I also wonder if the increased working hours and stress many parents are under these days is a factor. That sort of thing can definitely hamper one's focus.

Okay, I'm gonna "cool story, bro" all of you, here. Fair warning.

Unfortunately, they don't always reveal themselves as someone whose ass you have to clean up after until you're pretty well invested.

I'm not sure what you're asking, here. This is an article about statistics, not about how your girlfriend, specifically, prefers to spend her time. Obviously, she and you/whomever she ends up with long-term will find some arrangement that works for all involved.

If I'd gone on strike, we'd have either starved to death from lack of dinners or been buried under an avalanche of dirty dishes, empty shopping bags, sales receipts, and junk mail, by now.

I prefer dishes beside the sink so I don't have to take them out to put the plug in and then put them back in after. I only have to move them once. Plus it keeps the sink open for other tasks and reduces the chances of there being gross water between them if I don't get to them right away.

Aww, poor boy-dominated sites. The truth hurts, doesn't it?

This bothers me, too. Even worse is when people say they're "babysitting" their own children. No. You're being a fucking PARENT.

Exactly! These things are general life skills, not "woman's work"!

Agreed. Anyone but me who sees my bed is likely to join me in it in short order, so what difference does it make?

EXACTLY. Ugh. I can see something like "the chrome must be shiny and without spots!" vs "who cares about a few water spots?" being an example of different, more-or-less arbitrary standards, but leaving soap scum or hair or dirt or food or whatever stuck on something is a clear case of not actually finishing the job.

This has often been my experience, too. I don't know how many times over the years I asked—clear, polite please-and-thank-you asking, before some troll decides to call me a nag, as so often happens 'round these parts—my husband to tackle specific tasks while I'm doing others to make pre-company cleanup quicker and,…

I suspect that with couples who have children, many women's leisure time is spent being essentially on-call regarding the kids' needs. So they may have leisure time, but it is more likely to be interrupted.

Anecdotally, at least, more of the housework still seems to fall to the woman in those cases.

I think it's less about how they look and more about how they feel (though, yes, different lighting can make clothing look different). I know I've tried things on in stores, bought them, then found out they start to ride up or wrinkle or something after an hour or two of wear.

I don't think it's so much that more men than women try comedy as it is that there's a lot of sexism in the comedy community, which tends to push women out. Just doing a Google search for "sexism in comedy" brings up tons of articles about the problem.

Actually, the skills one needs in comedy (good timing, good delivery, an eye for detail, etc) ARE ones that apply to telling funny stories to one's friends. There are quite a few comedians whose schtick consists of telling funny stories well.

I liked that touch, too :D

I think you're definitely on to something, there.

Sadly true, and I think it comes down to lack of empathy on the part of people who would ask that question.