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Kim&Bob2004 · #1 01-12-2006, 08:28 PM

I love my man but sometimes....

OK why do men seem to get so caught up in something right around dinner time... Am I the only one that has a husband that gets so into something that I have had to sit down and tell the dog, "well, Bob must not want to eat tonight?" That normally wakes him up, but why does it come to that!

#2. I spent yesterday cleaning our bedroom (ummm and being addicted to this board...

) and I put all our clothes away in nice neat stacks in the drawers! --I even got rid of a bunch of clothes that we can donate to a local charity-- We each have a laundry basket for busy days so we only have to put them away every few days..... Well, the last two or three weeks have been busy days I guess...... We have been using the laundry baskets for drawers. Don't tell anyone! I am not normally a bad housekeeper! Anyway, this morning when we got up, even though I showed Bob what I did yesterday, what does Bob do, he goes looking for the NOW empty laundry baskets looking for clothes????? WHAT? I love my DH but sometimes.....

#3. Bob does help around the house, but when I say do you want to clean the kitchen or bathroom he will pick the bathroom and throughly clean, I mean scrub brush around the molding clean, the room. if I would have cleaned it it would have been OK tub got cleaned last week, lets mop sweep, clean the toilet and sink and make sure the mirrors are clean and straighten up stuff and it's good to go..... It took Bob a couple hours..... I was watching TV before he got done..... after having cleaned the Kitchen and picked up the living room...... I don't ask him to clean the Bathroom again, or if I do I tell him to do it like I would....

But ya know, despite it all, I would marry him all over again. He is my love and he puts up with my

temper, all my

that I can throw. The fact that I can get

at movies. That I

for no reason at that time of the month. Get

when I get tired, Oh did I mention that I can get really

ideas, like lets go parasailing, when I have never even been on a rollercoaster?

I guess he is a saint..... Oh my gosh, how can we get our Husbands Saint hood?

Complicated Woman · #2 01-12-2006, 08:30 PM

I love how you started out going, "Men!" and finished with "I guess he's a saint..." Kim, you're great!

ljeagle · #3 01-12-2006, 08:36 PM

My FH is a clean freak. He loves to clean if he has a min with nothing to do he is cleaning. He hasn't took over my house yet. He did wash the dishes once when I was in the shower but It was only a few glasses and a plate. I have never been someone to make my bed. I don't really mess it up to much. Allot of times I just sleep on top with my throw blanket. He has to make his bed and there can't be not one wrinkle in it. He kills me with this. I told him when I found out about this that he was going to be the stay at home mom and I would work. I think this will be are big problem when we move in together. I'm sure we will work through it...

Kim&Bob2004 · #4 01-12-2006, 08:50 PM

LOL Oh Lj, your FH sounds like mine. Men can get anal about somethings! ummm you know what I mean!

You will both do fine though. Before we married I told Bob my only big cleaning issues were floors. They had to be clean. I have relaxed some as I have gotten older but still, I worry about dirty floors.

What I always say is "Good enough for government work" when I am doing something. That normally just cracks Bob up. We have, and still are, adjusting to each other. Is suspect this will be a long process. One I look forward to. Getting to know my DH Saint Bob.

I hope you will be saying the same about yours!

Marrying_the_Good_Husband · #5 01-12-2006, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Kim&Bob2004

But ya know, despite it all, I would marry him all over again. He is my love and he puts up with my

temper, all my

that I can throw. The fact that I can get

at movies. That I

for no reason at that time of the month. Get

when I get tired, Oh did I mention that I can get really

ideas, like lets go parasailing, when I have never even been on a rollercoaster?

I guess he is a saint..... Oh my gosh, how can we get our Husbands Saint hood?

That reminded me of Highlights, the kids' magazine! Do you girls remember that--how they'd have stories with little pictures for some of the words? LOL! That was a sweet ending, Kim. You two seem so lovey sweet together!

roseprincess · #6 01-12-2006, 08:55 PM

I tease my DH all the time... and yes, even tho he's always hungry, sometimes he gets very absorbed by something and I have to snap at him that dinner is ready and we'll eat with or without him.

