30 People Anonymously Reveal The Thing They Hate About Their Partner But Could Never Tell Them
Successful couples understand and accept the fact that there will always be things they don't agree with or don't like about each other. And that's fine; nobody's perfect.
But many people don't share their every thought and feeling with their significant other, either.
In fact, according to an international study of 80,000 people carried out by Dr. Pepper Schwartz, a professor of sociology at the University of Washington, secrets and lies are commonplace in relationships. 43 percent of men and 33 percent of women say they keep major secrets from their partners, as well as 27 percent of those who say they're in an "extremely happy relationship."
Interested in how these two aspects collide, Reddit user Familiar_Stranger936 made a post on the platform, asking everyone to share what they dislike about their significant other and don't tell them about it. As of today, the post has 9.8K comments, many of which illustrate the quirks and pet peeves that folks choose to keep to themselves.
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They’re taking way too long to find me
I once pushed in my husband’s hemorrhoid while we were out of town so we could enjoy our vacation. There’s nothing I hate about him that I wouldn’t tell him after that.
ETA: thanks for the awards! To answer a few questions: 1. He tried to do it himself and failed. 2. He had gone to the pharmacy and gotten Preparation H cream and gloves, so I didn’t go in bare-handed (I’m not an animal, guys). 3. An internal hemorrhoid can be pushed back in; an external one cannot. 4. I wrote that answer and went to sleep pretty soon after, and he hasn’t killed me as of this morning, but that may change once he’s seen the upvotes lol.
I clearly don't understand how hemorrhoids work and pray I never find out
That he’s not immortal. Selfish bastard.
Yeah, I at least wanted to die before my husband. I guess that's selfish too, lol.
He’s really really bad at taking criticism. Really bad. And I can’t tell him this because feedback loop etc.
That they expect an apology for every hurt feeling, but almost never take accountability or apologize for their own actions when they hurt other people.
Roses are red. Violets are blue. So many red flags. Especially for you
This one requires a discussion. You won't be able to live with this over the long term.
Like when abusers at like they're are the abused when someone tells them they're being abusive.
His sneezing.
He is allergic and can't help it. But he scream-sneezes every day, usually several times in a row, and I HATE loud sudden noises.
When my explosive sneeze is coming on I can't talk. I wave my hand towards my wife and should be covers her ears. We've decided we are a funny couple.
Exactly. That's my husband and my sign, whenever a sneeze is about to come on. He says that my sneeze can wake-up the dead. lol
Load More Replies...My wife and I, we each ask each other if we're OK when the other sneezes. My sneeze sounds like an explosion in a car factory. Her sneeze sounds like she's simultaneously drowning and choking to death.
Lol scream sneezes! Once I reached my 30s, if I sneeze once I will sneeze every time I try to swallow for 5 minutes. Record is 30 times. I avoid sneezing at all costs
I don't know about the swallowing part but I am a fellow rapid fire sneezer, and my record is 27. I thought my eyes were gonna shoot outta my head.
Load More Replies...If you squeeze the bridge of your nose, really hard, just below your eyes it can stop a sneezing fit and even prevent the first sneeze if you feel it coming on. I've done this many times and it does work.
I used to try and sneeze as quietly as possible, now I embrace the great feeling of a full blown dad sneeze. I feel so much better afterward.
I used to bug my bf because he didnt HAVE TO yell when he sneezed, he could just do it quietly, like me! Then our daughter was born after 8y of relationship, when she was 3w old she sneez-yelled just like her daddy, and she still does. Then i finally believed him it was involuntary..
She watches YouTube/Tik Tok videos on her phone and refuses to use headphones/earbuds. I hate it.
Omg my husband does this is makes me crazy! I have to turn up the TV or game I'm playing just to combat it. When it's endless changing sounds like tiktok videos and stuff it should absolutely be in headphones when u are around other people.
Endless changing sounds - a description that I fully relate to. I's like constantly changing channels on the tv or radio in the past.
Load More Replies...Holy hell my husband does this nightly and I swear it will be the reason I leave him. Its so inconsiderate...
This demonstrates a lack of simple courtesy. A conversation is called for.
If you aren't the only one in the room, that is public enough to need headphones, unless the other person is ok with it, and/or can't hear it. If the other person actually does not care I'm the slightest, that's fine, but the default should be headphones when not alone. It's just polite. If someone wants to be treated well, and with consideration, they should do the same to others.
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My wife took singing lessons as a kid. She is certain that she has a great singing voice. She does not. It’s so hard to be in the same house when she’s singing but I love her dearly and would never ask her to stop.
I kind of feel bad for her. Imagine all her life people lied to her and said she had a great voice so now she believes it, pray that no one tells her (speaking from experience)
Get her to watch the movie about and/or listen to Florence Foster Jenkins recordings . Maybe she’ll see herself
Does she at least sing on pitch? If she does, encourage her to join a choral group and maybe get it out of her system.
I like to sing, but I don't believe I have a recording-quality voice. My friends at church think I do, much to my dismay. It's very frustrating to not like your own voice and others insist I sing anyway. There are plenty of nice singers in the church and I feel awkward trying to blend in without squeaking, etc. I sing to not disappoint.
My family tell me I'm tone deaf. A singing teacher told me I'm not. Who do I believe?
You don’t have to talk to fill silence, sometimes you can just sit in peace, you will not die I promise.
I don’t necessarily hate this about him, but he doesn’t like to just kiss/make out. He will do it before sexy times, but not for very long. I love showing affection and intimacy by just making out sometimes and not having it lead to anything.
He had some trauma with it, so I can’t blame him at all. I just really wanna make out with him more!
That sounds like something which can be bridged over time. Or at least I hope so for OP & their partner.
My ex always equated sex with love. If I wasn't in the mood, it meant I didn't love him anymore. He was such a pig about sex - I'd be washing dishes and he'd come up behind me, start grinding on me and grabbing my boobs or just rubbing his hand between my legs. WHILE the kids were at the table doing their homework. What had once been a very pleasurable pastime turned into nothing more than a chore. After 12 years I was done. He was pressuring me (yet again) for sex the minute I got home from work & I basically shoved him so hard he fell down. He gets this pathetic look on his face and yells, "You don't love me anymore!" And it dawned on me, "You're absolutely right, Mike. I DON'T love you anymore and I want a divorce." He tried to backpedal, big time, but as soon as the words were out of my mouth, I knew them to be true.
