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Trivial things your DH does that drives you nuts

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Femalefootyfan · 30/11/2025 18:46

I was thinking about this while eating my dinner earlier because my runner beans were cold; DH had cooked and a lot of the time when he cooks something with veg, at least one of them is tepid or cold. That got me thinking about other things that, on the surface are quite trivial, but really bloody bug me.

He doesn’t rinse off the shower when he’s finished so there’s always a few stray hairs in the tray.

He leaves doors open; our house is quite cold until the heating has been on for about an hour, we also have two rooms that open off the kitchen, one doesn’t have a radiator and the other one has the radiator turned off. He’ll go into either or both rooms and leave the bloody doors open, making the kitchen even colder than it already is.

He says things like ‘yeah, I’ll do that’ then he doesn’t. When I remind him that X needs to be done, I’m nagging apparently 🙄

He’ll take my car without asking (he has his own car)

He agrees to things without checking with me that I’m ok to do it

He’ll switch the telly over the minute I’ve finished watching something even though we have a second telly that he can watch.

I can’t think of anymore right now and like I said, they’re trivial things but they are all regular occurrences and at times, drive me nuts but I generally don’t say anything because they seem so trivial and also, in so many ways, he’s a great DH.

OP posts:
Arraminta · 02/12/2025 11:49

hby9628 · 02/12/2025 11:21

@Arramintai feel your pain. My DH has a cold going on. I came home from work yesterday to find him huddled on the downstairs sofa in a blanket coughing, snoring & generally being sad and sharing his germs. It took me 30 mins of nagging before I got cross with him and told him to go to bed where he slept from 30pm through to this morning.
I honestly am not upset he’s ill but don’t be dramatic. Get yourself to bed and get the rest you need.
I slept downstairs to avoid getting poorly so fingers crossed.
he is of course well enough to work today (I don’t actually think he is but he thinks they can’t survive without him) 🙄

I feel your pain. DH won't take paracetamol. Won't take a decongestant. Won't take Vitamin C. Won't increase his fluid intake. Won't have a soak in a steamy shower.

Basically won't do a single thing to alleviate his discomfort.

YourAquaLion · 03/12/2025 19:58

Lottapianos · 01/12/2025 07:39

😂

Does it drive your DH around the bend? Do you realize you're doing it or is it completely a habit at this point?

He’s pretty chill to be fair, and often I will wear my headphones. But I’m often singing around the house. And I’m very chatty, so yes, I’m not everyone’s cup of tea. 🤣

RollerSkateLikePeggy · 03/12/2025 20:28

StartupRepair · 30/11/2025 19:42

Can't control notifications or sound level on his phone so it is endlessly beeping and pinging.
Crunches and slurps and talks when eating an apple which nearly made me kill him in lockdown.
Doesn't seem to grasp the concept of spoilers in books or films so has to be firmly stopped from describing anything I haven't read or seen.
A very kind man who is making me a cup of tea at this very moment.

Oh, my husband is the same about spoilers! Even presents. I childishly like a "surprise" even though we do lists, but he will quite happily forget and tell me that he had trouble ordering X or similar, or that my mother will be getting me Y.

fizzyroselemonade · 03/12/2025 21:17

RollerSkateLikePeggy · 03/12/2025 20:28

Oh, my husband is the same about spoilers! Even presents. I childishly like a "surprise" even though we do lists, but he will quite happily forget and tell me that he had trouble ordering X or similar, or that my mother will be getting me Y.

Oh I’d love him - I hate a surprise! 😂

Shouldveknownbetter · 04/12/2025 00:03

The sigh! It's not just a sigh, it is a sigh that speaks a thousand words! He exhales every ounce of breath from his body in the most dramatic fashion.

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