Here is my list of things that drive me URGH about men!
1. Not returning the toilet seat to the proper down position...hummmm, April Fools is just around the corner...might be engaging in a little payback...think about caulking the toilet seat to the bowl
2.refusing to use the windshield wipers(will only turn it on if you totally can't see)
3.refusing to use defroster
4.walking over things that are on the floor...HELLO, I know you saw that...PICK IT UP!
5.refusing to get directions
6.short cuts with lots of turns and stops in the road....it's easier for me to just go the regular way (probably saves gas too!).
7.knowing a light burned out, and just ignoring it.
8.Something that needs fixing, doesn't get fixed...its fine!
9.Not giving an opinion when asked...saying whatever you want...
10.Tailgating and rude driving
11.PLaying the stereo in their car so loud it rattles my car (these men, male teenagers are going to be deaf by the time they turn 30).

So what are some of your things that drive you crazy about men's habits?

In no particular order, here are some things that DH does that drive me crazy.

Dirtying every dish in the kitchen - DH will cook from time to time, and you would think I would enjoy the break, buy he leaves a huge mess in the kitchen (guess who gets to clean up) dirtying way more than he needs. He'll pull something out, get it dirty, and then decide that's not what he wanted, and then he'll pull something else out and get it dirty.
Squeezing toothpaste tube from the middle - This is why I won't share a tube of toothpaste with him.
Changing the radio station in the car when I'm driving - Pretty self explanatory.
Using a hand or kitchen towel and not folding it and putting it back - He just kind of loosely hangs it up and sometimes it will fall on the floor.
Standing right in front of the TV - DH will be passing by when something catches his eye and he will stop and stand right in front of the TV until I ask him to move to the side.
Too rough with our DD - I don't mean really mean rough - DD giggles and enjoys it, but he gets so excited with her sometimes and likes to bounce her a lot - she's only 6 months old and spits up A LOT. The way he handles her really wouldn't be a problem at all if she didn't spit up so much. You'd think that he would get it by now, but he doesn't. I'm always having to tell him to stop bouncing or moving DD around so much because she will spit up. Duh! Usually, within a few minutes of me reminding him, she's spitting up all over him and she will continue to do that for the next hour or two. Sometimes I just let it go, hoping he will learn on his own without me reminding him, but after 6 months, I just don't think he's going to get it.

1) Leaving whisker and eyebrow trimmings on the bathroom sink.
2) Not answering when I ask loaded questions (ie "do I look fat in this?"), LOL
3) Road raging... VERY minor but I can tell that he is stressed in traffic and it has nearly caused more than one accident.

Wow, you must know MY dh!

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DH does this thing where he burps in his mouth and then blows it out-for some reason, that has really grossed me out lately. His dad burps too and never says excuse me. I think that is really unexcusable.

I dislike how my dh thinks he can do ANYTHING better than a professional...why hire a driveway installer when he can do it himself ? Why pay a carpenter, he can do it himself..why hire a plumber he, you know the rest..the trouble is..HE DOES not know..and he will NEVER finish a job..etc.

I dislike how if I complain how the puppy was driving me crazy, my day was crappy, etc..he will give me a " get over it " attitude..but oh LORD hold back the damn if he has a bad day or the puppy gave him a hard time.

Lastly, I dislike how you cannot interrupt them while they watch tv..but they can sure interrupt me.

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I agree with several of the points made above!!!

Toilet Seat - OMG! We just had this argument this weeeknd. He grew up in a house of 6, 4 of which were boys. He used to give me the excuse that there were more boys than girls when he was growing up and it's just a habit. Well, now we live in a house of 4, 3 of which are girls and he still doesn't put it down. I mentioned it again this weekend and he got mad - "why should he have to put it down, he already had to put it up...we should put it up after we're done....fine, he'll just start leaving it down and pee all over it for us to sit on....etc., etc. etc." What a baby.

Car Radio - We always listen to what he wants. It's his choice in his car and it's his choice in my car. Of course when I say something, it's a big damn deal. He doesn't want to listen to my old 80's music. Well, I don't want to listen to SPORTS TALK RADIO!!

Kitchen Dish Towel - never hung up - always in a heap on the counter

Cooking - he only grills - doesn't cook AT ALL inside.

TV - He makes comments about the shows I like, but if I say anything about 24 hour ESPN, boy the Sh&% hits the fan!

