As the more domestic member of my relationship, I tend to take care of the household chores. However, I think there are some situations for which my parents and Home Ec have not prepared me. Perhaps some of the Household Professional Domestic Technicians out there can advise me:

My swimsuit says "press with cool iron". Do people really iron their swimsuits? I would feel like such a dork (er, more of a dork) strutting down to the beach with a pressed swimsuit with creases down the front. So if you do this, how do you keep it wrinkle-free in the water? Is starch the answer?

I notice that She's sister irons her socks and underwear. Where is the proper place for the crease on a pair of men's white cotton grape-smugglers?

When you're cooking, and a recipe calls for 1 1/3 cups of water, and you measure it out, what do you do with the measuring cup? (I realize that the master chef merely does everything by intuition and feel, but keep in mind I'm only in my second year of homemaking). Do you put it back in the cabinet, or do you wash it? And once you wash it, and rinse it, how do you clean THAT water off?