Re: List things hubby does that annoy you!

Leaves every pair of shoes he owns out, leaves his briefcase, keys, mail etc on the living room floor, throws garbage (like bottles and stuff) in my bathroom garbage can, will put a dirty glass on the counter instead of putting it in the dishwasher

Re: List things hubby does that annoy you!

I think he has a longer list for me!

Re: List things hubby does that annoy you!

he cannot seem to get those darn dishes IN the dishwasher! he can leave them next to, or in the sink, but can't explain why the dishwasher is out of his duties.

I gave up on putting the toliet seat down a loonnnggg time ago.

Re: List things hubby does that annoy you!

Misty now that you say that it makes me wonder, since he says that sometimes I think I am perfect. How come he did not know, somebody better tell him.

I have come to the conclusion that if I plan to be with him for the rest of my life, I refuse to let every little thing bother me. If it is earth shattering I will mention it, but these days I just let things go by. I read this line in Don't Sweat the small things in love ' Will it matter one year from Today' He and I have beeen practicing this principle.

I used to get worked up about the garbage can w/ no garbage bag, but then I look at it and say, guess what he took the garbage out, so let me just replace the bag. I really and truly cannot think of anything that is really earth shattering, that I cannot ignore that I let bother me.

I don't want him picking on me about everything, so I let him slide some too.

Sorry for the long answer,

Re: List things hubby does that annoy you!

Well, these are things that I shake my head over...
He 'wraps' his laundry up. he takes his shirt, throws it on the floor and proceeds to undress and put it all on the shirt. then he 'wraps' up the shirt so I have a package to unwrap when I do laundry.
When he washes his hands, he has to get the whole area around the sink and the floor wet!
He doesn't call his mother so instead she calls me to find out what is going on with us- then I have to put up with the interrogation.

I've learned to live with them, and even chuckle over the laundry thing...but some of his habits can be bizarre! What is it with guys?

Re: List things hubby does that annoy you!

Shamma- you know your absolutely right. I try not to sweat the small sh**, and I do find myself laughing over it a lot. But sometimes a good vent does the trick. And its funny to read what the other husbands do too. I figure its a venting device. I know, things could be worse right?

And he says to me 'At least I take out the garbage' so I had to laugh when you wrote that. I could just imagine what kind of list he'd make about me!

And one more thing he does....Why does he put paper cups in the sink when he has to walk past the garbage to get to the sink????

Re: List things hubby does that annoy you!

KCDC I don't want to see his list for me at all. Its ok to vent here, my mom reminds me when I start venting that it could be worse and it definitely make me take a step back and put things in to perspective. Is it really that serious???

Re: List things hubby does that annoy you!

Well said Shamma

Re: List things hubby does that annoy you!

Shamma, you are very serene!

Re: List things hubby does that annoy you!

Shamma...Im like that now. Little things like that used to urk me Sometimes I think he used to do it to strike a nerve, but I just dont let it bother me anymore

Re: List things hubby does that annoy you!

I call it maturity, none of us like to hear all the negative or the bad things about ourselves all the time. So I am trying to live my life with less worry about what he is not doing and focus on what he is doing. I find that I have less stress.

He told me the other day that he felt like I told him more negative things than I do positive things and it really bothered me. Even tho' I told him I was feeling the same way. So we are both working on accentuating the positive and lessening the negative. More compliments, less complaints. It makes one feel as it they can do nothing right, if all we harp on are their negatives.

I have really learned a lot over this pass year I tell you. Only by the Grace of God.

I have a great question of the day for tomorrow.

Re: List things hubby does that annoy you!

It's true, if he were to make the list of stuff I did...

I love to concentrate on his good qualties, and he has many

Re: List things hubby does that annoy you!

The paper cup in the sink...they must be related. I try to explain to my husband that we do not have a garnage disposal, the sink is not a garbage and it takes just as much energy to put it in the garbage. He'll put wrappers in the sink too. And napkins. I'm a child of 4 so I'm used to living with other people's habits plus all of my house mates in college but I never met anyone who puts paper products in the sink before.
Yes I realize that this is not the end of the world, and he does things around the house that are shockingly great too, but it is fun to honestly look and realize other couples go through the same thing.

Re: List things hubby does that annoy you!

Jaime, I have told hubby before they are called disposable things for a reason, he will wash plastic cups, forks and spoons if I let him I say Roger, it is called disposable b/c I want to dispose of it if you keep washing them we will put someone out of a job He grew up in a home where there were 11 of them so he very rarely waste anything, so I have to remember that sometimes too

Re: List things hubby does that annoy you!

Argggghhhhh. Gene refuses to throw away plastic utensils. He puts them in the dishwasher and then will start it so I don't know they are in there til I unload! I then take them and put them in the recycle barrel! How silly!

I too could give you a laundry list of the stuff he does that bugs me, but his good qualities so outweigh the bad that I have to let the little stuff go.