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To have shouted at DP for weirdness / dopeyness?

149 replies

SmashedPumpkinz · 24/02/2020 07:43

DP is incapable of thinking for himself. He has no initiative and it’s driving me crazy. Some of his behaviours are so odd and weird and it’s starting to really irritate me.

I’ve just bought a hard floor cleaner/vacuum. I was spending all day yesterday painting woodwork and DP was just sat there not knowing what to do. So I asked him to use the new floor cleaner for the first time. It’s cordless and I’d spent the previous day charging the battery (which only works for 45 mins). The whole house needed a floor clean. I heard him turn it on and it didn’t sound like it was actually moving so admittedly I thought he’d turned it on so I could hear it but had then just sat down. I was fuming. I went in to check and walked in to the cleaner on full blast stationary in the middle of the floor and DP just stood there looking at it suspiciously. I said “what are you doing???” He said “I’m just working it out”. I get mad and turned it off saying “what is there to work out?? You turn it on and move it across the floor!!! You don’t stand there watching it drain it’s battery!”

He decided that he didn’t like my attitude towards him at the point and refused to continue with it. He did fuck all yesterday ... everything he was supposed to do he literally spent the entire time “working it out” ... changing light bulbs, fixing the bed, cleaning the floors, fixing the fence ... none done as he was too busy “working it out”

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adaline · 24/02/2020 08:32

If he can hold down a job, he most definitely can help being like this.

Depends on the job, surely?

Coolcucumber2020 · 24/02/2020 08:33

@shadow
Not necessarily. Plenty of people, myself included, switch off at the weekends and plenty of people aren’t furiously busy and quick minded all the time.

No reason to shout and belittle them. That is just mean.

Campurp · 24/02/2020 08:33

Why did you marry him? When did his uselessness come to light?

Funnyface1 · 24/02/2020 08:34

Ugh, yanbu, I was irritated just reading this. Living it would lead to me shouting too.

Dontdisturbmenow · 24/02/2020 08:35

So many YANBU when of the roles were reversed, OP would be told that her OH was an abusive bully.

There were no reason to shout at him. Shouting for being exasperated is what leads to women complaining that their oh is emotional abusive so why is it okay when it's the other way round?

MimiLaRue · 24/02/2020 08:36

I couldn't live with someone like this. Lethargy and laziness is such a huge turn off.
He needs to get off his arse and TRY- thats what all the rest of us had to do- we weren't born knowing how to put an Ikea pack together or knowing laundry "rules" we had to learn. So can he. I'd seriously give him an ultimatum- either you get it together and contribute to the household chores or this relationship wont work. If this continues it will breed huge resentment on your part, OP.

Coolcucumber2020 · 24/02/2020 08:36

@Dontdisturbmenow quite.

adaline · 24/02/2020 08:37

Thing is, his behaviour won't have just started overnight.

It's highly likely that he's always been like this, and OP hasn't been bothered by it until now.

Thehop · 24/02/2020 08:37

Well you should apologise for shouting at him. That’s not okay.

But I’d leave someone like this.

GothamProtector · 24/02/2020 08:39

No if OP didn't have the brain capacity to work out how to push a hoover and then when pulled up on her uselessness decided to sulk and sit on the couch when there was as clearly shit to be done I'd be telling her to stop being a twat.

GothamProtector · 24/02/2020 08:40

I also wouldn't apologise for shouting. He should apologise for leaving all this on your shoulders and refusing to help.

Shouting isn't some great sin.

diddl · 24/02/2020 08:43

Oh Op just leave him-you think so little of him.

You're pissed off by him, he doesn't like your attitude towards him-what's the point?

Smilebehappy123 · 24/02/2020 08:44

Iv had one of these before
The doppy fucker could do literally nothing and worse still didnt want to learn either
Thank god hubby is good at DIY and takes charge of the home maintenance
His attitude is appalling and you have every right to be pissed off x

TheVanguardSix · 24/02/2020 08:44

I love a task, me. I am a task rabbit. My dream job is to work at the local stables, mucking out, looking after the horses, refurbishing the carpentry. I have several toolboxes and I will use them all. Grin

All that said, reading the list of chores your dp had (it sounds like you made the list) coupled with being spoken to the way you spoke to dp, I'd be on the fuckthat train to nopeville, middle fingers up, walking out the front door to go and get my peace of mind elsewhere. Sorry, OP. It's not that I'm on your DP's side actually. But your approach is never going to work if you want more support around the house.

billy1966 · 24/02/2020 08:45

Waster. Think hard about ending up married to and having children with one.

Wasters are inherently selfish, care for no one but themselves, are shit fathers and stress the hell out of those they leech and live off.

Why would you want to be with a helpless waster?

Soooooo unattractive in a person.

Closetbeanmuncher · 24/02/2020 08:47

Sounds like strategic incompetence/passive aggression to me.

AwdBovril · 24/02/2020 08:48

Is he any good at pouring concrete patios? You could watch it set...

ThanosSavedMe · 24/02/2020 08:49

Has he always been like this? If so, he’s not going to change. You being frustrated with him and shouting won’t change him. He won’t suddenly go, oh yeah, and do everything you want him to do. Is this a viable relationship?

If he’s not always been like this, how long has he been this way? Has something happened recently or has it been a slow change?

drspouse · 24/02/2020 08:49

I too want to know if he has a job.

Ellisandra · 24/02/2020 08:49

Oh god just dump him.
I don’t think it’s OK to shout at people within a relationship - that is abusive. But I make an exception for the last day of a relationship when your shouting makes you realise that you really can’t stand their behaviour!

JasonBrun · 24/02/2020 08:55

Mine would probably be like this. Simple things don't work well for his brain. he struggles with timetables, working the heating etc. He's very academic though with a wonderful mind. It's part of who he is. I'll admit it's frustrating sometimes when he's struggling with what i see as simple tasks. I try not to have a go or take the piss though because he can't help it. We all have our strengths and our weaknesses.

I think you have deeper problems if you're shouting at him for this. Is your general division of labour equitable?

TatianaLarina · 24/02/2020 08:55

So he’s thick and lazy. Why are you still with him?

pinkyredrose · 24/02/2020 08:57

Is he exceptionally thick?

Dontdisturbmenow · 24/02/2020 08:57

@GothamProtector, if the roles were reversed, maybe they would say that the vaccum was making a strsnge sound and they were trying to work out if it was ok, or whatever else might have caused him to take some time.

As for just apologise and all will be ok again total double standards. 8 don't remember reading a thread when it's the woman being shouted out being told that posters that as long as her OH apologise, all is ok.

Some people are slower to process things than others. Having someone shouting at you and making you feel even more inferior is a form of abuse. I feel sorry for your OH OP.

Papiermachecat · 24/02/2020 08:57

Men are like this. It's all in the preparation supposedly.
Ha!

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