Does your spouse do this?

[Marseeya]

My husband drives me nuts!

If we're getting ready to go somewhere, he'll sit around playing a computer game or the PS2 while I'm rushing around getting ready. It was even worse when the kids were little and I had to get them ready too. He'd say, "Is there anything I can do?" and I'd give him something to do, but he wouldn't follow through, so I'd have to do it myself anyway. So now that I don't have the kids to worry about, it's not so bad, but still.

If we have to leave at, say, 4:00, I'll start getting ready and time myself to get out the door at 4. He'll sit and play, then just as soon as I'm done getting ready, he'll jump up and start getting himself ready while I have to wait for him. He couldn't have gotten himself ready while I was???

Tomorrow's our 13th anniversary, and wouldn't you know, we had to go through that exact scenario this afternoon when we were getting ready to leave for dinner.

And they say women are bad.

 

[Conservative Hippie]

My DH will wait until 5 minutes before we have to leave, and then start getting ready...and still be ready to leave on time! Drives me crazy though!

 

[MAKmom]

Everytime we have something social to do. For my Dh it is because he really does not want to go. I've tried just sitting down & waiting. Then I'll say are you going to take a shower? He will say. I have to take a shower? Yeah & use soap too.

 

[MOMTOMOOTOO]

Most men are idiots

 

[Aidensmom]

I'm ALWAYS waiting on my DH.

The worst is when we are getting up early to go somewhere for the day, for example WDW. DH will get up at 6, DS and I will get up at 6:30, at 7, DS and I are standing around still waiting for DH to take a shower!

It is SO frustrating.

 

[maddhatir]

DH does this all the time-- however HE watches TV until the last minute-- he can be watching a STUPID movie that he saw a MILLION times and STILL will tell me to wait a minute!

 

[MAKmom]

It is because they really do not want to go. Passive aggressive. This is not a problem if they are golfing or fishing.

 

[gypsydoodlebug]

OMG! Are our DHs twins separated at birth? Let's put them together and let them play World of Warcraft together while WE go out... bet we can go out have drinks, eat dinner, hit the mall and come back before they've even finished one "quest!"!!

 

[justhat]

My husband is the king of this wonderful behavior! And I think whoever said it's cause they don't want to go is exactly right. Cause when we're going someplace he wants then he's always ready and nagging me to be faster, but anything else (which basically means going anywhere other than Best Buy or the airport) he just sits on the couch and watches tv till the last minute while I get my too pregnant self and 2yo daughter ready.

 

[JadenLayne]

Honestly, I'm the one that usually does this. I will admit I married the most wonderful man in the world. He a neat freak! He enjoys cleaning, he enjoys working outside, he enjoys fixing things. Hes aweseome!

Me on the other hand. Hopefully I'll just throw my clothes somewhere where I can find them when its time to wash.

When we go somewhere I'm usually the one who has to check my emails just one more time or finish watching this one show.

They say opposites attract and I have to say I honestly believe that!

 

[momrek06]

My DH will wait until 5 minutes before we have to leave, and then start getting ready...and still be ready to leave on time! Drives me crazy though!

This is exactly my DH...but I would rather WAIT for him because when I am ready to go at least I am not the one complaining...(DH"are you ready, I am going to be in the car".....AAHHHH...(ME"no, do not get in the car, I will be right there"...on goes a movie until I am finally ready....AND HE REMAINS QUIET...but he will BUG the crap out of me IF he is ready first....he starts to whistle etc....

A REAL PAIN IN THE ***!!!!!

 

[hlbtimes2]

I can get me and both kids ready (ages 4 and 7, so they still need help), in the amount of time it takes him to get ready. We are usually all ready and waiting for him. Sometimes we are in the car waiting for him to finish getting ready!

 

[Nancy]

Mine will decide he needs to cut the grass or something like that about 20 minutes before we should leave. And if he really doesn't want to go somewhere he drives BELOW the speedlimit and like he has never driven before in his life, but coming home he is like a bat out of hell!

 

[DisneyPhD]

Yes, and my kids are little. And yes it drives me nuts!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have talked with him about it, it is getting better mostly. But it still happens.

I know I do things that drive him nuts, lately is posting on the Dis when I really should be doing dishes or making dinner.

I guess I will stick with him after all (married almost 13 years and going strong.)

 

[bsmcneil]

Spouse? No. But I do it. Granted, I usually throw on clothes and am out of the door while the DGF remembers something else to take, so it evens out/I still am ready before her. But I definitely will own up to it

 

[YourMajesty]

Mine will decide he needs to cut the grass or something like that about 20 minutes before we should leave. And if he really doesn't want to go somewhere he drives BELOW the speedlimit and like he has never driven before in his life, but coming home he is like a bat out of hell!

This made me laugh. My DH drives slow everywhere except to church...then he drives as you described. He is so afraid of being late to church that he speeds.

I'm also the one that usually dorks around until the last minute...drives DH crazy.

 

[MosMom]

Most men are idiots

Indeed.

 

[Cass]

My hubby is ready on time to go out, but then he'll say he needs to stop for gas first or he wants to go through the car wash......... yet, he's been home all day and could have done that.

 

[poohandwendy]

Sad to report, but 20 years into our marriage...I am still dealing with this. LOL, you kind of get used to it and become numb to this sort of thing though.

 

[BriarfoxinWA]

Sad to report, but 20 years into our marriage...I am still dealing with this. LOL, you kind of get used to it and become numb to this sort of thing though.

i just tell DH that we need to be ...where-ever...about 30 minutes earlier than we really do. Usually get there on time that way. That's what I learned after almost 20 years...