Silly men and the promises they make.
@beautyqueen26 (16030)
United States
July 5, 2007 9:07pm CST
Silly men and the promises they make. Clean out middle bedroom, or i'll have to do it
Last week we started cleaning out our middle bedroom, formerly known as the junk room, to turn it into an art studio/home office. Then yesterday my spouse announced that he would move the heavy metal bed frame outside to the storage garage. It's the last thing in the room and the only thing standing between me and my dream home office.
But, guess what? He didn't move it! And, today he said he'd do it again. And, once again, the bed frame didn't get moved. It's not as if the guy is doing anything more important while he's here at the house. So, I guess, I don't understand why he can't just get it done. It's not as if I could move the thing myself, so I'm kind of stuck waiting on him to do it.
Any ideas what I should do next? I'm concerned that if I talk to him about it, he'll think I'm pressuring him. But I really do want to use that middle room for something other than cat toys and last season's clothes. Any suggestions?
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@danishcanadian (28954)
• Canada
6 Jul 07
Oh boy do I ever know that feeling. My guy is the same thing. He'll pick me up from the cafe and say something like "I need to stop at Webbers on the way home so I can pick up something for dinner" and then he'll drive right by Webbers, and then I'll say something, and he'll have to make a u-turn. LOL
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@DanaMark (807)
• United States
9 Jul 07
I'm one of the men who do that all the time. I can't explain it. We really hear it said, but in the two minutes it takes to get to the turn, our minds wander off and it is like we completely forget it. When we are reminded, we remember hearing it. But where it goes from there, I'll never know. Please be patient with us! lol.
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@beautyqueen26 (16030)
• United States
10 Jul 07
Thank you DanaMark, for your excellent answer! I guess I never thought of that before. Perhaps he is simply forgetting or getting distracted. Thinking of it now, my spouse does often complain that I don't write stuff down for him. I guess I'm just being harsh on him, and expecting him to be able to multi-task like me. Guys must not be good at multi-tasking. Thanks again, I will try to keep that in mind next time and simply write it down on a post-it note or make a "Honey-do" list.
@DanaMark (807)
• United States
9 Jul 07
I am one of those silly men. For some reason, we really mean it when we make the promise. I think we just mean we'll do it sometime, and we really intend to, but the sometime is on a different schedule than the one we make the promise to. Then we get busy doing something else and completely forget about it. My wife's trick is to say, "Ok, let's go do it right now. I'll help you." Or like the other day, she wanted me to clean out the storage shed. I was dragging my feet. It was the hottest day of the year. When I came home from mowing a lawn, she had everything sitting out in the yard. She just wanted to know what I wanted to keep, and what could be thrown away. Of course I had to help, or she would throw some of my good "junk" away. lol. She is pretty sneaky. When we were all done, I was glad she pushed me to finish it up. It looks great and there is lot of room in there now.
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@beautyqueen26 (16030)
• United States
10 Jul 07
I guess she knows how to motivate! I may try that one next time. Thanks.
