Settle a washing up argument please

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If you have stuff that has to be soaked before being washed do you:

a) fill it with water and leave it on the work surface next to the sink (risking spillage)

b) leave it in the sink in the washing up bowl (meaning you can't fill the kettle)

Please vote now. My marriage is in jeopardy. We need to know who is being unreasonable it's DH

Use a jug or large tumbler to fill kettle

A

I leave it on the draining board overnight.

Have been known though to stick horrible manky things in the oven, to get them out of the way, and then forget about them till I need the oven again.

B but possibly because we've got a double sink and a utility room with another sink but mainly because I can't stand the thought of greasy water slopping around. It must be contained!

Actually, I'd just chuck it into the dishwasher if I'm honest.

A of course

A of course, but usually on the hob out of the way.

A!

B leaves me a bit.... eugh.

My husband does B. :(

B, otherwise DS will defo knock the water filled containers onto the floor!

If the dishwasher is in use & something needs soaking, I'd do A.

My young adult DC have the bad habit of doing B, which really annoys me. I hate coming downstairs in the morning & finding greasy stuff in the sink.

A

But I'd actually use the dishwasher.

Dh would do b and drive me nutz

I cant stand greasy stagnant water in my washing up bowl or sink.

So I leave "big nasties" to soak on the work surface on the left of the sink (not on the right, that is where clean stuff drains).

If the dishwasher is running, I might fill the washing up bowl with rinsed off small crockery until they can be loaded in, but not really greasy dirty stuff nor so that the tap is obscured.

C have a big sink so we can still fill the kettle.

B

We do B but we have a wooden worktop so A is out plus a large and deep double sink so we can still fill the kettle up.

If I'm washing up elsewhere I'd do the rest of the washing up, put that away and then leave the offending pan soaking on the draining board.

C. No washing up bowl so it goes in the sink with plenty of room left to fill the kettle