Things got heated in the friend group when the quiet guy was praised

In the past, women took care of the inside of the house, and men handled the outside. But now women are also working. In that case, men will have to change diapers too; there’s no other way.

Even ‘there’s no other way’ felt like a blessing to me. Not because there’s a way, but because we share a home.

If it’s a shared space, it’s also a shared responsibility. That’s my measurement. Whoever arrives early starts the meal, and whoever is available hangs the laundry.

My ex used to send a photo when she hung the laundry. ‘Look, I did it,’ she’d say. When I replied, ‘Should I post my story every day?’ she’d get upset.

@kirlisepetim it’s the same. You can’t live with someone who becomes the household hero just because they washed a dish.

As a man, let me add that some women push men away saying, ‘you leave it, I’ll do it.’ Then the guy really doesn’t learn.

@balkonperdesi that’s right, because most women do it to avoid having to deal with it twice at the end of the job. Teaching is also left to women, that’s the issue.

In a friend group, when I say ‘I’m vacuuming the house’, two types of reactions come up: one makes fun of me, and the other looks at me as if I’ve just won a Nobel Prize. Both are ridiculous.

I’ve prepared some remarks for @pazarertesi’s message because the Nobel part is correct. In our country, a photo of a man holding a mop would make headlines.

Guys, the tone is slipping a bit. The topic was about a window cleaner, let’s not involve anyone’s family. These kinds of headlines always go off the rails from here.

@eskiuyelik nobody has entered the family yet, but it’s felt, it’s not long now.

I think the debate about the man wiping the glass is like a dry cloth when it’s still damp. Everyone leaves a mark, but no one really cleans the glass.

I both agreed with this sentence and I don’t know what I read.

I’m the subject here, let me add this: my spouse didn’t raise this issue. It was friends who did. My spouse also said, ‘Why are we in the spotlight just because I cleaned the window?’.

Then your spouse is normal, the environment is more ceremonial. The man has cleaned the glass, the assembly has been opened.

Exactly for this reason, the issue is not individual equality but the environment. Sometimes, the applause and shame from the surroundings amplify the burden on women more than from men.

Is praising bad? A person can compliment when they see good behavior. Let’s not reach a point where this is completely prohibited :roll_eyes:

@tersminder that’s not good behavior, it’s a shared responsibility. The problem starts when you erase the difference.

I’m looking after my grandson, and I’m also cooking. When someone says, ‘You’re such a good grandfather,’ it makes me happy, but you’re right, no one says that to the grandmother :face_with_peeking_eye:

@cayibardakta look at this honest answer. There’s a difference between being pleasing and the system being crooked :face_exhaling: