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How to shift cleaning to a man: 6 effective ways
“Training” a slob is not easy. But just imagine how magically your life will be transformed if everything works out!
If your chosen one loves to leave dirty dishes on the table, always loses keys and throws clothes anywhere, and treats you exclusively as a domestic servant, do not despair. Wday.ru offers to try several effective ways to reeducate your beloved dirty.
If you are just starting to live together, agree on everything “on the shore”. Explain to the man that you are not going to be a boring housewife with only kids and dinners on her mind. And if he wants to live with you, then you will take turns cleaning the apartment. Make a clear schedule on a piece of paper, clearly write down the dates and times. This approach will help to avoid quarrels and disagreements in the future, discipline both of you. Of course, it is not a fact that a man will abide by your agreements forever, but at first they will make your life much easier.
Approach a man before asking him to help you clean up. Promise to thank you with a gentle massage, a bottle of delicious wine and watching your favorite movie. Gentle persuasion and a little flirtation are much better than harsh criticism and coercion. The man will be pleased to do something good for you and keep the peace in the relationship. Well, you get less housework!
Men are like children, sometimes they also have whims. Someone, for example, categorically dislikes washing dishes, someone cringes at the mere thought of cleaning the toilet, and someone hates taking out the trash. At the same time, they will gladly do something else, for example, cook dinner or take a walk with the dog. Learn to negotiate without asking men to engage in activities they hate. You will take over the dishes and kitchen, and he will keep order in the living room. It is possible that such a reasonable distribution of responsibilities around the house will appeal to both of you.
Combine business with pleasure
Tell your loved one that cleaning an apartment is a kind of exercise, during which you can get rid of not only trash and dust, but also extra pounds. Bends, squats, body turns – all this will be reflected in the best way on the figure. It is estimated that just cleaning the bathroom can burn 250 calories, plus the same if you still vacuum the floors. Tell the man that he can burn 110 calories a day just by putting things in their places. Not bad, huh?
Refer to being busy and tired and put an ultimatum: if a man does not help you with cleaning, he will have to pay for the services of a housekeeper, because you simply cannot pull the whole house on yourself. Tell him the approximate cost of the work of a coming home assistant, estimate together how much money will be spent on this monthly. And then ask the question: do you need extra spending, if you can clean the house yourself, but all you need to do is unite!
A little terror won’t hurt
If your faithful is a tough nut to crack and no persuasion or tricks work on him, use the “not-doing” method: stop sweeping the floor, washing dishes and cleaning up his scattered things. Perhaps, at some point, the mess in the apartment and a dinner in plastic dishes will get on his nerves and he himself will offer to clean up. Well, if not, the choice is yours: endure the slob further, or find someone cleaner.
But no matter how good all the methods we have described for “training” a sloppy man, you still have to accept one simple fact: the habit of throwing things around begins in childhood. The parents of your future chosen one simply did not accustom him to order and cleanliness. This means that you will have to fight with his “little flaw” all your life.