Keeping the house in order is hard work, especially if you’re a full-time worker. It therefore comes as no surprise that some relatively simple household chores can cause a lot of tension in relationships.
With this in mind, ShowersToYou.co.uk wanted to find out which chores sparked the highest amount of tension within a relationship. To achieve this, the site surveyed 2,459 couples to find the answer, discovering that the chores that cause the most rifts are… pretty dirty (pun intended).
Here’s a list of the most commonly fought over chores within households:
Doing the dishes is the chore most likely to cause arguments, with 57% of couples reportedly getting into a spat over it.
Taking out the rubbish and cleaning the kitchen came second and third, at 46% and 42% respectively.
Dusting is the chore most likely to cause the least amount of arguments, with only 9%, suggesting a lot of couples are fine with sweeping this one under the rug.
Interestingly, among the espondents who are no longer in relationships, 15% revealed that quarreling over household chores was a direct contributor to the breakdown of their relationship.
Other findings include:
- 40% of respondents disclosed that a lack of appraisal or acknowledgement for doing chores was a large factor in the sparking of arguments.
- 90% of couples will spend up to one hour arguing with their significant other over chores, with 45% of these arguments incited by a feeling of the chore not having been completed properly.
- 30% of couples argued about the timingsof the chore, showing that keeping to a schedule was a high priority. Only 15% argued over who was doing what chore, and the remaining 10% argued over entirely different things, with one respondent claiming that they “didn’t like doing it” – which isn’t surprising.
