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JANICESKATES
3/27/06 3:48 P
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I know I should just be happy he participates, but I can't stand wasting resources - running a half-full dishwasher, leaving lights on, wasting paper towels...it all costs money and is bad for the environment, so I complain.
But I love Cathy cartoons for the everyday gripes and oddities...they've been on a storyline about a new big-screen TV for the past week or so...how men treat electronics like children...it's pretty cute.
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NORTHERNNAAN
3/27/06 2:49 P
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Ahh, Janice those are cute! And the most refreshing part is that the guy actually takes some sort of interest in the dishwasher!!!!!
I have always had the attitude, if they try leave them alone! My first husband, I didn't care if he put our daughter's diaper on upside down and backwards. I wouldn't say a word!!!! I was just so happy he did it!
LOL...
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JANICESKATES
3/27/06 1:19 P
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I think this is from a couple of months ago - I saved it because it's just so true!
http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=se0oav
http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=se0prq
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NORTHERNNAAN
3/27/06 12:57 P
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I think I am really lucky, my fiance does everything as far as cleaning, cooking, shopping, etc. He is as organized as me, and sometimes more. I think because he is dad to 3, and his ex-wife was a bit of a prima donna. He did EVERYTHING! So we are lucky to have each other - I would never take advantage of him. WE are a super team.
He doesn't really do anything that annoys me.
I think its cute how he insists on what he calls 'rinsing' the dishes before he stacks the dishwasher. In reality when he is done rinsing, we could put them right in the cupboard again. Rinsing even involves dishsoap.
But who cares, I'd much rather he load the dish-washer than me!!!
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| The little things pass with time. I dont know that they ever go away, but eventually the two of you (speaking to all, in most cases) will adjust and adapt. From the girl's side of this, I know I've been "training" my guy to break a few of those annoying habits, and he's helped me with mine. Just be careful and dont harp on them... or it seems like you are trying to mother them.
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CERACOBBLER
3/26/06 7:24 P
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ive been thinking about this post long and hard for the past few days :) and i have compiled my list.
1) leaving a sponge/dish rag full of water after using it so that when i pick it up is full of cold nasty water
2) chewing with mouth open
3) burping at will .. in public infront of strangers (this one is really starting to get on my last nerve 'cus he didnt do it when we met.. its a recent bad habit)
4) ..saying he'll do the dishes and by doing them he just puts them in the sink with 'i'll get them before bed' and then never does. grr
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DANCER1007
3/24/06 8:38 P
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| having chores such as I cook you clean you cook i do the dishes...but finding a sink full of dishes still there the next night, other than that recently I would have to say he's pretty good
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ZOLA_NATALIE
3/24/06 4:44 P
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| Any time my fiance and I go to sleep together, he likes to put his cold feet on mine and I hate it. Not only that, he also likes to "fight" a little before going to sleep. I always end up getting hurt even though he is just "playing". I guess right now I just need a little break from him since he has been staying over alot while I've been trying to get through finals.
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JANICESKATES
3/22/06 4:38 P
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My fiance snores, leaves his big shoes in the middle of the floor, leaves empty containers and used paper towels on the kitchen counters, and when he puts away the dishes, he puts things in wacko places where I'd never think to look for them.
Things I try when I'm working on breaking/building habits with him (not right now, since I've been laid up with my hip problem, so I haven't been doing my share):
1) Asking him to come in to where he made the mistake and fix his mess. This can get obnoxious, as it's what I'd do with a child, and he can tell.
2) Tried to scare him into compliance, such as we'll get bugs if you don't throw the used wrappers away!
3) Ask if there is anything I can do to facilitate his complying with my request. Such as "It's really hard for me when I can't find the measuring cups after you've put them away somewhere, but I need and appreciate your help. Is there something I can do to help you understand where I'd like them to be kept? Would it help if I labeled the drawers and shelves with what goes there?"
The last one is my favorite - I'm offering to do soemething else to help him do better. It tends to work as a guilt tactic, which doesn't start a fight, like the first strategy can.
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MISS_ELISHA
3/22/06 1:12 P
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PSUSARNO, my fiancé does the exact same thing with his cuticles! It's so annoying!
And the laundry... I told him that whatever clothes don't make it INTO the laundry basket he has to wash himself. That seems to have worked for the moment.
My biggest pet peeve though is his procrastination. He's the worst procrastinator I have ever met, and I come from a long line of procrastinators! He'll sit in front of his computer reading about sports, news, weather, anything, all day, and then when it's time to go somewhere he's got to read one more story or hook up one more speaker or adjust one more setting... It'll be there when we get back!
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HILLARYMVRE
3/22/06 9:54 A
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| ORYX: How on earth did you train your guy? I thought I had mine trained to at least put the toilet seat down, but the last few mornings I've woken up for my morning pee and almost fallen in the toilet! Grrr...
