To think that you shouldn't be peeling your DH's oranges for him?

[Lighthousekeeping]

I share a house, that's London for you.

I've just come home to find my housemates wife lovingly preparing a fruit plate for him. Including glacier cherries on top. I'm sure most people would think this is lovely but I'm bleeding sick of it. Every night when he gets in from work she's peeling his oranges and chopping up his grapes whilst he lies on the bed watching cricket. I tell myself it's because she's not working and once she gets a job she won't have time to fanny on but I really want to wade in and tell her to shove his fruit up his arse.

They are a lovely couple other than that although it would be nice if she ran a vacum cleaner through the house occasionally

Is everybody on this thread drunk, or do I need to be drunker?

Not that I know of. Speaking for myself.

Aprons are ok. I think pinnies are frilly and revisionist.

Leave 'em be.

I would be happy if she donned some overalls and got the mr Sheen out. I don't think she's cleaned in her life.

I've just eaten an orange because of this thread.

I think I will introduce her to M and S fruit cocktail

Of course you're poorer. Apart from Council Tax being more if you are no longer the only occupant of a house there's lighting, heating, water, landline telephone, toilet roll, washing up liquid, milk/tea/coffee/sugar etc. All these cost money, and the old saying that 2 can live as cheaply as 1 was never coined by someone who did a weekly shop.

Does your cleaner do all the washing, or does this wife wash & iron his clothes?

The wife does his clothes. It wasn't just fruit tonight. It was Waldorf Salad.

I think I'm jealous!