Post by dr.girlfriend on Sept 23, 2015 8:25:58 GMT -5
He doesn't throw stuff away or put it in the sink during food prep. Like, if he uses the last of a bag of shredded cheese, he'll leave the empty bag out on the counter. Or if he empties a Tupperware, he'll leave the Tupperware out on the counter. I've finally trained him to bring his dirty dishes to the sink after eating, but he seems "blind" to that stuff during food prep. I'm tempted to just let it all build up one week but that would be ridiculously passive-aggressive, and TBH he's a great husband so I'll let this one thing slide. I have a dirty-laundry-on-the-floor habit, so I try to remind myself of that when I'm throwing away the nth empty box of frozen broccoli he's left on the counter or whatever.
Post by gibbinator on Sept 23, 2015 8:37:56 GMT -5
Ok, so when I'm thinking hard I click my tongue. It drives dh crazy and he's started clicking his tongue when I click mine. At first it was to be obnoxious but now it's just habit. The sound is so annoying! Lol. He certainly proved his point.
He sounds like an elephant every time he blows his nose. If you need to put that much effort into it, do you really need to blow your nose?!
My husband shakes his head from side to side and makes a weird really loud noise I would expect to come from Daffy Duck or some thing after every sneeze. It is totally voluntary. I don't know why he does it but it makes me cringe every time.
MY HUSBAND DOES THIS. WHY IS THIS A THING?!?!
And then there's usually a sigh after the Daffy Duck noise. Like sneezing was just about the most exhausting/strenuous thing that he could have done that day.
-leaves contact cases empty on the sink, whiskers in the sink, contact lenses he takes out that miss the toilet & end up on the seat, leave toilet seat up (this is rare).
-leaves wrappers on the kitchen counter
He doesn't really annoy me much thankfully. I'm the annoying one for sure.
Must poop at all inconvenient times. He harasses me about leaving (he's also perpetually early for ERRYTHING) and when DS and I have our bags and are waiting by the door he'll "meet us out there. I have to poop". He does not have digestive issues.
Also, he must scrape every little bit of liquid out of a bowl. I cringe every time he eats cereal or ice cream. I flinch in irritation every time I hear the *plink*plink*plink* of the spoon on an empty bowl. You're close enough DH, leave the drop behind!
Any time we go for a drive of significance (2 plus hours), he waits until DS and I are buckled in the car and then must check the tire pressure, or the oil level, or the damn washer fluid. You couldn't do this while we were getting ready and you were scrolling FB on the couch an hour ago?
He constantly stands in my direct line of vision and does either a fake golf swing or fake bench press. I don't know why, but this infuriates me.
We alternate cooking and cleaning up dinner. On the nights I cook and H cleans, he proclaims he is done cleaning after like 5 minutes. When I enter the kitchen, I see there are crumbs and globs of stuff all over the counters, there is food crusted on the stove, and DD's high chair tray is covered in her rejected, smeared food. H is all like, "What? I washed all the dishes!"
I thought of another. He absolutely MUST comment on all of the other driving and their driving abilities the entire 2 hr ride to my parent's house. Last weekend, he was driving and my daughter, brother, and I were all asleep in the car. Several times, he woke me up exclaiming something like "Nice turn signal, jerk!" or some other stupid comment. Just shut up!
Post by jeaniebueller on Sept 23, 2015 10:14:14 GMT -5
He puts dirty dishes next to the sink, not in the sink where they belong. The way he says numbers. He always breaks them down into groups of two. Like 3489. He would say "thirty four eighty nine," not three thousand four hundred eighty nine or three four eight nine, like a normal person.
He also cannot plan ahead when we are about to run out of things. He's been to the grocery store 3 extra times this week (yup, every day) because he ran out of vinegar, the coffee creamer, then eggs. He uses all 3 every day but couldn't see they were getting low.
My DH does this too. We keep a dry erase board on the fridge. If you write down what you need, it will magically be purchased on the next grocery shopping trip. I am not going to check to see if you need more creamer. I do not drink coffee.
He constantly stands in my direct line of vision and does either a fake golf swing or fake bench press. I don't know why, but this infuriates me.
