DH and his sandwiches - I'm gonna go postal

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Ever since lockdown started and DH has mostly been working from home, he has a sandwich for lunch with little cubes of cheese and cold meats etc. Every day, pretty much, he has the same sandwich.

And every single god damn fucking day he leaves the chopping board, bread knife and butter knife on the kitchen counter.

I've asked. I've pleaded. I've threatened a star chart. Nothing has worked.

AIBU to lose my shit soon if he can't just put the knives and chopping board in the washing up before he eats?

I'm obviously not perfect, and I'm well aware that I have wildly irritating habits too, but I just want him to put the stuff in the washing up pile. Is that really too much to ask? AIBU?

Is he too important to worry about such menial things?

Is there a house fairy to clear up?

YANBU

Put it on his desk. Every time.

Put them in a bag. Put them in his office/the garden/his car.

put them in the bin
or put them on his desk
or just leave them there - until he moves them
put a big sign next to it: move your fucking shit

YANBU, it's not exactly difficult to clear up after yourself in case someone else wants to use the stuff and counter space. It's inconsiderate.

I think the whole purpose of marriage is to teach you not to sweat the small stuff. Effing annoying as it is.

I haven’t heard anyone say “go postal” for ages!

Shove them under his pillow...

The stuff that he leaves lying to eat his lunch, does he clear it after lunch before going back to his desk?

If so, YABU.
If not, YANBU

I'm torn. Does he wash them up after he's finished eating or do they linger there for ages?

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/she-divorced-me-i-left-dishes-by-the-sink_b_9055288

Take the knives and chopping board out with you to work one day. Say nothing. Act dumb.

Would he clear it away of you left it and if so when?
I don't think there's any need to rush to immediately tidy something away, as long as it's done in a reasonable time frame.

Take them away and hide them.

Hide the bread knife and chopping board and when he asks you where they are you can ask him where he left them.

The task is too small and menial for him to do so he leaves it to you. It's disrespectful

If you left it all what would happen? If you don’t clear it up will he do it later in the day, maybe after work?
Is so then I think you’re being a bit anal.
If not then he’s being lazy. Put the stuff on his desk.

As long as he cleans it up after he’s eaten I don’t see a problem with this. I couldn’t get so worked up about it.

AIBU to lose my shit soon if he can't just put the knives and chopping board in the washing up before he eats?

If he never clears any of it up, even after eating YANBU.

If he eats and then clears up, YABU.

Padlocks for the cabinets? Or some kind of clear locked box to hold the cheese and cold cuts? I did this on the airing cupboard when DH was learning that if he didn't hang his wet towels up, they stayed wet and he wasn't allowed to just get fresh clean ones.

This! It doesn't have to be before he eats.

If he leaves them there indefinitely then just leave them there to be dirty for his lunch the next day. He'll remember.

I adopted the "There is no diner tonight because I can't access the chopping board" method.

Do the cubes of cheese not fall out of the sandwich?

Tiny cubes of cheese seem wildly impractical for a sandwich. Do they not drop out of the bottom while he’s eating?

We need more info. How long would they stay there if you didn't touch them?

So just before the Prince come down for his bread and cheese and cured meats, make a sandwich of your own using all the clean utensils to do so. Buttery knife, crumbs, open meat, sweaty cheese. Make sure there are no clean plates or silverware he can use. See what he says then.
Your mission is set.
Report back tomorrow at 13:00 hours