DH and I fundamentally disagree on this. We’re both off work this week to get shit done round the house. Shit has been down, mostly, hurrah.
But some of it omg. We had a new sofa delivered. We could have paid £30 to have the old one taken away. We could have paid £30 to have the council collect it from outside. But no. DH has spent most of today with a hacksaw and hammer making it small enough to fit in the back of the car to take to the tip on Monday. For the sake of £30.
I know it’s not worth arguing. We’ve been married for a very long time. And fair to him, he hasn’t demanded I help (because I’d just pay someone given the choice).
But I don’t get it. He’ll happily spend £30 on books or gifts or food or fun. But this is the hill he will die on. I tend to think my time is more valuable, maybe?
Who is being unreasonable?
For context I will happily paint walls or do gardening (up to a point) but I would always pay for a carpet fitter or wallpaperer, this is fine. It’s heavy lifting and rubbish clearance we seem to disagree on most. I dream of a skip for the garage for eg; DH would rather chip into it with random infrequent trips to the dump.