Study shows that men who do housework get less sex

In a study of hetero married couples, it was discovered that men who do housework have less sex than men who don't help out. Its not as simple as that though, it showed that men who stick to the traditionally masculine chores like taking out the trash and yardwork actually had more sex. Its when the men started to do what is traditionally known as "women's work" that the sex life was found to suffer.

More housework, less sex for married men: study

The road to hell is paved with good intentions, as they say: the more housework married men do, the less sex they have, according to a new study published Wednesday.

Husbands who spend more time doing traditionally female chores -- such as cooking, cleaning, and shopping -- reported having less sex than those who do more masculine tasks, said the study in the American Sociological Review.

"Our findings suggest the importance of socialized gender roles for sexual frequency in heterosexual marriage," said lead author Sabino Kornrich, of the Center for Advanced Studies at the Juan March Institute in Madrid.

France 24

I wonder if women subliminally lose respect for men who help out with the "women's work" and don't find them as sexually attractive? Maybe the smell of lysol, dish detergent and other cleaning fluids is a turn off for women?

Whatever the cause, it should warn folks to stick within their assigned roles if they want to keep up a healthy sex life.

ETA: I found a link to the abstract for the study here.

They probably get less sex because housework is hard and after doing all that housework they are too tired to have sex.

IDK I am sure this is like not all the time thing because I work from home and I mostly do the cooking, I clean allot of stuff and do the dishs mostly because my GF is always working full time and I don' t want her to have to come home and clean when I am at home.

She actually takes the trash out because the trash can is on her way out in the morning when she goes to work.

I have back problems and neck problems so I can't just have sex whenever all day long like when I was 20. My gf is down ANYTIME, as much as I want usually allot more then I want lmao and that goes even if she did work all day, come home and clean, then cook dinner, which she does sometimes.. She would still be ready to go!

So I think it depends more on the women. I also think it probably has to do with the mans personality which I am very dominant if you have some fem guy doing all your housework I am sure he probably wont be getting very much.

Well, If I don't cook -- I don't eat.

Not buying it!
I'm more than happy to reward the hubby for doing the dishes.

Seriously though, I thought women liked having men help out around the house? I sure do. I would think men would get more, if they are doing stuff around the house, especially without being asked.

I found also having two kids 3 years old and 3 months old killed the sex life as well

Originally posted by Tardacus
They probably get less sex because housework is hard and after doing all that housework they are too tired to have sex.

I think you may have found the solution to the problem. From all the other replies, men helping out makes the women grateful and more willing.

Studies have shown that, while men have more physical strength, women are superior when it comes to endurance. One of the other posters even said that it was his fault that they didn't have sex as often as his girl wanted. I guess women's housework just wipes out the guys and leaves them too exhausted to perform after hours.

Anyone seen my mop and bucket?

Originally posted by dc4lifeskater
IDK I am sure this is like not all the time thing because I work from home and I mostly do the cooking, I clean allot of stuff and do the dishs mostly because my GF is always working full time and I don' t want her to have to come home and clean when I am at home.

She actually takes the trash out because the trash can is on her way out in the morning when she goes to work.

I have back problems and neck problems so I can't just have sex whenever all day long like when I was 20. My gf is down ANYTIME, as much as I want usually allot more then I want lmao and that goes even if she did work all day, come home and clean, then cook dinner, which she does sometimes.. She would still be ready to go!

So I think it depends more on the women. I also think it probably has to do with the mans personality which I am very dominant if you have some fem guy doing all your housework I am sure he probably wont be getting very much.

Im sorry about your back but you just confirmed the study

I have back problems and neck problems so I can't just have sex whenever all day long like when I was 20.

That's what she said.....