Woman Says Men Who Do Chores Get More Sex, But There’s A Catch
By Ryan Carrillo
[dropcap size=small]H[/dropcap]ey men, want to get lucky? Just put on some rubber gloves and start scrubbing those dishes! At least that’s what Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg would have us believe.
According to Sandberg, most women will likely have more sex with their significant other if they just do more chores. She’s even given this theory a cute little moniker, “choreplay”.
According to CBC:
“Sandberg is hoping to persuade men that they will be better off financially and emotionally if they take more responsibility for housework and child care, while also backing equal rights for women at work.”
Sandberg goes on to say, “Gender equality doesn’t just benefit women, it benefits men in lots of ways.”
One of those ways it benefits men is more sexy time.
If you need to bribe your wife into having more sex with you, dishes are the least of your problems.
But who wouldn’t want more sex? I guess it’s time to roll up our sleeves, start scrubbing those floors, and washing off that countertop grime, right?
Not so fast.
According to a study published in the American Sociological Review, men who perform “traditionally female labor” (laundry, dishes, etc.) get less sex on average than men who don’t.
It goes on to point out that men who perform more masculine tasks such as mowing the lawn or handiwork around the home receive more sex from their partners.
Sandberg isn’t specifically calling for men to perform “womanly” chores, so if men do more manly chores they’ll get rewarded with sex, no?
According to the same study, “Little systematic or representative research supports the claim that women, in essence, exchange sex for men’s participation in housework”
Sorry guys, helping out more around the house isn’t going to get you more sex like Sandberg wants to trick you into thinking. That isn’t to say that you shouldn’t help out. A healthy relationship and functioning home requires that both people share the workload. However, if you’re a guy, stick to the “manly” chores.
I find something else odd about Sandberg’s attempt to manipulate men into doing more housework. She seems to presume that the only way a man would help out is through the potential reward of more sex. There are some men that will ring true to but doesn’t that seem a tad bit, dare I say, sexist?
A feminist fighting for gender equality, using sexism to help achieve her goals. Seems legit.