It is not down in any map; true places never are. ~Herman Melville

23 April 2008

33 and counting: an alternate theory

7: number of extra hours of housework per week performed by married women in the U.S. compared with single women.

1: number of extra hours of housework per week performed by single men in the U.S. compared with married men.

(Source: Time magazine)

4 comments:

bethany said...

according to this, it seems single women better just stay that way. ;)

Lexie said...

how is that possible!! are single men just incredibly efficient??!

anyways. i really like your blog. very touching entry about your dad below. i am blogging more thanks to your b*&%ing so thank you for improving my life, much as the crazy wife did in Jane Eyre.

Oh wait.

Anyways... you are a really good writer. And guest.

johan in progress said...

So you're going to follow through on the Atlantic's advice after all?

Anonymous said...

I read this and I am very skeptical. This is your typical hit-and-run, shock-and-awe deceptive use of statistics.

Has anyone considered that a married woman typically have a bigger house, more yard, and more kids than a single woman? There you have it, an extra hour of household chores per day is nothing.

As for the men. Hey, in order to PROVIDE that bigger house, more yard, and parental bliss, they'd have to WORK more and therefore have less time around the house to clean up.

Next time when you see a woman getting into a shiny new Mercedes with a big rock on her ring finger after a $100 nail job, ask her if an extra hour everyday is worth it.

OMG, I'm gonna get in so much trouble for this. Why don't y'all visit me on my blog at www.TheBerlinzoo.com?