Could you be a Househusband/Housewife?

[Ultress]

Honestly,it's sort of a minor dream of mine.I like having someone to take of and love cooking for people,it makes me happy.I enjoy my alone time and that's what that would give me.So yes I can easily be a housewife because my current girlfriend would make a terrible one.

 

[Agayek]

Could I? Sure. I'd have no objection to having to take care of household chores and just generally puttering around the house all day. It's generally what I do when I don't have to work anyway, so it wouldn't really change my normal behavior any.

That said, I wouldn't do it anyway. I have this "thing" about being dependent on other people. I simply cannot stand not being entirely self-reliant (for life in a city anyway, I don't hunt and kill my food or whatever). It's one of the many reasons I refuse to ever go into debt for anything less than a mortgage (and even then, all of my spare income would be channeled into it to pay it off ASAP). I wouldn't be able to tolerate not working and earning my keep.

It's not really a matter of pride or whatever, because I couldn't care less if my wife made more money than me or had a better job or whatever else. I just refuse to be dependent on other people. I'm never satisfied with something unless I earn it, so I'd definitely not be able to take living on my wife's largesse.

 

[Frankster]

I'm 100% cool with being a househusband if it came down to it, whilst I don't relish taking on all household chores I'd hate to be cooped up in an office even more (i got big legs and spending hours sitting down without being able to freely move around makes me miserable) so would much prefer doing household chores as at least I can move around when doing them.

I got no particular issues about peeps thinking worst of me for not being the breadwinner, my family has always had a lot of strong female personalities (ex:my grandmother was getting a job and learning to drive at a time when women were usually not doing that kinda thing) so any insecurities I'd have would have nothing to do with gender.

 

[Nigh Invulnerable]

I'm married with two kids (3 year old boy and 7 month old girl). Right now, I work to make a living to support the family while my wife finishes up her degree. If she gets a job that pays better than or even equal to mine, I would have zero problem staying home with my son and daughter. I have never found career aspirations to be particularly motivating for me, as I'd rather spend time doing creative things, sharing with friends and family, and so on.

 

[The Funslinger]

If I still have time for myself and can do some measure of work from home I would have no problem with it at all. I wouldn't be very good at cooking and cleaning, but I could probably learn XD

Also, I guess it depends how much I like my kids, lol. Hopefully I don't have little demons >.<

They're your children, so don't expect miracles.

OT: Seeing as my dream situation is living off of my writing, then sure. (In that scenario, I'd be very encouraging of my wife pursuing a career for her passion, because us just being at home together constantly just sounds unhealthy.)

I'd probably go out a lot, though. Start accruing as many out of house hobbies as possible. I hate being confined.

And I've always wanted to be able to cook fabulous meals, so that's a bonus.

 

[Happiness Assassin]

Definitely, but only if I were to expand my interests. Probably exercise more often, as video games really aren't cutting it at this stage in my life, and I haven't even graduated yet.

 

[Seydaman]

I'd be bored, I honestly don't have enough interests that capture me to be able to sustain myself

I would end up rolling on the floor in no time, cleaning and cooking only takes so much time

Maybe if we had a kid...but even then, I'd miss my potential job as a professor

 

[Stordarth]

Hell yeah I could.

Clean, cook, tidy, sort bills, and in my down time, write a novel, because why the hell not?

 

[michael87cn]

Okay, to solve the great riddle of the ages: being a stay at home parent is extremely easy. At least, the 'work' part of it is. Cooking takes what? half an hour usually? And not many people make gourmet food, so cooking can often be as easy as preheating an oven. Hint: preheating an oven is as easy as turning a dial...cleaning is what, more of a weekly/monthly type thing? I mean, if you're dusting your entire house, vacuuming, sweeping, mopping etc every single day you have extremely slobby people living there. My apartment has 4 people living in it (2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms) and we only need to clean once a week, and it takes at most, an hour to do the entire place by myself. Okay, so that leaves.... dishes? OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!! Dishes are so easy. They take like 5 minutes to do if you keep up on them. Of course if you let it pile up for 3 days... then you can have a good hour of work, but yeah... if you're home all the time, you really shouldn't be letting them pile up that badly.

Sooooo.... that's it. You work for like half an hour a day. OH MY GOD SO HARD!

It's like getting a permanent "get out of doing work" card, for life.

