Minor things your other half does that make you all stabby 🙃

[ChilliOnTheWilli]

My DH is constantly asking for brews. I have never ever seen someone drink so many cups of tea and coffee in my life. His family are all the same, offering each other brews every 5 seconds. You literally put your cup down at my MILs and she's got the kettle on again.

I honestly can't take one more 'are you making a brew?' any time I look like I might be leaving the room or at the first hint of getting out of bed in the mornings. It gives me the RAGE 😂 (don't get me wrong, he makes a lot himself too). It's worse than hearing 'mum, mum, mum' for the millionth time a day.

He will even ask or get up to make one at like 11pm when we're in bed or if he's in the middle of drinking a beer in the evening.

Can I divorce my husband for making and requesting too many brews? Do your partners do anything minor that make you all stabby?

And obviously this is light-hearted, I won't actually stab him unless he asks for another brew

On a lighter note - insists when I'm driving somewhere that I don't need a satnav cos he can direct me. Then proceeds to vaguely point and tell me to turn 'there' or 'here' or 'take this exit on the roundabout' like I can fucking see what he's pointing at from his side of the car whilst I'm driving. Be more specific!!!

On a serious note - moans about being unhappy in his job quite a lot, but actually never takes any steps to improve it (training, applying for internal promotions, looking externally etc).

I honestly love him so much though he's my fave person in the world.

Puts open packets of cooked meat in the fridge without using clingfilm/sandwich bag or any other form of sealing it beyond a bit of vague pressing of the film cover. Then complains when the ham (that only he eats...) has gone hard round the edges

Also when making a hot drink filling the cup to the absolute brim so it's virtually impossible to drink without spilling it.

@DotTheCaddy

If I'm driving somewhere and he's navigating he will tell me I need to turn left as we drive past the turning. It makes me want to scream.

Wont ever solve his own problems eg says he is hot, I ask him if he wants to turn the fan on and he says no. He has a headache, I offer him painkillers and he says no. Etc. That drives me nuts.

And he snores. Other than that he is ace.

@DotTheCaddy I think we might be married to the same person! 😂

If he notices something that needs doing (which is rare) he says...

'We need to get the car booked in for a service'
'We need to buy more water filters'
'WE should get more food for the dog'

Instead of just bloody doing those things, when what he really means is now he's mentioned it, I have to remember to do the things!

RAGE

DP leaves her shoes anywhere - meaning I trip over them in some random unexpected place. Also often leaves cups etc on side instead of putting in dishwasher, also leaves wardrobe and kitchen cupboards open randomly and sometimes has stuff jammed in so door won’t shut despite there being plenty of room. Never ever ever ever takes the empty bog roll tube out of the bathroom when she changes one.

The noise when he eats. He eats with his mouth closed, but I actually don’t know how a human can make so much physical noise eating.

@Lorddenning1

I wonder what our other half's would say about us, things we do that annoy them

I’m a nightmare to live with, his list would be vast.

So so many of these...

He folds crisp packets into little triangles using the corner and just leaves them anywhere.

Absolutely no sense of prioritising his time. For example, I asked him to dress the kids (all their stuff is hung up as outfits in their wardrobes, can't really fail at that) while I get ready for an appointment. I come down ready to leave. Kids are dressed in each other's clothes. (18m and 2.5 so similar size) even though their wardrobes are in their respective rooms. So ones in too big, the other in too small clothing. DH nowhere to be seen. Buggies to load into the boot, nappy bag not done, drinks not ready. Where is DH? Outside, unblocking the drain!! Whhhyyyy?????? Inevitably, I'm late for anything.

Anything he buys is just left like an ornament on any surface we have. Who's job is it to put your stuff away then??? And then he has the audacity to say the house looks cluttered!!!!

Loses his car keys/phone constantly. We have a hook for the keys by the door. Never uses it. Sits on his chair and looks at me asking where they are. I don't drive so I haven't had them! He will still sit there and repeat that he can't find his keys as if it's my job to find them!

I cook 99% of all meals. From scratch. He'll often come in to hover over me whilst I cook and tell me his recommendations. Also, will assist by stirring the pot/ turning off the oven etc then when my older kids thank me for the food, he asks where his thank you is as he helped make it!!

There are loads more.

Stab stab stab.

It always boggles my head the length of time it takes him to cook a meal. No matter how simple. One time I left to go to the gym while he started cooking a full English breakfast, I came back a little over an hour later and he was still cooking it. Coming down from the shower before he was sitting eating it.

Like HOW? How did it take so long?

Meals in general, my heart always sinks a bit when he says he's cooking as I know it's going to be hours. I end up snacking through hunger.

The list is endless

• puts dirty laundry next to the laundry basket instead of in it
• puts empty packets boxes etc back in cupboards

-leaves spoon on the kitchen side after making a brew

• leaves the lid off the toothpaste

-leaves drawers open after going in them

• opens his mail then leaves it on the sofa for the foreseeable future till I get wound up and move it
• trims his beard on the carpet just after I've hoovered

I could go on and on 😂 good job we love them aye

Recently it's been "where's my wallet/keys/phone/ mask?"

Ok it's specs with me but only because I only need them for close up things so frequently take them off and I've got a spare pair anyway .

When he asks why I need such a big bag day to day and then asks if he can 'just' pop in his glasses, various little bits and bobs etc. YOU and the kids are why I need such a big bag!

