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(19,841 posts)--every child (m or f) needs to know the basics of housekeeping & simple cooking --and how to make it as effortless as possible. Parents who don't teach these to their kids are doing them no favors. And later when the kids get married and their spouses want help---big trouble.
IMO there is nothing more pathetic than a man or a woman who can't do the simplest maintenance level of cleaning & cooking for themselves (even if you eat out a lot). It's just personal maintenance, you don't have to be Martha Stewart. I will never forget the father of a friend who had to have his wife make a sandwich for him, and then wash his plate--what a bozo. He didn't want a wife, he wanted a slave. I have no respect for people who think others should clean up after them.
Nice that you're so ultra-tidy. I'm not actually & neither is my SO. We have pockets of clutter around the office, but one thing we do is to keep the systems, esp the water-related systems (dishes, laundry, food storage & bathroom cleanup) moving. Keep the systems operating and then you don't bog down even if you don't get to perfection as far as vacuuming & clutter control. Clutter is one thing, slime is another --is my rule of thumb. Both of us had moms who taught us to clean and cook.