Is this some kind of controlling behaviour?

[lefthandedcat]

My DH has suddenly started being weird. Its difficult to describe but feel like he's trying to be 'one up' from me by leaving me guessing what he means.
As an example, yesterday he left a pair of brand new socks on the back of a chair, nothing special - just a pair of socks.
I picked them up and said something like "Nice socks, where did they come from?"
Reply "I brought them in".
Me "yes I can see that, where did they come from?"
Reply "from the car, where do you think?" Sits down and switches on the TV.
There have been several similar conversations recently but I can't bring specifics to mind, It doesn't matter where he bought them so why not just tell me?
Does it make him feel a BIG MAN keeping the little woman guessing?
Its just weird - what do you think?
Mid life crisis?

Any other behaviour changes…he sounds very cocky!

He reminds me of my nephew when he was 15. You could never get a straight answer out of him.

If this is new behaviour then I'm guessing something's happened. He's either annoyed at you or experiencing stress in another part of his life. Perhaps a conversation is in order.

I'm not sure what to make of that.

Has he always been so rude and dismissive?

Is your husband 14?

Sounds like he is purposely being an arse. So you say his behaviour change is a recent thing and it's not always been like this?

How is the relationship otherwise?

Yes sounds very teenagery as others have said.
Can you start doing it back to him, show him how annoying it is!

Good idea labamba, I tried it this afternoon but nothing happened that seemed suitable. He did ask me if I was working on Wednesday and I said 'Yes I am' and with hindsight I suppose I could have said 'what do you think?'
I remember before we married when I first met his parents that I thought his dad was a bit of a clever-dick, and looking back perhaps dh has always been the same but I didn't notice. Now that I have noticed its got to stop!
It'll drive me nuts.

Twatty behaviour.

OMG, just posted about my DHs mid-life crisis and did a search here too. This week I met a mum at school who was mentioning his behaviour (she asked 'did you drive here, where did you park?' and he answered "in a parking space, duh". She seemed to be half telling on him, half explaining herself-shes new and doesn't know the rules at school).

Do you have an update? Please tell me it got better.

I mean come on.
what do you want people to tell you? LTB?
Another’s view is:
he left some socks over a chair. Big deal.
You asked him where he got the socks, and he , not even contemplating you meant “ what shop”
as socks are , well, basic, he thought you meant where did he get them from , as in Car, bedroom etc.
what rationale sound more Plausible?