She’s one of those people that walks too slow in the grocery store and stands there looking at s**t forever trying to decide what to get not aware that 2 other people right behind her trying to grab what she’s in front of and go
I know this makes me a sucky person, but this is why I can't go shopping with my mom. It's just a recipe for a bad time. I can't stand shopping and am very focused on getting in and out in the fastest most painless way possible. Mom likes to look at EVERYTHING and will spend hours in one store that takes me 15 minutes to go through. Luckily, there are many other activities that we enjoy doing together and I try to have patience when we do find ourselves at a store and she has gotten better about knowing when I've had too much.
My theory is that they know exactly what they are doing and it's a lame power play. I don't stay silent and I will ask them to move after waiting an acceptable time.
I have a problem with the lack of courtesy to others. I have a friend who will stand on the left side of escalators while the people that want to walk up pile up behind him. Drives me crazy -- mostly because of the lack of situational awareness.
My husband takes forever to get his a*s into the store but I b***h at him about it regularly
If we go to a liquor store with a large selection of IPA's my wife will take forever selecting. Its freaking beer, pick one and lets go.
How dare you say beer is just beer!! Unless you live in the US, where I hear you poor sods just take the dishwater you are given.
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The way she pronounces the word "hamburger" makes me die inside.
"ham BIRD gr"
The Hamburglar may have just gotten overthrown. I love the hambirdgr! lol!
Oh dear, I thought everyone did. How do you say it?
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They have the diet of a 5 year old.
they’re not very intellectual. he’s a sweet and caring guy and incredible otherwise but sometimes I get frustrated with our conversations and the lack of mental stimulation
I was married to a man who was illiterate and 100% uneducated except for Koran school. My motto was "When I need intellectual stimulation I'll talk to my BFF". Because he was a good man and we loved each other. Nobody is the full package.
Yes, "nobody is the full package" - but we are bombarded with the messages that "you can have it all," "don't settle for less than perfection," etc. I like your approach though! We should all be so lucky to have our "intimate companion" friend, our "intellectual stimulation" friend, our "sympathetic listener" friend, and so on.
Load More Replies...I'm not a big "sharer," and my wife is. She processes things by talking them out, so our conversations tend to be pretty one-sided. A few months ago she even got mad at me for not being more conversational (that particular "conversation" was about *shoes*), then finally said "maybe I should just start accepting you for who you are"! We've been together 20 years.
If everything else is present, find your intellectual stimulation elsewhere: work, club membership, volunteer activities.
I feel like this is a judging a fish for it's tree climbing abilities situation. He probably is "intellectual" about plenty of things, just not the ones op is "intellectual" about.
My son. Very smart, early 20's answers most everything with "I don't know". Son, what did you do yesterday? I don't know. Where are you going? I don't know. What color is your car? I don't know. It drives me crazy.
Try the approach some people recommend for children and instead say "You had fun yesterday" or "Your red car is so nice." A statement instead of a question basically that either needs to be confirmed or corrected.
Load More Replies...I dont know, we are abnormally open about stuff like this to the point where it doesnt even matter anymore. We are both annoying and rude to each other and it comes out when we flirt. An outsider who doesnt know us or how we are would think that we are incredibly toxic until we start laughing about it. Ill pretend to complain about her snoring and she will say something like "good, i like it when you suffer because i dont like you". We will just randomly tell one another "you suck" or "you smell like the inside of my a*****e" and then laugh about it. Because im older than her she jokes about buying me one of those Life Alert bracelets because she isnt sure that i will make it through the night. I talk s**t about her cats. Love is really weird lol.
I love this! My best friends are really rude to me and vice versa. When you get to that point where it's just funny it means you're totally, completely secure in your love for each other so no part of you even thinks to take it seriously. Good job!
My husband and I were like this. We were fantastic together. He would announce that he would have to take a Stacey, (take a $hit). He would make fun of my "spotty brain". I have MS and it sounds harsh but, we just had a really great sense of humor about things. I gave back as much as I took so, he didn't get off scot free. We often said "I hope I die before you because I will never find anyone this weird again."
This is totally my husband and me! I almost feel sorry for people who don't really know us, who think we're serious when we're playfully bickering. NOT.😅
She's usually right. Damnit. Don't tell her I said that.
Hold up, did my partner write this? /j (he's right like 45% of the time)
Remember these lyrics..." you were absolutely right You've been right all along You were absolutely right And I was wrong!! "
I hate how she’s a bad listener. Never wants to know about my day, never takes my advice, never wants to know what’s wrong with me.
That when a responsibility becomes too hard, he just doesn't do it and allows things to fester and become worse. Our storage that was lost, a tooth abscess that caused him intense pain I'm forcing him to deal with, and him not paying the registration on our car and it almost getting repossessed. I have no clue why he does this and I feel like I have to be his mother sometimes just to get him to be a responsible adult.
Or no need to worry because mommy will eventually clean up the mess.
Load More Replies...Could be depression and/or ADHD. I have both, and adulting is hard. Even when I know what needs to be done, know I'm capable of doing it, and even want to do it, it can still be impossible to actually do whatever needs done. It's called executive disfunction.
I can look at a task that will only take 10 minutes all day some days. I just can't make myself get up and do it. Other days are fine
Load More Replies...I agree with others that, yes, there is probably something like ADHD or depression contributing. However, I will also say (as someone with depression, who has dealt with it for *years*), at some point he has to be willing to work on it. Maybe that just means talking to a Dr and getting a Rx, but OP can't just run his life for him.
Possibly depression mixed with a.d.d. I will do this too to an extent. Avoidance is my go to coping mechanism. I'm not this bad by any means, but I've let some truly stupid c**p go too long before finally taking care of it.
Executive dysfunction. I have it anyway as part of Asperger's but when my mood drops (bipolar disorder) it gets a LOT worse - one of my first symptoms is an inability to deal with my mail, for example.
Change the things you are each responsible for. Is there anything he stays on top of?
The sound he makes when he eats bagels. Not everything, just bagels, and he eats bagels every morning for breakfast. It’s disgusting.
I used to hate the sound of my ex-husband breathing. Not making a lot of noise breathing. Just breathing. Clearly indicating that I needed to leave before I stopped him.
This shouldn't be funny, yet I giggled anyway. Probably nervous laughter now that I think of it.
Load More Replies...I have mild TMJ so my jaw clicks when I eat. We've discussed that this creeps him out but he says since eating is necessary and I'm not doing it on purpose, he can cope. His "thing" is what I call The Hammer of Thor where, while sleeping, he pulls his knees up and then they drop, hard, onto my legs. He's sleeping, he can't control it.
His snoring. It's not something he can necessarily control but he snores SO loud that it disrupts my sleep.
