men - annoying habits

[breeze]

This might have been covered before, but my DH REALLY annoys me by cutting his toe-nails and leaving them in his bed-side cabinet, he has about 2 inchs in there now, he says i am nagging and there are alot worse annoying habits out there, are they?

oh another one, when he tidy's up, all he actually does is put everything in the nearest drawer, cupboard.

[breeze]

When washing up my DH piles everything far too high, its like a game of jenga one plate and the lot goes, and why is it that the thing that is needed next, ie ds bedtime cup for milk, is at the bottom ahhhhhhh.

[breeze]

Anyone else notices that this thread in MUCH longer than mens good points

[Tissy]

Cazzybabs, although I generally use a tissue to wipe dd's runny nose, I think there's something quite satisfying in getting rid of a big dried in/on bogie! That's probably why she has started to poke her fingers purposefully up my nose! Maybe I should have changed my name for this post...

[Melly]

annoying habits, lets see

opening post and then passing it over to me saying "that can be filed"
&
completely taking over the TV remote control and watching wall to wall History channel since about mid December

could go on and on but I think most of them have already been covered.

[CAM]

melly, love that one where they think we're their secretaries...my dh decides to make "important" phone calls without getting the paperwork together first, then gets through to someone and says to me "where's that letter about...?" and I have to go and find it because he's "on the phone"!!!! (gnashing of my teeth noises here)

[EmmaTMG]

I've remembered another one-
When he's on the phone there has to be silence from everyone and the TV is turned right down....but when I'm on the phone he'll get the kids excited playing silly games so that they run about screaming or starts the dog barking or which I find the most annoying of all turns the TV louder and give me that look that I'm talking over Eastenders, The News and he can't hear it!

AAARRRRHHHHH, it drives me mad even writting it gets to me!

[CookieMonster]

Breeze,
talking about piling things up, when dh gets to the supermarket checkout, he insists on piling everything on to the conveyor as quickly as possible rather than waiting for it to move along a bit - this leads to a pile about 2 feet high and things falling off all over the place ... grrrr

Melly,
I hate the History channel - my dh too takes over the remote control and insists on watching it even in the 2 minute ad breaks in Corrie. What annoys me most is it's all stuff he's seen before !!

Oh, and he always says 'dd's nails need cutting' or 'dd's ears need cleaning' and I just want to scream 'well, you try and do it then' but I don't of course

[breeze]

cookie-monster, do not get me started on shopping, i pack the bags in relation to where the food ends up ie freezer, fridge, laundry stuff together but when he packs he throws everything in the same back, break and washing powder together!!!, probably why he is BANNED from coming shopping, he always volunteers to come then spends the whole time saying 'how much longer' sometimes i wonder if its 2 kids i have not 1.

[Bugsy]

Have found it hard not to howl with laughter reading this in the office. Amazing how many bad habits are so universal! So here's some of mine:
Hassling me to get ready to go out with two children (where I do everything) and then not being ready himself when we are actually going out the door.
Never, ever being able to locate his keys, wallet, mobile.
Being a big strong chap but ALWAYS leaving our taps dripping.
Clamping the duvet under his arm and rolling over, disturbing the pitiful amount of sleep I get even further.
Playing Eminem's latest CD very loud at 7am.
Forcing more and more stuff into the kitchen bin, never emptying it and then when he sees me hauling the bag out, saying, "Oh, I'll do that".
Saying "poor me" in a jokey way every single time he does the smallest job around the house or for the children.
Ahhh, the relief of letting it all out - thank you.

[Bozza]

Forgetting to turn the alarm clock on a Saturday morning (or rather Friday night).

[Lindy]

Breeze & Cookiemonster - you mean your DHs actually know what supermarkets are? And will go in one? Count yourselves lucky !!!!!!!

[Giovanna1]

"Switching the light off as he leaves the room to save electricity when I'm still in the room..."

Azzie, that certainly had me LOL!

[Linzoid]

Talking of supermarkets, we had a row last week because HE always wants to do the shopping without me! Says it's too much hassle when i go too. Beginning to wonder if he has a thing for one of the checkout girls! Hmmmm..................

