Share the Housework for a Happier Marriage

A new study has revealed that divorce rates are lower in families where the husband helps out with the housework, shopping and childcare.

3,500 British couples took part in the study by the London School of Economics (LSE). The findings have shattered the theory popular in the 1960s that in functional marriages men focused on paid work and women were responsible for housework.

Researcher Wendy Sigle-Rushton said that economists have a great deal of time examining and trying to explain the link between women going to work and divorce rates.

“However, in doing so, they have paid very little attention to the behaviour of men. This research suggests that fathers' contribution to unpaid work at home stabilises marriage regardless of mothers' employment status.

"The results suggest that the risk of divorce among working mothers, while greater, is substantially reduced when fathers contribute more to housework and childcare."

So make sure you're husband is pulling his weight around the home!