When Everything they do winds you up

[auntysocial]

I've gotten to the point with my partner that everything he does or says seems to wind me up.

For instance he always has to be OTT about everything, he has to say more than anyone else would in specific situations, the other day we were queuing up to get on a bus and there were around 4 people in front of us:

first bloke got on and said "town please", he then paid and went to sit down. 2nd bloke "town please" same thing followed....3rd bloke "town please" same scenario...4th bloke "Bev road please" same actions followed and I remember thinking to myself "DP will say far more than he needs to here..." and then DP gets on and said "hello mate, we're just going up to town...how much will that be mate?" Why couldnt ge just say "town please" like everyone else?

A few weeks ago we took the kids to a late night showing of pirates at cinema, on the bus on the way there were some chav girls ffing and bliding on the bus, most people had the sense to ignore them, suprisingly DP included.

Anyway as they were getting off the bus one of them shouted "Oh shit, there's little kids on the bus!" she then proceeded to apologise in her own cocky teenage manner to me and DP for swearing so much in front of the kids, I smiled and said nothing...DP on the other hand started off on a massive speech about how he didn't mind the odd swear word but they had been OTT etc etc she agreed and aplogised again but rather than just accepting it DP again went on rambling on and on about how he accepted their apology and he doesnt mind the odd swear word etc etc etc..." he went on and on and on, everyone started looking at us, the kids got embarrassed, I was getting more annoyed at him than I ever had at the girls and in the end she just said "yeah, like I said, sorry about the swearing" before being dragged off the bus by her mate.

I suspect its a lack of confidence with him but he drives me nuts everytime he speaks in public, is this a sign of the relationship breaking down completely or am I over dramatising things? would his "Way" embarrass you?

Awww. My husband does this and it does sometimes annoy me because it is one of those things where you can tell people think he is being an idiot. As I said in one of my other posts: he has the tendency sometimes to drone on like an old lady. But it's only a small thing, really, and I suspect I get more narked by it when I am feeling hormonal/brooding over something else etc. In every day situations I just accept it as a part of him and probably a part of most nice men. He probably just wants to appear friendly and maybe it is a confidence thing where he is trying to make himself appear more confident, but in doing so it making himself sound like a wet old lady. Sounds harmless enough, but be careful with some 'chavvy' girls/boys as some may not be so apologetic.

auntysocial, I looked at this thread because it sounded like me and dh, but you do things together !