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Don't Let Household Chores Wreak Havoc At Home

Posted: 9/7/2010

Don't Let Household Chores Wreak Havoc At Home

(NAPSI)-According to a recent survey, there's a battle of the sexes raging-and the fighting could get dirty.

It's all over how to divvy up household chores and distinct gender cleaning habits and preferences. The survey, conducted by Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS Global) among married Americans, found:

• Most married women say they do most of the household work, while only 18 percent of married men say the same. More men than women believe household work is split evenly between the partners (53 percent vs. 26 percent).

According to relationship expert Dr. Robi Ludwig, "Arguing over household chores is a common problem and can be very disruptive to a marriage."

• One in five Americans argue with their spouse at least once a month or more about who does most of the work or chores. Conversely, most married couples that share household chores say their marriage is a happy one.

• A majority of married Americans agree that women have taken on a larger role as a financial provider yet over two-thirds believe women are still expected to do more of the household chores.

• Married people, especially women, desire cleaning products that fit into their fast-paced lives, so products need to multitask, be fast acting and smell good. Women care about the environment and feel good about choosing the brands that do, too. Men look for big projects that require a thoughtful plan of action, focus and time. Men say laundry and choosing the appropriate cleaner are their least favorite chores; for women, it is taking out the garbage and taking a trip to the local home improvement store.

Fortunately, there are items made to meet the different cleaning preferences of men and women.

"By embracing each other's differences and learning to understand their preferences, couples can be happier and even make household chores enjoyable time spent together," says Ludwig.

One line of powerful cleaning products provides an easy, reliable and cost-effective way to improve chores for both sexes. They clean the toughest dirt and stains throughout the whole house-inside and out-and help increase water and energy efficiencies. The CLR family of cleaning supplies uses all-natural ingredients that are safe and gentle enough to use every day, yet effective at getting the job done. A DfE-design for the environment-designation on the packaging lets you know it helps protect the environment and is safe for your family.

Learn More

You can learn more-and take your own cleaning quiz-at www.clrchorewars.com or by calling (800) 323-5497.