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If you are the one in your family who has the get up and go while being married to someone who has none, I need some sympathy!

30 replies

WillOWasp · 21/02/2010 16:41

aaarrghhh

Have namechanged for this

I do love my dh but have realised that I am the only one who ever organises anything that either gets us out of the house or actually does anything that needs to be done.

The last time we had leave together, we didn't go on holiday because we needed to sort out the house (there are still boxes we haven't unpacked) but I got a cold and was a bit rundown so wasn't in my usual 'let's do this' attitude and I have just realised that at the end of the week, we had achieved nothing, gone nowhere and not done anything that needed doing before we went back to work.

Dh thinks this is marvellous but of course, what happens is that I end up trying to organise everything while I'm working which ends up with me getting stressed.

So I decided I would have a break and not organise anything only to get to now (a few months down the line) and find out that nothing has been done because of course, dh won't do anything off his own back arghhhh!

I'm just a bit tired of it. If I didn't suggest outings, we would never leave the house. I have told dh I want him to start taking more a role in this and he says yes but then does nothing!

I'm not asking for solutions, think I just need a cup of tea!

OP posts:
KimiGaveUpStarbucks4Lent · 21/02/2010 19:40

I had years of this so I got up and went

gardengirlie · 21/02/2010 20:22

Mamii and all the others,

Totally sympathise. I organise everything. Absolutely everything. And I am really not a control freak, I've ended up organising everything because, as you say, it wouldn't get done.

Yep totally draining. I genuinely don't think he realises just how much there is to sort out during the day, and things like holidays - well he sits in front of his computer all day, but it's me running around with the 2 little ones who then has to sort it out on the computer of an evening! GRRRRR

Do you find they don't get round to sex either - oh, or is that just us?! (sorry if tmi) cos if I "organise"/engineer that, it's such a turn off!

Sorry if that was too much but hoping someone else can tell me that they're in the same boat so I feel better!!!

xx

Bumperlicious · 21/02/2010 20:43

I know, I have high expectations, but in fairness it is his choice to be a SAHD and I think that involves doing social things with her.

However, I have much sympathy for those of you on here, but DH is just a little anti social and not fussed about doing nothing all day whereas I am the opposite. I truly sympahise with those of you who's DH's really do nothing, I wouldn't put up with it myself, but that's easy for me to say.

Anniegetyourgun · 21/02/2010 21:52

Once while we were driving back from his brother's, we passed a duck pond, and then-H said he thought it would be a really nice idea if I took DS4 to play there at the weekend. I said why didn't he take him to play there during the week? He gave his standard non-answer: "Don't be silly". Another standard excuse was that he was "too busy". Erm, too busy doing what? Looking after the... oh wait...

SixtyFootDoll · 21/02/2010 21:58

I know exactly where you re coming from.
I organise/ think of everything.
I am a naturally lazy person so find it very tiring adn VERY irritating.
If I didnt do it it wouldnt get done, if I ask DH to do it, I am a NAG>
It drves me mad.

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