at first it was harmless. he called his assistant 'the wife' whenever it reminded him of an appointment. then he started saying 'my wife says we should leave early' and 'my wife doesn't like that restaurant.' i assumed he'd eventually get tired of the joke
last weekend he printed a chore chart with three columns: his name, mine, and his assistant's. the assistant had been assigned meal planning and emotional support. i had been assigned vacuuming. he called this a fair distribution of responsibilities
i asked why software got the nice chores and i got the dust. he said the ai had optimized our household according to each member's strengths. i asked whether the ai could optimize the vacuum into his hands
he tried to defend the chart until the assistant suggested that fairness required redistributing the physical tasks. now he vacuums. i still don't like being listed as spouse number two on a spreadsheet