I've just had a nasty row with my partner over smelly socks, it sounds ridiculous I know.
He has a problem with sweaty feet. They get so bad he can't put his used socks in with the rest of the washing in the laundry basket because the smell permeates everything and stinks out the whole room.
His solution is to bag them up and keep them in the hallway cupboard until the bag is full then he does his own wash load of just socks.
His work boots are also a problem. The sweating feet are so bad they actually disintegrate the boots after a while.
He has tried various powders and creams, some of which work on a short term basis then he stops with the upkeep. He refuses to see a podiatrist.
Anyway, the smell travels out from the cupboard into the hallway and I've raised it as an issue several times. I don't want that to be the first thing I (or guests) smell when coming in.
He just gets defensive and says "what else can I do?"
I suggested finding some sort of smell proof container and he had never heard of such a thing, acted as though I should have told him about the existence of things like that. My POV is that if he'd bothered to look for solutions he would have found one but it suits him just fine as it is.
I asked him to please find something like that and buy it, he then says he has to prioritise getting his phone fixed, as though he cannot possibly do both.
I was calm and respectful when I raised the issue but it descended into him shouting and me then raising my voice to get my point across (total waste of time, he doesn't listen to anything you say once he's in defense mode)
He changed the subject and started bringing up old arguments.
Am I actually being unreasonable here?