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Why can't men pick up after themselves.

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  • Posts: 450 Member
    Maybe it's just your man. :laugh: Mine is wonderful!!! :heart: I'm the main caregiver and what not but he still cooks at least once a week. He deep cleans the house every two weeks and I haven't cleaned a bathroom since the day he moved into my house, that was over 8 years ago. For all of the little things that annoy me he does so much more that is above and beyond it makes those other things seem petty. I count my blessing everyday!
  • Posts: 1,352 Member
    Why can't women put the toilet seat up?
    Procrastination?
  • Posts: 1,809 Member
    So your fiance is a slob - why does that equate to Men in general ?

    He obviously has a differing threshold of what's acceptable as clutter/untidiness. You need to either educate him by telling him how much it distresses you, or put up with it. Press on him the need to show a good role model to your son

    ^^This. He just does not know that is bothers you or that it would bother anyone. Just be honest with him, but most importantly don't be overly emotional when you talk to him about it. Be calm and clear, and don't take it personally.
  • Posts: 6,296 Member

    what a wonderful idea!!

    would you want to be married to someone who did this to you? It seems very parental, and not a very nice parent at that.

    I'd never treat my husband this way, and he would never do it to me either.
  • Posts: 1,352 Member
    Hey OP anyone ever tell you that you look like Selena Gomez? Very pretty.:flowerforyou:
  • Posts: 603 Member
    MY BOY DOES THE DISHES AFTER I COOK. I MAKE A COMPLETE MESS AND HE JUST CLEANS UP AND TEASES ME THE WHOLE TIME.... WE ARE TALKING DISASTER ZONE IN THE KITCHEN IN MY WAKE LOL.
  • Posts: 1,444 Member
    How am I supposed to know? I don't know your husband. You know who does? You! Go talk to the slob and find out.
  • Posts: 1,199 Member
    Maybe he's fed up with you moving all his strategically placed items. :tongue:
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    Why can't women put the toilet seat up?

    Compromise. Both people should leave both the seat and lid down when they are done :)
  • Posts: 1,352 Member
    Maybe he's fed up with you moving all his strategically placed items. :tongue:
    LOVE
  • Posts: 621 Member

    It's a nick name for a men's sleeveless undershirt... although, not the nicest of nicknames.

    I know what it is...it was more a comment on his fashion sense!
  • Posts: 1,054 Member
    This really. It's just stuff and small stuff at that...
    After 13 years I've realized I have to pick my battles. Diet Coke cans on the side table and random shoes in the living room really are minor things (at my house).

    ^^^This exactly. My hubby drives me crazy with dirty socks and shoes on the floor, not taking care of clean clothes, leaving stuff on the counter, but he does clean the kitchen ocassionally and the bathroom, he cooks and he actually stays home and takes care of our boys (and yet he gets upset when our boys leave their stuff all over the house!). Talk with him about it and let him know that it bothers you , but it's really not something to battle over.
  • You can't act like the porn star woman he wants, he shouldn't have to act like the perfect soap opera guy you want!
  • Posts: 999 Member
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  • Posts: 3,021 Member
    Why do you call them snot rags?
  • Posts: 1,352 Member
    <Deleted before women everywhere cry. >
    Or you fear the wrath that has no name.:devil:
  • Posts: 2,365 Member
    This couple I'm friends with, they have a big Rubbermaid tub in their guest bedroom. I asked them what's up with that, and the wife tells me that their therapist said that instead of asking him to do something he'll never do, she could try chucking everything he leaves out into that tub. If he's looking for something, he has to sift through that thing for it. And once the tub's full, he goes through it and puts things away or throws them out.

    You can't get by on the simple asking him to do it, but then doing it anyway when he doesn't do it. Sit down and have a real discussion with a real plan (such as the Rubbermaid tub story above, but use whatever idea works for you) for when he inevitably doesn't do it.

    Another thing is to alter your perspective on the issue. Think seriously, is he doing something for you that is either nice or helpful to you that you're forgetting about? Can you make yourself feel better about cleaning up some of his messes? Remember that your jobs are equal so don't factor in that you clean up everything else. He works outside of the home, you work inside of it. So all of that aside, what other stuff does he do that might make you feel less annoyed with this?
  • Posts: 1,199 Member
    You can't act like the porn star woman he wants, he shouldn't have to act like the perfect soap opera guy you want!

