One thing that drove you batty.....

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Registered: 07-08-2004
One thing that drove you batty.....
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Sat, 05-06-2006 - 4:45pm

OK, for some reason, today I decided I needed to think about some of the things that drove me nuts about my EX!


There are so many things that drove me nuts about him, but this one just stood out in my mind for some reason...


EX NEVER did housework. The man was incapable of cleaning anything, wiping down a surface, cleaning a toilet, etc. After we'd been married for a while, he decided he didn't like the way I did laundry (!). So I told him he could do his own from then on! And I stuck to it! I did my laundry and DS's but not his. He would always get ridiculously behind in his

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Registered: 04-02-2003
Sun, 05-07-2006 - 3:23am

what?? we can only choose "one" thing??

i guess that my ex was *the* WORST roomate that could be. he was/is a total slob ---- and verrrrrrrrrrrrrry inconsiderate - while all the time complaining about how HE *put himself out* for me or for DS and how inconsiderate DS and i were....

i have a million stories: i remember one time - we had moved into this house, we didn't have a dryer, and i used this little portable hanging thing to hang up clothing. so - one day i made a wash, and hung up the stuff outside. and he kept looking at the sky - he was afraid it might rain. so it started to drizzle and he said "I'll take care of the laundry" ... (i should've known what he meant by 'the' laundry). so i putit out of my mind - a little while later i look outside to see all of my, DS's and the 'househould' laundry soaked outside, and EX's laundry all nicely folded. i asked him what that was about - he said something like he didn't see it or something. (he probably didn't see it, he only could see HIS stuff). and then he would say something like - we should all do our own laundry. so i would say - fine, what about the 'house' stuff, like sheets, and tablecloths? anyway, see his attitude was like HE was doint ME a favor by taking HIS stuff off the line - see: i just didn't appreciate how much he put himself out for me....

oh and he would'nt flush the toilet (don't ask me to explain that disgusting habit!!). and if i would wash my bras and hang them in the shower - he would just take a shower on them. he would leave them hanging there while he took a shower - so they would get wet. when i aske dhim why he didn't move them - he would say that he didn't notice...

yup, i REALLY MISS that guy...... ha ha ha

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Wed, 05-10-2006 - 6:39pm

ONE thing????


Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Wed, 05-10-2006 - 6:44pm

My EX would empty his pockets every day (screws, screwdriver bits, electrical caps... gum... paper... whatever) and put it all on top of the chest of drawers, which was in full view of the living room.


Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Wed, 05-10-2006 - 6:50pm

My EX SO was a kitchen slob.... he just couldn't see the trail of crumbs, drips and splatters that he left behind.


Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~

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