He NEEDS to be 10 minutes early to everything. I am punctual myself, so when he starts in on my case 40 minutes before we actually need to leave, I want to punch him in the face. Because it's not just a reminder of the time, it's huffing and puffing about me not getting DS's bag in the car and a laundry list of times I have almost made him late, and then he starts furiously cleaning the entry way telling me I have 5 minutes to get downstairs like I'm a child.
And then his friends are always late so we have to wait anyways.
My H would say this about me. He gets so mad. And I have gotten a million times better about it.
Right now it's leaving coffee drips all over the MFing counter, especially when he knows I just cleaned the kitchen. Take a second and wipe that shit up!
He has been eating like its the creaking Hunger Games lately and the food will be taken away if he doesn't finish his plate in 30 seconds. Then he will ask for a bite of mine when I take a normal amount of time to eat and then thinks it means he can have half of whatever I haven't finished and keeps going. I lost it on vacation when he didn't even ask for a bite and just started scooping food off my plate.
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.
He waits until the day we have people coming over to do some inane project. I am running around desperately cleaning the house, cooking, etc. and he's like "I'm going to go finish the trim on the back fence."
YES DH is extremely guilty of this. What the hell is this male phenomenon?! The last time we had dinner guests, DH decided he needed to hang a shelf in our bathroom. The one in our bedroom that no one uses but us.
I can't stand it when he doesn't pick up after himself. Sometimes he'll leave crumbs on the kitchen floor or plates by the sink because the dishwasher is running or his belt on the floor by the bed or facial hairs in the sink, etc. I want to rage when I see this. I do nag him about it and I hate that it makes me sound like a bitch but I really think it should be instinctual for a thirty something adult to pick up after themselves. I'm not your maid and I'm not your mother. Fucking pick up after yourself.
The way he can make any food sound crunchy! I hate hearing people eat.
Sometimes his tone is terrible. Like the other night he was encouraging me to do a program I have been thinking of but his tone was mocking. He didn't realize he sounded like a dick.
Oh Jesus. Getting out the door is always a production. I hate being late yet find myself running late 90% of the time. I'll take extra time to try to avoid this, then 30 seconds before we need to be AIS he has to go to the bathroom. Always and forever. And it's a 15 minute ordeal at least. Dude, I can hear you in there dicking around on your phone. Hurry up and shit already! We don't have time for this! Ughhhhh
When I ask DH a yes or no question, if the answer is no, he will say "not yet" if it's in reference to something he was supposed to do.
THAT IS NOT AN ANSWER! He knows I hate that response and will still do it. JUST SAY NO!
DH cannot accept a compliment or verbal praise. Like if I say "thanks for taking out the trash" he'll say "ok." JUST SAY "you're welcome" LIKE A NORMAL PERSON!
This might actually be super flameful. If he's putting something on bread, like margarine or peanut butter, he'll just scoop up a bunch indiscriminately, use what he needs, and scrape the rest back off the knife into the container. No dude, no. We are living in a society here.
Oh dear, I might be a sociopath because I'm trying hard to see why this is a problem!
Lol - I was just getting ready to quote and reply that I do this exact same thing. Then insert some type of red-faced/ducking emoticon.
Lol - I was just getting ready to quote and reply that I do this exact same thing. Then insert some type of red-faced/ducking emoticon.
It's been on your knife! It may have touched the bread! Now everyone who uses that peanut butter or whatever is sharing with you. Just take a bit, then take more if you need it. This is like scooping your leftovers from your plate back into the serving bowl. And if you do that, please don't tell me.
Post by SallySparrow on Sept 23, 2015 7:40:35 GMT -5
When I give hime options ("do you want this or this?") he just says "yes". YES TO WHICH ONE.
When he says something and I say "what?!", as in, elaborate please, he just repeats himself. Dude. I HEARD you. I just don't know what you're talking about.
DH's innocent "but I don't know how it works" routine. Like starting the laundry, he takes no care to actually start the correct cycle, if he does it at all, I've kind of out the kibosh on him even entering the laundry room at this point. Or he'll over stuff the machine to the point where half of it doesn't get clean.
Have I mentioned that he's an engineer? He designs electrical panels FOR CENTRIFUGES, you know spinning machines separating liquids and solids, not too far off from a washer. He could disassemble and reassemble the entire thing if he wanted to, probably reprogramming the whole machine. So, NOT FOR A MINUTE will I believe that switching from hot to cold water is just too hard and confusing.
