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AIBU to call DP on his 'funny little ways'?

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supersop60 · 13/02/2015 21:03

My DP over the years has developed some funny little habits that in themselves are not bad, but added up actually cause me a lot of frustration and Confused Hmm and make me want to stab him
Today he burnt his toast for the millionth time. he put the bread in the toaster, and walked away. When he came back it had popped and gone cold, so he put it in again and walked away. When he came back it was burnt. Usually he swears a lot, puts it in the bin and starts again. Today it was the fault of the mysterious Mr Somebody who keeps changing the temperature dial. He got very cross when I said it was U of him to expect everyone to do their toast/bagels/etc at the same temp just because he couldn't be bothered to check it.
There are myriad similar things that he does; WIBU to call him on them when they occur?

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SomewhereIBelong · 14/02/2015 09:44

Smile DadDadDad - I do have an HNC in Electrical and Electronic engineering - shows it is worth something...

supersop60 · 14/02/2015 11:16

Laughing out loud at some of these replies - glad to know I'm not alone. It's a semi serious point for me though - most of DP's funny ways are him sabotaging himself, blaming everybody else, and the swearing and bad temper are absolutely vile at 7 in the morning. I want it to stop, so that's why I want to call him on it. Keep on with your stories!

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ifgrandmahadawilly · 14/02/2015 11:28

Oh yeah, we've had the toaster timer argument. Despite the fact that we have a double toaster with a timer on each side and so could have a side each. My dp insists on them both being on his setting.

He also has a wonderful habit of never putting anything in a cupboard - EXCEPT empty food packets! Now that really is infuriating.

He hangs his coats and scarfs on the banister (so they slide off whenver you walk past) instead of on the coat hooks located about 3 feet away.

He drapes his wet towels over the upstairs bannister to dry when we have a heated towel rail.

He has long hair and pulls clumps of it out of the hairbrush everyday and leaves it lying randomly about the house.
He has to have a twenty minute poo and a fag before we go anywhere.

Drives me insane.

CalicoBlue · 14/02/2015 11:44

Boobz Luckily on your last three habits that rules our DH's out of being the same person.

Mine would never do any washing up, will leave cups, plates etc by the dishwasher, even if it is open he will not put anything in. He says that it might be full of clean dishes and he does not want to put dirty ones in there.
I go to bed first, and turn all the lights off, leaving him to find his way to bed in the dark.
He is always early when we meet.
No does not keep us waiting, he is usually ready first.

He does however seem to have an obsession with pants and socks. His underwear draw never closes. He is out, so I have just emptied it and sorted out what he has. There are over 50 pairs of pants and I lost count after 70 pairs of socks, and that does not include sports socks. Some of these are new still in the packet. Why? I do a wash most days, he is not going to run out. I have left them out for him to cull.

Cutteduppear I don't think any of us are threatening to do anything horrid to our DH's. We are just laughing at their annoying habits.

I love Dh to bits, just when he comes home and empties his change all over he kitchen table as I am about to serve supper it annoys me.

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