Fresh Socks

[Oatywitch]

DP said ‘fresh socks’ and now I have the complete ick. He also keeps saying ‘effectively’ - in every sentence. Why is this winding me up?

Ohhhh The Ick has descended on you!

Fresh socks. It makes me feel queasy. I can’t have sex with someone who says ‘fresh socks’.

A friend of mine used to say this. Ugh. Like socks aren't something you eat?!

“Panties” another one 😐
Was cringing each time I heard that word😖 It didn’t work for many other reasons.

Could be the way it’s said not the words/expressions.

How do you feel?

Clean socks is fine - why can’t he just say clean socks.

Fresh panties - blergh, blergh, blergh.

Can’t stand it when he says ‘effectively’ either - in every bloody sentence.

What's wrong with fresh socks? Assuming they're unworn or freshly washed? At least he changes them.

Saying that is it a regional thing? Seems like a perfectly normal thing to say to me.

Fresh - with the emphasis on ‘esssshhhh’.

So fresssshhhhhh socks, yeah thats a little strange

I'm just going to put some fresh socks on, not so strange

Putting fresh socks on when you have fresh feet from a bath is so lovely.
Also fresh panties when you..... you get the idea.

Mine was when he texted could of instead of could have.

Made me stabby.

I thought this was going to be a thread about a DP not wearing clean socks everyday and you having to remind them. I had this with my ex - it was just awful. He had athlete's foot all the time too.

Anyway, I don't think him saying fresh socks or effectively is that bad but I do know that once a phrase someone uses begins to irritate you then you notice it all the time and it is bloody annoying.

Do you have any other ick symptoms?

Oh god no - fresh feet. Fresh body parts.

Effectively I can’t hack. Actually or basically is ok...

I’d prefer athletes foot to ‘fressshh socks’.

Pacifically

‘Effectively’ is used by DP to make a point, but it grates on me. Sounds self-righteous.

Oh, come on.
That's weird (effectively).

I meant your preference for athlete's foot.

Etc etc. Never known anyone to be able to put "etc etc" into so many sentences. Drives me doolally.

One of my exes said 'That's crazy!' or 'That's ridiculous!' about almost everything even if it was something quite unremarkable. Then I met his work friends and they all did it too. Used to really annoy me! And constant 'et ceteras' are also rage-inducing, I agree @ZolaGrey

@TwentyViginti

Mine was when he texted could of instead of could have.

Made me stabby.

ohhh that is one of my biggest pet hates lol

Does he use 'effectively' correctly?
Maybe you could query what exactly he means when he says it.
www.collinsdictionary.com/amp/english/effectively