Possibly sleep apnea...a CPAP might help if so. It's worth seeing a doctor about because apnea can be fatal.
My PAP machine completely eliminated my snoring(!) I know many of my partners would have appreciated me getting one sooner 😅
Load More Replies...Oh how I feel this one. Currently have earplugs pushed halfway into brain and can still hear him. He says wake me, but is unwakeable due to sleepers. While I'm here, he lies about having given up smoking. He smokes very strong, self rolled tobacco and it wakes me it hurts my nose so much, if the snoring doesn't. I asked him to change brands and he says I'm imagining it 😔
... I may be incorrect but isn't that gaslighting,?
Load More Replies...There is absolutely no harm in sleeping in different rooms. It doesn't mean you never have to share a bed but, hey, you need to sleep!
Not a perfect solution, but sleep separately and share the bed when you're engaging in fun things that require you both to be awake.
The soft snoring I can deal with. The thunder clap right next to my head however, my partner no longer gets upset if I sleep in the spare room occasionally. Sometimes I just simply can't deal with snoring
Load More Replies...It is something that he can control but he needs to seek treatment.
He tells me s**t I already know. For awhile I started saying "I already know that" or " I was right there remember" but after awhile of doing that he started acting so odd, almost unhappy, so I stopped. It's part of who he is, and that's okay. Annoying as f**k but but it is a very small % of the big picture. He started doing it last night and I imagined him being an actor and he's going over his lines. Helped me deal.
My grandpa used to say, "if you have heard this story before don't say anything. I want to hear myself tell it again."
My stepdad always tells the same stories wherever they fit in. Admittedly, it's not exactly the same as in the post, but I also have to say, they're always pretty good stories at heart, and he just loves telling them. So I stopped commenting on how he already told that story pretty quickly, and just let him have his happy moment of attention.
Could you redirect into a conversation? "You're right, did you know/see/hear... {related fact}? I read recently [about that} - what do you think?" Or "I remember that! It is/was so funny/cute/frustrating/weird when/that ...... " Sometimes you can have a good conversation about shared knowledge, especially if you're willing to geek out about it together.
It could also be a subject he likes and gets excited about, so he tells you about this thing, since he likes it and wants to share it with you. I know I do this with my partner sometimes. I've also told him the same thing multiple times, more than once, because it comes up and is a subject I get excited about (mostly a wide range of biology things). XD
It may be the sign of a mental health problem or maybe brain trauma. Mine tells me the same stories he's told me before but he has mental health problems and had a stroke early this year. So I always just sound and appear as interested as I was the first time.
He’s a bad kisser. I tried hard to communicate and help in the beginning of the relationship, but nothing worked or stuck. It’s been a lot of years. I gave up.
How do you start a relationship with someone whose kisses you don't enjoy?
Edit for clarity. Imagine you date someone who is a terrible person, but the best kisser of your life. After you dump them, would you end all future relationships because of that ?
Load More Replies...I question if he was actually listening/trying. If there was genuine engagement, great. But if this was him completely disregarding your needs via weaponized ignorance, not so great.
To those that say yea/nay on a relationship based solely on kissing - seems pretty shallow to me. A good person that enjoys the same hobbies you do, is a good breadwinner, is funny and intelligent and caring. Great in bed and great in the kitchen. But you would ditch them because of their kiss? Wow.
THAT has no cure. Kissing a bad kisser is an instant romance-killer, for me.
I don't have my tonsils any longer no need to physically check with your tongue thanks
Heavy one incoming: I have never forgiven my partner for what he did during my nan's final days. We had been together for four years at that point and she died a slow, painful, confusing death thanks to stroke. The week of her death, while i'm still waist deep in grief (we were close) he chooses that moment to tell me he wasn't sure the relationship was working and he wanted to take some time out. We slept in seperate beds after that and I cried myself to sleep, alone, every night for days. The day of her funeral, he sat at the opposite end of the pew to me, listening to me sob. A few days later he comes to me and tells me he's still confused about where we're heading but he wants to keep trying. 9 years later, we're married, we have a daughter and a house and two dogs, I've nursed him through his own nan's passing, I've nursed him through his father's passing. I've always been there when he had to cry and I held him every time... And I have never forgotten. Or forgiven. I hate him for it. And I'll never tell him that.
You need to tell him. This is eating you up and you need to give him the opportunity to apologise. Tell him how it made you feel then and how you feel now and what you want from him. You then need to be aware he wasn't expecting this conversation so give him time to think about it and come back for another talk when you're both ready.
If something bad happens to you like your parent dies or you get seriously ill, he won’t be there for you.
I'm guessing he felt 'neglected' when you were grieving. Selfish man-boy. Don't think this one will improve.
Why the heck did you stay with him?! He showed you who he was and you still married him. Wow.
Tricky one this. He may have learned from you by now, I guess you'll find out when you lose a parent. But you do need to deal with your resentment, even if you don't end up telling him
How indecisive she can be. We've talked and she's doing better. But it is extremely exhausting to plan nearly every single date/event/thing we do.
I'm good at big life altering decisions but if you ask me what I want for dinner.......
That she sounds like a horse when she eats a bowl of cereal.
Is Op for real? It's just that, this is too funny and I've never heard anyone eat a cereal sounding like a horse. I wonder if the partner kicks her leg and neighs, at the same time. (Ok, showing myself out now...)
I once had a friend (f) who made incredible loud and disgusting noises while eating a cookie. A COOKIE. I don't even know how it is possible to make such noises while eating a simple cookie, but it really made me feel sick
Load More Replies...Cereal is not a quiet food. I hate when people bite their silverware when they eat
Ha! I used to be a silverware biter...scraper actually. Some guy I dated pointed it out, kindly telling me it was like nails on a chalkboard. (yes I stopped!)
Load More Replies...A female friend of mine does too. It's like she has extra resonators in her mouth. That or she's secretly added gravel to it.
Listening to my horse munching was one of my favourite sounds in the world!
He takes about 5 years to tell a story. Takes little detours and goes into too much info about random stuff I don’t really need to know in order to understand the story! I mean don’t get me wrong it’s funny at the best of times but when you’re in a hurry and your waiting for the story to end 🤦🏼♀️
**EDIT:** he's 100% not got ADHD, my little brother has that. If anything he is the complete opposite. He's just extremely calm and likes to take his time, acts like he has all the time in the world to tell a story!
You can be attention deficit without being hyperactive. Outwards, it seems completely different from ADHD, but the inner troubles are the same. Not being able to tell what's important vs. mere fluff is one of the biggest things.
