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Are The Straights OK?
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Is someone holding these poor souls hostage and forcing them to be together?
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Likely a leftover from times when women stayed at home and men worked. Women were expected to take care of all the daily chores.
Less sensible in this day and age, but also less common IMO. I know couples with much more even division of labour, both young and old people.