I’m a sex therapist and couples who have great sex have one very mundane thing in common

A licensed sex therapist has revealed that Australian couples who share housework have better sex – and hundreds of women agree.

Alice Childfrom Sydney, is a somatic sexologist and sex advisor, specializing in intimacy.

The Australian professional referred to a study in Melbourne that showed women are more likely to want to be intimate with their partners if they have taken on more responsibility at home.

Ms. Child claimed that sharing the burden was a sign of strength in several other aspects of a relationship and that it quelled the build-up of resentment over time.

“Many people enter into relationships with a number-crunching attitude,” Ms Child told FEMAIL. ‘But it’s not a competition and no one wins. Sharing housework is about sharing the mental burden and it makes you feel like you’re a team.”

‘Housework comes up so often with my clients. One person always feels like there is inequality and that his or her partner is not taking their time into account,” she continued.

‘But it’s not just about cleaning, it’s bigger than that. And if you divide the chores equally, you automatically have time for more fun things, like sex.’

She also shared other reasons why she believes shared housework is important.

“Resentment is like poison in a relationship,” Ms. Child said. ‘A division of household chores that one person perceives as unfair can lead to a lot of resentment, causing people to withdraw from intimacy.’

Ms. Child also said an unclean house leads to arguments over the dirty sink or dishwasher that never turns on.

“People’s differences over ‘silly’ things (like housework) normally reflect much bigger issues and feelings that have built up in a relationship over time,” she said.

‘Different standards of cleanliness can make one person feel nagged and another person feel like ‘the parent’.’

The professional claimed that arguments about housework amount to not feeling respected and valued.

A licensed sex therapist has revealed that Australian couples who share housework have better sex – and hundreds of women agree

Many people agreed with Ms. Child and shared their thoughts.

‘It’s not just ‘helping’, it’s taking full responsibility for specific daily tasks. These are domestic jobs, not gendered jobs. When you live in a house you are all responsible for getting all the chores done,” one person said.

“The division of labor and equality within the household is so important,” said another.

But some men were not on board.

‘Lies!’ they said simply.

‘It’s called chore play and it means the end of the relationship in which the sex life has disappeared and the man becomes one [passive] that he does odd jobs in hopes of getting laid,” wrote a second.