Results: Every Day Tasks You Need to Train Your Partner
Published on 04/15/2024
My husband recently retired and I am still working. He has started to help more around the house and recently asked if I could show him how I fold shirts. I was surprised that he did not know how; however he is doing quite well at it now!
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What things surprised you that you had to teach your partner? Select all that apply!
How to turn on the dishwasher
10%
232 votes
How to do laundry
18%
418 votes
Basic cooking
19%
427 votes
How to use a lawn mover
7%
165 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
72 votes
Not Applicable
61%
1399 votes
- When I had surgery and couldn't go downstairs to do laundry, I made him a detailed guide on how to do laundry. He said it was "too complicated" and refused to do laundry. He let laundry pile up for almost a month,
- Actually he taught ne.
- He could actually sew on a butter or mend a hem better than I could.
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1.14% | 15 | |
| nothing | 0.15% | 2 |
| oral ses | 0.15% | 2 |
| she knew it before we got married | 0.08% | 1 |
| Various sex techniques and positions | 0.08% | 1 |
| He seldom helped around the house. that was "woman's work." | 0.08% | 1 |
| how to make bread - did it once and that was it (they were excellent) | 0.08% | 1 |
| not a thing | 0.08% | 1 |
| How to sew. | 0.08% | 1 |
| cleaning in general | 0.08% | 1 |
| Clean toilet, pay bills, sweep floor | 0.08% | 1 |
| How to install siding | 0.08% | 1 |
| the bill. after the first month she want to go on vacation, I told her we had to bill the bills first,, she why you paid them last month. | 0.08% | 1 |
| To not leave his clothes laying where he took them off | 0.08% | 1 |
| a new phone number safter had to relocate | 0.08% | 1 |
| how to pack for a trip | 0.08% | 1 |
| None. he knew all these and thinks he does them better than me. But, I think we are about even. | 0.08% | 1 |
| How to make bed | 0.08% | 1 |
| No. but I had to teach him not mix cloths colors. and dont give me his vitamins. | 0.08% | 1 |
| everything on computer,banking,bills etc | 0.08% | 1 |
| none | 0.08% | 1 |
| I did not even to try Even though this is 2024 I still do all the inside household chores by myself | 0.08% | 1 |
| was a single parent for 5 years so I knew it all | 0.08% | 1 |
| basic manners (not using a phone at the table, not burping, chewing with their mouths closed.) | 0.08% | 1 |
| Gift wrapping | 0.08% | 1 |
| Cleaning washroom | 0.08% | 1 |
| He is so able to do all things, has taken over ALL my jobs, now I have the life of Riley!!! | 0.08% | 1 |
| Budgeting | 0.08% | 1 |
| How to turn on our oven | 0.08% | 1 |
| Self cleaning oven procedure. | 0.08% | 1 |
| How to be patient | 0.08% | 1 |
| How to fold kitchen towels.....lol! | 0.08% | 1 |
| he picks things up on his own if it's not too complicated | 0.08% | 1 |
| We split up basic chores years ago based on skill sets, so I am already "trained." | 0.08% | 1 |
| How to find the printer symbol on his cell phone to print things | 0.08% | 1 |
| How to discipline a child without spanking. | 0.08% | 1 |
| They both knew how to cook and clean | 0.08% | 1 |
| I got a catch ... was in the Navy and even does his own ironing | 0.08% | 1 |
| how to drive | 0.08% | 1 |
| NO PARTNER | 0.08% | 1 |
| Can’t recall | 0.08% | 1 |
| operate farm machinery | 0.08% | 1 |
| Nothing!!! My husband IS PERFECT!!! | 0.08% | 1 |
| How to turn off the lights | 0.08% | 1 |
| How to find the remote, which he lost. | 0.08% | 1 |
| I was pretty much reliant before we got married. So over the years we have exchanged knowledge. | 0.08% | 1 |
| none, he had been a bachelor for a few years | 0.08% | 1 |
| How to wash his hands properly. | 0.08% | 1 |
| folding shirts--he still can't do it & we've been married 18 years. . . . | 0.08% | 1 |
| How to shop | 0.08% | 1 |
| computer snd smart phone functions | 0.08% | 1 |
| Not to throw his clothes etc. around | 0.08% | 1 |
| See below. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Cell phone use and internet use but he wasn't out in the world when that stuff was being introduced | 0.08% | 1 |
| Everything | 0.08% | 1 |
| How to be respectful instead of abusive and cheating - work in progress | 0.08% | 1 |
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