I asked my dad how he met my mum. After his talking for an hour, I interrupted & said 'Are we near to when you met her yet?' 'No', he said, 'I'm only up to 1943!' :D
OMG, that's my husband. I love him dearly but he talks too much. One time was telling a story that went on and on and on. I was sitting on the couch, removed my eyeglasses and just fell over with boredom. My brother used to ask a question and asked that you answer in 25 words or less.
My husband would probably say the same thing about me but when I ask him about things his stories always have 5-7 words max. Sometimes his answers are monosilabic and sometimes I have to ask him things he could answer with only Yes/No or he just ignores me and gives me a half assed 1 word answer so... It depends, maybe the person isn't talking too much, sometimes you could be the issue.
Disappears every night, rather than spending time with me and the kids. Doesn’t help with cleaning up after dinner, even though I always cook. Complains about being tired when I am the only one getting up with our baby for the night feed. Granted, he does have insomnia and got s****y sleep before the baby, but I’m the one who endured a horrible pregnancy, Delivery and now newborn sleep deprivation, so I kind of don’t want to hear it.
Ouch. Is this the type of guy you would wish for your daughter/ partner to your kids? Is it worth it to stay?
This is what I did when my depression kicked in. Withdrew from my family. Always tired. Took me a couple of years to build up the courage to see a doctor. I'm slowly getting better. So is our family's relationship.
I don't know why you were down voted but, have one on me. It very well could be depression.
Load More Replies...Not saying this is the case here, but: having a baby will *not* fix a relationship or force a person to change.
He might be cheating, but you can’t trust him with the kids. He will be a negligent father to your kids.
Her brothers are a******s, I totally dislike them.
It would be hard to find two people less alike than my brother and my husband. But they get along, they are both decent chaps.
My sons are polar opposites and sometimes you'll swear they hate each other but God help anybody who hurt one of them because neither has a bigger defender than their brother.
Load More Replies...This...is a tough one. I mean, your person is *your* person, but obviously most of us are attached to other people in some way. (Not me: without my big-a*s family, I'd be a hermit.) You might be able to avoid your SO's s****y friends; family is trickier.
How low her patience is & how fast she can get irritated, and i know how she is & I know she doesn’t mean it 99% of the time, but sometimes it has me overthinking and I feel like she just hates me
Honestly, if this isn't being addressed, you should consider therapy, either couples or personal. It's impossible to have a healthy relationship without healthy conflict resolution, and you feeling that way is a huge sign of poor conflict resolution. And, please don't blame yourself for feeling insecure in your relationship! Accept that your are feeling a certain way for a reason and know that your emotions are telling you something. Really listen to your emotions, and when you're ready, go to your partner. If she cares about you, she will listen and take you seriously. If she doesn't or gaslights you, it's a toxic relationship.
This described my relationship for years. I finally broke down and told her how she made me feel like I'm walking on eggshells and she finally took it on board. It's ok for her to get frustrated with me if I've done something wrong but she now gives me reassurance that we're ok and she's not going to leave me, she loves me, I'm safe etc.
When things get up your nose; he has a very short nose. He's usually back to earth in 20 minutes so I ignore him. But he's very much improved over the years.
I wake up teetering on the edge of the bed, every f*****g night. We have a king size bed and she is petite, I tell her but it doesn’t matter. Every. F*****g. Night.
Separate beds can be a wonderful solution to many sleep issues. We can not help how active we are in our sleep, so if you are a still sleeper with a moving partner sleeping separately may be best for both of you. This could also be a help for differences in temperature preference or if one person is touch-averse.
Good advice. My husband and I have our own bedrooms. Our friends and family think it's weird, but I like sleeping alone. In silence. So does he and we can always fall asleep together if we wanted.
Load More Replies...Definitely do not get any dogs nor cats. You will have absolutely no full spot in bed.
And when you roll over, they just move with you.
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Sleep separately. If she doesn't like that, it's on her to change her behavior.
sometimes he just won’t stop talking. he has terrible awareness of when someone’s trying to leave a conversation. i’ll be trying to watch a movie or something and he’ll just be chatting away at me. and when he drinks it gets 1000x worse. i just want to say “ i love you but please shut the hell up” but i don’t wanna hurt his feelings. he’s still really cute tho. edit: okay thanks for all the advice guys but we’re actually doing fine, this is just a small annoyance that he’s aware of and we do joke about it together.
This. I genuinely do not want to know who won in highschool football last night. Ever.
…. And if you wake me up to tell me who won … you might get some brain damage
Load More Replies...OMG, that's my husband. I love him dearly but he talks too much! One time he told a story that went on and on and on and on. I was sitting on the couch, removed my eyeglasses and just fell over with boredom. My brother used to ask a question and ask for an answer in 25 words less.
My husband starts describing an entire other TV show every time we are trying to watch something else. I tune him out and turn on the subtitles. He feels like he has to fill me in on every show he watched without me. I don't even like TV all that muchh and would go without it if I lived alone.
Stick your fingers in your ears and sing "lalalala" really loud until he puts a sock in it
I feel loved but not wanted
I get that with my parents sometimes. Feels like they love me but don't like me
My God, I hope my wife never feels this way. This might have hit me the hardest.
We have large differences in sex drives. She often feels hounded and i often feel neglected.
Everything else about her is perfect. But I could say something and she just gets quiet and passive for days at a time. Like what the f**k did I do, I genuinely don’t know and I can’t apologize if I don’t know what I did.
Hard to tell without examples, but worth looking at her relationship with her parents. If she grew up walking on eggshells or wasn't allowed to express her real feelings, she might need help to develop these skills. We often pick partners who can help us with our blind spots.
Sounds like you guys would benefit from couples therapy to learn better communication skills
She posts motivational posters on Facebook. It cringes me the f out.
His farting is so annoying. Constantly ripping farts. His mom is the same, says it’s genetic and all her side of the family farts an obnoxious amount. We’ll be eating dinner at the table and she will lift her leg and just fart so loud so now her kids do it. It’s so f*****g disgusting. Farting in his sleep on my legs. All the god damn time.
Maybe they have a genetic food intolerance and need to quit eating the things that make them gassy? I bet they haven't bothered to try an elimination diet.
Right! Some people don't understand that food intolerance is a scale, not an all or nothing thing.
Load More Replies...My mother and my husband are non farters. My father and I, on the other hand. My husband just laughs or makes a joke. My mother is mortified by it though. I would never fart on Mr Auntriarch's legs though, I'm not a savage
This is why I like to sleep in a separate bed. I get tired of rolling over all the time to be polite, LOL!