I'm sure there are more, but I can't think of them at the moment!

Lisa

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Hurries to finish his dinner so he can get away with only loading his own dishes (he's getting better about this, though)

NOT PUTTING A NEW ROLL OF TOILET PAPER ON THE ROLLER! This drives me insane. He will open the cabinet and use part of that roll, then put it BACK in the cabinet. Makes me crazy!

At least I'm not alone.

Oh, and I thought of some more things:

Gives me the remote and tells me I can watch whatever I want, but he doesn't really mean it - DH usually only does this when there is absolutely NOTHING on TV. Even if there is something that I want to watch, if I get up to go to the bathroom or into the kitchen to refill my glass of water, etc. I will almost always come back to the TV switched to the Golf Channel, one of the many ESPN channels, or some other sporting event. DH will have the TV on the Golf Channel and I'll notice that the footage looks old and I'll say, "Haven't you already seen this? When is this from?" and his reply will be "Oh, it's the Masters tournament from 1999" or "It's the US Open from 2002."

Don't get me wrong, I don't mind watching sports - sometimes - but I get tired of golf on TV every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and in between, we have football and basketball. It would be much better too if he wasn't involved in fantasy football and just kept up with one or two teams, but, no... he has to constantly flip, flip, flip the channel to see how each player on his team is doing. I'll be happy when baseball season starts and we can watch the Yankees together though!

Doesn't clean up his messes in the kitchen - He'll make himself breakfast or a sandwich, etc. and will get crumbs, butter, mayo, mustard, etc. all over the CLEAN counter top and won't bother to wipe it down when he's done. I HATE that! I can take a little mess and clutter around the house, but I can't stand dirty counter tops!

1. Dropping clothes on the floor right in front of the hamper

2. Not brushing all the snow off the car.

3. Driving too fast!

4. Not finishing home projects.

5. Taking forever to even start a home project.

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• Needing a list i.e. a request to do every little thing that needs to get done
• Expecting a pat on the back for each little thing he does (who is patting the women on the back?)
• Needing to be nudged to go to the next item after finishing one

#1 not giving a good answer . . whatever you want babe is fine.
#2 taking so long to get ready to leave (45 minutes!!!)

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Yes, yes, YES!!!! Mine does this too! I've always wondered why he can't sweep the crumbs into his hand and walk, oh...maybe 6 inches to the sink to dump the crumbs? GGGggrrrrrrr.........

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After 18 years together I try not to let too many things make me crazy but the one that just makes me shake my head is.
"Babe where's the ????"
And I can give him precise, perfect directions, top shelf, left hand side 3/4 of the way to the back. and he will say "I don't see it."
So I will stop whatever I am doing go to where he is and find him in the middle of the room no where near where I told him it was.
This also applies to the, Open the refriderator door and stand there saying "Babe, are we out of ???" and I will give the directions to it and his reply is ALWAYS, "I don't see it". Would it kill him to move something to look.
The joke now is when we have this exchange I will say "If I have to come in there to hand it to you someones gettin' a whoopin'."
The other one the kills me is he will always say "You never listen to me" Well how come I always here THAT.
Actually we usually find the humor in most things, so it's all good.

Oh I got to add one more to the list:
Not putting away things where they belong...For example, the tupperware type containers are placed with the dishes, or the sports bottles are everywhere without the lids so when you go to use it YOU CAN'T find the lid! Spatuala, PIzza cutter etc...in the wrong drawer and when I go to open the drawer it is stuck!!!!

After reading this, I'm starting to think we're all married to the same person!

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I'm sure they were at least made from the same mold!

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One of my dh old habits my kids managed to break his habit for him!

We was in Kbtoys shopping with DD when she was around 3 years old...I was on the otherside of the store and heard very loudly..." Dad! You Farted! You Farted! You Farted!. .Laughing hestically I turn the corner and found DH bent down trying to get DD to be quite.. All embarrassed and ready to leave the store..After that Dh didn't pass gas freely in public.. But when he did pass gas by accident ..he left me at the scene "leaving people to believe I'm the one that passed the gas!" He thought it was funny! Well one day..We're at the meat counter he lets one out and leaves us ..DS starts Shouting "Dad!You Stink You farted !" That boy couldn't walk fast enough to get away from us..Problem solved! He walks away from us everytime..


Things that drive me nuts"

1.) Snores loudly
2.) Short answesr to your question..Then gets upset when you ask more questions
3.) Does not put the toothpaste on toothbrush, squeeze the amount needed and licks its off then brushes teeth.
4.) Leaves shoes all over the bedroom floor.

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My DH does that too. Pretty funny that my DH knows right where to get stuff from, but never knows where it goes when he puts dishes away.

What about a DH that just throws flatware, knives, dishes, etc. in the trash? My DH as thrown a few good knives away. Luckily, I have caught all of them (by going and getting the garbage bag and fishing them out) except the last one - I was out of town. I noticed when I got back in town that there was one empty spot in our knife block and I couldn't find the missing knife anywhere. When I asked DH, he said he didn't know what happened to it. All I know is that it was there when I went out of town and not there when I got back. I made DH go out and look through each of the garbage bags to try to find it. Unfortunately, it must have been in a bag that was picked up a couple of days before. He always gets really defensive when I suggest that maybe he tossed them in the trash. "Why does it have to ME? Maybe YOU did it!" Um, no. I know I'm not perfect, by any means, but I also know I'm not throwing knives into the trash. I'm also missing a couple of small Corningware dishes that I'm sure he "lost" somehow, but when I ask him, he just says that he didn't do anything with them and doesn't know what happened to them.

*I really can't complain too much though about all the little things. DH is a great husband and a wonderful daddy!

My DH has a habit of scrubbing his skin raw in the shower..and is meticulous about dressing..but he has a terrible habit of using the bathroom and not washing his hands..IT GROSSES ME OUT and I always have to yell at him about it. When I see him I automatically say.."wash your hands please"..and he does...LOL

For the past 3 days this has been the BIG problem in our house.
My husband has asked me what he should do for his promotion ceremony. I have told him EXACTLY what to do, designed invitation, did the menu and what happened HE chose to do it the way he wanted.
DO NOT ASK ME AND TURN AROUND AND DO IT THE WAY YOU WANTED!!! This is a big ARG to me when people do this. Why ask?!?!?

My other problem with men (my husband since there are no other men showering in my bathroom) is that I like the shower straight and full force. I like to turn the shower on and that is what happens. My husband likes the fan and leaves it on the position.

When it comes to dishes he is great at them BUT I find dishes that should have been dried (plastic containers) and are still water soaked in the cabinet!

These are just he two things that bother me.

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What bothers me about my dh(soon to be ex though).....

HE BREATHS!!!!!!

LOL....joking but couldn't resist.

Steals the soap out of my shower when he runs out and doesnt put it back, then I get in expecting to have soap and Im all wet before realizing he did it again!

Goes to work with MY keys in his pocket Does this several times a year (Had to walk my son to pre-school one day he did this and it was wear your Jammies day and 20 degrees!)

Getting toothpaste all over the sink and not rinsing it off

Doesnt care what he looks like when he leaves the house to do errands (hair not brushed, yesterdays clothes)

Gets stains on all his shirts

Tries to kiss me with Coffee Breath (I dont drink coffee and the smell grosses me out)

Sideburns are always uneven

Crumbs all over the counter

NEVER replaces empty toilet paper EVER

Waits til the last second to get into the proper lane to make a turn

Takes no interest in the kids schooling, leaves it totally up to me, never helps with homework or teaches the kids anything.
(He does play with them though, so thats a plus)

Toe nails are nasty, always jagged and need to be cut

I think thats enough LOL

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I'm not married, but been with the same guy dating 6 years now. What I hate is that they CAN NOT multi-task!!! We will be talking on the phone and I'll ask a question and he won't answer then I tell him, you didn't even hear me??? He is usually doing something else at the same time and CAN NOT talk to me at the same time. Like surfing the internet and talking on the phone - it is IMPOSSIBLE for him to do both at the same time. We must be made of tougher stuff than they are. ANd how about when they are sick???!!!! Oh my god, call the media.

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Wow, I must be a really lucky woman! My DH does ALL the dishes. I never have to touch a dirty dish because he's like a moth to a flame when a dish hits the sink!LOL He also does the laundry and vacuums and takes out all the garbage. He'll go grocery shopping for me and even cook sometimes. He doesn't leave much for me to have to do.LOL Oh my favorite one is he will actually clean the entire bathroom and he nevers leaves the toliet seat up. Gosh I am pretty lucky!

