Spousal Pet Peeves...Spout Off Here!

[Eeyore'sthebest]

-the thing that absolutely drives me insane is, he constanstly repeats what he's just told me, over and over again. If he's had a problem at work, I hear about it at least 5 times that night, before I finally tell him I heard him the first time, he doesn't need to repeat it over and over again. Then he gets upset because "I'm not listening to him" lol.

I actually do this. I guess its because something has frustrated me so much at work that I need to keep going on and on about it!

 

[pilesoflaundry]

My kids put the empty water pitcher in the fridge :lol.

My dh is a fidget. He can't sit still and sometimes it drives me nuts. He's lucky he's cute .

He will step over something 5 times but not pick it up.

Some of his family members (and not the mil, I like her!). Not his fault but omg I heard a new I can't believe you just freaking said that one today. I want to banish one family member to a deserted island.

 

[lovesmurfs]

This reminds me of a story I heard on NPR once. They were interviewing a couple who had been married for 60 years. The reporter asked the woman her secret to a happy marriage.

Her response: "I decided that when I got married, I would make a list of 10 habits my husband had that annoy me. And that when he did one of those 10 things, I wouldn't let myself get upset by them.

"Well, I never got around to making the list. So whenever he did ANYTHING that annoyed me, I would just smile and say, 'Good thing THAT'S on the list!'"

 

[Explodo]

One thing....The To-Do List.

If I ever made her a to-do list her head would split open and a demon would emerge.

 

[Arielle22]

I read alot. At night I will watch tv while DH uses the computer. He has nothing to talk about until I pick up my book then he is Chatty Cathy! I tell him all the time "pretend I am not reading so you have nothing to say".

We have an arrangement where I wash the clothes and he carries them up and down to the cellar and also puts them away. He will not bring the clean clothes up until I tell him they are ready. Ok, for the items in the bucket I can understand but if the clothes are freaking hanging up on hangers which were not there earlier than it is safe to say the clothes are clean.

DH loves to fix things around the house. I do not. Usually this works out well unless DH decides not to ask for help from his friends but then asks me for help. He does this very infrequently since it leads to big fights. Why he thinks I am capable of lifting/holding heavy objects while he fiddles underneath them is beyond me.

 

[jt'smom]

this is going to make me feel good to say this to someone!

-- my dh has issues with a garbage can, and will open up food wrappers and cans and then rinse them off and SET THEM ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER EMPTY! he also rinses his dirty dishes off and does the samething. i can't tell you how many water rings i've had to scrub off my granite

-- during the school year when i have to get up at 5:30am for my son, he sleeps till 7, but during the summer months he will decide to get up at 4am to "get some work done at home" and then hit snooze every 10 minutes for an hour and then change the alarm to 6am and go through the same thing until he finally gets up at his usual 7am

otherwise he is the most wonderful husband ever!

 

[Handbag Lady]

Okay...my DH would be offended if I began posting a list as he would be embarrassed even though you guys don't know him.

But the one thing that bugs me the most and I consider it fair game....

"knee bobbing"--where he's kind of tapping his foot and his whole leg is gently bobbing. For some reason it annoys me mostly because it vibrates whatever I might be on....the couch, the bed, the church pew. It drives me bonkers because though it may calm him or whatever, it's not calming me. When I was stuck in bed with bad morning sickness/hyperemisis, this bobbing thing would make it worse.

Of course he isn't doing it on purpose. Half the time he doesn't realize it.

This is also mine. My husband makes the car shake, he does it so much. I hate it. I ask him to stop and he says he can't. So, I crack my knuckles. "But honey, I can't stop!"

 

[dislaney]

My dh refuses to use a drive-thru. If I insist we use one I have to do the talking.

He takes out the garbage but never puts a new bag in the can.

Always has to have a new project or craft, yet rarely finishes anything. My garage is full of models, RC vehicles, instruments, etc that he never finished.

Hates to talk on the phone.

I think your married to my dh!!