We alternate cooking and cleaning up dinner. On the nights I cook and H cleans, he proclaims he is done cleaning after like 5 minutes. When I enter the kitchen, I see there are crumbs and globs of stuff all over the counters, there is food crusted on the stove, and DD's high chair tray is covered in her rejected, smeared food. H is all like, "What? I washed all the dishes!"
YES! I was having trouble thinking of one that really bothered me, but this does. Cleaning up after dinner includes dishes, kids' placemats, wiping the table. Not just dishes.
He also cannot plan ahead when we are about to run out of things. He's been to the grocery store 3 extra times this week (yup, every day) because he ran out of vinegar, the coffee creamer, then eggs. He uses all 3 every day but couldn't see they were getting low.
My DH does this too. We keep a dry erase board on the fridge. If you write down what you need, it will magically be purchased on the next grocery shopping trip. I am not going to check to see if you need more creamer. I do not drink coffee.
My H does this too. He'll say " the next time you go to the store, can you get deodorant/razors/etc?" and every time, I say, WRITE IT ON THE GROCERY LIST. I am not doing it for you.
Also, I am cosigning with everyone who says their husband's poop schedule makes them late constantly. OMG, do not get me started.
He'll leave a dirty dish right next to the sink, rather than in the sink. I simply don't understand this.
In the sink? The sink kills me. How about in the dishwasher buddy? It's not "soaking" you're just f-ing lazy. UGHHHHHH.
He also likes to throw laundry NEXT to the laundry basket, not in it. His dry cleaning gets thrown on top of the dry cleaning bag, not in it. His shoes go right OUTSIDE the hall closet, not IN IT WHERE THEY FUCKING BELONG.
For him, he'd say he hates it when I leave my shoes all over the house. Fair enough.
DH also does the most minor tasks right before people are set to come over. What? DS' birthday party? I think I'll go restack all the firewood (that we don't use) on the side of the house (that nobody can see)!
He also waits until the last possible second to take a shower if we have plans. We had friends coming over for the 1:00 game on Sunday. I get it, he showers in 5 minutes. But by 12:30, he's still sitting on the couch. I said, 'Do you maybe want to shower now?' And he asks, why so early? Is it so horrible to shower and then sit on the couch waiting for people to show up? Instead people are walking in our house and he's just getting out of the shower, I'm trying to finish setting out the last of the snacks and DS is waking up early from his nap. Dude. Shower 15 minutes earlier.
If he cooks, EVERY pan must be used. Whyyyyyyyy.
When he makes his coffee in the morning, he cannot simply spoon some sugar into his coffee. The sugar must be flung into the cup, landing on every surface; the floor, counters, in the sink, EVERYWHERE.
I ask him what his plans are for the day and he lists 20 different things. He has no concept of how long each task will take. So he'll say, 'I'm going to paint DS' new room, mow the lawn, have to run to Lowes for something quick, stop by my parents to grab something, run to the bank, go help so-and-so move a couch, redo the grout the shower, etc, etc.' Then I'm the buzz kill like, No... that's not all happening. You just don't move that quickly and there's still only 24 hours in a day.
When I give him options ("do you want this or this?") he just says "yes". YES TO WHICH ONE.
We just had a huge fight about this a week or so ago, when I asked him if he wanted specific burgers from the store or just whatever they had. He said yes, and because it was roughly the gazillionth time he'd answered a question that way, I lost it. He told me he "didn't know how to answer" me. Seriously? is it that difficult to say "I want xyz burgers if they have them," or "I don't care, whatever is fine." Which is what I hissed at him (the baby was sleeping). And then when I asked him something later (do you want the rolls or the bread for your sandwiches?) he got all terse and said, "I would like to use the rolls, please." And with gritted teeth, I replied, "great, I will use the bread." And then went and slammed some cabinets in the kitchen.
He also doesn't seem to get that doing the dishes doesn't mean leaving the dirty cooking utensils on the stove. THOSE ALSO COUNT AS DISHES THAT NEED TO BE CLEANED! But on the other end of the spectrum, he puts evvvvvvvvvvvvvvvverrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyything in the dishwasher. Like the pot used to boil some water and make pasta. No! Just rinse that shit. don't talk up 1/2 the top rack of the dishwasher for that!
