Infuriating Things Your Partner Does

[Jacksgranda]

3 hours ago, Jacksgranda said:

I'll probably get a text which will be impossible to decipher, necessitating a phone call which will become increasingly fractious as she attempts to explain what it is she's looking and which aisle to find it in.

Fooled her, left my phone at home. Accidentally, honest.

[Darren]

Video-called me this morning to ask for a couple of people's numbers to book some tickets, waking me and our daughter in the process.

When I asked why this couldn't be done in a text message, she responded "well, I hadn't heard from you". Probably because I was sleeping.

Her and her family's obsession with calls (primarily video calls) when a text would do is absolutely infuriating.

[jimbaxters]

On 08/06/2021 at 14:50, jimbaxters said:

To put this in context, I only ever watch live football on TV when Scotland are playing or.....and here's the rub...during World Cup or Euros. Work permitting I then try to see every match. This should mean I have saved up plenty of football "tickets".

In a ray of sunshine moment, when talking last night about telly logistics for the upcoming Euros she ACTUALLY said that as long as I sign her into Netflix on her laptop (because that's my job apparently) then the T.V. is all mine. Oh how I wish I had taped it because I am convinced I will sequel this post at some point this weekend with a story of the collapse of said agreement.

In an update on this, it's only fair that I mention she has been as good as gold so far, God love her.

 

Edited July 6, 2021 by jimbaxters

[Florentine_Pogen]

7 hours ago, jimbaxters said:

In an update on this, it's only fair that I mention she has been as good as gold so far, God love her.

 

Is that because she is now entombed in the basement ?

[Melanius Mullarkey]

She went into the town with the bairn earlier. Last night I said, can you check we need anything as I will be furiously busy all day today.

Ive had about 5 texts in the past hour.  Do we need tatties? What about milk? Cheese?  etc etc etc

[TheScarf]

1 hour ago, Melanius Mullarkey said:

She went into the town with the bairn earlier. Last night I said, can you check we need anything as I will be furiously busy all day today.

Ive had about 5 texts in the past hour.  Do we need tatties? What about milk? Cheese?  etc etc etc

To flip this, when I'm heading out to the shops 'Right can you think of anything else we need?'

'No'.

When I get back 'Ah yeah we need' then reels off about 10 things.

[strichener]

17 minutes ago, throbber said:

Like many couples, Me and my Mrs take turns of getting up with the kids each morning. So last week she was away staying with her mum with our son whilst my daughter stayed with my parents and I had the place to my self for the week. So she came back Saturday and it was decided that I would not only be getting up with the kids on Sunday but I’d have to look after them for several hours whilst she went out to the shops which I agreed to. Monday morning she got up with the kids at around 530 but on Tuesday morning (my day to get up with them) they slept til 645 and we both got up when we would have anyway. Then this morning we clearly had our wires crossed as when both kids were awake and screaming at 530 she assumed I should be the one who got up with then as my day yesterday didn’t count as I got to lay in anyway. I argued back that we were doing it day about and that’s just the luck of the draw and then she hit me back with how I got to lay in every day last week when she was away. To avoid any further fallout I got up with the kids but even when she came downstairs after sleeping an extra hour she still gave me attitude as if I’d acted out of order.

You did, you're selfish.

[Melanius Mullarkey]

20 minutes ago, throbber said:

 I had the place to my self for the week. 

Surprised youre still alive tbh

[Rugster]

27 minutes ago, throbber said:

Like many couples, Me and my Mrs take turns of getting up with the kids each morning. So last week she was away staying with her mum with our son whilst my daughter stayed with my parents and I had the place to my self for the week. So she came back Saturday and it was decided that I would not only be getting up with the kids on Sunday but I’d have to look after them for several hours whilst she went out to the shops which I agreed to. Monday morning she got up with the kids at around 530 but on Tuesday morning (my day to get up with them) they slept til 645 and we both got up when we would have anyway. Then this morning we clearly had our wires crossed as when both kids were awake and screaming at 530 she assumed I should be the one who got up with then as my day yesterday didn’t count as I got to lay in anyway. I argued back that we were doing it day about and that’s just the luck of the draw and then she hit me back with how I got to lay in every day last week when she was away. To avoid any further fallout I got up with the kids but even when she came downstairs after sleeping an extra hour she still gave me attitude as if I’d acted out of order.

