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What causes the most arguments in your relationships?

59 replies

PearLime · 28/09/2021 20:44

Lighthearted.

The most frequent argument me and my ex had was because he (early bird) had told me a vital piece of information in the morning before work, which I (night owl) had not listened to at all and completely forgotten!

What causes the most arguments in your relationship?

OP posts:
Lanareyrey · 29/09/2021 04:13

Money! I’m a spender he’s a saver. Drives me bonkers sometimes.

GillBiggeloesHair · 29/09/2021 04:42

The mental load, housework and him thinking is job is more important than mine .
If I knew then what I know now, I would never have lived with any man or got married.

heidbuttsupper · 29/09/2021 05:02

Drinking

Longsight2019 · 29/09/2021 05:02

In-Laws for sure. Their lack of communication, and interest in our children and their insular behaviour to others including their own daughter.

My wife’s inability to finish something she started before moving on. Plus the fact that she moves clutter from one area to another instead of just putting it away there and then. Why do one job when you can create two!?

But, what a /wife/woman/mother/friend in every other way.

GoodnightGrandma · 29/09/2021 06:24

@GillBiggeloesHair

The mental load, housework and him thinking is job is more important than mine . If I knew then what I know now, I would never have lived with any man or got married.
I agree. I would never get so legally attached to another person again.
JustGiveMeGin · 29/09/2021 06:39

Money, the kids (as in he needs to get off his phone and stop ignoring them Angry) His job as its crap and he hates it but point blank refuses to do anything about it other than whinge. His lack of cleanliness around the home.
He's not a bad person, he just drives me up the wall.

Siry · 29/09/2021 06:46

Sex or the lack of it. This is him moaning at me for not putting out enough

Lateness- why are some people always fucking late. If we are meeting someone at 2pm then I want to be there at 2pm, not fucking 2.10pm!

Untidiness. - leaving his stuff everywhere. Hate it. The house is never tidy.

Driving - he drives like Mr Angry. Berating other drivers all the time and driving right up their arses when he isn’t happy with how fast they are going.

I’ve had enough of him to be honest and once the eldest is at Uni in 4 years, I’m off.

MrsRetreiver · 29/09/2021 06:51

Whether HP sauce should be stored in the fridge or the cupboard.

Hanging wet washing up. Whether it’s on the line or inside airer, whenever he does it it just looks… wrong. Like he doesn’t shake it out before pegging or hanging it, then it’s creased, or there’s an arm or leg inside out that stays all damp and musty.

thenightsky · 29/09/2021 09:39

Hanging wet washing up. Whether it’s on the line or inside airer, whenever he does it it just looks… wrong. Like he doesn’t shake it out before pegging or hanging it, then it’s creased, or there’s an arm or leg inside out that stays all damp and musty

Oh God, how could I have forgotten the awful way he hangs the washing. I swear one day I'll take a photo and post it on here. How can he not see and arm scrunched up in a hoodie. And t-shirts pegged so one side ends up twice the length of the other. What does he not understand about the instruction 'reshape whilst damp'?

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