I have noticed that most men who do not want to assist their wives in household chores but,prefer to watch them slave alone while watching TV,always say that their culture does no permit them to assist their wife. It does not also permit them to make family decisions as a couple with their wife. They say its their culture n anything outside this will make them look like they re being controlled by a woman. This is my problem with inter-tribal marriages. Selfish people take advantage of it and claims its their culture to the detriment of their spouses who comes from a different tribe. This happens more with the igbos.Igbos what is your cultural view on assisting your wives with household chores and taking family decisions?

@op mind your business ..

butta: @op mind your business ..

The OP just raised an issue and all u could do is reply with this?? Gawd!! Y can't you just pass since you have nothing edifying as regards the thread?

I think whoever marries into a different tribe would have understood and signed up for or accepted the demands of his/her patners culture so they might not even see those things you pointed out as selfish.
However,choosing to assist ones wife with household chores or not has less to do with culture and more to do with the man's ego,sensitivity and caring attitude generally.
Simply know who you are getting married to or married to.

Thanks for that comment,I totally agree with your point of view but also,want to get an authoritative point on igbo custom as regards the issue. We learn everyday.

quite honestly i agree with you about most of what you wrote just the part about it being an more a trait of igbo men. This problem is widespread not only among the igbos.