Inconsequential but HIGHLY irritating things your DH does

Would you be able to explain why you do these things in the first place? I just dont get where it comes from? Thanks.

It is very weird! I don't know if it's a way to bite his tongue to avoid saying something he might regret since it only happens when we disagree. But I would much prefer him to say what's on his mind, rather than hum at me. Infuriating!

You are married to my husband. I came on here to say this. We had a birthday party for my 4 year old at the weekend. I'm desperately making sandwiches whilst finishing the cake icing, getting the kids suncream on etc and he's busy putting away the clean washing. Argh! You can do that after the blinking party!

I am married to your Husbands twin😤

Mine takes the full bin bag out (good, well done!) but never puts a new bag in. In my mind, he's done half the job.

Uses a massive frying pan then fills with water to ‘soak’ but leaves the pan balancing on the middle of the sink ad infinitum rendering the whole unit unusable. Every time I see it balancing there I pour out the water and stick it in the dishwasher, whilst silently calling him a knobhead

My husband does the windscreen wiper thing too. It drives me mad . . . Ffs just put the things on auto!

Omg the crumbs 😂😂😱😱 why is it so irritating 😂

Obsessive ‘Bin’ behaviour … frantically keeping a check on recycling - huffing as he takes items out of the recycle pile and designates the correct place to dispose….. marching through the house with recycle bag held aloft and announcing ‘I’m coming through… clear the way’ checking the arrival or not of the bin collection, actually noting for god sake - which neighbours are ‘late’ to take theirs out and generally being a pita.

However is utterly oblivious to cleaning up after himself in the bathroom - mat left on the floor, soggy, toilet frequently unflushed, a wreck of crumbs and butter contamination in the kitchen and never ever ever will take a cup or mug back to the kitchen ….drives me absolutely mad…. From one obsessive passion to utter and total disregard of every day keeping things tidy and functional. And the sanctimonious attitude about how important his job as ‘bin manager ‘ is whilst I clear up around him EVERY day.

He still ties his shoelaces as a child might, with two bunny ears rather than the standard one loop method.

I need to know now. What's the standard one loop method?

Same with mine! And every single bloody time he sneezes he says "Oh dear".

The loud throat clearing....

After a food shop rather than put the food away in the cupboards and fridge, he arranges it all carefully on the kitchen island. He'll then fuss about with it slightly moving one thing over, adjusting another thing. Just put it away directly. Arrrgggghhhh!

And getting into or out of the car. Always the last. Always has the least to do. We're in the porch, shoes off, coats hung, through the front door, kettle on and he's still sauntering across the drive.

Leaves open the doors that need to be closed and closes the doors that need to be opened.

Puts the toothpaste back in the pot upside down, so it all gathers at the wrong end of the tube.

Empties the dishwasher, then just leaves his dirty cups, etc on the side.

That is not accidental.

Do you want them to be hand dry with a tea-towel? Not sure if I understand what the issue is.

Sometimes when we are having a minor disagreement, he will hum quietly while I am speaking. It drives me insane.
Sorry, that made me laugh. What a weird thing to do.

what thrashing about on the window every morning?

So many of the things already listed. A few more that I haven't seen on the thread:

Sometimes when we are having a minor disagreement, he will hum quietly while I am speaking. It drives me insane.

He has an aversion to throwing things away. He's not a hoarder by any means, but he always wants to keep things like cardboard boxes, just in case he needs them someday.

He still ties his shoelaces as a child might, with two bunny ears rather than the standard one loop method.

I'm sure he has a list of things I do that are intensely irritating as well!

Pretty much, ‘how is it, is it ok’ me ‘yes, lovely’ , 2 bites later ‘hope everyone is enjoying it’ etc.

It’s the same old wanting a parade for doing an everyday task basically.

Chops his spaghetti up with a knife and fork before eating it. The whole plate, chopped in one go. I don’t know why….but that is sooo irritating. I eat mine the Italian way, twirled on a fork ….

If I say hello to a colleague or acquaintance while we are at the shops he doesn’t wait until they are a safe distance away before asking who it is. Usually they are still only standing a few feet away while he loudly whispers ‘who’s that?’

When we do a big shop from costco he does not help put stuff away. He will bring it into the kitchen then promptly disappear upstairs to change clothes wash face! anything but help put it away. He does an in between shop every friday at morrisons the receipts for the shop are always left on the side always. This consists of 3-4 bits like milk/bread. This he at least puts away