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Is this being complained at or just commenting

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Springiscomingyyyy · 08/03/2026 11:05

One day last week , came home to partner obviously in a mood . He tells me spend 20 mins cleaning kitchen after ‘ you and yours trashed it ‘ was taken back as I had been in kitchen that morning before work , so asked what he means . 1There was breakfast plates in counter above dishwasher , this is the same everyday as I am told I unload it too noisily when putting things away . 2. On the draining board there was stuff , I had taken out sandwich boxes from dishwasher and put them there to drip dry and I also washed potato ricer that had soaked over night . He said that was still dirty , never uses it so I would realise when next used , never uses sandwich boxes either .
3 two baking trays on hob , often they are as dishwasher on night before and not enough room .4 some green veg on floor so he had to mop floor .

This weekend he comes in and says it is too hot huffs and puffs . Me and visiting daughter and her boyfriend sat in our jeans . He flounces off and changes into shorts and says it’s too hot as have been playing with thermostat . I reply haven’t touched it for weeks .

this morning come back from shopping kitchen window wide open and I can’t reach it . I say that’s so wide I can’t touch it . He says daughter’s boyfriend practically set kitchen on fire he obviously doesn’t know what he is doing . Boyfriend 25 and was frying bacon and egg .

i say he is always complaining he says it’s not complaining just commenting.

Currently seeing a councillor as his family are just toxic .

is this complaining or am I just sensitive?

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ohyesido · 08/03/2026 11:18

He sounds like an are. Draining. Bitching about inconsequential things.

the you and yours comment was loaded with hidden meanings, as though you and yours are terrible. I’d ask him firmly to say what it is that he wants to say instead of being passive aggressive

NewTricks2026 · 08/03/2026 11:17

I’d get annoyed at the mess in the kitchen too. He probably sees it as drawing it to your attention as opposed to complaining. I also get annoyed when it’s too hot or too cold and the thermostat is something me and DH bicker about. All sounds pretty normal to me.

Duckiewasthefirstniceguy · 08/03/2026 11:14

Springiscomingyyyy · 08/03/2026 11:11

I didn’t even see any when I was in the kitchen , but guess must of been some .

Oh, you have only his word for this? You didn’t see it yourself? Then he might be fibbing just to have something to complain about. He certainly sounds the type.

Springiscomingyyyy · 08/03/2026 11:11

Duckiewasthefirstniceguy · 08/03/2026 11:10

He’s obviously complaining. You know this.

I’d complain about a messy kitchen (leaving green veg on the floor is a bit ridiculous), as well. Everything else, he’s being a bit of a knob, imo.

I didn’t even see any when I was in the kitchen , but guess must of been some .

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Duckiewasthefirstniceguy · 08/03/2026 11:10

He’s obviously complaining. You know this.

I’d complain about a messy kitchen (leaving green veg on the floor is a bit ridiculous), as well. Everything else, he’s being a bit of a knob, imo.