Does your significant other drive you nuts?

United States
June 10, 2007 6:21am CST
I'm in the kitchen making dinner or preparing some type of food and l have a limited amount of space. It seems every time l am doing this, my husband starts cleaning out the fridge, washing the dog bowls, takes the trash or just needs the sink to wash his hands (we have two other sinks). This really gets on my nerves. The funny part is he never seems to do these things if I'm not in the kitchen. We have had many arguments over this, but he still does it. So l grin and bare it. Does your significant other make you crazy at times?
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@student7 (1002)
• United States
10 Jun 07
I sometimes think that the purpose of a husband is to drive the wife nuts. My husband drives me nuts all the time. Here is an example, I am relaxing on my day off and I am really into the program that I am watching. As soon as I am totally into it, he starts talking and won't shut up to save his life. I end up telling him that he has the gift to gab and to please be quiet. He tells me ok but after this one comment. Well needless to say, I don't get to finish my program. Like I said husbands, wives, s/o were made to drive their partners nuts.
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• Philippines
11 Jun 07
Hi liforiley! Good question. I don't have a husband, but i do have a boyfriend, and he sometimes he does drive me crazy! And what's really irritating is that he does stuff JUST to drive me nuts. It's really annoying, because we've known each other for years and he seems to know exactly what buttons to push to illicit a reaction from me.
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• United States
11 Jun 07
We have been together 20 years and know each other well. The more you know a person, the more buttons there are to push.
@sherrir101 (3670)
• Malinta, Ohio
10 Jun 07
If your husband is anything like mine, he cannot stand to do a job unless he gets 'recognized' while doing it. Mine, while doing a 'job' has to comment on it, interupt me, (LOL), and to make sure that I know that he is doing something productive. But, on the same hand, I find myself doing the same exact thing when he is doing something. Must be a connection thing or something. LOL
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• United States
11 Jun 07
I don't know about this, but you maybe right. I never thought of it that way.
@derek_a (10874)
10 Jun 07
LOL.. I think we all have times when our other half irritates us - it's only natural and an opportunity (whether we want it or not) to understand our relationship. The other day, I had got this new camera and it only had two ordinary AA batteries in it and on cameras they do not last very long. My wife needed to have a look and would insist on zooming in and out pushing various buttons (one of which caused it to take several photos in a row of the carpet, the wall, my foot and various other things). I yelled, "let it go" I haven't got any more batteries." "Don't be such a grouch" she yelled back. "It doesn't matter".. And took another photo of me scowling.. LOL. As it happened the batteries held out so I could delete the unwanted photos.. especially the one of me scowling - LOL That's it you see. She will grab my "toys" and not let me have them back! LOL
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• United States
11 Jun 07
Derek I'm ashamed of you! Don't you know your suppose to share your toys...lol
@lexus54 (3572)
• Singapore
10 Jun 07
LOL, maybe your husband doesn't like your cooking!! He's doing all these just to disrupt your cooking, so that you will suggest eating out instead. Next time, before you start cooking, ask him if he prefers eating out to eating at home. If his face lights up at your question, then you know why.
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• United States
11 Jun 07
I wish it was that simple. My husband doesn't like to go out for dinner much, he rather l make dinner. It would be my face that would light up if we went out for dinner.
@katke84 (21)
• United States
11 Jun 07
He does drive me bonkers sometimes. Still, I'd rather him be HERE driving me nuts than halfway around the world not bugging me. :( He travels a lot (he's USAF), and when he's gone, I MISS how he bugs me.
• United States
11 Jun 07
Your right l miss my husband not bugging me when he works out of town. I guess the old saying .. "absence makes the heart grow fonder" true
@jamie11982 (1658)
• United States
10 Jun 07
I have the same thing happen to me. It's so bad that he's got the kids doing it. It makes me nervis when the kids come into the kitchen and i'm getting ready to dump a hot pan of pasta for rinsing. He always comes in the kitchen about 3 or 4 times just to get soda and something out of the fridge. If it's not going into the fridge it's using the sink and grumbling about it all the time. If that's not it he comes in for a kiss and gets mad because i'm in the middle of something and getting ready to put food on the table. I am starting to think that it's a man thing that they do this. this is what i always tell my hubby and kids and it some what works with the kids now with the hubby on the other hand. I tell them "Get out of my kitchen because i'm cooking and i don't want anyone to get burnt" and i do repeat this i don't know how many times every day. I just grin when i think about it.
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@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
10 Jun 07
Yes I also hate it when my husband comes in the kitchen when Im cooking and just seems to get in my way. I think he knows hes doing it because thats the only time he goes in the kitchen is when Im in there. Im always telling him to please get the hell out of here. LOL
@jolenegreen (1209)
• United States
10 Jun 07
My husband does the same thing it seems. Whenever I am using the sink he will need a GLASS OF WAter. LOL. I roll my eyes everytime, LOL. I think it is a man thing!
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@tomysole (457)
• United States
11 Jun 07
everyone needs a little drama in their life to make things interesting. When things stop being interesting is when we get into trouble. Being in a relationship and having a nagging wife or husband is healthy and one of the safest ways to have drama in your life.
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