 

[eeyore65]

My DH is a SAHD and is it home while I work. Yet he and DS never seem to be able to find anything in the house that they spend the most time in. They routinely call me at work to ask where something is. And get mad when I say I am at work and can't talk now.

DH never, ever makes the bed. It annoys me because I am the first one up - yet I will head to the bedroom before I leave and the bed is unmade. He tells me making the bed is not imprtant to him - but it is to me.

I work all day and come home and cook dinner. (I like to cook so I don't mind this.) Both the counter and table we are to eat at are dirty. (Happens mostly now that DS is home for the summer) It makes me crazy that I have to clean before and after I cook.

And lastly, I come home after a long day at work and the first thing out of both their mouths is what's for dinner? Not "Hi" - Not "How was your day?"

Other than that DH is great - takes care of everything around the house, DS, does all the cleaning up after dinner, etc.

 

[Diznotyzed]

My husband gives me non-specific answers to specific questions. Recent examples - We were going to see Toy Story 3 and I asked him which time he wanted to go. His answer - "The early one or one after that." Today I asked him if he wants to leave for the beach on Friday night or wait until Saturday morning. The answer - "Yeah, I wanna go either Friday night or Saturday morning." Way to decide!

 

[JoiseyMom]

Ok...here we go:

1) Yes..dishes, on the counter, table or sink, NEVER in the dishwasher.
2) Putting away the salad fixings after he has made a salad
3) Starting projects and not finishing them (2 rooms of wood floors, replacing lattice on bottom of deck). These were started 2 years ago!!
mil just hired a handyman to do it (took 2 days) cause she couldn't take it anymore . Now, only problem is, for some reason they didn't clean up after themselves . I have the old broken wood lattice in my yard So my DH will leave it there how long?? ARGH!!! Tomorrow is trash day so I am a hoping. SInce he does mow the lawn I am hopeful!!
4) Moving eggs in the container in the fridge. Ok, this is strange and he does it because it annoys me. I take them out front first then back. I am short if he just takes from the second row, I can't see the back row and I don't know how many eggs I need!!
5) Insisting we needed the 2 newest pups (20 months and 4 months) but NOT HELPING CLEAN UP OR WALK THEM!

I could come it with more...but I feel better now

 

[Explodo]

This particular interaction drives me to no end of insanity

Me: Honey, Where would you like to go for dinner

She: Oh...I don't care.

Me: Ok, Let's go get BBQ.

She: No, I don't feel like BBQ

Me: Ok, Let's go get chinese

She: I Don't really want that...

Me (Now annoyed): How about Hamburgers?

She: Nope, That upsets my stomach (While blinking at me like a cat)

This Continues until I finally Guess the place she wants to go!

So as we are heading off to the mexican place...I think to myself "SHE KNEW WHERE SHE WANTED TO GO RIGHT OFF THE BAT!!!!"

(of couse I don;t say this because that would get me a first class glare of Doom)

 

[foolishmortal]

This particular interaction drives me to no end of insanity

Me: Honey, Where would you like to go for dinner

She: Oh...I don't care.

Me: Ok, Let's go get BBQ.

She: No, I don't feel like BBQ

Me: Ok, Let's go get chinese

She: I Don't really want that...

Me (Now annoyed): How about Hamburgers?

She: Nope, That upsets my stomach (While blinking at me like a cat)

This Continues until I finally Guess the place she wants to go!

So as we are heading off to the mexican place...I think to myself "SHE KNEW WHERE SHE WANTED TO GO RIGHT OFF THE BAT!!!!"

(of couse I don;t say this because that would get me a first class glare of Doom)

sounds like my wife, then I just say ok lets just stay home what would you like to cook? usually gets me an answer fast for where she wants to go out to

 

[tonilea]

This reminds me of a story I heard on NPR once. They were interviewing a couple who had been married for 60 years. The reporter asked the woman her secret to a happy marriage.

Her response: "I decided that when I got married, I would make a list of 10 habits my husband had that annoy me. And that when he did one of those 10 things, I wouldn't let myself get upset by them.

"Well, I never got around to making the list. So whenever he did ANYTHING that annoyed me, I would just smile and say, 'Good thing THAT'S on the list!'"

