It seems Maxine is looking for the same thing in a mate men are... "do what we want, when we want, cook it the way we want, and then stand by already charged up (prefer a nice quiet model)".
As for cleaning, my Uncle told me the only two words a man needs to say is I DO. His wife said the oly two words a man needs to speak is YES DEAR. They've been married for 52 years, and they don't seem to say much.