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Post by jennyap on Feb 7, 2017 10:07:07 GMT
1) He leaves cupboards and drawers open after taking something out/putting something away.
2) He fiddles with his feet when watching TV.
3) He's a one-upper and drama queen about illness. It's weird because he's really great about taking care of me when I'm properly sick, but any aches or pains I have he always seems to have something worse. He has trouble with his knee, except I swear that it only seems to bother him when my hip is playing up. Stuff like that. He'll say nothing about it for weeks then if I complain about something, he's immediately doing the same. Drama wise - for example, the cat gave him a whack the other day and it was all "he broke my wrist!", "it's agony!".
I suspect though that his list about me would be twice as long!
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Nink
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Post by Nink on Feb 7, 2017 10:57:33 GMT
So many to choose from, but off the cuff I will say the ice trays. We don't have an ice maker so we have to do it the old fashioned way. When he empties an ice tray he sets it next to the sink. Ummm, how about filling it and putting it back? The kicker is, I don't use ice in anything. I can drink stuff room temperature and it's fine. He's the only one that has to have ice, and then gets upset when there's no ice. Because you didn't refill it dipwad and Elsa doesn't live here.
Also, if there's something he wants to make, he'll pull all the ingredients out of the pantry and stack them on the counter. And there they sit. "Why is all this stuff on the counter?" "Because I'm going to make -----" "When?" "I don't know. In the next day or two" "Couldn't you have pulled the stuff out when you're actually ready to use it?" Blank stare.
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eleezybeth
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Post by eleezybeth on Feb 7, 2017 12:12:39 GMT
You guys are cracking me up. Mine drives me nuts at bedtime. If he goes to bed before me, I will leave the light off when I come to bed and be very careful to make as little sound as possible. I'll gently crawl into bed, trying not to move the mattress too much. I don't want to wake him up. Why should he pay for me staying up later? When he comes to bed later than I do: He turns on the overhead light. Starts a conversation that he expects me to participate in. Crawls over me to get into bed. Expects cuddles (not a euphemism.) And is mystified when I'm grumpy. Dude. Stop. Waking. Me. UP. I see myself sitting on your jury. Not guilty! I love the 90 percenter reference. Perfect! That is sooooo very true here too and nicer than Mr. Half-Asser (only in my head!) But, only on things I asked him to do. Examples galore, but I know you all understand without them.
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Sarah*H
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Post by Sarah*H on Feb 7, 2017 12:38:44 GMT
We buy compostable coffee pods. There are at least 3 receptacles into which my husband could put the old coffee pod when he makes coffee every morning but instead he just takes them out and leaves them by the coffee maker. On weekend mornings he can pile up three or four and never notice.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2017 12:38:45 GMT
When he's concentrating on something on the computer he jigs his left leg about like Michael Flatley on speed. I have to physically restrain the leg before he cottons on!!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2017 12:57:27 GMT
He's constantly slamming doors! He slams the car doors shut to a point where the car rocks a little. Dude, you don't need to slam the door! He does the same with the front door. Shuts it with such force that I can feel it upstairs. No one else slams the door like that. Thankfully he doesn't slam the interior doors.
That's the only real 1st world annoyance I have with him. The rest is just silly quirks.
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Post by myboysnme on Feb 7, 2017 13:45:27 GMT
When he goes out to the store, which he loves to do, and I ask him to get something specific and he can't find it so he brings something else not at all what I asked for.
Three weeks in a row I asked him to get a certain type of breakfast bar and he came each time saying they don't have it, so I stopped in the store yesterday and found it right on the shelf, showed him, and he said, "Oh, I saw that but I didn't know that's what you wanted." Brand, name, description and location provided but obviously disregarded.
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Post by mellowyellow on Feb 7, 2017 14:07:10 GMT
My DH is wonderful on so many levels but he has a horrible habit of when he's driving, he turns the radio up and then proceeds to try to have a conversation! Oh and then there's also his radar detector that keeps beeping and he has to reach up to mute it....well, that is until another beep goes off. He will do that 20 times in a 15 minute drive!! Drives me literally insane!
