Doing the dishes with your partner everyday could be the sure shot way to guarantee a happy conjugal life, according to a new study.

The University of Western Ontario study revealed that couples, who share the responsibility for paid and unpaid work, report higher average measures of happiness and life satisfaction than those in other family models.
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The 'shared roles' category, where each partner's unpaid work is within 40-60 per cent of the total unpaid work, is a growing category that now represents more than 25 per cent of respondents.