Things you like...

[Alfisti]

Rap music and sleeping with a TV on all night, knew you were a weird bastard but jesus H.

[Tommy-G]

Originally Posted by Alfisti

Can we do the reverse?

The Mrs likes the dishwasher, i despise it. Hear me out. I think itis brilliant if you run it every night but we run it maybe twice a week and she puts "one offs" in there, like a spatula, tongs etc. So if I need them, and again, I do ALL the cooking, I have ti fetch it from the dishwasher where the grime is caked on so now I am cleaning the fucker before I can even use it.

I get you on this. I am her, but then I tend to be you looking for the 1 off thing that I need to cook/grille. I am my own worst enemy

Originally Posted by King Rudi

I like to talk; about any and everything. I love to hear other people's perspectives. She likes to talk, but about things like work, what she did today, what she has to do next etc. I like to discuss current topics, events, weird random shit. When I'm in talk mode, she's in blank stare and nothing to say mode. It gets awkward fast. Not sure if she is silently disagreeing with me, afraid to say something as it will keep me talking or if she has nothing to add to the conversation. Any of you ever try to carry a conversation with a non-participant? Fun stuff.


My past - She is not a fan. I wish I had it documented in a video library.

Edit: Also, other girls. She does not like other women that know me.

I tend to space out when someone is boring me. I can feel my eyes go cross and I wonder if they notice.
I also made a rule not to talk about work at home b/c I dont want to open the door for my wife to complain about her work. I love my job and my employees and my wife works with only women and that is grounds for drama and being catty. I just dont want to hear all negativity

Yeah about your past and other girls....that can make for a very ugly jealous situation

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by Alfisti

Rap music and sleeping with a TV on all night, knew you were a weird bastard but jesus H.

I'm either the coolest person you know or the person you hate but want to be friends with. There is no in-between. My life experiences have taught me much, but mostly just how to be weird and unrelatable by those who haven't lived. I am the human conundrum.

[Alfisti]

Originally Posted by Tommy-G

I get you on this. I am her, but then I tend to be you looking for the 1 off thing that I need to cook/grille. I am my own worst enemy

TBH outside of parties I find the dishwasher a total waste of time. By the time i rinse stuff, i may as well just fucking wash it. Then you gotta spend time rearranging as it fills, then time drying shit that didn't dry, and now your bending over to fetch shit, fuck, just hand wash and air dry. Done.

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by Tommy-G

I tend to space out when someone is boring me. I can feel my eyes go cross and I wonder if they notice.
I also made a rule not to talk about work at home b/c I dont want to open the door for my wife to complain about her work. I love my job and my employees and my wife works with only women and that is grounds for drama and being catty. I just dont want to hear all negativity

Yeah about your past and other girls....that can make for a very ugly jealous situation

I'm anything but boring though. I've been compared to a stand up comedian. I pace, I smoke and put a jovial spin on everything. If I can't laugh about it, I really don't want to talk about it. Taking notes on the rule about work. She works in a bank with mostly all women. Elaboration isn't needed.

I was kidding about my past. She does know some of it as she was friends with my ex-wife about 20 years ago, but I also feel like that mysteriousness keeps her around a bit. The "other girls" thing; it can simply be a friend of the family that I've known for years. Introduce the two and it's instant daggers. I don't intentionally make her jealous, she just doesn't like other women, especially the ones that I already know.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by King Rudi

Good thread.

Where to begin. I sleep with the TV on, Forensic Files specifically. She's able to go to sleep with the TV on, but when she wakes in the middle of the night, she can't go back to sleep with it on. I wake up at 4:00 a.m., she gets up at 5:30. I also use the TV for a light source as not to turn lights on while she is sleeping, yet if she turns the TV off in the middle of the night, I get to dress and get ready for work in the dark.

I like to talk; about any and everything. I love to hear other people's perspectives. She likes to talk, but about things like work, what she did today, what she has to do next etc. I like to discuss current topics, events, weird random shit. When I'm in talk mode, she's in blank stare and nothing to say mode. It gets awkward fast. Not sure if she is silently disagreeing with me, afraid to say something as it will keep me talking or if she has nothing to add to the conversation. Any of you ever try to carry a conversation with a non-participant? Fun stuff.

Aside from that, pretty much whatever I want goes. What movie we are watching, what we are eating, what we are doing later.....all depends on me. It would be nice for her to speak up and offer suggestions.

Rap music - I like, she is not a fan.

Country music - she likes some of it, I'd rather be serenaded Stuck in the Middle with You - Stealers Wheel by Mr. Blonde. (points if you know what scene I'm talking about, this paints the picture perfectly.)

My past - She is not a fan. I wish I had it documented in a video library.

Edit: Also, other girls. She does not like other women that know me.

Somebody had to post it. Why not me? lol

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by King Rudi

I'm anything but boring though. I've been compared to a stand up comedian. I pace, I smoke and put a jovial spin on everything. If I can't laugh about it, I really don't want to talk about it. Taking notes on the rule about work. She works in a bank with mostly all women. Elaboration isn't needed.