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ginacivey
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Post by ginacivey on Feb 7, 2017 14:16:53 GMT
we seem to be going thru a phase in which we annoy the shit out of one another
i suppose he's annoyed at my presence because he's sighing and sucking his teeth
i'm annoyed at his current obsession with getting his car ready for race season
it's ALL he wants to discuss and i'm over it
and quite frankly, getting pissy about it
i don't care what you spend on it - i don't care what you order -
i enjoy racing and i hope he has a great season
but I AM SICK OF HEARING ABOUT IT
gina
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Post by mikklynn on Feb 7, 2017 14:27:36 GMT
DH is disabled and uses crutches, so he relies on me to carry things and do things. No problem, except when we travel. When I am schlepping our carry-on bag and a tote bag and our boarding passes and both our IDs, do NOT ask me to get you something that could wait until we reach the gate!
Actually, he does that at home, too. Let me finish one thing before you ask for another.
Yeah, I feel bitchy complaining, because he is a great guy and I know he's frustrated that he's helpless. But, GAH!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2017 14:30:01 GMT
The way he chews gum (kinda smacks and has mouth open)...ughhh...I really try to ignore it... Or slurps coffee cause he doesn't want to put milk in it and its too hot and jingling change in his pocket. He really is a great guy....and I try to remind myself of that when I want to scream!
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Post by lbp on Feb 7, 2017 14:46:13 GMT
My husband has suddenly started eating loud! If it is something like potato chips it is like he is trying to see how loud and how fast he can chomp them! Then he gets ticked off at me if I say something. It is almost unbearable and I have actually had to get up and leave the room.
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scorpeao
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Post by scorpeao on Feb 7, 2017 14:56:37 GMT
I'm a runner. I ran 25 miles over the weekend. My SO came over after to make me a big meal. Our deal is whomever cooks doesn't do dishes. He used every flipping dish, pan and utensil to make the meal, and then I HAD TO DO THE DISHES...I wanted to throttle him.
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julieb
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Post by julieb on Feb 7, 2017 15:17:04 GMT
I can be irrational... When he brushes his teeth he just lets the water run and run and run.. Drives me insane... so much waste... he could even turn it down to a small trickle.. but noooooooooooo I could go on but I will just leave it at that. I have to say at least you have a fancy car compared to mine.. I don't have all that fancy programming... lol Ugh, my dh will stick his mouth under the sink when brushing his teeth, but there is a cup right there! In my head I'm hitting the back of his head, so his teeth hit the faucet and break some teeth.
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julieb
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Post by julieb on Feb 7, 2017 15:19:28 GMT
He clears his throat, quite a lot, just like his father always did. Sounds like he's about to give a speech. Yes!! Except it is kind of like he is a horse clearing his throat. He used to say it was because he worked at a place with a lot of powder and it dried out his throat. Ok, what is the excuse now that he does not work around powder? He made it a habit. And he clears his thrust after he picks up phone, then says hello. Why can't you clear the throat, then pick up phone?? The word them. He has no idea that the word those even exists. Look at them cars. Ummm No. And he wears crocs. He wears crocs.all.the.time. My dh would say this about me. I have allergies and lots of post nasal drip. Allergy shots and several trips to a ENT doc have not helped. It drives me crazy!!!
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breetheflea
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Jul 20, 2014 21:57:23 GMT
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Post by breetheflea on Feb 7, 2017 15:22:36 GMT
I'm a runner. I ran 25 miles over the weekend. My SO came over after to make me a big meal. Our deal is whomever cooks doesn't do dishes. He used every flipping dish, pan and utensil to make the meal, and then I HAD TO DO THE DISHES...I wanted to throttle him. That's why "whoever cooks, doesn't clean" does not work in my house... I clean as I go (including putting ingredients away I'm done with) and DH will hunt in the back of the cabinet for any random dish (like the bowl to my salad spinner as a mixing bowl) instead of washing something and he uses 10 times as many dishes as needed, and he leaves all the ingredients out. Congratulations on running 25 miles!!! You should have gone out to eat afterwards
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Post by whipea on Feb 7, 2017 15:29:01 GMT
Great guy but it is his overall grossness that gets me. Things like not washing potatoes and cooking them with peels. I made the mistake of assuming any first world person would do this and one time at some home fries and and crunched on and tasted dirt. I asked him and he said "why wash them, they are being cooked and the heat will kill anything". When he cooks I now help by prepping produce.
