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Go to Husband School! By Kathy Lette

Articles | By Kathy Lette

Clean up your act, darling

Is your man a let-down in the kitchen and the bedroom? Time to send him to Kathy Lette’s new boot camp

If we send dogs to training school, why not husbands, too? Imagine having a hubby who was always pleased to see you, heeled when called, fetched, remained loving and loyal at all times and, best of all, was house-trained. I do all my research in a scientific, in-depth fashion – over cocktails with girlfriends. And what I’ve gleaned is that most of them are not having sex with their husbands. Why? Because they’re fed up with doing all the chores. Giving a room a sweeping glance is the closest most men ever come to housework, besides leaving a roasting pan to soak and looking thoughtfully at the washing-up now and then. When a woman has worked all day and comes home to cook dinner, help with homework, find the lost sports kit, stack the dishwasher, sort the washing, do the ironing and put the cat out, by the time she...


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