Clare McKeon's Column: PAIN IN THE HOUSE; Time We Had a 'Fair Shares' Agreement over chores.(Features)

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Byline: Clare McKeon

TWO reports were issued this week on housework; the results don't surprise me one little bit.

In fact both confirmed my deeply held suspicions on this most ghastly of tasks.

Number one, housework doesn't make you fitter and number two, it's the chief cause of conflict among newlyweds.

Let's deal with the man-made myth; doing a bit of housework is as good as going to the gym. This is an attempt to stop women from doing proper exercise.

It's also a stab at making them feel guilty.

"Oh, I shouldn't be out walking when a bit of housework would be just as healthy an activity."

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