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Chapter 9: Your Partner > Discussing expectations
Discussing expectations
The best way to allow your partner in and to be more involved is to have regular, open discussions about both his and your own expectations.
Before you go back to work make sure you have a conversation about being organised in advance, such as buying the week’s groceries on Sunday, who will cook each night and what cleaning chores each [of you] has. This will ensure there are [fewer] fights about one person doing more than the other.
Simone Anderson, mum of one
Household chores
The first time I discussed my expectations of my husband’s contribution to the household cleaning with him, I chose a time when we were both calm, sharing a bottle of wine and talking about how things were operating at home. I had a pretty clear vision of what I wanted, but to ensure his involvement was going to be sustainable I needed to reflect on my views and listen to the way he saw things.