He is basically a clutter farm too that cannot finish a task to save his life. I cannot stand clutter and he leaves trails of debris everywhere. Plus every project creates a bigger mess and turns into and epic adventure. For example, we just had a new AC system installed and they needed some space in a closet where he was storing some of his stuff. It was like a clown car, I never saw so much stuff come out of one closet, I mean trash, like wadded up paper and old produce boxes. It has now been three weeks since the work was finished and the stuff is still all over the dining room, not put away. He knows has until Sunday to put it all away or I will throw out and box up what is left then straight to Goodwill.
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Post by LisaDV on Feb 7, 2017 15:38:53 GMT
I can relate to so many of these already shared. DH is he CANNOT put anything in the garbage. He can move whatever it is to the counter by the garbage and I'm 100% sure the same time/distance/effort was involved in moving said item to the counter as directly to the garbage. The deposit recycling for my husband! He gets the paper recycling, the regular recycling, and garbage just fine, but that extra 2 steps to the deposit recycling, he just can't make it. In the bathroom in the morning he will always leave at least one thing out, be it his razor or a q-tip or his toothbrush, the counter is never empty. 90%will be put away but never all of it. Almost every single time, always his brush, hair gel and shaving cream. Seriously, dude! My husband lost about 100 pounds in the past year. I'm very proud of him. But I'm sick of hearing about it. My dh went on a diet last year too. I was/am so sick of hearing about it. I'm happy that he's doing it. I support him in doing so. But, no I do not need to see your spreadsheet about your weight loss and where you'll be in x # of days. If you're this obsessive over it, I don't see it lasting. He's on round 2 right now. I keep telling him that if he doesn't knock it off I will run that dishwasher as is with only cutlery in it My hubs doesn't do this, but I would totally run the dishwasher with just utensils! He leaves cupboards and drawers open after taking something out/putting something away closet doors, dresser drawers, .... When he goes out to the store, which he loves to do, and I ask him to get something specific and he can't find it so he brings something else not at all what I asked for.
Three weeks in a row I asked him to get a certain type of breakfast bar and he came each time saying they don't have it, so I stopped in the store yesterday and found it right on the shelf, showed him, and he said, "Oh, I saw that but I didn't know that's what you wanted." Brand, name, description and location provided but obviously disregarded. I put quantities in front of the grocery item. I need 2 item A, item B, 3 item C. He can never see the #. Always leaves at least 1 if not multiple things off the list and rarely gets the right number of the items requested. He never puts away his shoes! He rarely puts away anything right after using or bringing in (I have his hunting gear from Saturday still in my dining room). When we first moved in together after he got home from work, there would be a trail through the house of shoes and clothes. I could literally tell which rooms he went to and then he'd just be in his underwear. I don't care if you want to hang out in your underwear, but pick up your #!@#$ clothes and shoes. After ds was born, I always had the camera out and he quickly learned to wear clothes (the work clothes ended up always on the bedroom floor) but his shoes are still to this day any where he kicked them off.
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Post by stampnscrap1128 on Feb 7, 2017 15:45:54 GMT
My pet peeve is that my dh loudly mumbles to himself while watching tv or working on the computer. You'd think I'd be used to it after 38 years of marriage but there are days when it drives me crazy.
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casii
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Post by casii on Feb 7, 2017 16:40:53 GMT
I'm sure I have a lot of faults that make my DH crazy, so I shouldn't really complain, but...
The man is a world class sigher. I'm always wondering if the world is about to end because he lets these big sighs loose all the time.
He also will run the dishwasher, but instead of emptying it once the cycle is done, he'll open the door because he wants the dishes to air dry. Some dishes will make it onto the counter and be left there instead of put away.
And he's a bargain shopper/food hoarder. He'll buy food that is on sale that we don't eat, but it was a good deal so he just had to buy it. Every year when the Scouts come around with their food drive, he goes through the bags I set out to donate because I'm giving away his treasures (that he never ate). He goes out of town frequently and I have to toss things, make sure the garbage has been collected and all set to right before he gets home because he has a homing beacon that alerts him to whenever I throw something out. Like green, moldy leftovers.