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| I guess I don't really have too many things that really irritate me a bout my love. When we first moved in together, we got into a few arguments, but now, things go pretty smoothly. We complement each other in areas. He's neater in some ways and I'm more of an organizer, so it works out really well.
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Like others, my fiancee will throw his clothes RIGHT NEXT TO the clothes hamper but never in it. Argh! Just one or two more inches, that's all I'm asking!
Something else he does that annoys me is that he picks at his cuticles and it makes this terrible sound. Similar to fingernails on a chalkboard, really. And he does this especially when we're cuddling...I've taken to giving him weekly manicures to fix his cuticles but he still picks at them regardless.
But of course he has his wonderful traits that more than make up for these little things. My favorite is when he decides to make dinner AND wash the dishes.
All in all I've realized it's a matter of just putting up with the little things because they really are just that: little things.
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| I have a ton of personal pet peeves (i.e. taking the empty food box and tossing it in the recycling pile without breaking it down; leaving wet gym clothes piled up, etc). And I also know he has some as well. The only way we have found to get over them is to talk to one another about them...and slowly but surely we both have changed some of our ways. Though there are the days we both digress!
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*BUTTERCUP*
3/22/06 1:28 A
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Well, we have been living together for 2 years now, so there are no surprises. At first there was a lot to adjust to, and a lot to teach him about taking care of the house and stuff like that. Now, however, I have him all broken in and it is perfect.
He is a wonderful man, the little things he does are never letting me carry heavy bags, cooking for me, hugging me all the time, and watching girly movies with me, texting my phone just to say he loves me... He is the sweetest, most understanding, compassionate, passionate man I could ever dream of. Not to mention that I think he is so beautiful and intelligent!
The little things are what make us special. I think it is sweet that a man would make the bed, and cute that he doesn't see the difference between the sides. Stuff like that is great! It takes a bit of gentle teaching on a few points to show them how to do things, but just let them do it.
You have to have a sense of humor when it comes to sharing your life (and apartment) with someone else. Take it easy, the little things don't matter so much!
Smile, enjoy your lovers quirks!
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| My guy plays video games but not nearly as much as my first husband. He would stay up all night playing video games.I think he liked his video world then our world. That was real hard for me to deal with. Luckily my guy doesn't like video games that much and would much rather spend time with me.
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| I'm hoping this is that "first year" of marriage that is so hard! my fiance and I started living together in January, and it was/is definitely an adjustment! Things have improved tremendously, but the beer caps, xbox, and dirty socks definitely get on my nerves :) I can't complain though when he makes me dinner most nights though!!
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FEISTYKITTY
3/21/06 7:16 P
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I'm the one with the annoying habits - a tendency to let clutter pile on my desk, or clothes on the floor!
He cleans the catbox (my cats!) every day, and feeds them most of the time too. The only things that could be annoying are things I just don't mind - he's a big Star Trek fan, so we watch Star Trek a lot, but I kinda like it too! He is an artist, so he's drawing or inking a lot, but that's one of the things I love about him.
I'm the luckiest woman in the world! ;)
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CHRISSYREED2006
3/21/06 5:43 P
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| Maybe you could buy a duvet cover without any seams (really) and you wouldn't notice it at all.
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My fiance always always makes the bed in the morning when he gets up, but he always put the comforter on sideways....and if I fix it he thinks he did something wrong and it drives me nuts that it is on wrong all day long. It is a plain color...so if you are guy you wouldn't notice but to a girl you can tell when the seaming is going in the wrong direction...
but I still love him ;) bed making skills or lack there of and all =)
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| My beau is a recovering meth addict. He has been clean for almost two years now. There is one thing he does as a side effect from his former drug abuse. That is humming/low moaning noises when he concentrates heavily on anything (especially when playing video games or working on vehicles). I know he really has very little control over it but some days it can really be annoying.I think the closer we get to the big day the more apt we are to find faults.Good luck ladies!
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My biggest pet peeve??? His clothes that he lets pile up and pile up on his side of the bed.
The fact that when we had a roommate he used to complain when he left dishes in the sink, NOW he is the one doing it!?!?!
I love him dearly and the positives outweigh the negatives, but those are a couple things!
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HILLARYMVRE
3/21/06 4:31 P
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Are any of you girls who live with your fiances starting to find the little things he does irratating? Such as eating all the cereal but leaving the empty box in the cupboard, leaving his wet towell on the bathroom floor, taking my dishes to work for lunch and leaving them there, leaving the front door unlocked at night.
I love him to death but I'm starting to realise that I'm going to have to put up with these things forever and ever amen. Anyone else feel the same?
PS, he does good little things too. They weight out!
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