I was kidding about my past. She does know some of it as she was friends with my ex-wife about 20 years ago, but I also feel like that mysteriousness keeps her around a bit. The "other girls" thing; it can simply be a friend of the family that I've known for years. Introduce the two and it's instant daggers. I don't intentionally make her jealous, she just doesn't like other women, especially the ones that I already know.

That sounds like my cat. She hates other cats. She's a total inside cat but when she sees them out the sliding back door window she goes berserk. Spitting, hissing, hair standing up, and charging the window. She doesn't react that way when she sees other animals: raccoons, possums, the occasional coyote. Only cats.

[heitzke]

A peaceful life, full of trust, communication and healthy boundaries.

Oh wait, we're not talking about ex-wives here?

[Tommy-G]

Originally Posted by Alfisti

TBH outside of parties I find the dishwasher a total waste of time. By the time i rinse stuff, i may as well just fucking wash it. Then you gotta spend time rearranging as it fills, then time drying shit that didn't dry, and now your bending over to fetch shit, fuck, just hand wash and air dry. Done.

I get you, I use it just to use it but you're 100% right. I'm the guy that pre-washes the dishes for the dishwasher

Originally Posted by King Rudi

I'm anything but boring though. I've been compared to a stand up comedian. I pace, I smoke and put a jovial spin on everything. If I can't laugh about it, I really don't want to talk about it. Taking notes on the rule about work. She works in a bank with mostly all women. Elaboration isn't needed.

I was kidding about my past. She does know some of it as she was friends with my ex-wife about 20 years ago, but I also feel like that mysteriousness keeps her around a bit. The "other girls" thing; it can simply be a friend of the family that I've known for years. Introduce the two and it's instant daggers. I don't intentionally make her jealous, she just doesn't like other women, especially the ones that I already know.

By no means did I mean you were boring...just FYI
Thank god my wife met most of my "girl-friends" and even Ex's early on. Renting a beach house in Jersey you tend to run into everyone every weekend and she was real cool about it. I tend to remain friends with everyone I dated and don't relate to most dudes who just burp, fart and talk about nothing.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Tommy-G

I get you, I use it just to use it but you're 100% right. I'm the guy that pre-washes the dishes for the dishwasher

Speaking about the dishwasher, I rinse all the food off dishes, forks, knives, etc. before I put them in. She doesn't and says "that's what the dishwasher's for."

[JJ 911SC]

Speaking of dishwasher... I load it properly she doesn't

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Speaking about the dishwasher, I rinse all the food off dishes, forks, knives, etc. before I put them in. She doesn't and says "that's what the dishwasher's for."

Yeah, pretty rare for me to rinse before sending to the dishwasher. That said, I have a Lab which does an excellent job of a pre-rinse cycle before the stuff gets to the dishwasher (except for cutlery and glasses, he doesn't get to bestow his love upon them), so I haven't found any significant issues.

Plus, we run the dishwasher practically every day, sometimes once every two days.

And I fricking load it properly, though that assertion is a bone of contention between my wife and I. Well, in her mind anyways.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Joekerr

Yeah, pretty rare for me to rinse before sending to the dishwasher. That said, I have a Lab which does an excellent job of a pre-rinse cycle before the stuff gets to the dishwasher (except for cutlery and glasses, he doesn't get to bestow his love upon them), so I haven't found any significant issues.

Plus, we run the dishwasher practically every day, sometimes once every two days.

And I fricking load it properly, though that assertion is a bone of contention between my wife and I. Well, in her mind anyways.

Haha, that's funny. No dog here for pre-rinse and kitty is worthless for that particular job.

[JJ 911SC]

LMFT4U

Originally Posted by Esteban

... and kitty is worthless for any job.

[Sara]

The toilet seat left down

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

LMFT4U

Yep, pretty much true.

[3.0L]

I like a little solitude each day. You know, time to myself where I can enjoy a good book; listen to some music; enjoy wildlife; work on projects in my man-cave. Wifey sometimes looks over my shoulder and sighs.

[Tommy-G]

Originally Posted by Sara

The toilet seat left down

I read a funny MEME where some guy flipped the script on this...wish I could remember it b/c posting nothing is useless

[Darth One]

Anal

[Sara]

Originally Posted by Tommy-G

I read a funny MEME where some guy flipped the script on this...wish I could remember it b/c posting nothing is useless

My guy recently explained to me that toilet seats are the second dirtiest object in your home. It’s actually better to leave it up. And I hate to admit this, but he’s right.

Though at my house, we leave them down.

[RickFLM4]

Off the top of my head:

A/C on 68 at bedtime
College football, particularly when it involves yelling, which is almost always
Sport suspension and loud exhaust
Getting up early to start the day
Efficient stops at rest areas on road trips
Being on time

[upstatedoc]

Originally Posted by Sara

The toilet seat left down

The toilet seat left up.