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Can’t stand husband 😂 anyone else

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omgcomeon · 29/08/2026 09:07

I know I sound horrible. I know I’ll get lots of hate saying leave him the poor man but I know a lot of women feel the same.
I love him but he just gets on my nerves anyone feel the same? Give me stories / things your husbands do that grate on you like a fork on a brick wall. 😂 I know I sound vile. I’m honestly not, just ughhhhh shudder.

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baroqueandblue · 30/08/2026 05:23

AnneLovesGilbert · 29/08/2026 10:55

More fool her for staying with Vincent. There must be reasons she does.

Perhaps, despite being stupid, Vincent has a handsome pair of 'curate's eggs.'

Well, it would probably save some otherwise hopeless marriages. For a while, at least...

tooloololoo · 30/08/2026 05:29

thedogisfine · 29/08/2026 09:34

My husband drives me insane. Especially when I’m in the kitchen trying to cook, he’ll come and make a coffee with his massive elaborate coffee machine, spill stuff, get in the way, stand in front of drawers I need in.

it’s a rule now we can’t eat in silence, we need music or something. Because the noise of him eating makes me want to strangle him.

I get you, you love him, but husbands are fucking annoying. The same way it would be spending that amount of time with anyone I imagine!

🤣🤣

40notouttoday · 30/08/2026 08:55

shuggles · 29/08/2026 15:09

It must be nice not having any serious problems in life.

It is, we have great sex too ☺️

BaileyHorse · 30/08/2026 11:44

Yep feel this often. You are not alone OP. Husbands are annoying and I know plenty of my friends feel the same. Nice to know I’m not alone anyway!

Doozycan · 30/08/2026 15:00

Meadowlands · 29/08/2026 22:44

My DH has annoying habits, but...... has anyone stopped to consider that we may annoy our DHs in many ways too ?
I'm sure I do.

And this OP must be annoying as well and she hasnt even given her icks from her OH side

seanconneryseyebrow · 30/08/2026 16:22

PermanentTemporary · 29/08/2026 10:30

Dp and I genuinely live in a bubble of pink mutual appreciation and extremely rare annoyance (I annoy him occasionally but frankly I would try the patience of a saint). That’s because our children are adults, our parents are nearly all dead, we have plenty of money, we’ve only been together 6 years so still fancy each other, and I don’t have periods any more. It’s normal enough to have moments of hate when you’re in the trenches buried under nappies, bills, his mother, hormone tides and emails from primary school about Wrld Fcking B*k Dy.

Yeh this is a good reminder. Im 52 and in second big relationship (18 months) and am shocked by the comments. But yeh, its true - hardly any stresses per se. Makes a huge difference.

FrangipaniBlue · 30/08/2026 18:12

I love mine with all my heart but dear god I wish he would just stop crashing around like wreck-it Ralph!!

He seems to have a total inability to do anything quietly or with finesse….. every cupboard door is banged closed, cutlery sounds like it’s dropped in the drawer from a great height, he doesn’t open a door….. he literally bursts through it like he’s trying to surprise you…… he’s in the kitchen now and I’ve had to turn the tv up!

He hasn’t always been like this, in the last 12-18 months he seems to have got worse (FIL is the same) - even DS jokes about it!

MrsF111 · 30/08/2026 20:58

Mayblossom56 · 29/08/2026 10:22

I know exactly when my period is due as I get the desire to put mine under the patio.

😂😂😂😂

Dontlletmedownbruce · 30/08/2026 21:16

What's the longest post allowed OP?

Dh yawns loudly, like a big massive roar. He also sneezes too loudly, he claims he can't not do this but I think its a choice to vocalise a sneeze. I'm ridiculous apparently.

He touches food. I cannot explain why but he does it. When he is plating up dinners he uses he hands, potatoes, meat, veg, pasta etc. He claims it doesn't make a difference cos his hands are clean but the forks and glasses he uses are covered in greasy stains. If I leave him this will be the reason.

He is going a bit deaf, not his fault but he tries to ask me a question while I'm either half asleep and my voice is thick and croaky or while im doing a chore and my head is stuck in a fridge or dryer. Then asks me to repeat and speak up about 3 times.

When we arrange to watch something together he comes in sits down, I usually turn off what I was watching then he says just one second I need to get something or go to the toilet, then he gets distracted doing jobs or scrolling and I'm sitting with a paused screen for 20 mins. I don't pause anymore because I obviously realise this but it annoys me because we need to get sleep and delaying it delays bed.

He tries to stand back to allow me or others to go first in a gentlemanly way but gets it wrong. He is large and clumsy and will suddenly stop dead on a doorway and walk backwards into me or block people in an effort to let them pass him out, he is almost tripping them up while saying 'after you'. He causes chaos in elevators.

He packs way too much and brings stupid things we can't possibly need on holiday. Often we have to have a silly argument so he leaves half it behind. I just wish I didn't have to have stupid arguments.

He doesn't eat vegetables because he doesn't like them. This gives me the rage for some reason.

EmailsaysOOO · 30/08/2026 22:46

Mine's lovely. Sorry you're in this position

Movingonup313 · 02/09/2026 01:04

This thread is hilarious.

I hate 'do you want me to put the bin out?' Like im ever going to say no darling, i dont, i really want to do it.

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