In 2014, author and psychologist Lori Gottlieb wrote an article for the New York Times about a study that found egalitarian, or “50-50,” marriages (in which both parents work full time outside the home and split household and childcare right down the line) undermine a couple’s sex life. “The more traditional the division of labor,” writes Gottlieb, “the greater his wife’s reported sexual satisfaction.”
Here’s an example. Not long ago, my husband was detaching a portion of my glass desk where the computer keyboard is supposed to rest. Naturally, this involved tools. So my husband grabbed the wrench and the screwdriver from our tool set, got down on his back on the floor of my office (the way a car mechanic would slide under a car), and proceeded to take apart my desk.
