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MerylStreep Mon 20-Dec-21 15:01:58

Wandering round shops looking at stuff with someone I don’t particularly like ( that’s how your op comes across) sounds like hell to me.
But then I’ve never just wandered meaninglessly round shops.
Do you not have any friends or family to go out with?

jaylucy Mon 20-Dec-21 14:56:13

Quite honestly, the fact that he is happy to pop to the shops for milk etc while you get dressed, plus actually doing some of the housework is a real plus.
If you want him to vacuum upstairs as well, why not ask him to ? You can easily say that you struggle with carrying the vacuum up and down stairs. Same with changing the beds!
I'm sorry, but I actually found your post difficult to read in places, so not sure what you are actually complaining about!
He obviously does things that he sees as "a mans job" such as the car maintenance and is quite happy to go out with you for a coffee. If you want to go somewhere else, you may just need to go on your own or, because he seems to be a man of habit, just simply either say that you would like to go somewhere different for a change or have a brief explanation of why you want to go there.
Maybe it's just me being divorced, but I don't understand the idea that once couples are both retired that means that you are instantly joined at the hip!
The happiest retired couples I know have their own social circles to go off and do things with and then tend to meet up or go out for lunch or coffee often with other friends.

Ladyleftfieldlover Mon 20-Dec-21 14:55:09

I often go to places without OH and he goes to places without me. Then we do things together like lunch out and the cinema. Why don’t you just talk to your OH? There are so many people on this site who complain about OHs or families, but won’t actually speak to them! They probably think everything is ok but you are a bit of a moaning minnie. We are fortunate in having a cleaner and a gardener but if the lawn needs cutting (I can’t do it because of my knees) I do have to ask OH more than once! Life is surely too short to put up with a life that you obviously aren’t enjoying. These are modern times and women don’t have to be walked all over like a rug!

wildswan16 Mon 20-Dec-21 14:46:21

I'm afraid you are just moaning. But that's OK - we can cope with your moaning if it helps to get it off your chest.

I don't know how long you have been together, but the person to speak to about all this is your OH. Maybe you have lots of annoying habits that he just accepts and puts up with.

Peasblossom Mon 20-Dec-21 14:44:55

Sounds as if you spend all your time together and never do anything as individuals.

A recipe for getting irritated with each other in any relationship.

I think the answer is not to be so reliant on him for company.

Chewbacca Mon 20-Dec-21 14:43:08

You have a choice: tell him straight that he has to start pulling his weight around the house or just continue to pick up the slack for him and resent him for it. Only you can decide if it's a deal breaker.

Oopsadaisy1 Mon 20-Dec-21 14:40:37

PS can’t you go out on your own to places he hates, then meet up for coffee?

Oopsadaisy1 Mon 20-Dec-21 14:39:40

Well MrOops, pops out for milk if we run out and will often buy me a cake whilst he is there and if I ask him he will take the bins out, he also fuels up the cars and that’s it.
The rest I do, but it doesn’t bother me, we’ve been married for over 50 years and it’s the way things have worked out, I’m sure if I asked him he would do more and if I’m ill he will do it all, we don’t go out at the moment due to mixing with too many people, but in normal years we go out for lunch or away for the weekends to get out.
Every relationship is different.
But if you want to change the balance of who does what, you need to speak to him and (sorry to say) stop moaning to us ?
(Actually I love putting the tree and the decorations up)

Clio Mon 20-Dec-21 14:30:15

Both retired for few years now

I’d like to know if I’m being unreasonable
Whenever oh says we’ll go out today, by that he 98% off the time means for a coffee
if I say we’ll go to JL or M&S have look round then coffee he says ok
I really know he’s not one but interested in looking about but to me going out for just a drink sometimes is boring and 2/3 times a week it’s a but expensive.

If I mention you decide where to go he will just come up with an excuse like
You don’t like it there or I don’t know what you like doing.
Yes he does been together 20 yrs
Or he will not do anything leaving it to me or we don’t go out that day
When I do mention a place I get
Why what’s there or what do you want to go there for
So I can’t win whatever I say

He’s not a person for staying in, he’s ready to go out at 9.30am unfortunately I’m not a morning person never have been
So he will go for bread milk whatever is needed for that day
Suits me, time fir me to come round & get dressed.
But when he comes back he’s either ready for a coffee or if he’s been out a while his lunch unless we’ve (well I’ve decided, as he doesn’t suggest anywhere) go out for lunch

If we have lunch at home, it’s 1.-1.30 before he’s eaten it watched but YouTube and visited the loo.
I’m a eat it, coat on , get out person

Also like today, I’m a bit off with my bowels so not feeling great.
Where we going for a coffee? He never thinks off going a walk in the park or to another town.
Xmas tree is not up, no dusting been done for over a week now(I’ve given and done it today) 2 mirrors need putting back up in bedroom along with 2 pictures.

He’s jobs consist off
Car maintenance (3 cars, 1 mine)
Bins
Washing up after tea, mop floor.
Shops morning
and maybe hoover downstairs, very occasionally he’ll do upstairs
Cut grass

Everything else is me

Aibu to think this, or I’m I a moaning git and should be grateful?

He never suggests anywhere to 99% if time
Never cleans bathroom toilet in 20 yrs
Will wash bath, shower kind off
Never makes bed or washes bedding
Never thinks to clean windows

This guy lived on his own before I met him