In my opinion, household tasks should absolutely be split equally; it's just basic fairness. I know couples where one person handles all the cooking, cleaning, and childcare while working a full-time job, and it's completely unsustainable.
Equal sharing doesn't mean identical roles; it means both partners contribute fairly to running the home. When one person bears all domestic labor, resentment builds, and that person's career suffers.
I've seen relationships thrive when both people actually negotiate and divide tasks. Kids also benefit from seeing both parents handle household responsibilities. The problem is societal expectation: women are still expected to juggle everything while men help "occasionally." That's not partnership. True equality means both people are equally responsible for maintaining home and family. It's not romantic; it's just necessary for healthy relationships.