The only things he does that really annoys me is leave his goatee trimmings on the bathroom sink occasionally and when he's really tired he snores super loud. But after he does all that other stuff for me I really can't complain much.

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LMAO, oh these were so great......
My DH makes a mess in the kitchen when he cooks, however whatever he makes is so good, I gladly clean up the mess. I live in a house full of guys (1 DH, 3DS) we never have the toilet seat issue. I always would rather put the seat down than sit on a wet one, though rare is a seat up. His car has no radio so no fights over the channels, even if it did I have an MP3 player, it is a sporty car so he drives it fast and I like it. The only thing that really upsets me is the potty mouth is so bad when he comes home from sea. I asked him the other day to pick one swear word and stick to it, and quit using GD and JC cause it just sends me, he said ok. Gas passing is always done in the other room or it is a walk away, Burpers are called "Piggies" in our house and all the kids learned eventually to say "excuse me" and not burp like a olympic beer drinker. We 2 tp holders in our bathroom so there is an ever ready spare. I would say my only grumble is that my husband has a very low voice and will say something while he is walking away from me and I have to say " what? or huh?" And the grumble is it makes me sound duhumb. *L* Any project he decides to do, it done A #1 of course it takes the entire weekend up very early and work until it is done, however when it is done it is always done right and looks terrific.
For those who have husband's who have the I don't see it problem take them to the eye dr, for husband's who can't hear well, the ENT Dr.

Mine is good around the house ,
but he

1) Flips TV channels with remote
2) plays the TV too loud
3) sleeps radio head phones on , which I believe is damaging his hearing more

Let me count the ways:

1. Clips toenails and throws them at me
2. Cuts his hair as soon as I clean bathroom.
3. Throws dirty clothes on top of clean clothes.
4. Throws dirty clothes on furniture.
5. Licks my face and thinks its cute.
6. Has to tell me just about EVERYDAY what is on sale at WOOT!!!
7. Road Rage
8. Thinks it is funny to leave disposable contacts on mirror in bathroom.
9. Stares at tv and pretends not to hear me.
10. When he says he didn't know and I KNOW I told him.
11.Watches StargateSG1.
12. Flips through channels constantly.


Oh crud I know there is more but I am too tired to think about it anymore.

I am a little bit opposite from some that I have heard:
1. Husband drives tooooo slow (LESS THAN SPEED LIMIT) He's 29
2. In the car with him you can't even hear the radio, if you turn it up even a little he turns it down and starts talking!!!
Thats about all.... except the ignoring me when I tell him to do something, and oh yes farting in public (he doesn't care who hears it or smells it for that matter he thinks its funny, I think its rude and gross)

Oh My Goodness ! My DH has a Twin ! LOL !

#3 I have my own tube that I don't share.

1. Forgetfulness

2. Insensitivity

That they age, but never grow up. I think that pretty much sums up many of the pet peeves mentioned here (farting, TV watching, dirty clothes, etc)!

cj/

hmmm that he starts major projects and has to buy top of the line tools (toys) for it and then runs out of money and expects everyone to say ohhh honey thats ok. LOL (he started an addition 2 yrs ago)
The power plays thinking he is always right drives me crazy cause everyone knows if mama ain't happy nobody's happy LOL

Saying "WE need to....." or "WE have to...." when he really means "YOU need to...." or "YOU have to..."

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Oh, I thought of another one that really fries my butt....

I'll be vacuuming (dh will be sitting in his recliner reading) and the phone will ring. Does HE get up to answer it? Oh no.....he'll shout at me until I hear him telling me that the phone is ringing! Gee, here's an idea....since I'm busy how's about you answering it? Hhmmmm?????

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Oh my gosh, my DH REFUSES to use the windshield wipers too! Drives me nuts! Same thing with the bright lights, he won't use them until I rant and rave. Here are mine:

Doing a half job on everything (like when he says he will clean up the kitchen--I have to re-clean it every time it's a joke) and not finishing projects.
Sitting right there and hearing the kids fighting and totally ignoring it all.
Going to the store and grabbing 'whatever brand/most expensive item' is on the list instead of looking for the cheaper one, therefore spending $50 on what should have been about $15.
Constantly changing/reconfiguring the computer, just when I get used to the new (old) settings.
Lack of communication skills.
Lack of understanding that I cannot possibly take care of 6 people and a house without help from him (cleaning up, help keep it clean, etc.)