You’d just had an entire week to yourself you selfish fucker. 

[pandarilla]

I don’t know what that’s got to do with it if we are doing alternate mornings though. Also she didn’t have both kids she just had the youngest one.

Nah mate you're definitely being arsey if you're expecting it to not come in to play.

It's all about give and take.

[Jacksgranda]

5 hours ago, throbber said:

Like many couples, Me and my Mrs take turns of getting up with the kids each morning. So last week she was away staying with her mum with our son whilst my daughter stayed with my parents and I had the place to my self for the week. So she came back Saturday and it was decided that I would not only be getting up with the kids on Sunday but I’d have to look after them for several hours whilst she went out to the shops which I agreed to. Monday morning she got up with the kids at around 530 but on Tuesday morning (my day to get up with them) they slept til 645 and we both got up when we would have anyway. Then this morning we clearly had our wires crossed as when both kids were awake and screaming at 530 she assumed I should be the one who got up with then as my day yesterday didn’t count as I got to lay in anyway. I argued back that we were doing it day about and that’s just the luck of the draw and then she hit me back with how I got to lay in every day last week when she was away. To avoid any further fallout I got up with the kids but even when she came downstairs after sleeping an extra hour she still gave me attitude as if I’d acted out of order.

You're right and she's wrong. However...

[pj_puttz]

It was her turn. End of IMO. Her giving you attitude was her doubling down on her arsehole behaviour to ensure you don’t pull her up. She knows fine well she was at it.

If the situation were reversed would she get up or would she say “f**k off, it’s you turn”?

There’s your answer.

[Rugster]

2 hours ago, throbber said:

I don’t know what that’s got to do with it if we are doing alternate mornings though. Also she didn’t have both kids she just had the youngest one.

She had one more than you to look after. Arsey behaviour from you without doubt. 

[Rugster]

2 minutes ago, throbber said:

 But she didn’t have a job to go to, she was at her mums and going to garden centres. 

Aye but I bet you had a full night sleep every night without having to tend to the children. 

[coprolite]

1 hour ago, Jacksgranda said:

You're right and she's wrong. However...

I think this is the main point. Being right is a breach of the cohabitation or marriage contract in itself, rendering any perceived victory temporary, pyrrhic and hollow. 

[philpy]

Making at least 3 messenger calls to friends in England, then moaning because she's not had time do anything. 

[pandarilla]

I think this is the main point. Being right is a breach of the cohabitation or marriage contract in itself, rendering any perceived victory temporary, pyrrhic and hollow. 

This is such a 'yer da' pov. I genuinely couldn't be arse with a relationship like that.

Surely that doesn't reflect most real life marriages nowadays?

[coprolite]

8 hours ago, pandarilla said:

This is such a 'yer da' pov. I genuinely couldn't be arse with a relationship like that.

Surely that doesn't reflect most real life marriages nowadays?

I'm sure that the dynamic in same sex marriages will be different. 

 

[jimbaxters]

1 hour ago, coprolite said:

I'm sure that the dynamic in same sex marriages will be different. 

 

How so?

[Slacker]

12 hours ago, throbber said:

I don’t know what part of the taking taking turn things you don’t get either - she never requested i got up with them for the first few mornings as she’d had them for the week so it was clearly something she sprung on me first thing.

Isn't it more that she's arguing that 'your day' was null and void because you didn't need to get up any earlier. If you had to get up at 5:30am on your day then she would've done it the next. Therefore no need to request you doing it for the first few mornings. But in this scenario she'd be getting up at 5:30am twice, while you got up once at 6:30am, and then on top of that you had a full week to yourself (yes, you're getting up for work but it's still 3/4 potential 5:30am wake-ups that didn't happen) just last week.

I think if you're going by the letter of the law - luck of the draw - then you're right, but if you're going by common sense/decency you should've just got up.

Spoiler

you lazy c**t