5 household chores that create conflicts as a couple

Coexistence as a couple is not easy and what brings the most problems to the relationship is the assignment of certain tasks to which one of the two is not used to doing.

On a daily basis, many families face each other to know who should clear the table each day, especially when they have several children.

«Young couples are our third most frequent client because they prefer to outsource a household task that involves more than one conflict with their partner,» he explains. Eloi Gomez, CEO of Mr Jeff, Laundry app at home. According to him CIS household chores are the main reason why couples argue once they have started living together, other reasons are sexual relations and the use of money and free time.

1. Fix the clothes.

It is the task that creates the most problems as a couple. Everything that this implies, washing, ironing, folding clothes, is a source of conflict. According to a study of mr jeff this task takes about 500 hours a year.

2. Cook.

It is not only the fact that the food prepared by one of the members of the couple is to the liking of the other, or that they use the same style of cooking. The cleaning of the utensils once used also creates discussions.

3. Bathroom.

It is very common to try to distribute the turn of cleaning the bathroom depending on the use that each one makes of it. It also influences that it can be considered the most unpleasant part of the house when it comes to cleaning.

4. Buy.

It is recommended that the couple go together to the purchase, to avoid later misunderstandings. If only one of the two goes to the supermarket and forgets something important about the other person, the dispute could start. The Internet has made this task easier by allowing online shopping, in which both people can be at the same time and without having to leave home.

5. Order.

That the house remains tidy is the most advisable for couples who live together. If one of the two has the famous phrase «in my disorder I have my order» as a motto, her partner may not like it.

Taken from Diario Vasco