The Art of Negotiating Household Tasks
The art of negotiating household chores starts with a commitment to teamwork, workability and effectiveness. You and your partner simply need a piece of paper, a pen, and time set aside to talk to each other. If you follow the following guidelines for negotiating household activities, you may find yourselves with a lot more time, […]
Tags: Alignment, Andrew L. Miser, Choice, Co-creation, Conversation, Couples coaching, Fairness, Household tasks, Intentional marriage, Partnership, Partnership marriage, The Partnership Marriage book
Childhood Lessons in Equality
I was born an identical twin, one of two. My childhood and early teenage years orbited around my relationship with my twin brother, Wendel. We were “the twins,” a twosome, a couple, before we became individuals. As young adults, we went to very different colleges, moved to different areas of the country, pursued different careers […]
Tags: Andrew L. Miser, Choice, Equality, Fairness, Household tasks, Marriage Trends, Partnership, Partnership marriage, Values
Why I Never See the Laundry
This blog could also be entitled “Why My Wife Never Sees the Trash.” Let me explain. One of the choices I made almost thirty-five years ago in my relationship with my wife, Martha, was that I would be responsible for taking out the trash. I like to take out the trash. I do it regularly […]
Tags: Alignment, Andrew L. Miser, Choice, Co-creation, Couples coaching, Household tasks, Partnership, Partnership marriage, Responsibility
