Gone are the days when men were providers and women homemakers; today either one of the two genders have great opportunities to make fortunes in the corporate world.

However, it would be Just-World Fallacy to assume that all relationships would end having two equal incomes and equal working hours among the two partners; one is bound to earn more and work more hours, and that person could be either the male or female in a couple. The data is very clear that people who work more hours are more likely to exceed the national average income.

This post presented an interesting sub-thread:

Bob did it just fine when he lived alone. Is it fair for Bob to expect a roommate who works shorter hours to clean up after his slovenly ass? A competent man washes his own shit stained underwear and doesn’t depend on his wife/mommy to blow him after she’s looked after an adult child all week.

Many would consider this comment to be a pathetic woman ranting her ass off, while others will give her the benefit of the doubt, and investigate whether it's actually fair for bob to earn more, work more, and pay a bigger share of the bills, but without delegating any of his housework to his partner.

So the discussion here is: if one partner is earning more and working more hours, and contributes a greater share towards household bills, would it be fair if they delegated some/all household work for the partner who may not be working all, or at least has a significantly lower income and total working hours than the breadwinner?