Okay... now onto the unpleasant aspects... children. Dealing with children is not easy. Its not fun. Its stressful, its tiring, its painful. This is what staying at home is all about, really, the kids.

In my opinion, people that get to stay at home have it pretty good. It is, after all, their choice to have children, and now they must live with that decision as best they can.

 

[KOMega]

Probably. But that's probably my laziness talking. Jobs are stressful.

But really, I could do it. And it's not like being stuck at home mean's you're cut off from the world by any means anymore these days (as I type into my magic word box). If anything, I'd probably have a lot more time for personal projects which I've been dying to give time to.

Buuuuuuuut.... it would probably not be for the best.

My "this-is-too-good-to-be-true" senses would be tingling all over the place. I don't expect the world to give me so much free money and time for a little housework every day.

 

[spartan231490]

Male here, I could easily do this. I might occasionally apply to a job if it looked like something I would love doing, but I would have no problem being a house-husband. House chores aren't all that difficult and I give 0 fucks what other people think about me, so the shit I would catch wouldn't bother me. I would actually quite enjoy the chance to not have to work a job.

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

The Question.
Could you live as a househusband/housewife for your spouse?

Yup. Although I'd also write.

Actually, that would be pretty sweet. I mean, I already have to do a ton of housework and take care of my kid. It would be nice if my spouse had a cushy, high paying job so I didn't have to also work part time.

 

[Caiphus]

Well. I don't really plan on having kids. So it'd just be me sitting around the house all day, thumb up my arse.

So yes. Where do I sign up?

 

[Mylinkay Asdara]

Sure. I've been playing house for the last several months while out of school and looking for a job actually. My sister is a housewife with a baby and she'd love me to get knocked up on the quick and join her lol, but I keep telling her she has to wait until I see if I make it into grad school first. I know my fiancé is going to miss my attentiveness and extra time to work on the little things when I finally land a job too - I'm going to miss doing them, and having the relaxed mindset that lets me prioritize him and his day when he comes home, because I have a majority of the day for my own pursuits.

I don't have a problem at all with a house-spouse if they are male or female as long as that's what they want to be doing. Being forced into it - by the partner, by society, by an economic situation - would be where it would become something I look at negatively. I think there are clear benefits for children, if they are involved, when one of the parents can stay at home. Granted, those benefits can be enjoyed if both working parents are prioritizing that when they aren't working as well.

 

[Plasticaprinae]

Yes. My girlfriend and my dream is actually making comics. So I suppose being a housewife doesn't exactly mean i wont be without a job, Ill just be working on our comics in my freetime. Doing chores is no big deal. Usually I just dont get them done because Im busy with work, so being able to do them would be nice. Also I get to stay home with my animals all day.

 

[vIRL Nightmare]

Not for me. I actually can't relax unless I've done something that requires my focus and attention. Hell, I can't even enjoy my spring break because I'm so used to being swamped with projects, exams, and enterprise. The excessive down time makes me into a nervous wreck. Mind you I do consider household tasks a part of downtime.

I'm not saying I must be forever busy, but I need some task throughout the week to dedicate my energy to.

 

[lunavixen]

No, definitely not. While I do enjoy cooking, I hate cleaning (I do it, but only when I have to), I hate kids and have absolutely no desire to be dependant on another person financially. I'd much rather (and have) live/d alone and done everything for myself than be so dependant, either that or if I was living with someone, I'd rather share the housework.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

I WANT to be a house-husband. I absolutely loath the fact that I have to go out and work for less than I should be making, working in an environment akin to digging a hole that is refilled by my coworkers. Maybe it comes from a loathing and misunderstanding of work which makes me a unable to bring in large sums of money...maybe it's a dislike of going out to the point that some would call me agoraphobic...I would much rather be a house-husband than work in a place, doing a thing. I kinda hate kids though...so I would essentially be a stay-at-home butler kind of person.

 

[FPLOON]

Without kids: Dude, I could totally be a househusband! I'm already a pro at housecleaning as well as maintaining both the front and back year, in terms of gardening, yo! I can keep the household in check all day everyday!!

With kids: I love spending time with my kids, yo! They will be getting their education so that they, too, can go the college of their choosing when they grow up and leave the nest!

Anyway, given how, at this point in fictional time, I would already be well verse in time management around the house... so, I would make a pretty decent househusband... Plus, either way, I wouldn't be using my car as much unless it was deemed necessary for the month... like picking up groceries or taking the kids to school...