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Dh - his annoying habit .

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Notanana · 16/04/2024 08:14

He leaves his chair out most of the time after a meal .
… drive s me mad .
I have asked and asked that he put it back - remind him
most days- or many days -sometimes call to him upstairs to come and put it under.
it infuriates me beyond measure !
it feels inconsiderate to me .

Its silly but it really stresses me out now - i have developed a learnt reaction and i get angry.

does it really matter?!!

dh says he tries but forgets daily.
he is semi retired so this can happen 3 times a day at meal times ultimately.

he has suggested that i “ work on my reaction” ( it is ott)
and
that he does not use the table - which will affect out life !!

my thought is you are a grown man and you can put a chair under a table !!!

he also moves the coffee table daily and does not put that back either. Every day or many days i move it back.that bothers me less.

OP posts:
ArseInTheCoOpWindow · 16/04/2024 10:16

And chairs belong tucked in! Tidy should always be the default

Why should it be?

Im quite tidy, but everything doesn’t default to tidiness

NooNakedJacuzziness · 16/04/2024 10:12

It's like that Everybody Loves Raymond episode - "don't let a suitcase full of cheese become your big fork and spoon".

Try accidentally leaving the remote for the tv in different places everyday, might sharpen his mind.

cheeseandketchupsandwich · 16/04/2024 10:09

CurlewKate · 16/04/2024 08:44

I think many posters are missing the point. It's not that he leaves his chair out. It's that the OP has asked him not to and he still does it. It a very easy thing for him to do. It may not bother you or him, but it bothers her. So he should do it without even thinking.

This is ridiculous.

We're not all wired the same way. If it bothers her, all she needs to do is push it back in.

Yes it's annoying. But she needs to try and change her own reaction to this, rather than expecting him to change.

Same would apply to her habits which annoy him.

PietariKontio · 16/04/2024 10:07

My wife leaves the coffee jar next to the kettle every time she makes a drink - it's 12" away from where it's kept.

It irritates me, a lot. It's not important to her where it sits. Do I say anything to her? Of course not, my preference doesn't trump hers, there's no risk or problem with it being there. For me to say "if you loved me you'd do what I wanted", is just as irrational as her saying "if you loved me you'd leave it by the kettle".

She's not leaving it there for me to put back, just like I'm not having a 'clothes chair' to annoy her, or for her to decide when to wash them. We have different ways of living, and being a couple doesn't mean being totally in sync, sometimes you have to live with your partner's stuff that annoys you because you love them.

Cofaki · 16/04/2024 10:03

So he's basically untidy and doesn't care that you have to go around behind him tidying up the stuff he can't be bothered to do?

I would be really annoyed by this and definitely couldn't ignore it.

My DH is a bit like this and I do get really fed up with cleaning up his crumbs, putting his stuff in the dishwasher, and the house constantly being a total mess. He moans about the kids leaving stuff about but they get it from him!

And chairs belong tucked in! Tidy should always be the default.

Mothership4two · 16/04/2024 10:02

Notanana · 16/04/2024 09:57

Mothership4two re loo seat up - i domt like sitting on the cold porcelain!
he puts both bits up

No-one sits on cold porcelain - you put the seat down. Someone has to put it up or down. I have just have never understood why a woman's preference trumps a man's. It comes up a lot on MN.

MonsteraMama · 16/04/2024 10:01

How do people live in marriages like this? Seriously? Nitpicking over tiny stupid things that don't matter at all and being this angry all the time? Isn't it exhausting?

Notanana · 16/04/2024 09:59

Theres no point in cafes or restaurants. They have to move the chairs to clean the table

trust me it annoys hospitality staff !

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gannett · 16/04/2024 09:58

Notanana · 16/04/2024 09:54

ArseInTheCoOpWindow · as its mostly my hair i think he is making a point! ( i cant bend and get it tho due to a medical issue )

His point is that there are little things you're unable to do that annoy him. And if you keep hassling him about his little habits then he'll hassle you about yours.

