To get really irritated when DP takes forever to understand something??

[ShutUpMeg]

DP: "did you get a response to that email?"
me: "just an automated one"
DP: "an email to confirm?"
me: "an automated email"
DP: "did they confirm they'd received it?"
me: "no they just sent an automated email!!"
DP: "and did that confirm it?"

Jesus H Christ!!!

another example -

DP: "What are you doing wednesday?"
me: "working then going to cinema"
DP: "so is it your day off?"
me: "err no, I just said I'm working"
DP: "so you're not going to cinema?"
me: "yes!! after work!!"
DP: "oh I see! so you're leaving cinema until next week?"

wtf??? am I speaking in another language? is he TRYING to piss me off by playing on my general lack of tolerance??

I thought this was a little light hearted thread, clearly I must be intolerant, nasty and patronizing then as I find it amaziing my DH needs directions to a drawer and then a map to find where in the drawer the thing is.

I've also had the "x has moved" conversation with him and it drives me insane.

There is no such thing as a light hearted thread any more, people clearly are offended by everything and use that "offendedness" as a right to call people names.

1st example was you being obtuse, 2nd was him not interested in the house. Your mum may have lost her marbles.

Fanjo, did you not know? No one is allowed to complain about anything any more without being told they are intolerant, offensive, patronizing and nasty. Life is not amusing, ever!

Not really the same thing.

Nobody said they were offended, but I don't really see how "God, I'm so much more intelligent than my loved ones, they piss me off something chronic" is lighthearted. Maybe you think laughing at the stupidity of your spouse and parents is hilarious. Knock yourself out.

I've just come to that conclusion tee

And there was me, thinking we were allowed to have a laugh

Sorry, I won't do it again, I promise next time to find something to be offended about and pull the op up on it immediatley.

I'm with u op soooo very tired of having to give idiot proof instructions for everything. Why can't they just use their brains ???? If it's in the drawer bloody just look in the drawer ! :o

I think CallMeAl has a point about the thought processes between a person who already knows the whole story and someone else who knows nothing about it.

DP sometimes does this to me and gets annoyed when I don't know what he's going on about. Say he's said "I think I'll go and visit Matthew when he gets back" - he already knows all about it, but I'm processing the ideas of 'which Matthew?' (we know three Matthews), 'I didn't know he was away' (why would one of the Matthews be away?) and 'if he's away, then where is he and when is he getting back?'.

The work/cinema conversation sounds perfectly logical, but something that needs a more complex explanation ... well, needs a more complex explanation.

Don't be a twat. OP asked for opinions, they have been given. No-one is stopping you laughing all you like, so whats with the "ooh, not allowed" routine all about?

You know you might want to consider that OP is told she is intolerant because she's actually intolerant. And that theres fuck all point to aibu if no-one gives a different opinion.

You see???
I give up.

Op you are a terrible person for not explaining in triplicate to your DH every detail of your life.
You are clearly being unreasonable to complain about him, you are very patronizing and how dare you attempt to make a light hearted joke.

To all the others that joined in with patronizing, nasty, intolerant jokes stories about DH- shame on you

How dare you feel intellectually superior just because you don't need a map to find your spare room.

That was to fanjo, and by extension tee. Obviously not Ola.

haha

My dh is slow to process information.

I am one of the most intolerant and short-tempered people I know.

What fun we have.

I gotta say, CMA, I'm crushed. Absolutely crushed that I did not post to your specification and ask your approval first. My life on MN is over and I shall leave forthwith.

Fanjo, perhaps Google maps could be programmed to include houses...

No one is allowed to complain about anything any more without being told they are intolerant, offensive, patronizing and nasty. Life is not amusing, ever!

I think its intolerant, offensive, patronizing and nasty to poke fun at people who Like To Be offended :o

what is all that shit up there^

get over it

Wait! An App! We could make an app! You input your floor plan and send specific instructions to whomever needs them!

"BEEP! Please find the nappy cream in the spare room. See attached map:"

Not every single thread in AIBU has to invoke name calling does it?

It really seems like lately, every time a thread starts in AIBU there is one person who has to find a light hearted comment a reason to call the op names.

Is it truly necessary?

It's not about giving your opinion, it's the way it's done.
Other people have managed to tell the op the email thing might be her fault, they didn't need to throw in a few nasty words as well?

Funny routine. Bonkers, but funny. Cos its all about you, y'know.

By the way, your complaint was that anyone who didn't find it funny wasn't posting to your specification. So, we, wtf are you talking about?

tee I want that app!

yeah?

wtf?

What name calling? I said OP was being intolerant and nasty. Thats the behavior, not the person. Can you not tell the difference between that and name calling?

No, the complaint was that you called the OP intolerant when she was having a laugh. You don't have to find it funny, but you don't have to call the OP names either.

::wonders at the ability for anything in AIBU to turn into a bun fight::

I think it would make millions Fanjo!

Wow, hair, split. ::boggle::

OP said "is he playing on my general lack of tolerance ?

So its out of order to call her intolerant when I think she is being intolerant?

How about you tell people what they can post and we'll all follow your script?

:o tee I need that app!!!