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My husband's annoying habits ... how long have you got?!
19/05/2011
1. Time keeping - or the lack of it! The man will be late for his own funeral. It doesn't matter how much I nag or cajole I can't get him to be on time. We have only shared a car to This Morning ONCE in all the years we've been working together - never again. I told him I'd be leaving at my usual time 6.45 - any later than that the traffic into London is a nightmare. Where was he at 6.45? In the BATH!!!!!!!
2. Remote Man - it's impossible to watch a whole programme uninterrupted with Eamonn because he's constantly channel hopping. He gets hold of that remote control and come hell or high water he hangs on to it! I'll be really enjoying a film but when I get a bit confused with the plot I realise it's because he's switched to another film!
3. Don't put down - put away! - Why do men find it almost impossible to tidy up? When Eamonn's finished making a sandwich the kitchen looks like we've been burgled! Butter still out with the lid off, bread not put back in the bread bin, ham left out curling at the edges and most of the kitchen cupboard doors & drawers left open. Now you know why I'm so territorial and don't let him in my kitchen very often!
4. Tip tappity tap - I am very "noise sensitive" so Eamonn's habit of tapping drives me insane! He taps his fingers on the car steering wheel throughout a journey, drums them on the side of the sofa when we're watching tv & taps the cutlery on the table when we're waiting to order in a restaurant. If there's something to tap he'll tap it - noisily! I've carried out extensive research amongst my friends on this one and it seems my husband is not the only man with this extremely irritating habit? Do you recognise the symptoms ?
5. Ignoring me! - Eamonn is a true "news hound" and because of that reads a lot of newspapers. He likes to do this sitting at the kitchen table and sometimes while we're eating. I don't begrudge him quiet time reading but if I try to talk to him about anything he just doesn't respond, which I think is extremely rude. When challenged (which is often) he claims he's heard every word and that he DID answer me. I have to explain to him that grunting doesn't count as conversation.
6. Mutton & Jeff - I'm sure my husband is going a little bit deaf. He has the volume on the television up SO loud that the astronauts at the Space Station can probably hear it! If I've gone to bed before him I can feel the surround sound pumping up from the sitting room underneath me as he enjoys yet another one of those Jean Claude Van Damme romps!
7. Green green grass of home - He's OBSESSED with the lawn! He inspects it daily, walking around with his hands behind his back and usually a frown on his face because it never meets with his approval. It's too wet, too dry, too thick, too sparse, too weedy and now we've got a dog, too many yellow patches! What annoys him more than all that though is that I don't give a damn!!
Leave a comment and let me know what your other half does to really get your goat!
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The Worst thing hubbie does is puts his beer cans on top of the bin... Can't seem to actualy lift the lid and put them in...there is always 2 or 3 balancing on the lid, what's that all about.???
kind regards
maggie
MY EX WOULD ALWAYS SAY DONT DO A JOB FOR BETTY SHE FOLOWS YOU AROUND WITH THE HOOVER.
You're now going to tell me he's not like that at home - or that I'd soon get sick of it - aren't you? You're probably right. Maybe he is best in small doses!
My hubby is Safety consultant for the railways. It's such a boring profession! Talk about mixed up plots from movies, I have trouble sustaining interest in conversations about yet another hard day at the show n tell, audit control centre.
Channel flicking, yes I hate that too! It drives me crazy!
Ants are a problem, here in Hong Kong where we live. Leave something out and there's a trail of ants within minutes. After 31 years, I've just given up. If he wants ant bread, let him have it! I now keep mine separately, in the freezer!
I would like flowers on occasion but that's a small thing. One thing he does is to buy my chocolate in bulk. How unromantic! I keep suggesting he just buys it occasionally, so I don't end up as ten tonne Tessie! I now have a love hate relationship with chocolate and he is completely confused, to buy or not to buy!
I'm assuming I'm allowed in this "pink" kinda blog area !! but i have got a feminine side to me & I can feel your frustrations as my Girlfriend has the very annoying trait of your No 5 item Grrr it does grate when you hear those words " I did nod ". I've just got home after a trip to hosy & was "trying" to make conversation which ended with me saying " sod it i cant be arsed "!!:( .I'm now sitting here on this & she's cutting the grass !! ;). ( Result ).. ttfn Grandad Paul xxxx
I share the lawn inspection thing but that's one of the least annoying thing!It's the whistling when he gets up to answer the door....WHY??....Tea bags from his flask ALWAYS left in sink.....Will NEVER eat out of date food even if it's just bread, fruit, cake etc, even by one day (to his knowledge anyway, haha!!!) also NEVER trying new food (doesn't eat pasta, rice, spicy, chinese, indian, mexican as it is!!!)but won't try anything that i like eating grrrrr now that's annoying as it's the Harvesters ALL the bloody time!!..........he IS clean and tidy though,so i can't moan tooooo much!!!
Firstly after watching the pair of you on the box i would of thought you would have a list a long as your arm. And secondly for everything 1 thing a man does that annoys a woman, she will do 3 to annoy a man.
Ps Tongue firmly pressed against cheek!!
He did buy me a sky remote for valentines day one year, which I thought was sweet and we had finally become equals with the remote, but he couldn't cope and then took the batteries out!!
I'm awake so annoying I could go on :-)
And he goes around talking to the dog as if he is talking to another human.
Oh I'm thinking of more and more I best stop now. I didn't think the list could get any longer!!!!
When I was with my partner,one of my main grievances with him was that when he was asked to mow the lawn he would stop the mowing after 5 mins and complain 'how hot he was' and could he have a cup of tea or a cold drink'! I used to say, for goodness sake I might as well do it myself! Haha
I could put countless irritations down but I think I wouldn't have the space on your wonderful website! xx
I wonder how many bad habits I have to his thinking?
Still one always has a choice.. put up or leave
I think my messer is better than most so I will put up xx
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