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Spotlight on WEAPONISED INCOMPETENCE

Ways to get my partner to help around the house

You’re better at it than me.” “I don’t know how to do this.” “Remember how bad I was at it last time?” – if you’re used to hearing these words fall out of your partner’s mouth when they face a household task, you’re likely to roll your eyes and do it yourself.

While this seems innocent enough, data from the Australian Institute of Family Studies shows that

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