It’s Time for Your Partner to Step Up
If you've been silently tallying every dish you've cleaned and every appointment you've scheduled while your partner remains blissfully unaware (and unmotivated to do more), consider this your sign to take action. Thankfully, we’ve got a game plan for actually getting your partner to do their fair share.
Ready to redistribute some household labor?
Whether you have kids or are currently child-free, we’ve got the advice and tips you need to balance responsibilities in a way that works for you.
3 Reader-Approved Strategies for Splitting the Load
We asked Skimm readers what made the biggest difference when it came to sharing household responsibilities. Here’s some of what they said.
Need more relationship advice?
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Eve Rodsky on Rebalancing Invisible Labor
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Wellness
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There’s even more on Skimm+
You don’t have to figure this out alone – let us do the heavy lifting for you. Think: step-by-step scripts to help you nail tough convos with your partner, downloadable templates to lessen your mental load, and a community of women like you who just get it.
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