The other thing that makes me in.sane. is that he wants to eat breakfast the second he gets up in the morning. So if there's nothing in the house on a Saturday or Sunday and I happen to sleep in a bit and he gets up before me, I have about 15 seconds after coming downstairs before I get, "what do you want to do about breakfast?" Dude. I rush around like a crazy person every single morning. Can I not have two freaking days when I can be lazy? But nope. MUST EAT, NEED COFFEE. He's a miserable sonofabitch until he has coffee, so it's in my best interest to just get it over with, but good lord. He's gotten a little better, but only because I snapped at him one morning.
Post by humpforfree on Sept 23, 2015 11:20:33 GMT -5
Also, he falls asleep instantly. Like head>pillow>asleep. Wtf. How is that possible? It irritates the crap out of me while I am laying there for an hour trying to power down.
Must poop at all inconvenient times. He harasses me about leaving (he's also perpetually early for ERRYTHING) and when DS and I have our bags and are waiting by the door he'll "meet us out there. I have to poop". He does not have digestive issues.
Also, he must scrape every little bit of liquid out of a bowl. I cringe every time he eats cereal or ice cream. I flinch in irritation every time I hear the *plink*plink*plink* of the spoon on an empty bowl. You're close enough DH, leave the drop behind!
Any time we go for a drive of significance (2 plus hours), he waits until DS and I are buckled in the car and then must check the tire pressure, or the oil level, or the damn washer fluid. You couldn't do this while we were getting ready and you were scrolling FB on the couch an hour ago?
Ok, I'll stop now.
Why do men take so long to poop? This is a serious question. I don't get it! Or maybe everyone takes a long time to poop and I am just a fast pooper? But I don't think so.
I swear it's the phone. If they had nothing to do but stare at the wall and shit it would take no time at all.
My H would definitely say my most irritating thing is that I get so irritated by him lol.
He does like half the things in this list, though!
But, we both leave water glasses all over the house. On the weekends it's just a free for all, like we both just drink out of whatever water glass is nearest then clean them up at night.
He also cannot plan ahead when we are about to run out of things. He's been to the grocery store 3 extra times this week (yup, every day) because he ran out of vinegar, the coffee creamer, then eggs. He uses all 3 every day but couldn't see they were getting low.
My DH does this too. We keep a dry erase board on the fridge. If you write down what you need, it will magically be purchased on the next grocery shopping trip. I am not going to check to see if you need more creamer. I do not drink coffee.
This is a 10+ year fight in our household. Probably one of the top 3 things we fight about. I do 100% of the grocery shopping and 75% of the cooking. So when I use the last of the milk, I put it on the running grocery list on my iPhone. When DH uses the last of the coffee (which I do not drink FWIW), he expects me to "know that" somehow and buy more. He's actually told me that he expects me to inspect EVERYTHING in the kitchen to see if we're low before I go grocery shopping. NO. *You* tell me to add it to the list. That's how this works.
My DH does this too. We keep a dry erase board on the fridge. If you write down what you need, it will magically be purchased on the next grocery shopping trip. I am not going to check to see if you need more creamer. I do not drink coffee.
This is a 10+ year fight in our household. Probably one of the top 3 things we fight about. I do 100% of the grocery shopping and 75% of the cooking. So when I use the last of the milk, I put it on the running grocery list on my iPhone. When DH uses the last of the coffee (which I do not drink FWIW), he expects me to "know that" somehow and buy more. He's actually told me that he expects me to inspect EVERYTHING in the kitchen to see if we're low before I go grocery shopping. NO. *You* tell me to add it to the list. That's how this works.
My husband as the opposite problem, he is always buying things (or asking me to buy) we already have in the house. WHY DID YOU TELL ME TO BUY CONTACT SOLUTION WHEN YOU ALREADY HAVE THREE CONTAINERS UNDER THE SINK?
Post by aspentosh on Sept 23, 2015 14:13:36 GMT -5
Definitely the asking where things are before he looks. Makes me RAGE but he claims "it's more efficient to ask than to spend 30 seconds looking" Uh huh. Sure, asshole.
He has one standing responsibility in this house- to cook dinner most nights- and he rarely does it without asking where something is, if we have something, or what's for dinner.