People have been posting on Socknitters about feeling "guilt" about taking time away from housework and other household duties to knit.

This is one of the things that makes me glad to be single. My house is my own. If it's a mess, I decide: is it bugging me enough to clean it? Is anyone coming over? If the answer to both is no, then I can choose not to clean (although, as I've said before, I actually like cleaning house when I'm in the right mood - I put on music and just go, letting my mind slip into the binary-decision-mode of "is this object in the right place or does it need to be moved" or "is the floor clean or do I need to sweep it")

I can't imagine living with someone who would hassle me for pursuing a relaxing hobby (especially in the evening after a day of work); I don't think I could be married to a man* who expected me to spend my evenings cleaning while he sat and watched tv. (and yes, I would continue to work if I married, at least unless I had children). But that's how some marriages work, I guess.

I also don't know if I could get the hang of the shared checking account. I know, it's a trust thing, and if you love someone enough to marry him, you should trust him enough for a joint account. But...something about joint accounts just creeps me out.

at any rate, since no "prospects" are in sight (and it's not really an issue with me), it's a moot point.

The only thing I feel knitting guilt over is if I should be working instead. And now that I can read and knit, well...

(*written from my own perspective of course; I realize everyone's lives are different)