Mine is a saint too for loving me despite all my flaws.

Complicated Woman · #7 01-12-2006, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Kim&Bob2004

Oh did I mention that I can get really

ideas, like lets go parasailing, when I have never even been on a rollercoaster?

As an aside, parasailing is WAY tamer than most rollercoasters. It's very serene and if you're in a scenic spot, it's terribly lovely. I've been twice and it was just a breathtaking, peaceful experience. It's generally quite smooth and you're just floating over a lake, looking at everything around you.

So it's not so crazy at all!

PlanetClaire · #8 01-12-2006, 10:21 PM

My FH would probably start a thread called "Women!" He is so tidy and organized and neat and I am ...well....not! LOL

I think it's lovely how you express your feelings for your Bob! Sainthood may be stretching it a bit, but I think you both got an excellent "catch"!!

Jennifer · #9 01-12-2006, 10:31 PM

My FH is super messy! I am interested to see how we will balance each other when we live together. He knows I like the place clean so I'm praying he will try to work onhis sloppiness!

wembley · #10 01-12-2006, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Marrying_the_Good_Husband

That reminded me of Highlights, the kids' magazine! Do you girls remember that--how they'd have stories with little pictures for some of the words? LOL! That was a sweet ending, Kim. You two seem so lovey sweet together!

I was thinking the same thing! When I worked in the preschool last year, I dug out some old Highlights that are at my house and the kids loved them!

feb-bride · #11 01-12-2006, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ljeagle

My FH is a clean freak. He loves to clean if he has a min with nothing to do he is cleaning. He hasn't took over my house yet. He did wash the dishes once when I was in the shower but It was only a few glasses and a plate. I have never been someone to make my bed. I don't really mess it up to much. Allot of times I just sleep on top with my throw blanket. He has to make his bed and there can't be not one wrinkle in it. He kills me with this. I told him when I found out about this that he was going to be the stay at home mom and I would work. I think this will be are big problem when we move in together. I'm sure we will work through it...

Can we trade? (kidding!)

My husband is a slob. He does help out around the house, but only when we're having company over. Other than that, he could not care less about the house being a wreck. Drives me freaking crazy!

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Originally Posted by Jennifer

My FH is super messy! I am interested to see how we will balance each other when we live together. He knows I like the place clean so I'm praying he will try to work onhis sloppiness!

Good luck, hon! If you find out the secret to turning a slob into a cleaner, please let me know. After 11 years of living together/being married, I have yet to learn this secret!

555Ann555 · #12 01-13-2006, 12:38 AM

I'm the messy one in our relationship. It drives him crazy, I think he'll strangle me if I don't get a grip on it when we're married

Funny thing is I'm super organized and tidy and clean in both my jobs! Maybe it's that old story of decoraters never painting their own homes and psychologists' kids being the most screwed up!

sparklesweetie · #13 01-13-2006, 01:15 AM

See, in a way, I'm glad that FH and I already live together. I know how much messiness he puts up with, and he knows what I'll put up with. For the most part, we do trade off on the dishes, but I do most of the picking up of the rest of the house. I do, however, think his hands would fall off if he ever cleaned the bathroom.

And his half of the bedroom.....well, I just let him do with it what he wants. I only force him to clean it when there's company coming over (since not everyone's been to our house yet, they want tours). And can I add that my side of the bedroom does NOT look like his?

Other than that though, we are pretty much on the same wavelength as far as cleaning issues.

Marge129 · #14 01-13-2006, 01:57 AM

Ya know? Jerry's actually pretty good about keeping things clean. Now his method of cleaning and MY method of cleaning are polar opposites, but whatever. At least he does something! Usually, though, it involves stacking stuff somewhere in a corner for me to go through later. I threw out 2 bags of old papers that we really didn't need to keep today because of his stacking.

Besides that... when we clean the house, we always do it together. I usually tackle the kitchen and bedroom and he'll do the living room and bathrooms. I'm sure I'll go back to doing the bathrooms once I'm not pregnant anymore... he just doesn't want me to inhale the cleaning stuff right now. Fine by me!