Choosing Not to Have Kids and Dividing House Chores | Tom & Lisa Bilyeu (Replay)

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🗓️ 30 November 2023

⏱️ 67 minutes

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[Original air date: Jun 7, 2017]. Tom Bilyeu (@tombilyeu) and Lisa Bilyeu (@lisabilyeu) answer questions directly from the Impact Theory community. Topics covered in this relationship Q&A include: How to deal with family’s disappointments in your decision not to have kids. Dividing gender roles and house chores in the household when one partner makes more money. Practical tips to rebuild the connection in your relationship when one partner feels distant. How to deal with the potential regret of not having kids. What to do when you disagree on fundamental values in the relationship. FOLLOW LISA: Lisa’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/ Women of Impact Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womenofimpact/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisabilyeu Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisabilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpact Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=en FOLLOW TOM: Tom’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Impact Theory Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/impacttheory/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Tom’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu Impact Theory Twitter: https://twitter.com/impact_theory?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu Tom’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tombilyeu/ SPONSORS: Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at https://bit.ly/AG1Impact. Right now, Kajabi is offering a 30-day free trial to start your own business if you go to https://bit.ly/Kajabi-Impact. Head to www.insidetracker.com and use code “IMPACTTHEORY” to get 20% off! Learn a new language and get 55% off at https://bit.ly/BabbelImpact. Try NordVPN risk-free with a 30-day money-back guarantee by going to https://bit.ly/NordVPNImpact Give online therapy a try at https://bit.ly/BetterhelpImpact and get on your way to being your best self. Go to https://bit.ly/PlungeImpact and use code IMPACT to get $150 off your incredible cold plunge tub today. ***Are You Ready for EXTRA Impact?*** If you’re ready to find true fulfillment, strengthen your focus, and ignite your true potential, the Impact Theory subscription was created just for you. Want to transform your health, sharpen your mindset, improve your relationship, or conquer the business world? This is your epicenter of greatness. This is not for the faint of heart. This is for those who dare to learn obsessively, every day, day after day. * New episodes delivered ad-free * Unlock the gates to a treasure trove of wisdom from inspiring guests like Andrew Huberman, Mel Robbins, Hal Elrod, Matthew McConaughey, and many, many, more * Exclusive access to Tom’s AMAs, keynote speeches, and suggestions from his personal reading list * You’ll also get access to an 5 additional podcasts with hundreds of archived Impact Theory episodes, meticulously curated into themed playlists covering health, mindset, business, relationships, and more: *Legendary Mindset: Mindset & Self-Improvement *Money Mindset: Business & Finance *Relationship Theory: Relationships *Health Theory: Mental & Physical Health *Power Ups: Weekly Doses of Short Motivational Quotes *****Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3PCvJaz***** Subscribe on all other platforms (Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castro, Downcast, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Podkicker, and more) : https://impacttheorynetwork.supercast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody. Welcome to another episode of Relationship Theory. I'm your co-host, Tom Billu,
0:05.8	and I am here with Lisa Billu. What is up? Homegirl. How are we doing? Good. How are you doing?
0:11.5	Good, thank you. Thank you. Jericho, it's sort of TV out. My man, Jeredd, Agent Smith,
0:18.1	coming to the rescue, as always. Yeah. um okay i've got a question from frank right this is
0:25.9	from last week on facebook okay frank right says i make significantly more money than my partner
0:32.0	almost four times the amount in addition i work from home Does that make me still on the hook for doing all
0:39.2	of or most of the house chores like cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc.? This taking into consideration
0:45.4	social gender norms and roles. Oh, wow, we've got some landmines to start with. All right.
0:53.9	Well, um, in deep end?
0:56.4	Okay, so danger, danger, danger,
1:00.0	Will Robinson to think that the money that you make has anything to do with the chores you need to do.
1:06.5	But I think that agreeing to what is valuable is very important.
1:11.7	So, for instance, you love to fuss.
1:14.7	And like tidiness is of high, high, high importance to you.
1:17.9	We're going to keep having this debate because it's not that I like to.
1:20.9	No, it is.
1:21.4	It's that I prefer things to be neater.
1:23.9	So if I have to fuss off us.
1:25.6	I'm telling you right now and I don't want to derail from, my wife has a neurological
1:29.7	condition where the more effort something takes, she likes you better.
1:33.8	You will never be able to convince me otherwise.
1:36.4	I've had too many years of seeing you in action.
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