    LOL... It's all about compromise... or else better start working on that gag-reflex. LOL
  • Posts: 884 Member
    Am I the only one who finds the term "snot rag" a bit disturbing?
  • Posts: 662 Member
    I know guys. I know this is small in comparison to what he could do. And men I am not generalizing. And I don't want to seem ungrateful for him because I am so so grateful. He in wonderful to me. I love him. He works very hard. And I wouldn't want to be with anyone else. But I also am extremely busy everyday. And if all I ask of him is to pick up after himself it's not a big deal. I understand it's the small stuff but it is the fact that he not required to do anything else and if it will make me happier then just do it. I am not going to stand around and clean up after him just because it's not THAT big of a deal. He is not perfect nor am I. And I know for sure he deals with crap I do that bothers him. But if he expressed to me that I was doing something that was really bothering him. I would stop it. And I want him to do the same. I am a student, a mother, a home maker and run small business from home. My time limited. So if it saves me 20 minutes a day that would be wonderful.
  • Posts: 999 Member
    Or you fear the wrath that has no name.:devil:

    Nice try, but I really just decided to be nice today.
  • Posts: 3,021 Member
    Am I the only one who finds the term "snot rag" a bit disturbing?

    No, I asked the same thing.
  • Posts: 662 Member

    would you want to be married to someone who did this to you? It seems very parental, and not a very nice parent at that.

    I'd never treat my husband this way, and he would never do it to me either.

    Awesome!! I am so happy for you two.
  • Posts: 2,069 Member
    This is definitely not a guy thing, but a person thing. My wife and I each have our spots where we put mail and various other things when we walk in the door. Her spot is constantly a mess and it drives me nuts. My spot rarely is a mess more than one night.
  • not all men are like that i cook, clean and stuff and YES i do wear wife beaters to..i mean tank tops :)
  • Posts: 3,369 Member
    This is definitely not a guy thing, but a person thing. My wife and I each have our spots where we put mail and various other things when we walk in the door. Her spot is constantly a mess and it drives me nuts. My spot rarely is a mess more than one night.

    Is your wife my wife's sister?!
  • Posts: 1,978 Member
    I'm totally your husband. It's not just men. Some of us are programmed differently, and it really does seem like a lot of extra effort to put things back where they should be. I'm working on it though! And I'm the stay at home mom, so i just have to clean up after myself... Oh well...
  • Posts: 825 Member

    No, it's not small stuff. He's a bad roommate. If they can't find a happy medium now, they should not be planning to marry.

    Eh to me - it's small stuff. I don't make a mountain over "You left some crumbs on the counter..." or a glass here or some clothes here. He draino's the tub when my hair clogs it, takes out the trash, does all the yard work, brings home the bacon and more (I do too but still) ...

    And there are some couples who bicker about what I consider small stuff every day. Life's too short. If he leaves stuff in the wash - I transfer it to the dryer. If it's in the dryer I fold his clothes - and vice versa. If the counter is "crumby" regardless of who's crumbs they are, if I see it, I clean it - and vice versa. I'm not gonna get in a frenzy and ***** about every imperfection. I love my imperfect husband. If it REALLY bothers someone - have a discussion. If you can't discuss it = that's a problem.
  • Posts: 1,352 Member

    Nice try, but I really just decided to be nice today.
    AWE! Well then your just a nice guy. :flowerforyou: ((huggs))
  • Posts: 1,039 Member
    This couple I'm friends with, they have a big Rubbermaid tub in their guest bedroom. I asked them what's up with that, and the wife tells me that their therapist said that instead of asking him to do something he'll never do, she could try chucking everything he leaves out into that tub. If he's looking for something, he has to sift through that thing for it. And once the tub's full, he goes through it and puts things away or throws them out.

    You can't get by on the simple asking him to do it, but then doing it anyway when he doesn't do it. Sit down and have a real discussion with a real plan (such as the Rubbermaid tub story above, but use whatever idea works for you) for when he inevitably doesn't do it.

    Another thing is to alter your perspective on the issue. Think seriously, is he doing something for you that is either nice or helpful to you that you're forgetting about? Can you make yourself feel better about cleaning up some of his messes? Remember that your jobs are equal so don't factor in that you clean up everything else. He works outside of the home, you work inside of it. So all of that aside, what other stuff does he do that might make you feel less annoyed with this?

    Like.


    To the OP: Its a conundrum.
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