“Since I've recently retired, I do. We share the load pretty well, actually. I do the basics, and then she comes around and improves on my work.”

— John Fowler, retired, Baldwin City

“I'm in a lesbian relationship, so my partner and I share the misery equally.”

— Kelly Barth, freelance writer, Lawrence

“We split it up evenly. It's a partnership, so we try to make it as fair as possible.”

— Brady Lewis, dancer, Lawrence

“I live in the dorms right now, but at home it's split between my mother and sister.”

— Anna Smith, Kansas University freshman, Lincoln, Neb.