AAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH! My husband is a mentalist

[Pollykitten]

How can I stop my husband 'signing off' phone calls to me with 'all the best!' It makes me want to strangle him! He's older than me and it's usually when he clicks into work mode, or there is someone around that can hear him on the phone, but AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH Sorry, just needed to vent.

- maybe bill him a nice piece of jewellery each time?

Sometimes mine is still in work mode and when I ask how he's doing (if I know he's going to have a tough day or anything) he says - "Fine, and yourself?". Makes me laugh though!

You could repeat something that rhymes with it?

Feather the nest
Call the rest
Wash the vest
Complete the quest- ad nauseum.

Might stop him but if it doesn't you might have fun thinking up your own sign offs.

Well I think it is hilarious that he says this to his wife. Dh is nosing around and can't see why I laughed. So maybe this is a losing battle.

Stellar

I second a hearty 'Wash the vest' at the end of every phone call!

Are you me??? I was chatting to him online this evening (he works away) and he signed off with 'Good to chat. Talk soon'. Really? Really?????

When I say I was chatting to 'him' I mean MY other half not yours

Leave the bastard!

It's nice that he cares :)

lol numbum!
So glad it's not just an affliction in my household... I thought I'd lost him to CorporateWorld TM

Maybe I should say 'great doing business with you' or something?!

Fuck it! I think I'll try 'have a nice day!' that should do it...

Ahhh we have "absolutely" all the time from DH. Beginning to grate a bit.

He knows he does it and occasionally he just says "Abso... exactly!"

My XH used to say 'cheers' to me when in work mode. Made me stabby!

When my dh is in work mode he signs off with "take care"

Glad it's not just me who had to put up with this kind of behaviour

the relationship equivalent of dialling 9 for an outside line when you're at home...

Oh that's funny OP Lol!

I now have this disturbing mental image of you two doing the deed in bed and him wishing you all the best before rolling over and going to sleep.

Yes I realise I've taken the scenario a little too far

Good to have an endearing habit rather than an enraging one :)

'Good to chat. Talk soon' made me snort!

I think I'd answer with "See you anon"

Worra that is awesome!

EVERY email I get from my DP ends in "Regards".

Regards.

Seriously?

Ha.

I wonder if he does it the other way around in work, such as signing off conversations with his boss by saying, "ok, speak to you later, love you".

I need to go to sleep now but keep chuckling about Worra's post - heehee!

Happens to me too. My DH finishes off our calls with "Thanks"
Very polite but leaves me feeling like one of his clients!