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 house work have better sex – and hundreds of women agree.

Alice Child, from Sydney, is a somatic sexologist and sex counsellor who specialises in intimacy.

The Australian professional referenced a Melbourne study that revealed women are more likely to want to be intimate with their partners if they have taken more responsibility around the home.

Ms Child claimed that sharing the burden signified strength in various other aspects of a relationship and stopped resentment building over time.

‘A lot of people go into relationships with the attitude of scorekeeping,’ Ms Child told FEMAIL. ‘But it’s not a competition, and no one wins. Sharing housework is about sharing the mental load and it makes you feel like a team.

Alice Child [pictured], from Sydney, is a licensed somatic sexologist and sex counsellor

‘Housework comes up so often with my clients. One person always feels like there’s an inequality and their partner is not being mindful of their time.

‘But it’s not just about cleaning, it’s bigger than that. And if you equally split the chores, you’ll automatically free up time for more fun stuff – like sex.’

She also shared other reasons why she thinks doing housework together is important. 

‘Resentment is like poison in a relationship,’ Ms Child said. 

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‘A split of household chores that one person perceives as unfair can lead to a lot of resentment – which makes people retreat from intimacy.’

Ms Child also said that an unclean house leads to arguments about the dirty sink or dishwasher, which is never a turn on.

‘Disagreements about ‘silly’ things (such as housework) normally reflect much bigger issues and feelings that have built up over time in a relationship,’ she said.

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

The professional claimed that arguments about housework boil down to not feeling respected and appreciated.

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

Many people agreed with Ms Child and shared their thoughts.

‘It’s not just ‘helping out’, it’s taking full responsibility for specific day-to-day tasks. These are household jobs, not gendered jobs. If you live in a house, you’re all responsible for getting all the jobs done,’ one said.

‘Division of labor and equity in the household is so important,’ another said.

But some men weren’t on board.

‘Lies!’ one simply said.

‘It’s called chore play and spells the end of the relationship where the sex life is gone and the man becomes so [passive] that he does chores in hopes of getting laid,’ a second wrote.