DH is a geek. He collects figures, lego, character statues etc.
When we had a smaller house his stuff was all over the living room. Shelves of them, cabinets, on the mantle piece etc... It caused a fair few arguments.
We've moved to a new house and there's a small room upstairs that's currently got boxes in that haven't been unpacked /sorted that we agreed would be his room for his collection.
He can put shelves up, lights, a cabinet. Anything he wants as long as the door shuts.
It's been close to a year and he's not sorted the room out.
His collection is all still in boxes in that room and the loft.
Only since we moved he started a new collection. A certain series of figures and he's been buying them.
He must have bought 30 of them.
My livingroom sideboard has been filled with the empty boxes (he won't bin them) and the shelves I put up in an alcove has been taken over by the figures.
My kids are all teens now and I was really looking forwards to having a 'grown up' living room.
I said to him yesterday that he needs to move all the toys and set up his room.
He says that I have things on the shelves so why can't he? My things are picture frames, dried flowers, ornaments and candles.
It's hardly the same is it?
It's not like I'm saying he can't collect them. I don't give a shit. I'm just asking that he sorts the room upstairs out so he can put them all on display there!
He said that it's not fair that I've got the living room and bedroom for my stuff (I've got absolutely nothing on display, I just want a NORMAL living room and bedroom that doesn't look like ToysRUs. It's not like I collect things and have all my stuff everywhere. I just want a minimal bedroom after decades of toy clutter) and he has to just have the office room.
I said most blokes would love have a whole mini room to have their own space and the living room or bedroom isn't the place for his collection.
AIBU?
Imagibe 30 x 6" marvel figurines stood on your living room shelf??