In our house rubber gloves only seem to last a few washes (of pans) before the right hand starts to leak. I'm guessing this is because I always use my right hand to scrub the pans, while the left hand plays a more supportive role.

Are there any left handed people who read this site? If so, do you find that the left hand glove always wears out first? This would help support my theory...perhaps we should set up a trade agreement - exchanging some of our odd left handed gloves for some right handers!