I do love them BUT……

I hate mine offering to do the washing up. Because in his mind the washing up means all crocks put within his grasp at left of sink…. anything left on cooker top or ‘in soak’ to be done WITH washing up ,doesn’t get done! Anything overly greasy or gross he ‘puts in soak’ to do later!! Of course I do it later.He soaks the floor , then wipes it up with clean tea towels…. he never wipes the surfaces down or the cooker hob! He thinks washing up is 2 plates ….2 knives…2 forks…2 cups. Rather do it myself!

I feel guilty now as I apparently have a really loud sneeze, so I’m told frequently. It’s just my normal everyday sneeze, nothing special or saved up, just how I sneeze. I resent being told to sneeze quieter, how do you do that, it’s not satisfying if it’s not a full one! I know a lady who is even louder than me and she said the same!

I recognise most of the traits and irritations already talked about. My H has all of them but the one that is the most annoying is that, whatever he wants at that particular moment, should be right at the front of the fridge or cupboard. He mutters and complains that it’s HIS things that are always shoved to the back! I explain that everything can’t be at the front but he won’t have it, I’m picking on his things! Oh dear!

We all have our annoying little ways, I am sure mine is constantly telling him to shut the door to the boot room when he goes in there. There is only a little radiator in there and is not a room to linger in at this time of the year except to come in or out with the dog or put something in one of the bins. It sucks the heat out of the kitchen but no matter how much I tell him he just carries on with it. But if that is all I have to nag about I am not doing too badly.

Re. Being uptight about his whistling.
I’ve excellent hearing, can even hear certain dog whistles. BUT if someone whistles near me then it HURTS.
TRULY HURTS MY EARS
If anyone has an explanation then let me know. Might help in Court next time a whistler in a supermarket gets clouted as he won’t stop whistling even though I’m crying with pain

Ladies don’t sweat the small stuff. x

My son is of the "leave them where it falls" school of thought. That and taking crockery upstairs with a snack and keeping it there - he seems to think that having just 2 of everything in the kitchen is enough!

Thank you all for an amusing set of comments, despite the fact that I can identify with almost all of your comments! Venus and Mars girls, Venus and Mars!!!!

My two sons both empty their pockets on arrival at my house and deposit the contents on various surfaces. When they’re leaving it’s ‘where’s my keys/wallet/mobile/I pod?’ etc. Worse still is when they leave and I find something left behind and have to ring and tell them. I’ve tried putting a box out for everything to be put in one place but it remains unused. I’ve come to the conclusion they’re just like animals marking their territory ?

Mine is great, he puts on washing and empties the machine and hangs to dry once done, hoovers (well), cleans the grate and many other things, so I do feel mean griping (I'm sure he has just as much to gripe about me), but it's his huge amounts of clothes that drive me nuts and the fact he insists on leaving his entire collection of work clothes (including thermals) on the spare room bed permanently. Plus other assorted piles of clothing dotted around. Who needs 15 t-shirts "for painting" in and numerous pairs of jeans for the same purpose. I forget the last time he did any painting! Good job I love him!

Mine always clears up after our evening meal (I do all the cooking); he puts crockery etc in dishwasher and fills the washing up bowl with lovely hot soapy water for the pans - then sits down with a cup of tea! Never thinks to wash the damn pans, just leaves them for me! But the thing that annoys me the most is how much he sleeps! He only has to sit down for 5 minutes and he's fast asleep (he's been like this all his life, so it's nothing to do with getting old). On holiday he has to have an afternoon nap (5.00pm - 7.00pm) just like a toddler!

Gosh - it’s amazing how many men are the same! My late DH was constantly losing keys, pens, wallet, shoes, combs, bank card- anything in fact. He once lost a friends set of keys - we were looking after her flat - three days later I found them in a half opened packet of pork pies in the fridge!! He had an amazing brain though and could recite reams of poetry and talk on any subject!

Same here! My husband passed away 4 years ago next month, unexpectedly. I was thinking the same as you.

All those little things that drive you mad, I too, used to grumble about, I would give anything for to have him now, doing.

Mine won't use a plate for a sandwich, toast, biscuits or cake! He drops crumbs everywhere. He also claims he doesn't understand the recycling. He leaves everything at the back door for me to take out to the bins. Am I annoyed? Not really. He does so many good things around the house. Yesterday he fitted a new shower. He does all the cooking, mows the lawn, mends the car etc etc.,

I live alone so have nobody to annoy me. I do however annoy myself. I leave cupboard doors open and bang my head on them, I leave lights on when not needed and I forget to turn the extractor fan off in the bathroom to name a few. It's really annoying having no one to blame.

Snoring … actually breathing in general ?

Just doesn't listen then swears I haven't told him and won't waver when I remind him of the conversation. Instead of Yes or No everything but everything has to be a great debate. "Why didn't you say...." but won't deal with a problem himself. Shall I go on ???

Oh dear, in respect to leaving things lying around I'm worse than DH? Principal battlefield is the hall which he likes to be as neat as a new pin and I like to look like a house where people live. In the appropriate seasons I leave a casual fair isle scarf on a chair or a sun hat over the bannisters or a book on a shelf and have bets with myself how long they stay there.
Most days I comfort myself with thinking the borderline between the words tidy and pernickety is really very thin?.

Band....brass band! I'm a bit of a band widow ...DH gets REALLY agitated of I dare criticize his band/members/band dates he's not told me about but swears he has/ any other band Business! He use to sit waiting for his 'lift' on Saturday in chair by the window, like a little boy waiting to go to a party! Anything at ALL to do with band is sacrosanct.
All events/holidays/visits/ any and all activities are subject to band priorities........

There isn’t enough hours in the day to type it all out but I wouldn’t change him for the world. These little things make the person that he is.

ALANaV

True, but you;ll miss them when they have gone/died and will wish you still had the mess !

So true. I was just thinking that myself. Have had to do a few DIY jobs this week, and no one to cook for me for the last year. ? It's OK, but I do miss him a lot at times even his annoying habits. This Post did make me laugh though.

My husband always use to leave the toilet seat up which drove me mad. How i would love to walk in the bathroom and see that again!!!

Why do they do that sneezing thing? I have never heard a woman sneezing loudly.

Rosina I think we are married to the same man!

I'm feeling quite calm and rested this morning after a good night's sleep so I won't spoil it by thinking about this - for the moment!

Mine too Treetops some things have been lost for some 30 years. "They're not lost because they havent been thrown out. They're here some where".