My list for DH is always a lot longer than his list for me. 
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What is a honey-do list?
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Yes all the time.
@Bubbles:
Honey, do ____ (clean the bathroom)
Honey, do ____ (take out the trash)etc.
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Oh I see! DH would definitely not notice a list sadly!
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I have a list and I like to remind him every other day about it lol
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I sure do but they never get done! DH was off Tuesday and he had a few minor things to do (would have taken approx. one hour) but when I came home guess how much was done? ZIPPY (insert fight)
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Never. He does enough for me already. I don't want to be a nag! He doesn't bother me with things either
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I have a running one in my brain and if I know we will have free time over the weekend I usually pick whatever is at the top and start asking him early in the week if we can tackle it over the weekend. I think if I had an actual paper list that I gave him he would never do any of it since it would be way too overwhelming.
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@Cole: Ya, mine isn't a real list...in my head and sometimes in my notes app!
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@coopsmama: same!
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Once I made a list of things to clean (it was for me to be organized to try to clean one room a day instead of a big whole house clean on Saturday.) DH got all upset that I made a "chore chart".
He is awesome at doing things around the house though. He just didn't like the list aspect of the list...weird, since I adore them!
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I don't make a physical list, but yeah, most evenings or on the weekends I'll ask him to do x,y and z. I don't like having to ask him to do chores (even normal stuff like please take out the trash, not necessarily "projects" around the house), but if I don't he just won't think to do them on his own and then I do them and get irritated and resentful that I'm doing everything.
I sort of feel like his mother sometimes ("you're an adult, please put your dirty clothes in the laundry basket, not piled on your side of the bed") but I'd rather do that then be resentful of him for not just doing it. And he's also very willing to do whatever I ask, but I have to ask.
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Yes, DH likes to cross things off lists! There are just some things that I need his help with (handyman type stuff) and he's rarely home so a list works the best for us.
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No, I ask him to do one thing at a time and it's usually just one thing every 3-4 days. He doesn't do much around the house. LOL
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I ask him to do things but there is no physical list.
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Heck no! My DH already does way more chores than I do, if I were ever to make a list it would not go over well!
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I ask/tell him what I need done but I don't write it done. Understanding of some things he does and some I do.
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Not a physical list but when something needs to be done, I ask him. He does the same with me.
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Definitely. He's busy with work and works at home so sometimes he forgets stuff like 'we're having guests next weekend so that task has to be done by then' etc. If I make a list, he can do stuff at his leisure and make a plan so I DON'T have to 'nag' him. I hate that word btw, lol.
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Nope. My DH is more of a clean freak than me, so it would be pretty funny if I left him a to do list. He does enough around the house.
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I make let's-do lists all the time for both of us. Like when we spend a weekend plowing into the chores and getting the house clean, taking care of errands, etc. DH really likes crossing things off of lists. Plus if I didn't write it down, I'd forget something and then remember mid-week (e.g. oh crap we never got the dogs' nails trimmed). We split stuff pretty evenly.
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We both use One Note to keep a general to do/to buy list. We keep one master list between us and then we both tackle projects whenever we have extra time.
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I have a running list on my phone that both of us have access too, we both WOH and are pretty busy so it helps us to make sure that stuff gets done. I wouldn't call it a honey do list, just a get s**t done list!
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No. There are certain things I can always count on him to clean (mainly the bathroom). If I need him to do something extra, I just suggest it verbally. Handyman tasks are my domain. If I don't get around to it, he will try to do it; then we will laugh and I will fix it.
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Yes, he asks me to for projects or random non-routine tasks because he forgets if they aren't on a list.
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