DH's innocent "but I don't know how it works" routine. Like starting the laundry, he takes no care to actually start the correct cycle, if he does it at all, I've kind of out the kibosh on him even entering the laundry room at this point. Or he'll over stuff the machine to the point where half of it doesn't get clean.
Have I mentioned that he's an engineer? He designs electrical panels FOR CENTRIFUGES, you know spinning machines separating liquids and solids, not too far off from a washer. He could disassemble and reassemble the entire thing if he wanted to, probably reprogramming the whole machine. So, NOT FOR A MINUTE will I believe that switching from hot to cold water is just too hard and confusing.
When my nana's alzheimer's was first starting. I made her some simple directions for the washer and dryer and put them in sheet protectors.* Maybe your DH could use something like that?
*And if I was with them of course I did their laundry, but my nana was stubborn and didn't think she was sick, so this was an easier solution before you all bust out the grandparent abuse stuff.
This thread is giving me such a sense of solidarity.
DH also:
Drinks like a quart of soda as soon as we hit the road for a 2 hour drive (during which DS is sleeping) and then acts annoyed that I ask him to go to the bathroom before we leave/drink less so he doesn't require a pitstop that will wake DS. It's TWO HOURS! I don't understand why he has to drink 3 sodas in the first 10 minutes??? It's not like we're crossing the Sahara!
He's just...loud. Everything he does is loud - he walks loud, talks loud, closes doors loud, etc. It used to annoy me a bit, but since having DS and his loud stomping around it makes me want to tear my hair out.
I'm also pretty sure he has never once in his life wiped a counter in the kitchen.
I mean - I like the guy, but gah he can be annoying to live with
(Pretty sure he would say my annoying trait is that I am SUPREMELY nosy about everything/everyone)
Leaves receipts laying around instead of throwing them away with the bag. Dude, you don't need to keep a receipt for milk.
Omg. There are probably thousands of receipts in our home. I didn't put that here because it is not stupidly irritating to me, it's legitimately infuriating. I think I will make several volumes of receipt scrapbooks and be like, here you go, this is the legacy you're passing onto you children.
Right?! It's like, what's the purpose of this? He takes everything out of the bag, including the receipt, then throws the bag away. I keep telling him just to leave the receipt in the bag. Nope.
Last week I said, "If I find one more f-ing Jewel receipt on this island...." (with a threatening look). He just laughed.
I can't stand it when he doesn't pick up after himself. Sometimes he'll leave crumbs on the kitchen floor or plates by the sink because the dishwasher is running or his belt on the floor by the bed or facial hairs in the sink, etc. I want to rage when I see this. I do nag him about it and I hate that it makes me sound like a bitch but I really think it should be instinctual for a thirty something adult to pick up after themselves. I'm not your maid and I'm not your mother. Fucking pick up after yourself.
Mine does this too. Takes out the tape measure to measure something, then leaves it on the nearest flat surface. 2 days later, "babe - where's the tape measure?" I have started responding with, "wherever you last put it".
Takes off his socks and leaves them neatly stacked...somewhere. On the first step. Next to the laundry room door. Tucked next to the front door. On the couch. But NEVER EVER EVER in the laundry hamper.
Uses the same glass all day, no matter what he's drinking. So, like, a glass of milk. And then later apple juice. And then after that has sat there for a while, a glass of water. That glass is the most disgusting thing on earth just after the glass of milk, and he actually gets MAD if I put it in the dishwasher at any point during the day. WE HAVE MORE GLASSES.
Never, ever checks to see if his bathroom activities require a second flush. Just lift the lid quick, man. Make sure.
oh, and probably the worst offense-- I'll be making dinner, with like 5 minutes left before we can eat. He comes in the kitchen and eats like 3 granola bars. Because he was hungry and wanted a snack. RAGE. Then, of course the boys want a snack and I'm left to deal with their tears as I tell them they have to wait for dinner. EVERY.SINGLE.NIGHT.
He's just...loud. Everything he does is loud - he walks loud, talks loud, closes doors loud, etc. It used to annoy me a bit, but since having DS and his loud stomping around it makes me want to tear my hair out.
OMG - the loud walking! I'd swear there's an elephant tromping around in here sometimes, especially late at night or early in the morning. Dude, you're not all that heavy, why do your feet hit the floor with such force!?!