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Originally Posted by SydneyK
That just sounds like sour grapes, the I-have-to-do-it-so-you-do-too mindset.
Regardless, my comment about the benefit of hws and hhs was more of a general point. It goes without saying that not every husband or wife is cut out to be a hh or hw (and that not every husband or wife is cut out to have a hh or hw).
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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
There are no and will be no children! 
No sourgrapes here...I just don't see why I should support my husband to sit around at home just because he doesn't want to work. |
Well, I think that depends on the personality/habits of staying at home, and why they're staying at home. For example - technical "housewives" or "househusbands" actually
do work outside the home, for free. OR, they're writing a book while staying at home, OR, they have this, that, and the other going on at home. Maybe you have a huge house, but no staff, and you need someone to be constantly cleaning/doing laundry/maintaining the yard, etc.
Your husband may sit around on his butt all the time, but
I as a housewife may clean, learn to be a gourmet chef (I'm thinking of Julia Childs here), intern somewhere, volunteer somewhere, take care of children, etc..
Just depends on the people (DrPhil's point, I guess).