Does anyone say "I'll wash, you dry" anymore? Or was that just a cozy-up line from yesteryear?

I think that's where most people are on this.

In our house it's more like, "I'll cook, you clean up!" But we trade back and forth regularly.

I Wash, and he dries! It doesn't happen every day, as sometimes air drying is easier, but washing and drying provides an opportunity to have a talk about the day, and plan things that we might not talk about otherwise. I dream of a dishwasher though!!

Still happens at my house nearly every night.

I'm not sure my wife and I would have it any other way.

Our pediatrician told my mother that letting the dishes air dry was a healthier choice, back in the days when drying was the practice. My mother was thrilled to follow the doctor's advice.
But I do remember the wash and dry marathons at family Thanksgiving dinners when we had real dishes, glasses and silverware 26 (as the grandchildren arrived). And all the serving dishes, baking and roasting dishes too. A major undertaking, but fondly remembered.

Perhaps AntoniaJames could draw up the documents.

Exactly! But is this a dying art?

We say "I'll load, you unload".

Bugbitten, your questions are a lot of fun! Yes, when cooking large meals with family and friends the "I'll wash, you dry" line is code for - "I have missed you and let's spend more time together" Don't know why it is, but very intimate, warm, funny conversations come up while washing and drying that don't seem to pop out at the dinner table!

Mostly air dry here, but there are some things that a re-wash and hand dry in the morning, because they look better when they're buffed a bit.