We are in the process of moving house, from our current rental to our first bought house. It's a lot of stress, and I'm the one sorting most of it out (as I only work 3 days a week, and he works 5). I am currently 6.5 months pg and he has just had a hernia op, so neither of us can do any heavy lifting. With this in mind, I've been getting quotes from removal companies to see how much it would cost to pack up our old house and move us to the new one. The first quote (which I got this morning) was £650.
Now, dh reckons that's far too much, and we should just do it ourselves. My main objection to this is that "we should do it ourselves" actually translates into "I think you should do it", and I'm buggered if I'm going to. Last time we moved (both times, actually) I ended up doing the lion's share of the work and quite frankly, I can't be arsed. We have the money to pay someone to do it, so I think we should.
Dh has now got the hump with me, because he thinks I'm being unfair in assuming I'd end up doing most of the work. I've pointed out that it's not an assault on his character, I know that he is essentially a lazy arse - it's just the way he is (there have many a thread from me on this subject!) and me wanting to pay someone to move us to save myself the hassle is in the same vein as me wanting to get a cleaner so I don't end up doing everything, like I do at the moment. As far as I'm concerned it seems like the easiest way to avoid conflict, it's clear to me that he won't do the work he says he will and I don't want to end up doing everything and feeling bitter and unhappy about it! Yet somehow he even manages to fuck that up!!
AARRRGH! Feel like I can't win at the moment, tbh!