he thought putting it on max heat just made it cook faster) was terrible at washing up and washed everything together

Now I have shown him why those things matter he cooks great fajitas, sorts the laundry and while I normally cook washes up to (OK, barely) acceptable standards

[nyecamden]

An ex of mine was once cleaning up my flat when I'd been depressed for a few months. He took metal cutlery to an (admittedly cheap) saucepan, and was really annoyed when I objected. I have stored this resentment for a few years!

It's good when they can be taught ;-)

[faerierhona]

I think he just never realised why it mattered - things like that didn't matter to him until he saw how lovely our home could be

[redcountess]

IME, male housemates have far more domestically challenged than the females (I am being diplomatic here *g*)