Stuff your missus does that drives you up the wall

[Sards]

You know what. The missus sorts out so much shit for me I just overlook the small things. I would be completely lost without her

[Sandstorm]

You know what. The missus sorts out so much shit for me I just overlook the small things. I would be completely lost without her

Same here

[sockwithaticket]

Second is (acknowledgement to Yeeb who brought this up the other day) her propensity to constantly fritter money away on unecessary purchases.

Her money sense more or less revolves around a belief that if she has money then it HAS to be spent. Now, this would not annoy me so much if not for the fact that I think that my teenage daughter seems to developing the same habit.

Mine with money is probably fairly typical where the resources are pooled. She went back to college years ago and now works part time so thats the reason. Though I should note my salary goes into a joint account and hers goes into.her own. She calls that the bills account but I have noted it has her name on it and I can't make withdrawals. She does the family finances and very sensibly starts with the bills. Never have credit card debt or anything like that. All good so far. She then tells me she uses a proportion of her own money for savings only the only savings we appear to have are the ones I have made through back pay etc. So is hers running away money? That's cool but it's currently 'poof' disappeared. But I think the funniest bit is any expenditure that is not her own causes untold stress. She genuinely sees the remaining pot of cash as hers and the only reason she stays sane is I spend very little buy when I do the phone starts going. Of course we talk and I say ' you know I can spend cash money when I want. You do know that'. Her eyes always betray her

Lurking on some of the madder reddit spaces like r/TwoXChromosomes has taught me that there are women out there who advocate for always ensuring that a running away fund exists, so maybe? But if she's stuck with you this long, you're probably ok.

[inactionman]

Second is (acknowledgement to Yeeb who brought this up the other day) her propensity to constantly fritter money away on unecessary purchases.

Her money sense more or less revolves around a belief that if she has money then it HAS to be spent. Now, this would not annoy me so much if not for the fact that I think that my teenage daughter seems to developing the same habit.

Mine with money is probably fairly typical where the resources are pooled. She went back to college years ago and now works part time so thats the reason. Though I should note my salary goes into a joint account and hers goes into.her own. She calls that the bills account but I have noted it has her name on it and I can't make withdrawals. She does the family finances and very sensibly starts with the bills. Never have credit card debt or anything like that. All good so far. She then tells me she uses a proportion of her own money for savings only the only savings we appear to have are the ones I have made through back pay etc. So is hers running away money? That's cool but it's currently 'poof' disappeared. But I think the funniest bit is any expenditure that is not her own causes untold stress. She genuinely sees the remaining pot of cash as hers and the only reason she stays sane is I spend very little buy when I do the phone starts going. Of course we talk and I say ' you know I can spend cash money when I want. You do know that'. Her eyes always betray her

Lurking on some of the madder reddit spaces like r/TwoXChromosomes has taught me that there are women out there who advocate for always ensuring that a running away fund exists, so maybe? But if she's stuck with you this long, you're probably ok.

One of my wife's friends is very much like that - she seems to miss the point hat if you're so uncommitted to a relationship that it's probably going to fail.

[sockwithaticket]

Mine with money is probably fairly typical where the resources are pooled. She went back to college years ago and now works part time so thats the reason. Though I should note my salary goes into a joint account and hers goes into.her own. She calls that the bills account but I have noted it has her name on it and I can't make withdrawals. She does the family finances and very sensibly starts with the bills. Never have credit card debt or anything like that. All good so far. She then tells me she uses a proportion of her own money for savings only the only savings we appear to have are the ones I have made through back pay etc. So is hers running away money? That's cool but it's currently 'poof' disappeared. But I think the funniest bit is any expenditure that is not her own causes untold stress. She genuinely sees the remaining pot of cash as hers and the only reason she stays sane is I spend very little buy when I do the phone starts going. Of course we talk and I say ' you know I can spend cash money when I want. You do know that'. Her eyes always betray her

Lurking on some of the madder reddit spaces like r/TwoXChromosomes has taught me that there are women out there who advocate for always ensuring that a running away fund exists, so maybe? But if she's stuck with you this long, you're probably ok.

One of my wife's friends is very much like that - she seems to miss the point hat if you're so uncommitted to a relationship that it's probably going to fail.

r/TwoX tends to come at from the perspective that lots of men are pieces of shit and you need to be ready for the moment yours stops masking that he is one. I don't doubt that some of them have the horrendous life experience to justify such suspicion and obviously others take that vicarious experience as truth, but it definitely can't create an environment healthy for relationships. There again, as a bloke, if a woman turns out to be awful the chances of her doing me serious harm are significantly lower than if the genders were reversed, so maybe it's not my place to be commenting on the leap of trust women have to make in the character of the men they settle down with.

And of course there are simple self-sabotaging commitment-phobes.

[TB63]

The ex Mrs...

Gets up from sofa, puts kettle on, walks back in with a drink for herself."where's mine?..."it's coffee, you don't drink coffee..."

Walks into lounge, I'm watching a film, just picks up remote and starts scanning channels...

