Do the dishes, men, and be happier!

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Do the dishes, men, and be happier!

Post by Ann » Fri Jun 29, 2012 6:17 am

Guess what's the secret of life, the road to happiness? It's doing the dishes! At least if you were born with Y chromosomes!

Check out this page! Here are a few quotes from it:
A study of men across seven countries found that those who shouldered a bigger share of domestic responsibilities had a better sense of wellbeing and enjoyed a better work-life balance.
Sociologists used data from the regular European Social Survey which compares the lifestyles of people across Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, France and Britain.

All of the participants are asked standard questions used to measure their happiness or wellbeing such as whether they feel “fulfilled” in life and whether they wake up feeling refreshed.
The researchers expected to find that where men shouldered more of the burden, women’s happiness levels were higher.

In fact they found that it was the men who were happier while their wives and girlfriends appeared to be largely unmoved.
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Those men who did more housework generally reported less work-life conflict and were scored slightly higher for wellbeing overall.
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So, men, if you wonder why you should do part of the housework at home, don't do it for the sake of your better halves. Do it for yourselves! :D

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Re: Do the dishes, men, and be happier!

Post by Beyond » Fri Jun 29, 2012 6:27 am

They should have asked some americans. I'm the only one in my place, so i have to do everything. All i have, is a sense of tired :!: So i give sociologists a BIG fat :P :!: I'd give them more, but I'm too tired from doing all that 'well-being' stuff'.
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Post by orin stepanek » Fri Jun 29, 2012 1:00 pm

:lol2: Hey Ann! Sorry but you post reminded me of an old polka; please don't take offense! PS; I do some domestics around the house! Dishes are one of them! :mrgreen: :D :D :lol2:
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Post by neufer » Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:47 pm

http://www.vfxhq.com/1997/contact.html wrote:
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<<The [first] image is a frame from the original photography; Jodie Foster reaching the Arecibo radio dish, in its present, actual state. Although the dish is in reality fully functional, visually it appears old and ragged. CIS Hollywood performed some digital magic on the dish, replacing the rotting bowl with a digital matte painting of a crisp, clean dish (image 2), and performed extensive rotoscoping and color correction to make the shot come alive with color.>>
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Post by Ann » Fri Jun 29, 2012 7:04 pm

That video is okay, Orin :-| , but I liked your Yakety Sax better! :D
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Post by Moonlady » Fri Jun 29, 2012 9:26 pm

Ann, the dog is so beautiful!

Poor Beyond...but you are not the only one with that "problem"

Neufer, I wish I could use that giant dish...I love that movie!

Orin...the song :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:
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Post by saerenzea » Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:24 pm

I'm american ('merica!) and I do our dishes every morning before work. I have always thought this was one of many things that keeps me level and serene. I'm glad that it's not just me. I am a very happy person overall.

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Post by rstevenson » Fri Jul 13, 2012 8:26 pm

I do the dishes! I very carefully place them in the dishwasher, then later I remove them. What happens in between is what makes me happy.

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