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What’s the most minor thing your other half does that unreasonably winds you up?

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FiveFarthings · 14/08/2019 09:38

Confession time just for fun (need some light relief after being up all night with baby!)

What’s the most minor thing that your other half does that unreasonably winds you up?

For me, it’s that my husband squeezes the tube of tooth paste from the middle rather than the bottom, leaving the tube all twisted so you can’t get anything out. It is such a minor thing but my god it makes me rage and I am totally disproportionately unreasonable about it!

Anyone else have anything similar?

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Clawdy · 14/08/2019 22:49

If I plonk a cup of coffee down for him, he says "Thenk yow" in a silly jokey posh voice. Every time Angry

Charmatt · 14/08/2019 22:49

Oh, and he sometimes says, 'Streuth!' which drives me up the wall!

Roughday · 14/08/2019 22:51

Not putting things back where they go !
It’s quite simple really but he will put the shampoo/ toothpaste opened letters etc right next to where they go ... it really boils my piss .
And putting shoes next to the shoe rack not onAngry

Oh and farting in bed Hmm

user1495225181 · 14/08/2019 22:51

Calls me “Mum” even in public.

My (adult) children think it’s hilarious.

Iamthewombat · 14/08/2019 22:53

I have had 2 glasses of champagne, maybe that is why I am crying with laughter at Coma’s post.

Charmatt · 14/08/2019 22:53

@Corna Grin

AntHilda · 14/08/2019 22:57

Never clears benches after preparing a meal ( which is forgivable when I'm being served delicious meals cooked from scratch).
Taps his fingers on the table.
Talks when im trying to hear something on TV.
Leaves his huge shoes in random places n I go flying Grin

madcatladyforever · 14/08/2019 23:00

What is with the fucking toenails. I feel like vomiting now!!!
Seriously now I know why I'm so happy single and forever.

movingontosomethingnew · 14/08/2019 23:01

Not emptying his pockets before dumping his stuff in the washing basket.

I've pulled dog poo bags, tissues, loose change, his car key... the list goes on and on!

AntHilda · 14/08/2019 23:04

Ooh one I've just remembered. He'll say a word then repeat it in the sound of a question as though hes pronounced it wrong or not used the right word, then will repeat again as though hes realised it is the correct word. Honestly, it happens all the time it's so irritating

Standingonceremony · 14/08/2019 23:04

@corna "Picks his toenails and then cleans his teeth with the bits of toenails.". I... I... I... No. Just no. I just can't.

Mine puts boys to bed and throws their dirty clothes down the stairs to go into the washing machine. Fine. Then when he comes back down, he steps over the washing on the bottom of the stairs to go to the kitchen, walking past the actual washing machine. He leaves the washing on the stairs. Sometimes he goes back up stairs, and when he comes back down he steps over the washing again. EVERY single night.

He is also incapable of putting sugar in his coffee without spilling it and can't put the lid back on the sugar.

However I'm perfect and never irritate him.

cricketmum84 · 14/08/2019 23:06

@Corna the mental images though 😂😂😂

Supergrassyknoll · 14/08/2019 23:06

all these are making me soooo glad I'm single now!! 😂

rachelb76 · 14/08/2019 23:07

Taps his cereal. He gets up for work a bit earlier than me and it wakes me up every sodding morning! Takes a mouthful then tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap with the spoon to dunk the cereal into the milk like fucking whack a mole til he's ready to take another mouthful. Drives. Me. Insane.

LemonPrism · 14/08/2019 23:11

Be waits to finish his sentence when he needs to clear his throat and I CAN HEAR THE OBSTRUCTION. JUST COUGH YOU BASTARD. COUGH NOW.

Standingonceremony · 14/08/2019 23:12

Oh my god - his sneezes. It's like "AAAAAARRRRRRRCHOOOOOOO!". I'm sorry Mr Standing, I don't think they heard you in Istanbul. Next time I recommend you make your sneeze a bit more dramatic.

Boots20 · 14/08/2019 23:13

Some of these are hilarious! The toe nails though Confused boke 😂

My OH will suggest a film then when it gets to a significant part (funny, scary, twist etc.) Will be watching me & my reaction rather than the actual movie.....drives me up the bloddy wall!

Boots20 · 14/08/2019 23:15

@rachelb76 Takes a mouthful then tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap with the spoon

This in particular made me laugh out loud Grin

AntHilda · 14/08/2019 23:24

If I ask one little question whilst watching something the TV gets paused.
Orders a curry n piles the whole lot together so naan bread at bottom, on go the chips, little bit rice in top, pour curry over the full thing, topped with onion bahji. I find this wierd.
Also has his plates swamped with gravy so its dripping off the sides, no need.
Dithers around in my way when I'm clearly in a hurry.
Tucks his feet under the bottom of the duvet undoing my feet tuck, I'm shorter than him.
Asks questions about mediocre things.
Tbh u think if he was asked what irratetes him about me there would be way way more Grin

Saddlesore · 15/08/2019 00:02

Empties the cereal box/jam jar/milk carton and PUTS THE EMPTY CONTAINER BACK in the fridge or cupboard. Anyone know a hitman I could hire?

RollaCola84 · 15/08/2019 00:19

@Aprinceinapaupersgrave - my DP does that and it makes me murderous. He insists its "soaking", I say it's a pile of cold, manky water.

Also refusing to put clingfilm on open packets. No that ham will be fine if you just press on the film lid a bit honestly...... eye twitch

heartlanddrive · 15/08/2019 01:21

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Hally2020 · 15/08/2019 01:25

SpeckledyHen

Mine says jam and bread😠

ProfessorofPerspective · 15/08/2019 01:25

So many, but this thread has been so reassuring.

He cleans any spillage on the kitchen floor with a tea towel and leaves them in a pile in the corner. Because the utility room is too far to bother with.

Does most of the cooking (great) but in stead of dishing up nicely, just shouts 'FUUUUUUUUDDDD' in a weird accent and we have to scuttle in and collect our own at the summons. He always cooks too much food and won't check the fridge before he starts buying more.

There's the classic ridiculously loud sneezing, socks on the living room floor, shoes left all over the bedroom floor in my way round to my side.

His speciality is to talk sanctimoniously about how he's always 'scrubbing and bleaching' the kitchen which somehow excuses him from input anywhere else in the house, yet in reality means wiping the surfaces with flash spray. Not cleaning the sink, floor, hob, oven, fridge, bins, cupboard doors etc.

Whenever I look in, on my way past to do everything else, he's leaning with his elbows on the work top, glued to the kindle, either watching a loud film he's seen eleventy-million times before or Jeremy fucking Clarkson. But feeling virtuous. Because of the bleaching.

He's very heavy handed moving ironing that ive just finished, if he considers it to be in his way. Makes me wince.

He sweeps my purse for change and £5 notes rather than getting cash out. So I go to park or pay for something and there's nothing there.

But he's in my good books at the moment because he's just got a great new job. And he does do a lot of the cooking. I'll sleep well tonight.

Dcle · 15/08/2019 06:27

Dries up... Stacks all the drying up next to the draining board. Instead of just putting cutlery etc away directly LIKE A FURTHER 3 INCHES AWAY.