To wonder how long DH's laundry will stay on the bedroom floor?

[MrsDeaconClaybourne]

(Mainly light-hearted)

DH has started leaving his washing on the floor in the bedroom- we've been together 16 years and he hasn't done this before so I'm not ready to LTB just yet.

Weirdly we've just spent a lot of money building an extension including a utility room so it's no effort to throw it in there either straight into the machine or in the laundry basket.

I'm working much less than him at the moment so more than happy to do the actual washing and he does do a share of the laundry and pull his weight in general. I know I could ask him what he's thinking but I'm childish curious to know how long it'll be before he notices

Mine has occasional phases of putting his dirty clothes on top of the laundry basket. This really irritates me as it's in the way when I want to put stuff in, or out. So generally I just chuck it on his side of the bed, and wait to see whether he gets it or not.
It's like a war of attrition - who will crack first?

Sow some mustard and cress seeds and damp it down.

Let's see who cracks first never works. In my experience, men can be oblivious, and then indignant that you never asked. Put a laundry basket in the bedroom and just pleasantly ask him to use it. It probably hasn't occurred to him. It's not grounds for divorce

Mine stores his clean clothes on the floor. The longest it lasted for was 11 months, and they only got put away because I cracked on Christmas Eve and did it as a christmas present to myself. I nag him more often now. He just isn't bothered by the mess.

If he is anything like mine, indefinitely.

I stuff anything that my husband leaves outside designated areas into his wardrobe. It does not matter if its clean or dirty. It all goes into one giant ball of clothes that I stuff into one particular large compartment. This accomplishes two things: 1. Gets the mess out of my sight. 2. Provides me with a warm feeling of accomplished revenge. I highly recommend this strategy.

My Dad did this when he and my DM first married. He was shoving all his dirty washing under the bed. DM knew about it but pleaded ignorant and ignored it. Did washing regularly from the washing basket. It wasn't long before he asked where all his underwear was and my DM innocently replied "I have no idea - I've done all the washing in the basket".

That was the one time my DF tried (and failed!) to take my DM for a mug! 43 years later it's him that does all of the washing!

I like the sound of your DM Crazy.
There isn't really room for a laundry basket because of the layout of our bedroom- anyway that would sort of be accepting that it's my responsibility to get the clothes to the washing machine. We've got a perfectly good laundry basket in the utility room and DH is fully capable of walking the few steps to take his washing there. Tbh, I often just throw washing on the floor in there and sort it when I put a wash on so it's not like I have unreasonably high standards!