August 2006 Weddings
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Yes! I'm not the only messy one!
It is oh so good to hear that there are others out there who are messy with husbands who are neat freaks. Can we start a support group? I can't tell you how many countless arguments we have had that start with him saying "We need to get better about xyz" and me saying "You mean I need to get better about xyz and if you have a problem with it, just pick it up."
Re: Yes! I'm not the only messy one!
I've successfully brought DH down with me. He's learned that unless we have company coming over, if he wants something cleaned, he needs to clean it.
LOL we have had that EXACT same conversation. He's being nice and saying "we" but he really means "you" because "we" do not leave makeup spread out all over the bathroom counter or fail to polish the furniture every week.
I am also messy, although so is Dylanite. We are just messy about different things LOL
lol, I love it!
It's funny, because a lot of the things my female married friends will complain about regarding their husband are things I do (like, put clothes next to the hamper instead of in it.... the thing is, if they're next to the hamper, then I'll know to wash them if I'm doing laundry, but I can find them if I want to wear them again before I do laundry.)
DH has lightened up on some things, but I absolutely dread the conversation we have everytime he or we come back from his uncle's house in Baltimore. 'Do you see how clean and need their living room is? Can we keep our house like that?' And then he gets confused when I'm not enthusiastic in my reply.
Sure it's fine when things are nice, but I'd much prefer to have a life.
I've come to the conclusion that when we finally buy a home, I will need my own walk-in closet, my own home office, and perhaps even my own bathroom. I've mentioned this to DH as well, and he still cringes at the thought of me having messy rooms in the house, even if he never has to go into them.
And the annoying part is - his parents' house isn't even that clean! I mean, it's perfectly nice and certainly presentable, but it's not like pristene. MIL actually told me she's glad I'm a slob (then backtracked realizing that slob might be offensive, though I seriously too no offense to it, lol).
my read shelf:
Is there some school that teaches men to say this?? We used to have what DH called the "landfill room" which is where he'd put all my stuff if it were out. He's since mellowed some with Sophie's stuff being out. Because, really... where can you keep a swing and exersaucer without it being in view?
And an aside... my annoying DH habit: he takes off his socks and leaves them everywhere. I'm constantly finding balled up socks.