Double Housework, No Kids
Last month I read an article about what makes a successful marriage, and how that's changed over the years, especially in two main areas. The takeaway? Kids aren't required, but a helping hand around the house is.
The Pew Research Centre's updated survey showed that many attitudes held about the same between their last survey (1990) and now. Following are the top items associated with a successful marriage, with 1990's statistics in parenthesis.
The sharing of household chores was deemed "rather important" by a further 30% of respondents, with only 7% giving it no importance at all. As interestingly, this value was placed by men and women, those single and married, and those old and young.
The times they are a-changing - and in a good way (said the woman)!
To read more about the study, click here.
- Faithfulness - 93% (down from 95%)
- Happy sexual relationship - 70% (up from 67%)
- Sharing of household chores - 62% (up from 47%)
- Adequate income - 53% (up from 46%)
- Good housing - 51% (up from 42%)
- Shared religious beliefs - 49% (up from 45%)
- Shared tastes and interests - 46% (up from 44%)
- Children - 41% (down from 65%)
- Agreement on politics - 12% (up from 11%)
The sharing of household chores was deemed "rather important" by a further 30% of respondents, with only 7% giving it no importance at all. As interestingly, this value was placed by men and women, those single and married, and those old and young.
The times they are a-changing - and in a good way (said the woman)!
To read more about the study, click here.
Here Is The Writer : Sarah Western
Sarah Western Balzer is the managing director of HITC Life and is always on the hunt for reader-writers, so if you're one, make yourself known (sarah.western@hereisthecity.com). Sarah's other job is running a business that helps expats with lifestyle relocation, and is always on the hunt for clients, so - you guessed it: www.arrivalslimited.com. Sarah moved to London five years ago from New York but is originally from Florida, and still suntans like it's 1989. She is so grateful to the banker who introduced her to Here Is The City that she married him, and they live in Wapping with their son.
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