I Love My Husband BUT....

[Tdhmom]

He leaves EVERY light on after he leaves a room. Every morning our bedroom light AND closet are on when I go up to get the kids clothes for the day.

He leaves his crap laying everywhere and then complains about the "clutter" on our Buffett/craft cupboard.

My list is endless but I'll leave it with those 2 because those are the ones that upset me just this morning ::

He's driving me bonkers this week and thought it would be fun to hear everyone's pet peeves of their significant other...

[Blackcat31]

The ONLY pet peeve I have about my DH is that he is sometimes suffocating.

It really has nothing to do with me or him personally....more because of our jobs


He works alone all day and craves interaction with humans.

I work with littles/parents all day and crave the quiet.


I look forward to going home so I can have some alone time.

He looks forward to me coming home so he can have some human interaction.


See how that can kind of be a slippery slope?

Good thing we can communicate openly about it.

[Tdhmom]

The ONLY pet peeve I have about my DH is that he is sometimes suffocating.

It really has nothing to do with me or him personally....more because of our jobs


He works alone all day and craves interaction with humans.

I work with littles/parents all day and crave the quiet.


I look forward to going home so I can have some alone time.

He looks forward to me coming home so he can have some human interaction.


See how that can kind of be a slippery slope?

Good thing we can communicate openly about it.

I hide at night for this same reason! :: I act like I'm still putting kids to bed so I can sit in my bed and read or play on my phone for 45 min just because it's quiet! And usually end up falling asleep.

[GKJNIGMN]

I would like to thank you ladies for explaining this phenomenon I was starting to think maybe there was something wrong with me.

My fiance comes home from work and will sit directly next to me on the loveseat when we have a couch just feet away and all I want is space. I want nobody asking to taste food off my plate or constantly hanging on me.

My one other pet peeve is that he takes a really long time to say what he is thinking. Just like the kids, I find myself hurrying him to the point

[jenboo]

He leaves EVERY light on after he leaves a room. Every morning our bedroom light AND closet are on when I go up to get the kids clothes for the day.

He leaves his crap laying everywhere and then complains about the "clutter" on our Buffett/craft cupboard.

My list is endless but I'll leave it with those 2 because those are the ones that upset me just this morning ::

He's driving me bonkers this week and thought it would be fun to hear everyone's pet peeves of their significant other...

I can tell exactly what he has been doing based on the light trail he leave behind.
...he empties the trash but doesn't put a new bag back in
...he calls the daycare my "project". Drives me nuts. its not a project, its a career!
...he doesn't spray after he poops...i would rather smell floral poop than straight poop. He also is the first one to mention the spray is out...im not sure what he is using it on...

[Tdhmom]

I can tell exactly what he has been doing based on the light trail he leave behind.
...he empties the trash but doesn't put a new bag back in
...he calls the daycare my "project". Drives me nuts. its not a project, its a career!
...he doesn't spray after he poops...i would rather smell floral poop than straight poop. He also is the first one to mention the spray is out...im not sure what he is using it on...

The last one made me laugh so hard!!! That's hilarious!!!!

[daycarediva]

I adore my husband but he will come home from a service call, get the kids wound up, smile sheepishly at me once he realized what he has done and then retreat to our living room.

[hope]

My DH leaves open water bottles all over the house. He opens one, takes a sip, puts it down with the cap off and walks away. Next times he is thirsty he grabs a new bottle and does the same thing. I end up with bottles all over that no one wants and one of my kids usually spills. I started writing his initials on the cap after her puts one down but it did no good. He still opts for a new bottle.

He comes home right in the middle of my pick ups and wants to tell me every detail about his day. I am interested but would rather talk when all the dcks are gone and our kids r in bed for the night.

He doesn't like to eat out. He tells me that he prefers my cooking which is very sweet but I really think he is secretly being cheap. After cleaning, laundry, daycare, our kids, homework and such.....I would just like to go out and have someone do for me.

[jenboo]

I would like to thank you ladies for explaining this phenomenon I was starting to think maybe there was something wrong with me.

My fiance comes home from work and will sit directly next to me on the loveseat when we have a couch just feet away and all I want is space. I want nobody asking to taste food off my plate or constantly hanging on me.

My one other pet peeve is that he takes a really long time to say what he is thinking. Just like the kids, I find myself hurrying him to the point

Anyone want to trade husbands??!! All i want to do after the last kid leaves is cuddle and talk talk talk. My husband just wants to be left alone

[KiddieCahoots]

Same here with the attention. He wants more, I want alone time.

He will get into our tiny kitchen space, to either talk, or get himself something to eat, whenever I'm trying to get the day care children their meals or snacks.

When I'm busy, he will sometimes act like a child to get my attention in a negative fashion, if the positive fails him.

He is old fashioned and rather than treat day care as a job, will treat it as "the little woman staying home".

[childcaremom]

My biggest pet peeve is that he leaves the toilet seat up. Always.

And takes his shoes off in the middle of the doorway and won't move them behind the door. Our son inherited this same trait... their shoes are always in identical spots in the same position. It's really quite uncanny.

Other than that, my hubby is awesome. He'll even sit and listen to my daycare woes at the end of the day. Even bring me a tea before I start

[Naptime yet?]

Does anyone else's dh leave their used napkins/paper towels on the counter instead of walking the 2 steps to the garbage can? I still can't figure this one out (except his mother does the same darn thing).

[Luna]

Does anyone else's dh leave their used napkins/paper towels on the counter instead of walking the 2 steps to the garbage can? I still can't figure this one out (except his mother does the same darn thing).

Well mine at least tosses things in the direction of the garbage can. It doesn't matter because it's probably full anyway.
Somehow his shoes are always in my way.
He's more of a picky eater than any daycare child I've ever had.
Crumbs on the counter.
Never puts anything away in the same place twice.
On the plus side, he wakes me up before he leaves in the morning and we make the bed together. Then he makes me a cup of tea before he goes.
And he only poops in the upstairs bathroom, and so does my adult son. Once when we had family here for dinner, I was in the main floor bathroom brushing my teeth. My son hollered, "Mom! You've been in there a while! Are you 'twoing' in the 'one'?"

[Heidi]

The ONLY pet peeve I have about my DH is that he is sometimes suffocating.

It really has nothing to do with me or him personally....more because of our jobs


He works alone all day and craves interaction with humans.

I work with littles/parents all day and crave the quiet.


I look forward to going home so I can have some alone time.

He looks forward to me coming home so he can have some human interaction.


See how that can kind of be a slippery slope?

Good thing we can communicate openly about it.

After our little talk last year, I was thinking we really should trade husbands. Do you like 'em big and a bit hairy? ::

[Heidi]

I can tell exactly what he has been doing based on the light trail he leave behind.
...he empties the trash but doesn't put a new bag back in
...he calls the daycare my "project". Drives me nuts. its not a project, its a career!
...he doesn't spray after he poops...i would rather smell floral poop than straight poop. He also is the first one to mention the spray is out...im not sure what he is using it on...

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