When we used to run a pub. Take it in turns for afternoon kip, when she had hers. Kept the kids quiet or just took them out..when I had mine,shed start fucking hoovering!!!!

Hence the ex..

[sockwithaticket]

Socks the reality is a lot of relationships end up structured Ina way that causes long term harm to a women's career. Look my wife is happy to work part time but if we broke up I am well enough paid and she is in trouble. Facts are without meeting me and kids she would now be a senior rather than middle manager as she is. She is better educated than I as has two masters. She is published a good few times. Her pay absolutely reflects hanging out with me.

Of course and realtionships break down for more mundane reasons than the fella revealing himself to be an abusive ogre, I was just explaining the perspective I've seen on that particular reddit sub. Also worth remembering that It wasn't all that long ago that women still needed a man's signature for various banking services (mid-70s to open personal accounts and apply for personal loans, 1988 to independently apply for a business loan, for example), so there's certainly the weight of history behind some of the advice to squirrel away money too.

[Blackmac]

Spends a fortune on the weekly shop but doesn't actually get any food, especially the stuff I want. Candles, diffusers, toiletries, toys for the granddaughter etc, but food, not a fucking chance.
She also can't spend any meaningful time not working without spending money. Drinks with friends, lunches etc. Just pisses away money.

[mat the expat]

to the age of the kids she has to vacate the family home despite the kids living in it- the youngest just finished college. She is probably on half of what he is and can never really catch up as she is too old to get the transatlantic flights. She missed the boat and he fucking knows it.

That's why I like Oz.

He'd be shelling out the difference in Pension Pot, assets, etc

[Jethro]

Always on about saving energy, the environment etc, then I spend most evenings turning off lights she has left on in every freaking room of the house.

Ability to go do the shopping, get completely off list, over spends. Then is amazed when I do it that I spend so much less.

Is probably going to be my Boss in a few weeks, has gone for regional management role which includes overseeing my position She actually deserves it as is the go to person for clarifications etc, which means someone completely inept is going to get the promotion instead given the normal promotion bollocks the company operates under, (and then they wonder why the turn over of staff is high).

[Yeeb]

It would appear that about 75% of us are married to the same woman

[petej]

Same portion sizes despite being clearly bigger and requiring more food.

[Lobby]

Same portion sizes despite being clearly bigger and requiring more food.

Perhaps she's trying to build you up by giving you the same amount of food as she eats if she's that much bigger than you.

[Yeeb]

Same portion sizes despite being clearly bigger and requiring more food.

Perhaps she's trying to build you up by giving you the same amount of food as she eats if she's that much bigger than you.

Yeah, hide her cream buns & chocs

[petej]

Same portion sizes despite being clearly bigger and requiring more food.

Perhaps she's trying to build you up by giving you the same amount of food as she eats if she's that much bigger than you.

Yeah, hide her cream buns & chocs

I meant I'm clearly bigger so need more food than a petite 50kg woman.

[Hugo]

It would appear that about 75% of us are married to the same woman

[Simian]

Perhaps she's trying to build you up by giving you the same amount of food as she eats if she's that much bigger than you.

Yeah, hide her cream buns & chocs

I meant I'm clearly bigger so need more food than a petite 50kg woman.

How big a woman do you need for a meal then?

[mat the expat]

It would appear that about 75% of us are married to the same woman

Not married, but yes!

[Ovals]

Most of the above

She loves to buy things and fritters away money on rubbish - luckily we can afford it - and it leaves me free rein when I want to buy useful things like Guitars

Constantly leaves lights on and doors open

Refuses to understand how a thermostat works - I have to constantly check and adress the setting.

Overreacts to really minor incidents.

Will keep asking things like - have you had a reply from 'so and so' yet - despite me telling her I'll let her know the instant I receive one.

Will often ask me to put my few things away whilst ignoring how she's cluttering the house up with her shoes, coats, handbags etc..

She's also a bit of a hoarder - several wardrobes of clothes, bags etc, that she hasn't worn/used for years. Our Spare rooms turn into storage areas !!


But she puts up with me - so still has enormous credit in the bank.

[Simian]

Fuck me. Imagine what they’d say about us!? T’would break the internet!

[Hugo]

Men amd women living together fulltime was a highly unusual experiment foisted on us by our ancestors. Another one from my missus is how categorical she is despite how weak the evidence. An example will be every time I do the sweep of the house before leaving for lights on, cats in, windows closed I nail it. Then the one in 20 times I forget the upstairs bathroom light I get the 'You are always doing that'. By always you mean extremely rarely no? No I mean always

Truth!

They will talk out of their arse and be utterly, completely adamant that they are right.

[TB63]

I'm going to stick with..breathe..

[Paddington Bear]

Fuck me. Imagine what they’d say about us!? T’would break the internet!

I think in fairness we are all very aware of what our partners say about us!

[Jim Lahey]

Fuck me. Imagine what they’d say about us!? T’would break the internet!

I think in fairness we are all very aware of what our partners say about us!

