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feelinguseless78 · 06/04/2020 19:36

I do all of the laundry. I put away all of the kids stuff, all of my stuff and all household stuff (bedding, towels etc).

DH feels I am unreasonable as I regularly pile his clean laundry up on the floor beside his wardrobe. It starts in a laundry basket but as the pile grow it falls over and spills on to the floor. DH gets annoyed by this. DH does not want his laundry on the floor. Or the chair, or the ottoman, or in the bottom of his wardrobe. Nor does he want the pile of clothes by the side of his bed in his clean laundry pile, but he also doesn't want it in the wash as he may wear them again. Same for the pile on the bathroom floor.

So what it the solution to a) the clean laundry and b) the might-be-worn-again laundry?

Because apparently, the solution of "WELL FUCKING PUT IT AWAY YOURSELF" isn't it, nor was "DO YOUR OWN FUCKING WASHING".

Please help.

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Aroundtheworldin80moves · 06/04/2020 19:40

If he doesn't like 5he way you do laundry, he can do it himself.

My DH likes clean socks. He has a habit of leaving dirty socks under the bed. Which means he has no clean socks sometimes... Which prompts him to gather up his dirty socks in the laundry basket.

EatsFartsAndLeaves · 06/04/2020 20:00

Depends, really.

Do you have a patio or similar that you could put him under, or a long garden with a hot compost pile at the end maybe? Can be pretty sure that nobody will be popping round any time soon to notice the smell.

Or if you're in a flat then he'd have to be distributed across several potted plants which would be a lot more effort, so maybe consider chopping him very small and flushing what you can first.

Hardware stores are still open, but remember that strong acids may damage certain types of bath.

feelinguseless78 · 07/04/2020 10:26

These have made me laugh!

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Lweji · 07/04/2020 10:32

I wouldn't go as far as burying him under the garden, but I'd put his clothes, yes.
Or out the window if in a flat.

I hope he does more at home than not doing laundry because I'd have to ask what does he contribute.

Idolovechocolategimmygimmy · 07/04/2020 10:35

I'd just tell him to do his own laundry then. I leave my DHs washing on the bed for him to sort. I spend ages putting everyone else's away so he can do his own. He's a big boy!
On the topic of laundry, does your DH empty pockets before putting in the laundry basket? Mine doesn't and he expects me to do it. We have this argument regularly!

feelinguseless78 · 09/04/2020 23:01

Idolovechocolategimmygimmy of course he doesn't. Despite me asking him. He says it's easy enough to do. My argument is therefore why can't he do it?

Lweji yes, he's not too bad generally. He definitely has lower standards than me (his home growing up was a bit of shit-hole, so anything better than that is an improvement for him) but he's raised them significantly since we got together.

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FabbyChix · 10/04/2020 03:30

Sorry I don’t get the drama. You wash his stuff hou put it somewhere it’s then his responsibility. You’ve done your bit washing it where it goes is not your problem. I don’t see why you’ve even allowed him to question where it is. You could always just let him do his own washing and he could then take all the responsibility for
It. You people with partners seriously why is this even allowed. I’d say I ain’t touching your washing do it yourself. You wash it and he is arguing where you leave it like your some kind of housekeeper or paid staff. Get a back bone

sashh · 10/04/2020 04:09

He obviously has too many clothes. Limit him to 3 items of everything, one to wear, one n the wash and one spare.

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