The $100 Question: Would You Swap Places with Your Partner?

No. I've spent a lifetime in my skin and am happy with and know my life inside out.

no way!

No! He works really hard and has to leave the house at 7am and travel a lot on business. I love my flexibility!!

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Just for a day so we could each experience what the other goes through. One thing I do not want to experience as woman though is childbirth!

No way would I swap places with the hubs...he works so hard at his job and rarely has free time so that our family can enjoy nice things and I can stay home. I would much rather be home taking my kids places and enjoying time with them...I love my life's calling!!

No I never had that thought!

Sometimes I think I would want to, but you know what they say...the grass is always greener...

...and most days I wouldn't want a desk job!
I've never had a desk job.
It would drive me nuts!
And I'd miss my little too much!!

I'd never switch jobs with my dh. I am lucky to be able to stay home and homeschool our 2 children.

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I haven't thought about it but it would be so much harder to do

I would not want to trade places with my hubby, I am afraid of height and he is a wind turbine tech : ). He would not want to trade with me either though two toddlers and 7 1/2 months pregnant with these hot temps.

My husband and I work together for our small business so not much would change in that way if we swapped. The big difference would be in personality. My husband is very outgoing and is the type of person who can talk to anyone. I'm extremely shy and talking to others is hard for me. I would love to be able to have is bold personality.

....just to give her a day off!!!!

I'm not really sure I understand the question. Do you mean like one of those movies where you suddenly become the other person (like a teenager switching places with her mother)? Or does it just mean switching jobs? It would be decidedly weird to be myself inhabiting a guy's body. Switching jobs wouldn't work much better. I'd never make it in retail sales, and he would never be able to deal with all the computer stuff I deal with at work.

On the other hand, our minds work a lot alike and we share the same beliefs about things like religion and politics, so those thoughts are compatible from either side. But I sure wouldn't want to sit on the couch for hours watching golf or baseball.

I certainly would not ever want to switch from being myself to being someone else. It has taken me 60 years to figure out how to be me. It would take me FOREVER to try to be anyone else.

MaybEEEEEEEEEEE. My husband used to work and I stayed home. He's unemployed now and I'm working. I'm sure he would love to trade places with me but He wouldn't want ne to go through the hell of unemployment thanks Diane Feinstein. garrettsambo@aol.com

I'm fine being me.

i would not trade places with my hubby he works so hard and does alot of lifting..if i had to do the things he does it would probably kill me

I wouldn't want to swap places because my boyfriend works with too much smelly stuff.

that would not work well at all for me or him

I think that it would be an interesting experience to swap lives with my hubby :) Then he could really see everything that I do :)

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No way on earth I'd swap places with Ken or anyone else.

I would not want to swap places with my husband. He works really hard and goes through a lot for us. I appreciate him very much, just wouldn't want to be in his shoes...

My husband and I are both very compatible and completely different in our approaches to life. I love to travel, he hates to; I love forward to new adventures, he hates change; I'm always on a journey of self-improvement; he's convinced that who we are is who we stay. I'd never want to change places with him, and yet I feel extremely fortunate to have someone as loving, kind, smart, resourceful, and supportive in my life.

My husband joke that he would like to be a SAH Mom and not have the stress of his job but I really don't think he would like it as he doesn't have a lot of patience. I wouldn't want to do his job as he has a lot of stress.

I definitely would! We were both in the Navy and I recently got hurt and had to be medically discharged. He's still in and every second I wish I still was.

No way!!! I have the best job in the world staying home with my kids. He handles the stress of work and making sure the bills are all paid. Once and a while I think I wish I could switch just to give him a break, but naahhhh.

thought about that. we are a team. we help each other and we work together, so i don't think it would be any different if we swapped places.

That depends. If I could be ME in HIS life, I'd jump at the chance to clean up all of his JUNK and throw away the 23 years worth of his unopened mail. But if I had to be him in his life, no way. I could never move that slowly or accomplish so little. I would probably kill myself, if I didn't go crazy first.

I like things just as they are. I wouldn't want to trade places.

I wouldn't want to trade places with my husband. I enjoy staying home and taking care of my family, the house, and cooking and baking.

My Hubby is a concrete pumper and is a very physical job and dirty to boot. No way ever I would trade.

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This is a very loaded question, but in my case I would never, ever swap places with him! I personally like to be the much more involved parent with my kids and if I was gone they wouldn't get the life they have with tons of interaction and love from me...I'm a real 'hands on' mom and I couldn't be away from them just dealing with customers all day and not knowing what they were up to!

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Simply- it depends on the day. Also, if it was guaranteed that I could kill bugs, fix the car, do lawnwork, do home repairs and upkeep, and make enough to support my family- then ok maybe.

No

Just for a day, it would be an adventure!

My significant other works tirelessly...while I am not a lazy person, there is no way that I would switch because I could not deal with that kind of workload!!!

OK, when I first read the question I thought it was about 'swapping'... My answer was NO!
Then I re-read the question. My answer is: no thanks.

My husband is the sole breadwinner for our family of five, owning his own remodeling company. After seeing him come home covered in paint or dust or dirt after working all day, I feel very lucky to be in charge of matters at home. He never complains and even though some friends might raise their eyebrows at how traditional our roles are, it works for us, and I am glad he values my work at home, too.

Since I am now single, the answer is no! MY ex, seemed to want all she could get from me. Even after the judge gave her the house I bought prior to marriage-she wanted me to pay the back taxes to prevent her from losing-it. Good thing, she had somewhere to move!

Not on your life. First of all, he's a guy, and while I love them, I have never had the slightest desire to be one.

Secondly I would be getting beaten up all of the time when I just needed a good cry. LOL

I think I'm more fulfilled in my job than he is in his, and we're about even at home, so I'd keep my own place.

On the other hand, he is pretty miserable in our situation right now, and I would trade places with him if he'd be happier.

Noooooo, I really enjoy being the mommy, the stay at home parent, I like where I'm at as far as my education and my future plans to become a nurse.

I would never switch with him--he gets all the bugs, mows the lawn, and lifts all the heavy stuff. He's my hero!

It would be fun to see a different perspective on things.

I haven't thought about it, but I really don't think it would be all that different.

My husband puts up with my worrying all the time, so no, and poor him!

I did the working mom thing and he did the stay at home dad thing and we are far happier as individuals with the traditional set up.

No I would not. My poor dh works in a factory and the temp can get up to 130 in there. I feel so bad for him.

My husband is a cop and there are things about his job that I'd rather not know. I am a vet tech, and there are things that happen at my job that he'd rather not know either. But thanks for asking!

If I had a partner,I'd try it out once

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