How traditional is your relationship?

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Very traditional. I have his name and always use the title of “Mrs.” Although I have a decent, but rather modest, income, he’s undeniably the breadwinner. I take care of all the homemaking tasks – grocery shopping, cooking, laundry, cleaning, gardening, running errands, household finances – and he deals with the repairmen and mechanics. He’s also responsible for dog-walking duties, something I once loved doing but, courtesy of two bad knees, can no longer do without crippling pain. As for whether this arrangement is common, well, the “evidence” tends to be anecdotal. Most of the couples I know tend to be similarly traditional or even more so; nearly all of my married, female friends are full-time wives.

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