Load More Replies...Or just poor table manners - never taught to close your mouth when chewing, put your knife and fork down between mouthfuls, chew till it's liquid, don't drink with food in your mouth etc. If his mother doesn't have good manners, she's not going to teach them to her kids.
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We’re completely different regarding physical affection.
That's very hard. Without finding common ground it can easily kill a relationship.
Did for me. My ex husband constantly needed physical attention to feel happy and wanted, I‘m not a physical person (as in terms of constant touching) and need words of appreciation and encouragement instead. He constantly felt rejected, I constantly felt criticized. A dealbreaker in the end.
Load More Replies...We don't fight a lot. We've been together for 3.5 years, and maybe fought 5 times ever? But when we do, he goes SILENT. Goes to bed. Won't talk. Freaks out if I even dare get near him. He'll talk the next day. Maybe. But even then it can't be a conversation. He says his piece and that's all he allows. It's such an unhealthy way of resolving issues.
This is bigger than it sounds. One of the things you need to know about someone in the first three months is how they, and how you as a couple, will resolve arguments. Doesn't matter what the argument's about: if you're with someone who can't discuss it, take responsibility for their actions and work with you to find a way through, it's going to be a showstopper at some point.
Yeah, and the whole silent treatment thing is so delusional. It's one thing to say "I can't talk about this right now" when tempers flare, but to refuse to discuss things at all is not acceptable
Load More Replies...OMG same. Does my head in. He'll keep saying nothing's wrong over and over then about a week later when i've given up trying, whatever's been bothering suddenly spills out of his mouth somewhat aggressively then won't listen to my side. I love him but I HATE it when this happens.
Honestly sometimes a bit of time to be mad is helpful but u need to talk about it at some point
She's a slob. Pile dishes on. Cloths go on the floor. Cups left everywhere. You wouldn't think it if you were company.
Edit: just to answer some the posts cuz I woke up with a lot of responses.
1. I'm not dating or married to your significant other. I'm pretty sure.
2. It may be depression but once I "moved in" with her, I started to notice how bad it really is. She does get very proud when she buys things to help with it. Though this could be it for some of you all. Check facts open a discussion, it is a sign.
3. To those who are suggestions things like ADHD. Already tested and no, it isn't that. I think its just the procrastination side. If you think this may pertain to you, get tested if you can.
4. If you don't want this to continue in your relationship you'll either need to devise a system or talk about it now. For example, most of my partner's cloths on the ground end up on her side of the room. If they don't end up in the basket then they don't get washed. I go looking for cups to reuse. And as much as this post is overgeneralized, the more you talk and work the better progress gets made. She does dishes while she cooks now so there's less, she went from like 12 cups to 2. Like anything in a relationship it take work, encouragement, and patience if you want to be with them through something like those. Trust me, there's habits she hates about me that I'm working on as well. (Picking my fingers, chewing my nails, etc)
Edit 2: fixing words because people like to bring it to everyone's attention.
He has absolutely toxic gamer rage, to the point where I am immediately on edge whenever he plays a game where pvp is the focus. I actively dissuage him from playing such games, and when we coop I do my best to be overly positive. He never sends hate mail or anything that would affect someone else, and he only does it when its just me and him. I guess it's nice that he feels comfortable enough to express himself around me, it just not nice to be around that kind of anger when I am a very low stress person. EDIT: Guys, relax! He doesn't get violent, or lash out, and he has never taken it out on me or anyone else. It's just not nice to be around, and I happen to be very receptive to such emotions due to the past (not involving him). Judging by some of the comments it sounds like he's not the only one who needs to chill out.
Mine has toxic gamer rage too. It scares me when I suddenly hear loud noises upstairs, and it's him pounding his desk, cursing at the other players or the computer. I always think he's just read something horrible in the news, like another war or virus.
She's a low-key hoarder who then gets upset at me for our house not being tidy and well organized. It's not trash or dead cats or whatever you see in reality tv. It's just stuff. Continuously accumulating things and not wanting to let them go. Yet still being mad when we have no room. I recently organized our coat closet. She had coats she hasn't worn in 5 years in there. Wouldn't donate them. Had to fold them up and put them in a storage bin in our basement. I did this KNOWING that bin will sit unused and untouched in our basement for the next decade. Same thing with our son's baby clothes. We have probably 20 full totes of clothing in the basement. Won't sell it. Won't donate it. Won't toss it, even stuff that's stained or ripped. It just sits. Boxes of scrapbooking stuff from the two months she was into scrapbooking. That was 15 years and two moves ago. Stacked in the basement. Boxes of sewing supplies and material. Mostly untouched. To sit forever unused. Shoes. Leggings. Shirts. She could open a store. I clean our coffee table off. By the next day it's stacked with junk mail, boxes, books, art supplies. I've talked to her about it, but never the full extent of how anxious and angry it makes me. The worst part is our son has adopted some of her practices. I see myself growing old and drowning in a house full of their garbage. Usually after we talk she makes a half hearted attempt to clean up or stop bringing new things into the house. After a week or so it starts to slip and she's back to her usual routine.
Once I cleaned up a bunch of stuff at my MiL's house - like old shopping bags strewn across the floor. I mean, it was *trash*. Afterwards, she retrieved the stuff from the trash can, my wife yelled at her, and we left two days early. Lesson learned: I'll just stick to cleaning up my own messes.
I think the term " low-key" is misused here. 20 bins of clothes??? I barely have enough clothes to fill a dresser. And my closet is practically empty.
Worse when both partner are low key hoarders, exhausted, sometimes just lazy, both day they do their part but the other not and both see different things as stuff that has to be done.... I am absolutely sure I am the one who does the most mental load plus bringing the organising ideas to life or improve in daily life to make less dirt/clutter or so. Partner thinks it's impossible to remember to put the dishes away direct after using it... How can partner remember to remember to do this? I don't want to say or do it for partner but if not it so it so would sit on the table for days
There has to be an emotional or mental reason she won't ever let go of stuff. Maybe talk to her & try to figure out when this hoarding started?
Let me start. She chews so loudly. She scream sneezes. She never takes my point of view into consideration. She is inconsiderate, selfish and self centered. And just came out and told me not to be honest with her, because that gives her anxiety. And this is the part I tell you that I love her. But nope. I don’t. We have a 3 year old that I Love to death. She pulled a switchAroo once we got married. There were small signs. But you know what they say; “when you look at the world through rose color glasses, the red flags are just flags.”
Something that bothers me: when SO starts doing something new (or at least new to you), then excuses it with "I've *always* been like this".