Doing half a job such as vacuuming but leaving it out in the hall all wires trailing. Leaving kitchen cupboards open. Throwing teatowels onto counter or wandering around with them on his shoulder like a dead parrot.

Gosh this is good therapy.

My dh sounds like the OPs. Constantly asking for brews. It’s just the way he asks, “are you brewing” is his most used expression. Another is “that last one didn’t touch the sides”. “Well make it your bloody self then” is usually my response.

. I blame it all on his upbringing. Apparently they were all given bottles of tea as babies.

Putting stuff just on top of the rubbish/recycling bags so that when you try to empty it it falls all over the floor. I don't know how he does it. I think he must pull a little bit of the bag up first, fold it over, and place the rubbish carefully on top. It's a real skill.

I love this thread, hahaha!

I didn't think I had any but I've thought of loads!

The main one is getting up from the sofa and going to bed without moving anything. Dinner plates, glasses, sofa cushions on the floor... it always looks like he's been abducted and the place has been left as a crime scene.

He leaves everything to me and then suddenly demands to know something. What time does this place open? Have they got this in stock? Why is this one better than that one? Where is the nearest petrol station? Where are the tickets? "I am not the gatekeeper" is a common phrase. And he moans that I faff about as we are leaving, but that's because I have to make sure we have the tickets etc as he won't have thought of it!

Crumbs on the worktop - we moved into a house with black work surfaces after I declared I would never have them again. He makes sandwiches or toast and the crumbs are left forever.

Thinks the washing line is hightech kit that needs a licence - he'll tumble dry everything rather than use the washing line. Also will never bring stuff in if it's dry. He doesn't notice apparently.

His side of the bed looks like a teenagers. Clothes, socks, glasses/mugs, general crap all shoved down there. I moved some of it onto the bed so i could hoover and he complained that 'you only did that last week!'. He thinks cleaning is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

That wa very therapeutic. Thanks.

Takes off his socks by the sofa, leaves them there in little sweaty balls, two days later I’ll have had enough of them and put them in the wash basket queue him asking “where are my socks?” And I’ll reply that they’re in the wash which is meant with an indignant “I’d only had them on a couple of hours, I was going to wear them again”...why didn’t you put them back in your fucking drawer or on your side of the bed then you great fucking twat???

Never puts anything in the dishwasher. This is apparently because only I know the complexities of a dishwasher. He doesn’t know if it’s full of dirty or clean stuff, doesn’t understand it’s mystical ways. I’ve told him that if he opens the door the dishwasher will reveal its secret of clean or dirty and he could maybe even load it or unload it if he’s feeling brave. No, I have a system apparently. Yes dh I do; if it’s clean empty it if it’s empty load it. Moron.

Brushes the dog and makes fun models out of dog fur (husky so sheds A LOT) and then leaves it embedded in the carpet. Usually just after I’ve hoovered.

Only empties the bin if I tell him it’s full. I’m guessing this is because he never fucking puts anything in it so wouldn’t know if it’s full.

Brings me a cup of tea at 6am which I wake up to around 8 when it is of course stone cold. Because he made me a cup all future cups of the day are to be made by me. He’ll pick up his mug and sigh at it’s emptiness. If I suggest he could put the kettle on he’ll sigh and say yes I suppose I could. I make a lot of spiteful tea to shut him up.

If we need to leave the house for something I can guarantee he will start a pointless task 5 minutes before we need to leave. Last week we had a funeral to go to and 5 minutes prior to leaving he decided to descale the shower. The time before that he decided to reorganise his chest of drawers contents. He was very upset I didn’t let him finish his task.

He snores. Loudly.

All that aside I love him to bits

He asks me not to buy him treats he likes, as he's trying to lose weight. So I don't. The he eats mine instead.

@BreconBeBuggered tbf I am very much your dh in that respect.

Thought of another - being unable not to stir. I don't want that fucking pan touched, leave it alone. Physically incapable of not messing with a pan on the stove.

Breathe
Eat
Cough
Sneeze
Breathe

Breathes

Likes to sit quietly and look at his phone when he’s at home. He works very long hours but occasionally will come home for lunch and when I’m wfh I expect to have a chat but he literally wants to sit in silence and relax. He takes relaxing very seriously.

I’m a complete chatterbox and find this quite hard to understand. He then gets annoyed because I constantly ask if he’s okay because he’s not talking and I assume I’ve upset him

Insists on narrating text messages while we are all just fucking sitting there, instead of just typing the fucking thing. Insists it’s faster of course. (He’s doing it now. Is repeating the same phrase in slow monotone for the fourth time because the phone doesn’t speak Australian English.)GAAAAAAAAAH!!!

Oh and he also has no fucking idea about his own work schedule. At least 3 times a week I get told the wrong finish time so his dinner gets cold.
Every holiday we have ever been on has had to be rearranged in some way because he never thinks about what work commitments he has before arranging anything. This weekend I thought we were going to make some lovely plans together, oh no he forgot he’s away with work for the whole weekend again. Idiot

Also he never bakes. Never. Doesn't even have a bag of flour in his kitchen but the second I bake something he turns into Paul sodding Hollywood judging the bake off from final.

"ooh, this cake is a bit dry, ooh your buns are a bit wet..."

NO-ONE ELSE COMPLAINS, DEAR.