I'd imagine my rap sheet would include:
-never puts out the recycling
-waits until he runs out of clothes before doing laundry, leaving his sweaty cycling gear in a basket in the ensuite
-anal about being late anywhere

Apart from those I'd say I'm the perfect catch

[Yeeb]

Men amd women living together fulltime was a highly unusual experiment foisted on us by our ancestors. Another one from my missus is how categorical she is despite how weak the evidence. An example will be every time I do the sweep of the house before leaving for lights on, cats in, windows closed I nail it. Then the one in 20 times I forget the upstairs bathroom light I get the 'You are always doing that'. By always you mean extremely rarely no? No I mean always

5% fail rate is pretty bloody high tbf

I would say that my wife and daughters are extremely poor at switching lights off / closing doors / windows on latch / tellies or devices off, yet apparently it’s my PlayStation that is costing us ££ of electricity each month when it’s left on standby !!
(Tried explaining to wife that just one of her boiled kettles that doesn’t get used for a cuppa uses more power than a PlayStation does in a week)

I just think women are not especially efficient when it comes to their own home, we’d be happy with the same decor, furniture , towels etc forever , but women somehow need to change stuff and invent things wearing out , so they can buy and move more stuff around. All this extra stuff helps make rooms too dark, hence leaving lights on , or too hot causing windows to be open for fresh air, then it’s too cold so we put the heat on….

[Oxbow]

Leaving cupboard doors open then inevitably walking into one at some point unless I've previously closed them.

[average joe]

Guys, woman just like to complain, and they like to give us lip and make things hard for us. It's because they're extremely jealous of us. They're jealous because we have dicks, and we don't have to bleed from them every month. We can stand and pee and don't need to sit on a cold toilet seat every time. We also have balls we can scratch when we're bored, and they don't. So, have some sympathy.

[Paddington Bear]

Fuck me. Imagine what they’d say about us!? T’would break the internet!

I think in fairness we are all very aware of what our partners say about us!

I'd imagine my rap sheet would include:
-never puts out the recycling
-waits until he runs out of clothes before doing laundry, leaving his sweaty cycling gear in a basket in the ensuite
-anal about being late anywhere

Apart from those I'd say I'm the perfect catch

- Differing definitions of 'clean'
- playing cricket every Saturday
- 'do you even need to watch this game? You don't even like Wales or Ireland'
- happy not to have a detailed plan of action for a day and to go with the flow, which induces mild anxiety
- eating on the sofa

[OomStruisbaai]

While watching a movie / TV series will ask questions about the plot as if I've already seen it

Irons the collars on my work shirts all wrong, but there's no way in hell I'm saying anything about that

Doesn't understand why you should take meat out of the fridge and let it get to room temp before putting it in a pre-heating oven

When I'm cooking she will take knifes and other utensils and wash them while I'm still using them

Blames the yellow tint on the underside of toilet seat on my pee and not the yellow rim mounted thingees she puts there

While doing the weekly food shop, will WhatsApp me 2-3 time to ask if we need x or y, then forgets to get things that are on her shopping list, almost always one's I've put on the list.

Uses tinfoil instead of cling film when putting left overs in the fridge

Set the washing machine to start at exactly the same time as my morning shower

and the pièce de resistance, while having a well-earned nap on the couch, she'll tap me on the shoulder to wake me to tell me she's going out...

Sound like you are full of shite.

[OomStruisbaai]

- playing cricket every Saturday

Working away in the week also didnt help. They never understand the shining of the ball on your pants.

[Insane_Homer]

Trying to explain how the men's points race works while watching the Omnium event last night during the World Cycling champs
It would've been simpler to have a go at the LBW laws

[Insane_Homer]

Sound like you are full of shite.

You sound like my wife!

[assfly]

I actually can't think of any.

Probably the worst thing is when I try and sneak off for a cheeky nap on the weekend, only to find her fast asleep in the bed. It's like her 6th sense.

[laurent]

She tends to do things in a strange order.

[Sandstorm]

She tends to do things in a strange order.

Intercourse, then fellatio?

[assfly]

[laurent]

Kilékon

[Ovals]

- playing cricket every Saturday

Working away in the week also didnt help. They never understand the shining of the ball on your pants.

TBF to Mrs Oval - I played cricket every Sat ever since we got married - and it's only in the last few years that I'd even consider going on holiday in the cricket season - and she never complained.

[Paddington Bear]

- playing cricket every Saturday

Working away in the week also didnt help. They never understand the shining of the ball on your pants.

TBF to Mrs Oval - I played cricket every Sat ever since we got married - and it's only in the last few years that I'd even consider going on holiday in the cricket season - and she never complained.

In fairness to the future Mrs PB, she isn't from a sporting family so really doesn't get the culture. I.e. her understanding of someone who plays a sport is you'd choose 4 or 5 weekends a year and play then, rather than play and train every week of a season. Being from a sporting family I assumed this was blindingly obvious.

[Mahoney]

Guys, woman just like to complain

Unlike <checks notes> the men on this thread