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Asking For A Friend: My husband does nothing around the house

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In this week's Asking For A Friend, Anonymous reached out to 'Breakfast with Martin Bester' and our listeners to ask how she can get her husband to start pulling his weight in and around the house.

This is definitely not an isolated issue, with many men and women feeling the same way, but it’s also not a black-and-white situation and could be far more nuanced than it might seem.

We asked listeners to weigh in and share their thoughts and advice.
12 May 5AM English South Africa News Commentary · Entertainment News

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