[EmmaTMG]

Hi Linzoid, I would never EVER let mt DH go shopping alone.
Firstly He is sometimes a health food freak and would come home with the most boring healthly food in the shop. I'm not against healthy food but enjoy 'proper' food much more.
Secondly I do all the cooking so he has absolutley ne idea what we need, he'd probably come home with loads of extra large bags/boxes/bottles of cleaning products so I'd have to go and re-do his shopping expedition anyway. He also hasn't a clue what cleaning procucts we already have either by the way!
I admire you for letting your DH shop alone, as you can see it would be a disaster if I let mine.

[breeze]

Thinking it is funny to turn the toaster up so all my toast comes out black.

[Chinchilla]

Turning off the landing light when I am there sorting out the washing into the airing cupboard.

Racing me around the supermarket in superquick time, to keep the shopping bill down. Needless to say, I have to go back anyway two days later.

Keeping on at me to go on the exercise bike that I told him I would never use if he bought.

Snorting really loudly because his 'nose itches' (bleugh).

Saying 'If you put the supper dishes in the dishwasher, I'll go and turn the tv on', despite the fact that I had cooked the supper.

Being too house proud.

Saying 'What have you done all day' when I haven't had time to do much housework. (Doh, looking after YOUR son! )

Etc Etc

[gillymac]

EmmaTMG

agree with you about not letting your husband go shopping on his own. I never let dh go either and not because he'd buy too healthy food! My dh is the exact opposite. He spends a fortune on things like beer and jam donoughts but never buys anything you could make a meal from.
As for other bad habits, here goes, and I think I may be on a roll here!
Never buying his family birthday cards but when I buy them complaining that my choice is 'in my a**e'
Never tidying up the crumbs he leaves on the kitchen units when he makes a sandwich but then when I complain about it saying 'but I was just going to do it'
Ditto with washing the dishes, ie. saying 'but I was just going to do them' when I've just done them.
Smoking
Moaning that he never goes out, when he goes out more than me.
Telling me that all the guys he work with never do any housework and all think he's a mug for doing what he does.
Moaning that I never do any gardening and then standing laughing at me when I cut the grass.
Spending too long on the computer so I hardly ever get a shot
Spending hours on what I think is a totally pointless job, like tidying a cupboard, but ignoring all the every day jobs that need done.

[Rhubarb]

Just a few here:
Turning off the TV even when I'm watching it!
Turning off the lights when I'm still in the room.
Leaving the doors unlocked all night.
Leaving the gas hobs on (sometimes unlit!).
Putting ash in beer cans.
Playing rough with dd and then sending her to me when she gets hurt.
Swearing blind that he's right when it's soooooo obvious that he's wrong!
Complaining that he can never sleep, then snoring away within 2 minutes of hitting the pillow.
Reading the newspaper whilst I'm talking to him.
Saying a job will take him 10 minutes, then coming in 2 hours later!
Drying his dirty hands on the clean towels.
(warning - this one is disgusting!) Picking bits of psorasis out of his head and flicking them at me!

I'll think of some more later!

[CookieMonster]

Falling asleep while we're watching something on television and then waking up and saying 'who's that?' or 'what's going on?' or 'why did she do that?' .... grrr it makes me so mad!
Or leaving the room just as a programme is starting and saying 'won't be long, follow it for me will you?' Well, go to the loo 5 minutes earlier then !!!!!

[breeze]

Leaving tissues in the pockets of their trousers and not noticing until you have done the washing.

[Chiccadum]

Mine leaves pens in his trouser pockets and when he takes his socks off he either keeps them in a ball or takes them off with his trousers so that they are tangled up. Also, when he blows his nose it sounds like a fog horn.

[janh]

And pennies! (but they never turn up until they're in the drier...)

[PamT]

Breeze, I use Tempo tissues for their washing machine friendly qualities - they never break up.

Mine takes his shirts off with the sleeves inside out and I find it really irritating to have to sort them out when I iron them. We have screwed up socks too.

The really noisy sneezes get me too.

[Alibubbles]

Collar stiffeners and cufflinks, you only ever find one of each on the washing machine filter!

[janh]

PamT - don't iron his sleeves then!

I don't iron anything anyway, but when shirts go into the wash with the sleeves rolled up, if a shake won't get rid of the roll then they come out of the dryer with the sleeves rolled up too. The message gets through after a while. Same with socks - damp crumpled toes. Life's too short.