If you let the chair thing go then I'm pretty sure he'll let the hair thing go.

Notanana · 16/04/2024 09:58

Tbh none of these things compare to what the kids do every day

but he is not a kid .

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Notanana · 16/04/2024 09:57

Mothership4two re loo seat up - i domt like sitting on the cold porcelain!
he puts both bits up

OP posts:
ArseInTheCoOpWindow · 16/04/2024 09:56

Tlolljs · 16/04/2024 09:55

Does he do at restaurants or cafes?
Or does he thinks it’s only you that has to tidy up after him. You could still eat at the table he doesn’t have to.

Theres no point in cafes or restaurants. They have to move the chairs to clean the table.

YeahComeOnThen · 16/04/2024 09:56

heartbrokenof · 16/04/2024 09:11

When he dies you'll wish he was there to leave his chair out

@heartbrokenof 💕🌷

You are SO right.

deydododatdodontdeydo · 16/04/2024 09:56

A minor thing you have blown up into a major one.
I'm sure you do things that irritate him, does he let them go or fume about them?
Tbh none of these things compare to what the kids do every day - leave chopping board and breadknife out, leave cumbs on table, etc.

Notanana · 16/04/2024 09:55

Tlolljs mostly remembers in cafes

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Mothership4two · 16/04/2024 09:55

Some of the things you have mentioned OP would irritate me more than the chair and I would have to say something: the hair (grim), the shoes (unsafe) and not cooking for me when it's his turn. What does he say when you talk about these things? TBH I prefer putting shopping away and try and stop OH.

I've never got the loo seat thing - why is one way right and another way wrong? I live with three men so seat tends to be up and it has never bothered me.

Notanana · 16/04/2024 09:55

The hair is not left there when we have visitors - thank goodness

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Tlolljs · 16/04/2024 09:55

Does he do at restaurants or cafes?
Or does he thinks it’s only you that has to tidy up after him. You could still eat at the table he doesn’t have to.

Notanana · 16/04/2024 09:54

ArseInTheCoOpWindow · as its mostly my hair i think he is making a point! ( i cant bend and get it tho due to a medical issue )

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betterangels · 16/04/2024 09:53

CharlotteCollinsneeLucas · 16/04/2024 09:48

Is it really a non-issue?

The chair
The hair
The shoes
The table
The loo seat
The shopping

Any one of these on its own would be a non-issue. I'd be pretty stressed having to ignore all of this though!

Fair point. Leaving the hair on the side by the sink is gross to me.

Notanana · 16/04/2024 09:52

Work on your reaction and be mindful of your blood pressure.

yep ! Aware its doing me no good ! Which is why have posted

he has suggested we dont eat at the table now - id rather not go down that road !

OP posts:
Notanana · 16/04/2024 09:51

CharlotteCollinsneeLucas · Today 09:48
Is it really a non-issue?

The chair
The hair
The shoes
The table
The loo seat
The shopping

Any one of these on its own would be a non-issue. I'd be pretty stressed having to ignore all of this though!
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i do ignore the other stuff - it is annoying buy i do try as we all have habits - but the chair probably symbolises the above😂

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ArseInTheCoOpWindow · 16/04/2024 09:51

Notanana · 16/04/2024 09:44

He takes the hair from the shower and leaves it on the sink .
its gross but the chair still bothers me not that. Its me isnt it ? !

That’s disgusting. I’d go mad at that.
But not the chair.

peakygold · 16/04/2024 09:50

I think if he is a lovely husband in every other way, you can let it go. Work on your reaction and be mindful of your blood pressure.

CharlotteCollinsneeLucas · 16/04/2024 09:48

Is it really a non-issue?

The chair
The hair
The shoes
The table
The loo seat
The shopping

Any one of these on its own would be a non-issue. I'd be pretty stressed having to ignore all of this though!