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sharlag
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Post by sharlag on Feb 7, 2017 16:48:46 GMT
He is one of those men who likes to race the flush (he will flush before he is doing peeing.) I love how you named this phenomenon!
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on Feb 7, 2017 18:04:37 GMT
The man is a world class sigher. I'm always wondering if the world is about to end because he lets these big sighs loose all the time. I'm a sigher too. I do it just because it feels good to my lungs. My kids and DH know that it doesn't mean I'm irritated or anything- I just randomly let out a big sigh. Reading all of these things makes me irritated for all of you. The ones that I could not live with would be the clickers or those that make a continuous noise. That would drive me too bonkers and then I"d have to live by myself! My complaints about DH are that he sux at volume control on the tv. I admit I'm very anal about it and he generally gives me the remote if we're watching a show together. But dude, if the commercial comes on and is 20X louder than the show you're watching turn.it.down. Not just once or twice but every time. And good gravy don't leave it up and then try to talk to me over it. Also, we have separate closets (best thing ever) and he likes his to be nice and neat (me not so much) but in order to have a nice, neat closet he puts all of his dirty clothes in piles either in the bedroom beside his side of the bed or in the bathroom in front of his sink. And he has more clothes than should be allowed. But his closet looks good. *eyeroll*
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Post by mlynn on Feb 8, 2017 4:28:58 GMT
When he goes out to the store, which he loves to do, and I ask him to get something specific and he can't find it so he brings something else not at all what I asked for.
Three weeks in a row I asked him to get a certain type of breakfast bar and he came each time saying they don't have it, so I stopped in the store yesterday and found it right on the shelf, showed him, and he said, "Oh, I saw that but I didn't know that's what you wanted." Brand, name, description and location provided but obviously disregarded. When I ask DH to fetch something he is not overly familiar with, I pull up pictures on the internet and show him what the item will probably look like. Works wonders for us.
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SuPeaNatural
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Post by SuPeaNatural on Feb 8, 2017 5:27:45 GMT
**2peas disclaimer, I know, I know all DH's are perfect.. Oh no they're not. lol.
What did mine do that made me mad? EVERYTHING - he only had to walk into the room. Needless to say, that's why he's XH. hahaha.
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Post by terri on Feb 8, 2017 12:43:31 GMT
Not too much but I have a very difficult time sleeping and my husband snores. I can't really get mad about it since he can't control it, but it does drive me crazy on occasion.
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Post by myboysnme on Feb 8, 2017 14:23:24 GMT
When he goes out to the store, which he loves to do, and I ask him to get something specific and he can't find it so he brings something else not at all what I asked for.
Three weeks in a row I asked him to get a certain type of breakfast bar and he came each time saying they don't have it, so I stopped in the store yesterday and found it right on the shelf, showed him, and he said, "Oh, I saw that but I didn't know that's what you wanted." Brand, name, description and location provided but obviously disregarded. When I ask DH to fetch something he is not overly familiar with, I pull up pictures on the internet and show him what the item will probably look like. Works wonders for us. Perfect!! I love it!
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Post by Anne-Marie on Feb 8, 2017 16:11:33 GMT
Mine forgets to close the garage door - sometimes when he is home, sometimes when he is leaving. We never lock the door between the garage and the house so it's a safety concern.
He also insists on keeping his phone turned on full volume, all the time. I understand he needs to be able to hear it during the day if he is on a construction site. But if he gets a wrong number call or a delayed text in the middle of the night, it is so incredibly loud in our otherwise silent bedroom that it startles me from my sleep to the point my heart pounds for an hour and I can't go back to sleep.
And he doesn't get why I need him to mute or pause the tv (whatever it takes, I don't really care) when he wants to show me a video on his phone. I cannot deal with the competing noises. He is hard of hearing and can't hear with background noise in a restaurant so you would think he would understand but he doesn't seem to.
Otherwise - he is completely awesome! So these things, I can absolutely deal with.
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Post by scrappintoee on Feb 8, 2017 16:52:48 GMT
But dude, if the commercial comes on and is 20X louder than the show you're watching turn.it.down. Not just once or twice but every time. And good gravy don't leave it up and then try to talk to me over it THIS !!!!!!!!!!
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