How do you distribute household responsibilities?

[yellowbrkrd]

I currently do about 80-90% of the "chores" because I am unemployed. When I am working we usually just do things as needed and do things together. We try to cook together or we'll take on a room together and clean. We prefer doing things together so it feels more like a quick/easy task. He does the major outside stuff because I have allergies but I'll usually water plants or pull weeds while he mows.

[statlerwaldorf]

I'm a SAHM, so I take care of a lot of the household tasks. DH is in charge of mowing the lawn, fixing shit, and anything that requires being tall. Before DD, we tried to split tasks evenly. We came up with a big list of tasks that need done on a regular basis and split them up based on what we each wanted to do. We tried to keep it even by time invested. We would reevaluate as needed. I always keep a running list of irregular tasks and if we have extra time we will do one and cross it off. I just really like lists.

[BNL2]

DH does 98% of everything outside and in the kitchen. We share laundry (although he never ever ever washes things like towels and sheets, but he'll fold them), grocery shopping and the occasional cleaning of our LR/DR. I clean bathrooms and bedrooms. DH probably does everything else that I didn't mention. I kind of have it easy around here. Much better than I had it growing up with chores.

[Roc A Bee]

We have a housekeeper so neither of us dust, clean bathrooms, mop etc. we never make the bed. We also have a yard guy.
Me- deal with mail, pay bills, meal plan, 70% cooking, feed dogs in a.m.
DH- deals with dogs and their poop. Trash and recycling
Together- laundry (I sort and put away and he does everything in between.) We both do dishes and go grocery shopping

[Deleted]

I do everything. Cooking, cleaning, yard work, taking garbage out. All of it. He goes to work and makes all the money.

[sillygoosegirl]

We both sort of do what needs to be done when we can find time. And try not to nag each other too terribly much. Lately, I have been kind of sucking at that last part. Now that I work out of town 4 days per week there is some disagreement as to how the chores should be divided...

We try not to let ourselves get too much into the habit of the same person doing the same chores ALL the time, as that always seems to exacerbate the problem of each overestimating what we do and forgetting how much the other person does. Though certainly we each gravitate toward certain chores and away from others.

[emyinpink]

He does all of the cooking (except I occassionally make myself breakfast) and takes out the trash.

We share dog responsibilities, cleaning up our main floor, and doing dishes/cleaning the kitchen.

I do all other cleaning and laundry.

[insominac]

I say, let's clean. We clean. Or I clean by myself if he's super busy.
He says, I'm getting the maid to come tomorrow. I then pre-clean by myself.
But most of the time we live in filth.