That's all I can think of for now. I'm sure there are more, ha ha..

OK I just read the rest of these...Taters, ya wanna trade DHs?! I'll pay shipping both ways!

OK- my list
1. shoes in the walk way We don't wear shoes in the house- shoes belong at the front door on a small rug. He will walk in from the garage (back door),stop in the kitchen, take his shoes off, and leave them in the walkway rather than walk another 12 feet to the front door. I throw them down the basement stairs.
2. "Where is ____? You moved it." He puts something down on a table - 6 months later he expects to go back to that spot and find whatever it is -screwdriver, insurance papers, someone's phone number- anything. Then he gets huffy when I say I put it away!

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Nothing bothers me. My DH works in California and we live in Montana so he is gone Monday-Thursday. When he's home I don't even think about thinks that bother me, I'm just thrilled he's here.

Gee, you girls have not left too many for me to list!
Lately my DH has been losing things.
"Have you seen my hammer? I just had it a minute ago."
I pick up the newspaper that he just finished reading and....TA-DA..... there's his hammer!
I can't find my phone, call me with yours. It rings about 2 feet from him!
Do you know where my magazine is? I get up and find it in a half a second and he's been looking for 5 minutes.
He lost a $500 check 2 weeks ago and still hasn't found it.

He also rarely listens to me. I will tell him something and then we will be with friends and he will say, "Did you hear what Jim said?" And then repeat the same thing I had told him an hour (or less) ago.
I can tell him something and then 5 miutes later he will ask me the same thing...............
I might say, "The kids are coming to visit tomorrow." Later he will say, "The kids haven't been here for awhile, wonder when they will drive up."

But other than that and ALL of the other things that everyone else said, he's a pretty good guy!!!!!

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When the boyfriend was still living with me it was always interesting to see the stupid stuff he would pull on a daily basis.

I would be at work at get a text message "I'm clipping my toenails. On your side of the bed"
I couldnt even get mad because he was such an idiot and I would end up laughing at i.

You can tell where ever he had sat and ate something. If it was a piece of cake, there would be millions of crumbs on the floor or wherever. I would be sitting there staring at him, then the crumbs and he would do this little look of a puppy who just got busted for peeing on the floor.

The best was the day I came home and there were a pair a nail clippers - ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER! With nail clippings IN THE SINK.
Needless to say, I had to kill the boyfriend and bury the body.
Kidding - but in my version of the Lifetime movie of my life there is definately a body of the ex.....

One other male habit that used to really annoy me is the tendency to shoot down an idea only to later bring it back as their own. Used to really chap my hide until I learned to use it to my advantage. Now I just plant the seed and wait until it reappears as their idea....I don't always get credit, but I do get the desired result.

cj/

Ok, I'm starting to think it's a man thing as they all do these things (I'm joking I KNOW it's a man thing). We should write a book with all of this info. in it. Wonder how fast the marriage rate would drop for 1st time marriages? I think most women would run run run if they knew all of this stuff beforehand.

You've all pretty much covered the bases...DH has definitely done all of the above before...Here are my major complaints though...

1. He walks away from me when I'm in the middle of a sentence. He says that he has to go to the bathroom. I just think it's rude to just walk off...but at least now since I told him it bugs me, he'll say "I've got to go to the bathroom, I'll be right back"...Wouldn't want him to wet his pants now, would we?

2. He snores loudly and tosses and turns so much it wakes me up.

3. His personal grooming could be better...He always showers and shaves etc...But he needs to trim his eyebrows and shave that hair that appears on the back of the neck...that grosses me out.

4. He'll never buy himself new underwear or socks. He expects me to do it. I just bought him some new undershirts the other day.

5. He'll go to the store on Sunday morning and pick up my double pack of newspapers (which is nice) and some donuts...but he never asks or looks in the fridge before he goes there to see if we need milk...Then i end up having to go over later to get that when he could've just gotten it when he was there.

6. This one is gross...so prepare yourself...I'll catch him itching his crotch...you know, just itching the front of his jeans...That is so nasty...I don't even think he realizes he's doing it...I told him we have a 13 year old daughter walking around...That is very inappropriate! Gross...

7. He cannot put the remote down. God forbid it leaves his hands.

I'm sure I'll think of more...LOL ~Lisa

OMG!! DH Does this all the time!!!!

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