Housekeeping should not be just a woman’s job or a thankless job. Both men and women and whoever lives in the home should share household tasks. And ideally everyone thanks each other for the work that gets done. Human beings thrive on praise and it’s not hard to thank someone for a job well done!
Source: Elamimaxima
My husband and I do this. We’ll say, for example, “I was a Great Hero of Washing the Dishes!” and the other one will admire the empty sink.