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Faffers

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dustarr73 · 02/07/2019 08:26

My dp is a faffer.He gets up for work at 6.30 to leave for 7.20.No kids to get ready only himself,

I got up about 7 this morning,he was running around like a headless chicken.Making sandwiches,and giving out he has no time..

He then stuffed cereal down his gob at 7.10 and ran out the door.
I have no idea what he does with his time.

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MustardScreams · 02/07/2019 08:32

Omg faffers!!! Don’t get me started. When I’m ready I want to be out of the door, my friend will be ready and then spend half an hour doing of only knows before we leave the house. Internal rage every time

Sparklingbrook · 02/07/2019 08:35

The men in my house (DH and 2 DSs )do that thing of getting out of the shower then sitting on the edge of the bed for ages on their phone (or staring into space) wrapped in a towel while the clock ticks...

MamaRaisingBoys · 02/07/2019 08:41

sparking yes! Dh does that, thinks it’s fine as he’s still ready before me. Forgets the fact I get 2 small dc ready too 🙄

Sparklingbrook · 02/07/2019 08:44

It drives me mad. I am usually sat downstairs waiting to go and thinking they are getting ready. Then I go up and they are doing that.

ChampagneCommunist · 02/07/2019 08:44

Oh God! I swear I live with the King of the Faffers.

He thinks the perfect time for a cup of coffee is when we are about to walk out of the door.

He does a lot of sitting on the bed/loo/etc

herbsmokedchicken · 02/07/2019 08:48

My mum is like this! She never used to be, when i was a kid I’d faff around and mum would be ready and trying to hurry me up. Once she got to the point where me and my sister were in charge of our own timekeeping, her natural faffing tendencies have re-emerged. She gets up an hour before me and yet I’m somehow ready to leave before her! Even she admits she’s not quite sure what she does with the time!

amusedbush · 02/07/2019 08:50

DH is the worst faffer I've ever met. He takes soooo long to get ready and even though he knows this, he still sits around doing nothing until the last possible second. I'll be sitting ready to leave and he'll be rushing around stressing out because he can't find his keys/shoe/phone

Fluffycloudland77 · 02/07/2019 08:52

I was ready to go out for the day once with dh, picnic all packed, dh decided it was the perfect time to wash the car.

Still gives me the rage 8 years later.

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dustarr73 · 02/07/2019 08:54

Thats what i dont understand,during the week you should have a routine.

If he has time[to him]he just does stuff that could be left.Like cleaning windows[i kid you not] and cleaning up.We are stiing in teh car,kids get restless and mess.Then he gets in and gives out the kids are messing.Ye cause we have been sitting here for 20 minutes.

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SushiForAmateurs · 02/07/2019 08:58

Faffing is deal-breaker territory. I'm not exaggerating.

How do you get past date 1 with a faffer, let alone having sex, let alone shackled married to one?

Aebj · 02/07/2019 09:00

My parents, especially my mum are terrible. Even worse now they are retired. It drives me mad, so I’m glad I only see them once a year for 3 weeks. My mum also can never be ready on time.
They also think that everyone needs to be up at the same time as them . I don’t take 2 hours to get ready.( they don’t even make lunches!!) 45 minutes is all I need to do lunch, breakfast , shower and make sure boys are getting ready.

LadyOfTheCanyon · 02/07/2019 09:03

I get up at 5:30 to be out of the house at 6:05. I wash, dress, put make up on and feed myself and the cat. Do washing up if there's time.

DH's alarm goes at 06:50 and he leaves the house at 08:20. In an hour and a half he has a shower, makes toast and tea and does the sitting on the edge of the bed thing staring at his phone. For AGES.

On the occasions I'm home to witness it it drives me insane. He goes up and down the stairs countless times, radios go on and off, he stares out of the window, watches the news...

Thesuzle · 02/07/2019 09:04

Fluffy cloud !! Do we have the same husband ? Mine once did this on the morning of my friends wedding,, yup, we were late into the church

Spongeface · 02/07/2019 09:10

Not a relationship faffer but I get this at work when a nurse can be handing over to me... Or worse when I'm handing over to them! 15 Min handover can go on and on ... 50 minutes the other day! Prime faffing!

QueenBeee · 02/07/2019 09:18

I think people faff if they don't really want to do what it is they are supposed to be doing.
I'm pretty sure if it's their fav hobby or whatever that they get out and do it.

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dustarr73 · 02/07/2019 10:03

Or if they are the ones left waiting,they dont like it.

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chipsnmayo · 02/07/2019 10:33

My adult DD is like that up at 7am for 9am lectures, leaves the door at 8:20 all she does in the morning is have cereal & coffee, gets dressed, teeth/hair/minimal make up (shower at night) and sometimes makes her a sandwich.

How that takes over an hour I have no idea...

However I believe she is the biggest faffer when it comes to making meals / lunches.

StarbucksSmarterSister · 02/07/2019 12:41

I go on holiday with a faffer. She seems to have improved a little bit over the years but once she took 20 minutes to literally just put a dress on!

I have said to her in the past "why does it take so long" but she can't really explain.

Dommina · 02/07/2019 12:49

I am a faffer. 530 wake up, half an hour to wander around, make tea, check Twitter. Half an hour to actually get changed and ready. Wouldn't want it any other way.

flamed12 · 02/07/2019 12:52

This is my OH.

It drives me insane. We’re on holiday at the moment and he does one thing, like brush his teeth then he sits down for 5-10 minutes. Then he’ll do the next thing, like put shorts on then sits down for another 5-10 minutes. Why?!!

When we’re at home he’ll turn the shower on and then sit on the toilet for 5-10 minutes before actually going into the shower.

It drives me actually crazy I genuinely get mad about it.

cantfindname · 02/07/2019 12:52

DP would get up at 4:45. At 6am he would feed the animals (a 10 minute job) then be at work for 8am. It was a 12 minute drive!

Goodness only knows what he did with all the missing chunks of time but I do know it entailed a lot of tutting and heavy sighs coupled with continuous kettle boiling and fridge door slamming.

I am more the get-out-of-bed and get on with it sort of person.

Toddlerteaplease · 02/07/2019 12:56

My friend is like this. He potters for ages. If I'm out late, I'm in bed within 10 minutes of getting through the door.

Fluffycloudland77 · 02/07/2019 13:34

Thesuzle If it’s accompanied by repeated changes of trainers and clothes while you wait at the foot of the stairs then yes we do.

Or their long lost brothers.

Sparklfairy · 02/07/2019 13:37

I have a few relatives like this. They seem to think that if they have to be somewhere at say, 10am, then that's when they have to leave! They also vastly understimate how long it takes them to get ready/do a task/drive somewhere so are always late. Then there's the really strange mindset of 'Oh I simply MUST do before I go'.

The thing that really annoys me though is that they absolutely HATE being kept waiting themselves. Presumably waiting eats into their precious faffing time.

crosser62 · 02/07/2019 13:44

Oh no.
Zero tolerance to this.
I have cut people out because I cannot tolerate it.
Also people who are late.
Gone from my life.

At work I have to avoid faffers.
As little contact as humanly possible.

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