What can your husband not do?

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Mine can not make a decent cup of tea. We have been together nearly 20 years and it’s just dawned on me! He’s a lovely man, works hard, good at DIY etc but his tea skills are not up to par. On balance I think I’ll keep him but it just made me wonder!!

(Although tbf I can remove it without swiveling)

Let me finish a sentence without fecking interrupting!!

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Find anything less than 6 inches from his face

Closing wardrobe doors.

Putting used dental floss in the bin instead of leaving it on the bathroom windowsill.

Washing up greasy stuff.

Taking his mobile phone with him when he goes out, rather than abandoning it on the sofa where it is now, bleeping at intervals.

Button up the duvet cover so the buttons are on the inside.

He just can't!!

DH is a very intelligent man, but is incapable of using the TV remote control, and has no clue how to switch between dvd and netflix.

I was away recently and called him. He wanted to watch the rugby but ended up reading a book instead as he couldn't get the TV to work.

Eat quietly, bless him (luckily I don't have full-on misphonia, though I do tend to get up pointlessly from the table when an apple appears)

Lots he is great at. Some real blind spots:
Cleaning up after splashing water everywhere whilst doing any of the following:
Hand washing
Tooth brushing
Shaving

Oh I know it isn't funny at all, but I did laugh at that 🤣

Wash his hands or face without leaving puddles of water all over the worktops, draining board, mirror or vanity unit.

...or find anything on iPlayer without grumbling about the UI. I may also leave the room when that's happening...

I think you are married to my DH!

Move quickly.

React quickly to crisis situations (though this is untested to an extent).

Project plan.

Clean a bathroom, put washing on , and he's useless at DIY

Stay faithful.

Fucker.

So am I
I remove without swivelling which has him scratching his head every time. 😂

Mine can't do any kind of DIY, not even change a plug. Anything of a practical nature is beyond him.

Excellent in most other areas. Including tea making.

My husband can’t put DC1 to sleep like I can. She’s 4 years old and I’ve sang her to sleep the majority of nights. DH just can’t do it the same and she’s requests me 😂

He also can’t butter a piece of toast without getting crumbs in the fucking butter.

This has just reminded me of the time at work many moons ago when one of the women was talking about her husband (who we'd all met and disliked immensely) and she said 'he can't change nappies'
And my old boss, who at the time had two children under 3 and was constantly sleep deprived, forgot where he was/who he was for a second and said:
'I didn't realise Dave didn't have any fucking hands'

She was furious.
He was horrified (as it had really slipped out)
We were still giggling hours later.

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Wipe down surfaces
Cook without step by step instructions
Look after the kids alone without being reminded to get them a drink, told what to feed them etc 🙄

Ha, we have our own different butters. Mainly because I can't stand his butter of choice. But the nice side effect is no crumbs in my butter.

Washing anything greasy is beyond him. Thats about it.

I'm sure this was horrible for you, but this is a great response!!

Find things that are in plain sight, hang laundry neatly and evenly to dry, close cupboards and drawers and see dust / small areas of dirt.

That said, he likes cooking and I hate it, so he does 98% of dinners, lunches and weekend breakfasts. I could have it much worse!

@Winnading we also have different butters.. he likes the utterly butterly stuff while I like proper butter. But he tends to eat a lot more toast/sandwiches ect than me so he runs out faster.. and then when I notice he’s been dipping into mine.. cheeky sod 😂

Same, I love real butter, he has olive oil shite. For some strange reason on a weekend, he'll have toast with MY butter. Wanker.
But then he does always offer me toast too. So yanno swings/roundabouts