How does your significant other drive you crazy?

[BlackEye]

While on road trips he has an overwhelming need to make nonsense comments about everything we drive past-***

LOL.

OK, I just can't keep from telling some things. But I refuse to say anything she does that drives me crazy. I can tell you how I can drive her crazy though.

On long drives my wife hates it when I play my music too much. Now mind you, I am even willing to play hers too. But even too much of her own music is too much for her. So when there is silence I just start singing my music. A lot of times it drives her to the point where she will put my music back on. And if it doesn't work I will sing songs about her and make up words on the spot. Stupid silly songs that often make no sense. That will get her to put the music back on in a flash.

I know I am stubborn in that regard with the music when I drive. But I am always the one behind the wheel. And I've been on some long trips. Once we went from Maine to Florida in a rental car. It took us 25 hours to get there without stopping for more than 10 minutes to gas up, get coffee, and some grub. Yes that was the trip from hell for her. But look at it this way, I drove 22 of the 25 hours so I should get my way a little. But the best part of that story is that she refused to drive back with me in that car, we had to pay extra to leave it down there and take a plane ride back.

Yup so there is one of my bad qualities as a husband. I like music when behind the wheel whether I have to make it or not.

[BlackEye]

You mean like this?

That goes both ways you know.

I'll mention one more thing that bugs my wife to no end. When she complains about having to do something I just go do it for her. But then she wants to watch over me and tell me how to do it. So if it is dinner I kick her out of the kitchen. She just can't stand to mind her own p's and q's in the livingroom by herself knowing I am making dinner. That same thing applies to doing laundry or dishes too. Hey, you tell me how hard something is and I am going to show you how easy it is... even a neanderthal like me can do these things. AND I've never turned a white shirt pink!

[BlackEye]

My alltime favorite move is I'll be on the way home a few minutes from home on the cell. Well I give her a big story about a late conference call that has me fixed to the office. Then there will be lots of grumbling and I keep her on the phone long enough to hear her reaction when she hears the garage door opener.

[AngelZ]

That goes both ways you know.

I'll mention one more thing that bugs my wife to no end. When she complains about having to do something I just go do it for her. But then she wants to watch over me and tell me how to do it. So if it is dinner I kick her out of the kitchen. She just can't stand to mind her own p's and q's in the livingroom by herself knowing I am making dinner. That same thing applies to doing laundry or dishes too. Hey, you tell me how hard something is and I am going to show you how easy it is... even a neanderthal like me can do these things. AND I've never turned a white shirt pink!

You're right about that. If you're man enough to cook, clean, and even do your own laundry, your wife should be woman enough to not put on her supervisor's cap. I know I've been guilty of doing that with my husband! LOL! I'm too quick to grab that clipboard... Bless those men out there who don't feel immasculated by doing some domestic chores!!! And I know there are a lot of you out there.

[arista]

Mine is not the significant other but my boss at times. She sometimes is very moody, so you have to ask other coworkers if she is having a bad day.. Sometimes you are the unfortunate one to find that out first hand.

[brownmouse]

You mean like this?

hee hee kinda.

[LadyPain]

At least I am not the only one going crazy. I came home from work last night to find that my husband had rearranged the living room and left larger pieces of furniture (sideboard and desk) in the. I was told I had to make room for the desk in my soap room starting today and it had to be done soon. He has no idea how much work it will be to get that room ready to accept a desk that he has not even fixed yet!! It's bloody useless to me without it being fixed. I think that when I clean out that room and remove the futon and the mattress I might just have to put them both in the foyer of his shop so he can see how it feels.

I do want that desk, but on my own terms. I came home from work last night feeling very VERY ill and it was not what I wanted to face. I'm having enough of a hard day that I am not going to make soap today and I am only doing bare essentials. I have six work days coming up starting tomorrow and today is my only day off this week.

I was also told that the 3-foot step ladder that I have been using as a supplementary bookshelf was no longer mine to use and I had to get my books off that. Geez. Way to make me feel like I friggin' count.

Oh well. I shall soon evict a bunch of his books from somewhere and he will find out how that indignity feels!

I think things like this are why people have pets and/or kids. There has to be some sort of common thing that both care about or the murder/suicide rate would skyrocket!

I love my guy with my heart, my whole heart, but there are days when it just feels broken because I know I am being taken for granted. Maybe that is why I love my job. They express gratitude like crazy there for my efforts. I'll happily work myself to death there.

[Draga]

For all your reasons and many more I prefer to be alone. And I enjoy it. Reggae music and books are my partners and sunshine is my home. It feels great. (But my relatives love to drive me mad. The worst: They don't believe in me... but, hey, they ain't heard me out yet! I belive in me. That's all what I need).

[Matticus]

Like others, I have a hard time saying anything about my wife.

However, I know I drive my sweetie crazy when we are making the bed, she throws the edge she wants over to my side and I act stupid and turn it the wrong way.

Kind of stopped doing that though.

[mstay]

My husband always makes me drive and then complains about HOW I drive. When I tell him he needs to drive instead he says "No, you need the practice not me." BTW, I am actually a good driver.