Tales of a Hockey Wife: Valentine's Day Choreplay!

Today is Valentine's Day! Do you have something romantic planned? Whatever you do, make sure you include lot's of choreplay!

This summer, my husband and I were having a ~~disagreement~~ discussion, in which I pointed out that I do 90% of all housework. Our conversation went something like this (it actually went exactly like this, but my husband will probably tell you it didn't)...I have included visuals.

"I do 90% of the housework around here!"

"90%?"

"You don't even know 60% of what I do exists!"

Maybe I am exaggerating a little bit...my husband doesn't really do 10% of the housework, it is more like 5%!

I was reading the latest Chatelaine magazine (similar to Family Circle here in Canada) and they had a Question of the Month...

What's the most romantic moment you've ever experienced?

Of course, there were your typical romantic responses...One man made his wife origami roses since they were short on money, one man booked a babysitter and took his wife for a romantic weekend, one man cut out 100 hearts and wrote romantic things on each heart before hanging them in the living room, blah, blah, blah...

Then it caught my eye...a small submission from Joyce of Quebec:

"For me, nothing was more romantic than the day my husband told me he would start doing the laundry. He's great at helping me--it means I fall back in love with him every day!"

Ladies...I am talking about CHOREPLAY! According to the Council of Contemporary Families (CCF), the more men do around the house the happier women are.

The reward for menfolk who help out around the house could be more sex. "We sociologists generally don't go there, but therapists say there's a direct correlation" between men doing more housework and the frequency of sex, said Scott Coltrane, a co-author of the article.

In a fascinating article, Dr. Gert Holstege says...

Of course, it’s tough for a woman to chill out when she comes home from one job, only to be burdened by a “second shift” of cleaning, cooking, and chaos. In that scenario, sex is just one more task on her to-do list. The goal of choreplay: to move sex to the top of that list by helping her cross off some of the less scintillating items.

I have a few sexy suggestions to spice up your choreplay this Valentine's Day...

Nothing like an adult video to get into the mood!