I'm really sorry. It sucks. It's very likely if this keep up it will hurt your child, too. It's emotionally and even mentally scarring to grow up in a household like this. Marriage counseling might help. And sometimes ,as hard as it is, getting out a relationship like this is the best option for everyone.
Yes, you both need different partners if you're going to be happy.
Load More Replies...Her family is too detail oriented about insignificant stuff. Like, I’ll have to explain what aisle I went down in the grocery store before I can keep explaining what happened to me while shopping. Or her parents go into excruciating detail about what they ordered for lunch at Wendy’s. For f**k sake I love her and her family to death but god I couldn’t care less about half the conversations they have. It sounds bad and shallow, but conversation with her extended family is even worse. I usually stick with “not much, what’s new with you?” “Oh wow that’s interesting” and walk away.
Oh yes - my ex MIL used to bore the pants off me describing every boring little detail of something.
I hate hate hate small talk. Like, I'm clearly fine *not talking* at this party, and I don't need to be included in your "conversation" about a neighbor you used to have 30 years ago.
How do you tell your wife her breath STINKS???
She probably needs to go to the dentist. That can cause bad breath
She sings off-key Edit: a lot of folks have gotten the wrong idea from this, I hate her singing but I’ll never ask her to change it. It makes her happy and her happiness is my priority. I can’t tell her that I hate it because it’ll make her less happy.
How she needs me to take care of her in little things. I don’t mind driving her to appointments or cooking her dinner. Its the “Turn off the lights” when she’s right next to Em.
Re: lights - Try doing something similar with her & when she objects, point out how much she does it to you.
She puts the eggs at the bottom of the shopping bags! On purpose!!! She says it gives the bag structure, the crazy lady.
Because it's FUN: https://youtu.be/sbXtXQ1xwqQ?list=PLlu6_-FiYhk-GKK-pifZp9KGbE_hel1d3&t=271
His bathroom habits. He has IBS and anxiety, which fuels his IBS. He goes to the bathroom several times a day, and it is not quiet. Several times a day I hear him having diarrhea and loud gross farts I would never mention this to him, as he gets embarrassed to even let a tiny fart out in front of me, but I try to be understanding as this is not his fault. But hearing loud farts and poop flying into toilet water a few times a day is grossing me out. Thanks for letting me vent.
Amazing partner but his dental hygiene needs a looooooooooot of work. His teeth have a lot of plaque, yellowing and cracking. He has a real fear of the dentist so I try not to push him to go. Instead I suggest that he’s uses mouthwash or floss or whatever else I can suggest. I have even told him I’ll go with him to the dentist. Again, not pushing it on him but oh boy I’d really love an improvement for his dental care EDIT: Thank you for all the suggestions! I think I’m gonna sit down with him and actually have a stern talk to him about it, instead of just giving him teeth care suggestions. Finding out that bad dental hygiene can f**k up your heart health just scared tf outta me and I’m not trying to lose him in any way (28M btw).
His newfound beard and mustache. It's horrible. He just can't grow a good one, I'm sorry. It's patchy and weird and mostly just on his neck.
But what if it's important for him for some reason?
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That, as a medical practitioner, she uses mental illness and medications as an excuse for every bad and self destructive thing. I don’t care anymore just fix it!
Mental illness makes things EXTREMELY hard, but not impossible. But as long as we are not delusional we have to consider the consequences of our behaviour no matter what causes them. If she acts irresponsibly without seriously TRYING to address her problems though sounds narcissistic.
There's a difference between acknowledging mental illness and *working on it*, and using mental illness as an excuse.
She farts in her sleep, and they smell TERRIBLE and are as loud as a freight train. She eats a healthy and high fiber diet, and is usually pretty courteous around me and others when she's conscious. But there are times when the smell even wakes me up in the middle of the night because she just lets them rip. She knows she does it and is self conscious about it, and I tell her that I don't notice and it doesn't bother me. I do notice, and I am bothered. Before someone brings it up yes, she's seen a doctor, GI specialist, and dietician. We've played around with different remedies and diets but as far as we can tell she's perfectly healthy and just has a tendency to drop death bombs.
That is so mortifying I feel bad for her. When I was really sick every time I fell asleep I would s**t clear diarrhea all in the bed. It didn't smell and was mostly water because I could barely eat and when I did, it all came out before I could even finish. It was so humiliating. I would pile towels beneath myself and even though I could barely stand I would clean myself and the bed before he woke up. He would have taken care of it and did have to a few times. I started wearing depends which was really embarrassing at 31 years old. It's kind of you not to mention it because she can't help it and it might make her develop insomnia if she is afraid to sleep because of it
She wants me to take her on dates, but she has terrible social anxiety, terrible chronic pain, and walking around a lot causes her to pass out. She says I can do an at home date, but she seems to not count anything we do at home as dates, and doesn’t appear to be aware that she does this. Also she’s on the spectrum which makes it difficult to interact with her sometimes. (I’ll probably talk to her; she’s pretty good with criticism and our entire 11 year relationship has been about open communication)
Quite a few things but the one thing I'll share here is that his cologne and his axe deodorant clash. Literally smells like diarrhea.
She has a hard time cleaning up after herself.
I work full time during the week, she works weekends. The house is a mess during the week and spotless during the weekend. Monday night, I come home and it's a mess again. Oof, lady. Get it together.
And the way she drinks. Gulps everything like she out of air and the only way to get more is to suck it off the bottom of whatever vessel she's drinking out of. Food noises kill me and she knows it but the gulping is unconscious so I try not to let it bother me.
Love her more than everything. She's my best friend in all ways. But those are the two.
She repeats the the same story 5 times while telling the original story
She's the worst dirty talker I've ever heard of.
That f*****g blue sweater …
An "accidental " death maybe required. Washing machines can be wicked on sweaters!!
I’m a Cliff’s Notes guy & she is an encyclopedia at telling stories.
She's late for. Everything. E. V. E. R. Y. T. H. I. N. G. I actually remember vividly the one time ever in our 2 decades of being together where we were actually early for something. She agreed to meet someone at 1? She shows at 1:20... Its infuriating!
Tell her earlier start times. You're meeting at 12.30? Tell her 12, or 12.15.
I remember as a child people would do this to my Dad all the time! So many weekend breakfast meals that were actually a 12:30 lunchtime meal, hehe.
Load More Replies...Sometimes she doesn’t say “I love you” back if we’ve had a fight that we haven’t had a chance to work through yet. That s**t hurts, I know we’ve been fighting but I just want the reassurance that it’s not over before I go to work.
