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I have few question/thoughts and I would like to know your opinion as well (or maybe it is just I do not know friend who are willing to talk about it).

❓What qualities/behaviours should housewife have? Pretty, cute, hardworking, responsible, kind..?

❓What tasks should she be doing at home?

❓Should it be wish of woman to become housewife? Or man or both wish?

❓Is housewife considered to be housewife if she living in flat? Or it only counts when it is in house, homestead?

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MichaelJ 2y ago

Regarding tasks, I think it's up to a couple to divide the labor of the home according to their situation and skills/predispositions.

As an example, my wife really enjoys cooking, and she currently works part time (though she'll probably be a fully stay-at-home mom once we have kids), so she does most of the cooking.

I, on the other hand, usually clean the bathrooms, just because I most often remember to do it first, and because I often like to have something kind of mindless to do right after work.

A housewife/stay at home mom will usually end up doing more of the household chores, just because she has more time to do so, but I think what exactly the balance or division of labor looks like will vary from couple to couple.

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MichaelJ 2y ago

Look at Proverbs 31 for the kinds of qualities a good wife might have.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2031&version=RSV

Littlepixie 2y ago

Thank you for sharing. So even if your wife will be housewife without children you we do some household cleaning? 🤔

MichaelJ 2y ago

Of course! Running a household is too much for just one person to do, even for a stay-at-home housewife.

As a husband and leader of my little household, I view my responsibility as primarily to be a servant leader. So my wife and I will divide responsibilities within the home, but I'll happily step in to fill gaps if she's overwhelmed, and likewise she'll do the same for me.

When we have kids, I'll want to teach them the same ethic. Everyone helps out in making the household work.

MichaelJ 2y ago

My primary work might be at my job, earning money to support the home, and in time my wife's might be to raise and educate our children. However, she also wants to have projects and roles outside the home, and I'll certainly have important roles within the home.

As an example, we plan to homeschool. My wife might volunteer at a homeschool co-op to help fill the needs of the community. She might also work a part-time job if schedules and the needs of children allow to earn some extra money for savings.

On the other hand, I might be a math tutor for our kids, since that's a strong suit for me.

There are good reasons men typically work more outside the home and women within, but there's often a lot of overlap, because both spouses serve the greater good of the family.