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From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report.

Some men may think it is not their job to help with housework. They may think that it is a woman’s job to wash clothes or clean up after a meal.

But a new study shows these men may want to think again.

The study found that a man who helped around the house not only has more sex with his partner; he also has a really good sex life.

It is time to face facts.

Women find a man washing dishes very sexy.

And now there is scientific evidence to prove it.

A new study suggests that men who do their share of housework have better sex lives.

Matt Johnson is an assistant professor in the Department of Human Ecology at the University of Alberta in Canada. He remembered reading about an earlier study on housework. That study claimed that men who did little or no work at home had more sex.

Johnson told Medical News Online that this claim does not seem to ring true. He said it does not support his experience as a couple’s therapist. In that job, he provided advice to married couples and others on personal relationships.

So, Johnson helped organize the new study to re-investigate the relationship between dividing household duties and sex lives.

He and the other researchers examined information about 1,338 couples. These men and women were part of a German project on relationships.

For that project, researchers asked each male partner about the amount of housework they did. They asked the men what household chores they did, and whether the level of work was similar to that of their partner.

The researchers looked each partner’s sexual satisfaction and sexual activities rates one year later.

The results showed no link between the amount of housework a man did and a couple’s sex life. It was the idea of “fairness” that made the most difference.

The men who thought they did a fair part of the household chores had sex more often with their partner. And both partners reported their sex life being more satisfying.

So, men, get to work. Wash those dishes! Make the bed! The study did not ask why you are cleaning – just that you are cleaning.

Johnson and his colleagues reported their findings in the Journal of Family Psychology.

I’m Anna Matteo.

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这里是美国之音慢速英语健康和生活方式报道。

一些男人可能认为家务活不是自己的分内之事，他们可能会认为洗衣服或餐后收拾是女人的工作。但是，一项新研究显示有这种想法的男人需要三思了。研究发现，帮忙做家务的男人不仅与伴侣的性生活更多，他的性生活也更加和谐。

那么，是时候面对事实了。女人认为男人洗碗的时候最性感。现如今有科学根据证实如此。新研究表明，男人分担家务生活更“性福”。

Matt Johnson是阿尔伯塔大学人类生态学系的助理教授，他记得曾读过早期关于家务的研究，该研究声称男人少做、甚至不做家务，有更多性生活。Johnson告诉“医学新闻在线”该说法似乎并不对。作为婚姻医疗师，他称该说法与他的经验相悖。工作中，他向已婚夫妻等就个人关系提供建议。

所以，Johnson协助组织新研究重新调查家务分配和性生活间的关系。他和其他调查人员调查了1338对夫妻的信息，这些男女还参与了德国一项关于人际关系的项目。

在该项目中，研究人员询问每个男伴侣曾做的家务，以及他们所做的家务是否和另一半所做的差不多。一年后研究人员分析了每对伴侣的的性满意度和性生活频率。

结果显示，男伴侣的家务配额和夫妻性生活并无关联，反倒是“公平”的概念成为了决定性因素。自认为做了相同份额家务的男人和伴侣的性生活更频繁，且伴侣都认为更“性福”。

所以，男人们快去做家务吧！洗碗！铺床！研究并没有调查你打扫的原因—既然你正在打扫。Johnson和他同事将研究发表于《家庭心理学》杂志上。

我是Anna Matteo。