She thinks she is good at finding things and is very "helpful" in searching. "Have you looked in your pants pocket?" No, I usually don't carry around a cheese grater in my pocket. "Did you leave it in the car?" Probably not. "Did you use it when you gave the dog a bath?" What now? After twenty such questions she usually is able to find the item exactly where she moved it the day before and is quite self-satisfied that she has "helped me out".
Peasant. I always carry spare cheese graters in my pockets. The come in handy when I bathe the dog.
My husband couldn't find his head if I didn't help him. I usually can ask 3 questions and he finds it and I'm just happy I don't have to hear him digging through the house and moaning anymore
he is overly positive to the point where i can't believe him when he's trying to make me feel better/cheer me up
They refuse to eat leftovers. But I don't tell them that because I benefit most from my cooking!! Ha!!
I love when she's happy. I love that she feels joy.... but that laugh is shrill enough to raise the dead
My wife has a habit of over explaining EVERYTHING. How was her day? You'll get a full detailed description of what everyone said and how it was said and who it was said to. The extended descriptions of every minor incident thru out her day drives me nuts.....but I love her and just sort of "uh huh", "oh wow" my way thru them because I know she needs to vent......it's exhausting (now 11 years in) but I know she does it because she knows she can confide in me and not have to worry about me blabbing about what she said to others.
Yes, you are doing a good thing for her even through you don't like it - that's what love is.
This is me! I get that my wife processes things (including a lot of health anxiety) by talking through them. I listen, respond when appropriate, and let her do her thing. It does me no harm.
I get excited talking about a good day so go through every single thing that happens. The day is different when something happens so go through the important isj bits. Like if ur in school the important bits in every lesson
I literally love the s**t out of this man, and he is the best thing that has ever happened to me, but he spells "bagel" as "beagel" and he shows me too many old vines😂 totally minor complaints and not at all worth bringing up. Annoying but a little funny too.
She takes every fight or disagreement as her fighting for her fundamental independence as a woman, even when I’m just trying to plan stuff or express myself to her.
Maybe that's how it feels to her? Would like to hear both sides of this one.
One of her son. He is autistic, 7 years old and cannot be independant. She takes her bath and shower with him, sleep with him because he cannot without her, she wipes him when he goes to poop. On yop of that he is very agressive, the very first day they came to my house he found all of my collectibles statues and broke them all in a matter of minutes. When I went downstairs my heart sank but what can I do ? What is done is done. It was about 5000$ worth of collectibles. What is hurting me the most is that she has a very frail health and he is completely destroying her. I do my best to be always at their appartment and doing the most chores possible, but even then, he needs way too much out of a "single" mother of 3. This is the only thing I dislike about her and I feel like a total a*****e. I'm still hoping that with time I'll get to love him but so far it doesn't work out
This was hard for me to read. That is essentially me with my son, but he is 18. I don't shower with him, but I do have to give him his shower. I don't sleep with him, but I do sleep in a recliner in his room. He can not clean himself properly after toileting, so I have to help with that, too. He also went through a very aggressive phase to the point I once had to call in law enforcement. We spent three very difficult nights in the children's hospital. The aggressiveness has subsided as puberty has wrapped up, but he still has frequent meltdown days. I feel very sorry for OP. Not everyone can handle what dealing with special-needs people requires. That doesn't mean OP is a terrible person. It is something to address earlier rather than later, though.
Is there a medication that could be prescribed to lower his aggression?
She would tell the same 15 stories over and over again. There was never anything new
An old partner of mine used to stand behind me, right outside of my peripheral vision and watch me cook. He would always critique my technique, or tell me how I could do it better. I have cooking anxiety because of him. Drove me INSANE.
I had a friend do that. I finally asked her "Do you really want to p*** me off when I'm holding a cleaver?"
Someone knew that he knows and "had a great friendship/whatever" with dies like every couple months. He thinks everyone he has had any interaction with is his friend and takes it way too personally. A few years back he told me his best friend died, I assumed - as any reasonable person would- this was a great friend that he had talked to and hung out with a lot, maybe because of life they drifted a little bit. Nope. It was a kid he knew when he was 4 and hadn't spoken to since he was 6. It had been a solid 2 decades since they had any contact except maybe the occasional Facebook heart or whatever.
They’re pretty bad at taking accountability for their actions. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard something like “Yea I know I was being an a*****e, but why did people have to be mean or distant in response? They should be more mature.”
Another problem that is unlikely to improve over time unless they get a wake up call.
When she's killing a moment, A killjoy type i don't know why she's doing that or she just tease me
His horrible f*****g chewing noises. I have never been able to stand it and because he has dental issues he always smacks his lips and chews with his mouth open. I makes me physically ill.
Her incessant need to clean the house to such a hardcore degree when someone is just coming over to pick up something for 5 minutes. We have kids, people get that there are going to be toys in the living room. It doesnt need to look like a hotel lobby.
This is a problem I would really like to have. Better than being too embarrassed to have anyone over atcall cause you can't get it cleaned up
She takes off her shoes and never puts them away, currently our kitchen has 3 pairs of shoes, living room has two pairs, by the front door has a pair.
She walks around the house while brushing her teeth... which is already weird enough since I'm a "stand at the sink" kind of guy, but for some reason it's brushing wherever I'm at. I'll be watching TV in the living room and she's brushing her teeth right behind me. It's so freaking annoying but I don't wanna say anything.
Do you brush your teeth regularly? Maybe she is sending a hint? Or just likes to be around you. My husband walks around getting ready while brushing his teeth. It is odd. I need to be at the sink to spit out that nasty toothpaste asap
That morning breath. It lingers long after he wakes up so I gotta open a window or spray febreze or something.
Absolutely! My husband had really bad breath and it turned out he had throat cancer.
Load More Replies...She’s very emotionally smart. But sometimes I wish she were more traditionally smart too. I feel like an a*****e just by typing it.
My advice: don't seek or expect everything you want from one person. It's ok to have other friends for intellectual stimulation, or just make time to read etc.
She doesn’t care about my interests whatsoever. Will be breaking up in the next days
How he doesn't value himself enough to go to the doctor and get his health issues taken care of until last minute and almost dying. I hate how he doesn't see his beautiful face the way I do. I hate how he can't see himself through my eyes.
They’re cringy. Sometimes it’s cute, sometimes is second hand embarrassment. Love them either way!
