@MaelstromMonkey my DH is programmed to say “yes dear”.
My DH wants me to be awake when he is (even though I sleep a lot less than he does). He’ll wake me multiple times just as I fall into a deep sleep, which I now understand is an extremely effective torture tactic. And infuriating.
@autiek…my husband has done that before and when he has it’s been to be mean. It’s a mean/control thing to do even if he’s “acting” like he’s being playful. He doesn’t do it often as I get fairly ugly anout it. We’ve been married so long that there are a number of things he does that annoy me from a little to a lot. I tend to just let it all go as much as possible, because I think I’m more difficult to live with.
I’ve been known to accidentally wake H as he’s falling asleep. To be fair, he tends to fall asleep as soon as his head touches the pillow while I take considerably longer!
@HImom my husband is like a cartoon. He lays his head on the pillow and 2 seconds later he is snoring. If he has to lay there more than 5 minutes -he is up getting into the fridge or playing on his I-pad because he “couldn’t sleep”
Seriously I am surprised there aren’t little Zs floating around his head the minute he lays down.
Yes, we even had H get a sleep study because he also snores pretty loudly. He does NOT have sleep apnea or any other sleep disorder. I mostly have learned to sleep with the snoring and the kids manage when we share a hotel room.
Actually we have all had sleep studies–including both kids. None of us have anything diagnosed by the sleep folks but they did say I may wish to consider treatment for my insomnia.
Admittedly I had trouble sleeping in a strange place on a plastic mattress with tons of wires connected but normally sleep fine and wake rested. 8-}
How can anybody sleep in those sleep studies with wires glued all over your head and in some strange bed?
Oh what a great thread. @romanigypsyeyes You just need to wear a hat!!
Lateness, not an issue for either of us. @thumper1 yes, my s/o researches things to death. Two years for the espresso machine, a year for the living room chairs. TV’s - not a problem - he’s quick to jump on the great deals at Costco!
However, our master bath has not been used in 10 years since new tile was never properly sealed or graded or who knows. Every time I try to fix it myself, he freaks out! SO, we all use the hall bath, ridiculous!! Oh and he’s getting ready to redo the hall bath, I’m like, WHAAAT?!
Also, similar @techmom99 - we have trial colors of paint slapped up in the living room (going on 3 years now) but not allowed to have a contractor come in. I’d do it myself but it’s not an easy room and I just don’t think I could manage it.
Start project, never finish project. And yes, I’ve been secretly hoping he goes away skiing with friends so I can actually get stuff done!!
As annoying as those are, my bigger pet peeve just happened as I was reading this thread:
“Let’s try to keep everything neat for the holidays”
Um, how about picking up after yourself when I ask you DAILY and end up doing it myself!!
About once a year, he feels all in the mood to get organized, IMMEDIATELY.
This ‘reverse accusation’ is common in much of how we interact.
Of course, there are many good traits: would give the shirt off his back, generous, cooks 8-}
“How can anybody sleep in those sleep studies with wires glued all over your head and in some strange bed?”
My bet is that the majority of those participants are guys. Just like the husbands described in this thread, Mr. can sleep through barking dogs, thunder, wires attached to his head, etc. Me… not so much. And he says he needs “acreage” so I would sleep peacefully at night. Lol. Right.
Love this thread. My husband also is asleep the moment his head hits the pillow.
He’s another one who hates to throw out things. He’ll go through garbage cans and take things out that I’ve thrown away. Luckily he travels a fair amount, so when he’s gone on garbage day, that’s when I can get rid of things. He refuses to get rid of any of his old electronic equipment. We still have the 40-year-old tuner he used in college – the one where the only way to change channels is to use the screwdriver which is still sticking out of it. We still have those huge speakers from the 1970s and assorted CD players. Everything sits in the basement gathering dust. He also keeps every tote bag he’s gotten from the scores of conferences he’s gone to (well, most of them, I have tossed a few when he’s not looking. Ssh, don’t tell him. And we do use some for grocery shopping, too).
Huh?
We have the family room decorated with items from our early travels.
In this house everything has hung there for 14 years.
I thought he would drive into a ditch when I told D that she and S need
to decide what they want as I intend to change the look.
Yes, I have mentioned it at least twice before. His parents had quite a mess
FIL died and when MIL moved. All “travel” crap oops I mean stuff…
I relate to several of previous posts. H has literally deivaway from watching sports together from yelling at tv. And the not putting dirty clothes in basket within arms reach- arg.
For fun look up YouTube video on magic coffee table.
@oregon101 ah yes…we call those trip souvenir gifts. We are very grateful NOT to be receiving them any more.
@romanigypsyeyes I said all you need is a hat because you are always cold! Best way to get warm, and yes, even in the house, is to wear a nice warm cozy wool hat!! Works for me every time ~O)
@Fishnlines29 I despise hats. I hate the feel of something on my head like that. I wear them outside out of necessity but I still hate it.
Nope, I’ll throw on another blanket.
How about the hood on a hoodie, @romanigypsyeyes? I find hoodie hoods easier to tolerate than hats. Socks are important for keeping warm as well.
Hoods I’ll do but I don’t have any hoodies that fit me anymore 
Fuzzy socks are a must though around the house.
Well, I’m sure if you’ve been very good (which we all know you have) that may be remedied in a few short days!
@Marian- When I was married to my kids’ father, he never called me by name either and it drove me wild! It was so obvious that the judge during every court case noticed it and asked him about it- he never had an answer. Since he’s the classic narcissist, I just figure that no one was as important to him as he was!