Ask your partner to share the housework.
After dinner, you bring up the housework. Practice it first: Cleopatra plays your partner, and Mary Wollstonecraft coaches you.
About 4 minutes.
Ask my partner to share the housework
“I do plenty. Last week I did the dishes twice.”
- You name one or two specific tasks
- You ask to split them, without blame
- You stay away from “always” and “never”
Your first rehearsal is free.
The talk.
“I do most of the housework, and I want my partner to share it.”
“I do plenty. Last week I did the dishes twice.”
Your partner: feels they already do their share.
A clear ask, no blame.
- You name one or two specific tasks
- You ask to split them, without blame
- You stay away from “always” and “never”
Who you practice with.
How it works.
- Pick the talkAnd how hard they push back: Gentle, Realistic or Tough.
- Say your partA mentor plays the other person, in character, line by line.
- A coach steps inWhen a line works against you: one tip, then try that line again.
- See what workedThree marks, your strongest line, and a next step to save.
Warm up in a minute.
The drill that trains the moment this talk turns on. Free, and it runs on your iPhone.
Say it in one sentence
A short, plain ask is easier to hear and harder to wave away.
- 25 words or fewer
- No softeners like “just” or “sorry”
- It says what you want
More love talks.
Practice it before it’s real.
Cleopatra plays your partner. You find your words before it counts.
Download on theApp StoreAI plays the other person and writes the coaching. The mentors are AI voices in the manner of these figures, not the people themselves. Counsel is for practice and reflection. It is not therapy, and not medical, legal or financial advice.