That I have gotten used to the fact that when something's wrong, he'll stonewall and/or verbally abuse me till I've figured out what's wrong or he feels like talking about it
Seek therapy (for him, you, both) and seriously consider getting out of this relationship. You are worth more than this. Verbal abuse can escalate to other forms of abuse. Please be wary, know your value, and protect yourself. 🤗
How boring he’s become as we’ve gotten older.
Leave because he became boring? Sorry, but have you ever been in a relationship longer than +5 years?
Load More Replies...It's not that she farts it's just how much she enjoys it. She laughs about it each time and I've given up mentioning it. If I burp though.....
her inability to understand how work is supposed to go. I understand not liking your job, but quitting over minor inconveniences and irrelevance to her major (graphic design). I’m worried that when she gets a graphical design based job, she’ll hate it because of a niche problem she has to deal with that she didn’t expect and feel like she wasted money on school for something she doesn’t like. I also thoroughly dislike how they treat her brother with autism. I grew up with my aunt who has Down’s syndrome (about as severely affected mentally) and I understand that it’s hard, both are challenging to deal with. But they’ve had child services called on the house 6 times for what her brother has said he’s been through, and the father doesn’t even reference him as son, he’s “that guy”.
The job thing is an annoyance, but the brother needs someone to stand up for him. Silence is complicity. It's reprehensible to me that CPS has been called SIX times and no one is changing things for the brother. It is unspeakably difficult to find foster or other placements for special-needs people, so CPS tends to delay removal unless the situation is physically dire. Please speak to her about it. You may be a catalyst for positive change. 🤗
She reminds me of my mom and my mom is a crazy b***h so i have mommy issues i dont know how to tell her that though
Two things and he's mildly aware of it. He has neuropathy in his legs and is in constant pain even with medication. He says he talks to his doctor but I'm suspecting he is lying because he hates doctors and rarely has time to make appointments. I hate it because I can't do anything to help relieve the pain. I miss playing footsie with him. The other thing is he is a very picky eater so dinner is always simple or i like to call 'kid friendly'. Eat your freaking vegetables! Buttered carrots don't count!
Vegetables must be endured. If you do not suffer it does not count.
Load More Replies...probably the biggest one has to do with her addiction to her phone. she’s on it all the time. to the point that our small kids say things to her. but when i text her, it takes a long time to get a response.
That is sad. Play with and enjoy your kids when they are little. Don't spend their childhood on your phone. I fear for these kids when they get older they are going to have so many issues.
Let’s the little things ruin her days and doesn’t have any real hobbies edit: hate is a strong word, I don’t hate anything about her id just like to see her make strides to improve which she is doing at her own pace
Not quite hate. But he has a persistent self-doubt that sometimes pains him. It's like reverse Dunning-Kruger syndrome. I do my best to support and encourage him when it crops up. He's one of what a friend of mine calls 'hail fellow, well met' people, and is universally loved by all who know him. Yet every so often he questions his worth and competence. I sometimes wish I could show him what he looks like to me. But all I can do is be there when he needs me, so I always am.
Her constant talking. I love this woman, but she talks all day/night. I don’t have the heart to tell her how much it bothers me. She is a bartender and talks all day at work too. It never stops.
Ugh idk man I really can't take the volume of talking she wants to do It's not the quality of it's the quantity I swear But I'm aware it's a failing on my part as well, because I'm admittedly a s**t listener, we could both probably point out situations where me listening would of saved us both a lot of grief
She is unaware of the space needed to keep me on the sidewalk, or from bumping into people and other objects like lampposts as we hold hands while walking.
That he’s an angry person who lacks empathy but if I try to tell him, that just makes him even angrier. Walking on eggshells is not cool.
Get out whilst you're still young - this is unlikely to improve & will eventually take a toll on your mental & even physical health. I KNOW, I've been there.
I thought about the love of my life, and after all these years there is nothing I hate about her, nothing that I even dislike. Would I change her if I could? Yes. I'd take away her recurring shoulder pain and fix her thyroid problem.
My wife is kind, so kind that she puts food out for the slugs to eat. No problem there, but does she have to feed the slugs on the front steps, every night, knowing I have to walk up the steps in the dark.
Not my husband, but his parents. They take hours to wrap up a visit and say goodbye. His mom has literally jogged up to our car as we are pulling away to continue a conversation. Once, at a large family dinner, we were all in the driveway hugging and waving off guests as they drove off, I hugged my in-laws and thanked them for coming… and they walked right back into the house. They finally got the hint when I declared bed time and started getting ready for bed.
My wife has a hard time expressing her emotions and it has caused issues between us. I have no doubt that she loves me, but sometimes I wish she could express it better. When I get caught up in my own emotions and expectations of her that she probably cannot fulfill, I remind myself that her childhood experiences are the cause and to not take it personally. But also how are life together is fulfilling is so many other ways.
My partner sometimes calls me an emotionless robot coz I'm pretty c**p at all that stuff. I do try and I know it bugs him
Load More Replies...Why do people insist on staying in unsatisfying relationships? I fully know there are situations where a separation is nearly impossible or the nuisance cannot be avoided. I'm talking about the ones that are not. It is sad to read about so many negative relationships.
Ooooh. Lots of huge red flags in here. Jerry, Jerry, Jerry...
I thought about the love of my life, and after all these years there is nothing I hate about her, nothing that I even dislike. Would I change her if I could? Yes. I'd take away her recurring shoulder pain and fix her thyroid problem.
My wife is kind, so kind that she puts food out for the slugs to eat. No problem there, but does she have to feed the slugs on the front steps, every night, knowing I have to walk up the steps in the dark.
Not my husband, but his parents. They take hours to wrap up a visit and say goodbye. His mom has literally jogged up to our car as we are pulling away to continue a conversation. Once, at a large family dinner, we were all in the driveway hugging and waving off guests as they drove off, I hugged my in-laws and thanked them for coming… and they walked right back into the house. They finally got the hint when I declared bed time and started getting ready for bed.
My wife has a hard time expressing her emotions and it has caused issues between us. I have no doubt that she loves me, but sometimes I wish she could express it better. When I get caught up in my own emotions and expectations of her that she probably cannot fulfill, I remind myself that her childhood experiences are the cause and to not take it personally. But also how are life together is fulfilling is so many other ways.
My partner sometimes calls me an emotionless robot coz I'm pretty c**p at all that stuff. I do try and I know it bugs him
Load More Replies...Why do people insist on staying in unsatisfying relationships? I fully know there are situations where a separation is nearly impossible or the nuisance cannot be avoided. I'm talking about the ones that are not. It is sad to read about so many negative relationships.
Ooooh. Lots of huge red flags in here. Jerry, Jerry, Jerry...

