"I find it funny that the author suggests that husbands have more time for hobbies and friends;"
It's not funny - it's the designed outcome. The studies are generally biased from the start to exclude stereotypical men's work. From the Michigan study:
"Excluded from these “core” housework hours were tasks like gardening, home repairs, or washing the car."
Or from the article:
"Is their decision-making ability wholly captured in those tasks while the other person is getting to relax or to plan a project?"
As if planning a project isn't work and isn't composed of a whole bunch of smaller decisions.
"I also wonder how much the higher standards plays a part in this kind of thing. If person A believes tasks like vacuuming need to occur weekly, and person B believes they need to occur bi-weekly..."
This is huge in my experience. One factor is stuff like OCD or expectations of how that person was raised. The other overlooked one is "ownership" or responsibility. It was a point of pride to maintain the home and recieve compliments on or (or maintain the lawn/car/etc). Now it seems it's all about the biggest paycheck or most prestigious job.
It's not funny - it's the designed outcome. The studies are generally biased from the start to exclude stereotypical men's work. From the Michigan study:
"Excluded from these “core” housework hours were tasks like gardening, home repairs, or washing the car."
Or from the article:
"Is their decision-making ability wholly captured in those tasks while the other person is getting to relax or to plan a project?"
As if planning a project isn't work and isn't composed of a whole bunch of smaller decisions.
"I also wonder how much the higher standards plays a part in this kind of thing. If person A believes tasks like vacuuming need to occur weekly, and person B believes they need to occur bi-weekly..."
This is huge in my experience. One factor is stuff like OCD or expectations of how that person was raised. The other overlooked one is "ownership" or responsibility. It was a point of pride to maintain the home and recieve compliments on or (or maintain the lawn/car/etc). Now it seems it's all about the biggest paycheck or most prestigious job.