5 TYPES OF LAZY HUSBANDS

Are we imagining things or are men getting lazier and lazier as time goes by? If you aren’t married to a lazy husband, you either know one or you’ve divorced one. They have left it all to the women. It’s up to the woman to bring home the bacon and cook it while the husband just lies there waiting to have sex. In fact, some men go as far as being so lazy, that they don’t even work out or take a shower. And then, they have the audacity to claim their wives don’t love them.

If you are married to a lazy husband, we can empathize with you. It’s not easy to run a household on your own. So what exactly can you do to make your man get off his lazy ass and start pulling his own weight?

Well, first, you need to identify what type of a lazy husband you married in the first place. So let’s look at five types of lazy husbands:  

1. A Baby Husband: This type of husband is just as needy as a 2 year old. While growing up, he was probably used to getting everything done for him. He’s the type of guy who can’t tell the difference between fabric softener and bleach. And why would he? He’s never done his own laundry ever since he was born. So when he marries you, he expects you to do everything for him just like his mom did when he was growing up. When you have kids, your husband will be like an extra child. And by the way, this type of husband thinks household chores are beneath him.
2. A perfectionist husband: This guy probably thinks he lives in the fifties. He imagines his wife and kids should behave a certain way and his house should look a particular way. He expects his wife to do everything from taking care of the kids to doing all the household chores. He probably can’t get along with a career woman because she will leave him in a heartbeat the moment she realizes he is so controlling.
3. Show them some love: Yes, we know how hard this is. It’s hard to show a man love when he just sits his lazy ass in front of the TV. But men have egos. Stroke his ego. Make him feel like a man and he will do much more work. In fact, he might just let you sleep in while he prepares and takes the kids to school. Learn this technique, I hear it works wonders.
4. Don’t let him take advantage of you: When he completely refuses to listen to you after you’ve showed him love, compromised and negotiated, it’s time to play hard-ball. Don’t let him take advantage of you. Start withdrawing some benefits like doing his laundry or cooking for him. Don’t be too timid.  
5. The abusive husband: This type if husband uses intimidation to weasel his way out of doing housework or taking care of the kids. His wife will probably give in because she doesn’t want to cause chaos or doesn’t want the kids to witness a fight.
6. The inadequate husband: This guy has some deep rooted issues. He is insecure and feels he is not fit to do anything. He won’t fix the broken shower because he feels he won’t do a good job. He won’t change a flat tire because he thinks a car repair company can do a better job. Leave him to do the housework and you will come back to a house that looks worse than you left it.

The charming husband: He uses his good looks and charming ways to weasel his way out of doing chores in the house as well as at work. He is used to getting his way so he’s always confident he can get away with not doing anything around the house. He is the type of guy who will make you angry for leaving the kids at home alone without a baby sitter but instantly make you forget about it with a gift or whatever he uses to charm you into forgiving him. In short, he takes advantage of your weakness. So what can you do about a lazy husband? It’s just not fair that you have to do all the work while your husband sits his lazy behind on the couch watching TV or is out “catching up” with the boys. So you need to take charge and here’s what we suggest: Try to lower your standards. As women we tend to be very particular about how we want things done. If he laundered the towels but he didn’t fold them the way you like them folded, just look on the bright side…at least he washed the towels so how about you fold them the way you like them?  



What type of lazy husband do you have in your home and how did you get him to start pulling his own weight?