I love, love, love that story! I have mentioned it several times to friends.

 

[foolishmortal]

ok since all you ladies are getting in on the action here I go for a males side

1) sometimes she wants to sleep by the window (my side which also has the alarm clock), but then insists I wake her up to turn off the alarm. Ummmm hello its right next to you not me this time.

2) the above mentioned where would you like to eat, or where would you like to go. If I am asking that means I want you to answer because I really dont care where we go, but if you say back it doesnt matte then yo uknow what dont say anything when I chose somewhere because you had 1st chance


3) She will driver her car all day all night all weekend, you get the drift. and then remember half hour before bedtime she needs gas...but cant go get it because shes already in pajama;s. Well what am I in then???

4) why does she insist to have convos during a sporting game on tv, but god forbid I ask or say anything during 1 of her shows.


hehehe but I do love her!

 

[WDWBarb]

I'm annoy the heck out of my DH. He could make a verrry long list.

A couple of things -

He will argue about anything, and I mean ANYthing and will never, ever admit he's wrong. That's how we ended up having a ridiculous (and still ongoing) argument that the show Boston Legal is set in Philidelphia. Yes. Seriously. Of course he KNOWS he's wrong, but once he said it, there was no admitting it.

He won't turn off lights. I don't mean that he forgets, but he insists that he should always leave the light on in the bathroom for the next time he goes in there. I'll see him leave the kitchen and he won't turn off the lights and when I ask him to, he'll say, "I might go back in there later." You can't just turn it back on? His answer is, "that's just too much trouble."

Really?

He's also somewhat of a hoarder. I'll find the oddest things just tossed into the garage and when I ask, it's "well, I hated to just throw it away." I then throw it away.

 

[DisneyKT]

Yeah, I may have mentioned a solution like this in the last 11 years. So far, it's not really working out that well for me but thanks for the suggestion!

You know what might work is a Keurig. But that might create more problems like leaving K-Cups everywhere.

 

[Liberty Belle]

Not a spouse.. but my grandma gets annoyed at me when they visit. I have a thing where I only drink from water bottles [idk?]. I take a sip, then put the cap back on. 2 seconds later, take the cap off, take a sip, cap back on.
She does not understand why I can't leave the cap off

I do the same thing when I'm drinking water or Coke, etc from a bottle. I don't know why I do it, either. I catch myself doing it, know it's stupid, but it's like I can't stop myself.

 

[DebD4T]

I'm annoy the heck out of my DH. He could make a verrry long list.

A couple of things -

He will argue about anything, and I mean ANYthing and will never, ever admit he's wrong. That's how we ended up having a ridiculous (and still ongoing) argument that the show Boston Legal is set in Philidelphia. Yes. Seriously. Of course he KNOWS he's wrong, but once he said it, there was no admitting it.

He won't turn off lights. I don't mean that he forgets, but he insists that he should always leave the light on in the bathroom for the next time he goes in there. I'll see him leave the kitchen and he won't turn off the lights and when I ask him to, he'll say, "I might go back in there later." You can't just turn it back on? His answer is, "that's just too much trouble.

My DH, when walking down the hall to our bedroom, MUST turn on the hall light. It wouldn't be so bad if he would then TURN IT BACK OFF!! For the life of me I can't understand WHY he needs light to walk a straight line into our room! It's not just the hall light though, the man NEVER turns off a light. Maybe it's because he is an electrician and he wants to admire his handywork??? LOL

I do the same thing when I'm drinking water or Coke, etc from a bottle. I don't know why I do it, either. I catch myself doing it, know it's stupid, but it's like I can't stop myself.

I do the same thing also. I put the top back on after each sip so that if by chance I knock it over, it doesn't spill.

 

[tonilea]

I do the same thing when I'm drinking water or Coke, etc from a bottle. I don't know why I do it, either. I catch myself doing it, know it's stupid, but it's like I can't stop myself.

I do that! It never occured to me it might be annoying. On the other hand, if someone is annoyed by that, the rest of my "quirks" would make them stark raving mad.