# Why do old men like lawns?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-old-men-like-lawns/760360>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 19, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-old-men-like-lawns/760360 "2016-07-19T21:52:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-old-men-like-lawns/760360/101 "2016-07-26T00:19:02Z")

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If you guys ( **Quercus** and **MikeF** in particular) actually live in a gender-rigid world such as you describe, I am sincerely sorry for you.

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**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-old-men-like-lawns/760360/102 "2016-07-26T18:37:22Z")

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> [@kayT](#):
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> If you guys ( **Quercus** and **MikeF** in particular) actually live in a gender-rigid world such as you describe, I am sincerely sorry for you.

Sorry, that was my weak attempt at self-deprecating humor. But, at least in my case, I DO take care of the lawn and do all the grilling, But I also do almost all of the rest of cooking and my own laundry (my male friends have a hard time with that one). She pays the bills and keeps the house pretty much spotless - one advantage of living with a borderline OCD person.

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