Funny/strange things/actions or questions your other half says/does or asks?

[Pumpkin Becki]

If I'm grumpy/hormonal, my OH gets super grumpy back - I have to stop him and say "look, it's not a competition you know!"

Also, my OH is a software engineer, and if he's doing some extra work at home (evenings/weekends), he'll often stop for what he calls 'a little think'. This involves him lying flat out on the sofa and falling asleep for an hour or so!!

Its a good thing I love him (and that he's not on the vine himself! Hee Hee)

[Farmer_Gyles]

Also, my OH is a software engineer, and if he's doing some extra work at home (evenings/weekends), he'll often stop for what he calls 'a little think'. This involves him lying flat out on the sofa and falling asleep for an hour or so!!

that is perfectly normal behaviour for us programmers / software engineers
in fact, it's almost compulsory

[Pumpkin Becki]

that is perfectly normal behaviour for us programmers / software engineers
in fact, it's almost compulsory

Lol, OH has just said 'there your are! Now I'm going to have a little think'.

Oh well, it keeps him quiet I suppose

[samw04]

mine gets moody coz the kids wont leave him alone. they want daddy, daddy do this, daddy do that daddy daddy daddy. He just don't get it that he never says NO if he did they would get board and leave him alone. He will even stop the car and get out to pick up a dropped toy i just turn up the radio so i don't hear the screaming, then he has a go at me because aparently i can't drive with loud music coz i wont know when to change gear unless i can hear the engine i don't get it.

[NOG]

i have a double jointed thumb and can 'dislocate' it at will, kids think it is great but the OH removes my 'privileges' for at least a week if she catches me, claims it is far to traumatic for her

You must be newly weds......"privileges".....The only time I know I am going to get "Privileges" is when the insurance company of the same name phones pe to tell me she's shunted the car again.

[sez]

my OH refuses to give me an honest opinion if I cook something new. he thinks he's being polite, but it just drives me potty as I'm trying to expand the repetoire and I have no idea what I can do again and have him actually enjoy. (doesn't just apply to stuff he doesn't like, he also doesnt vocalise much if he does like it!)

and he's very 'my opinion is the only opinion worth anything' which totally conflicts with his otherwise left wing, punk rock personality!

that said I love him to bits and he can always cheer me up. without fail.

[Rocketron]

my OH refuses to give me an honest opinion if I cook something new. he thinks he's being polite, but it just drives me potty as I'm trying to expand the repetoire and I have no idea what I can do again and have him actually enjoy. (doesn't just apply to stuff he doesn't like, he also doesnt vocalise much if he does like it!)

and he's very 'my opinion is the only opinion worth anything' which totally conflicts with his otherwise left wing, punk rock personality!

that said I love him to bits and he can always cheer me up. without fail.

This is a very difficult area. My EX-wife cooked me a meal which was lovely except that the potatoes were underdone. At the end of the meal I told her it was a lovely meal. She asked me why I hadn't eaten the pots and I told her why.
BIG mistake, I received a full ten minute rant about how long she'd spent cooking this meal and I should be grateful.
When I pointed out that I had shown my gratitude, but the pots weren't right, another rant PLUS tears.

[sez]

This is a very difficult area. My EX-wife cooked me a meal which was lovely except that the potatoes were underdone. At the end of the meal I told her it was a lovely meal. She asked me why I hadn't eaten the pots and I told her why.
BIG mistake, I received a full ten minute rant about how long she'd spent cooking this meal and I should be grateful.
When I pointed out that I had shown my gratitude, but the pots weren't right, another rant PLUS tears.

true, but my OH knows me well enough now to know i wouldnt react like that. (i'd be more 'PAH you like everything overcooked!' but i wouldnt rant/scream/cry )

[heebiejeebie]

"Do you know you're in fourth?" ("If I was driving I'd've changed gear by now.")
"I'm just going to read for an hour" ("Wake me up when dinner's ready.")
"When will you be finished gardening?" ("Will I see you again today?")
"Why don't we..." ("Why don't you...")
"Love you very much, you're a wonderful wife" ("Wonder when she'll notice what I did...")
"Aaargh! What is this ******* **** doing on my ******* TV in my ****** house. Get it off! I'm not having that ******* **** on in my living room..." ("where's the remote?")

[rosheen]

I was always asked "are you sure?" to everything so I either ignore the question or say "no I don't think so, you had better go and check!!" as for his odd behaviour the web isn't big enough to fit them all in and frankly I would be typing until my demise and still wouldn't be finished!!!!
One thing he has learnt though - "Happy wife = Happy life"

[OverWyreGrower]

"Do you know you're in fourth?" ("If I was driving I'd've changed gear by now.")

Goodness! That's Mr OWG down to a tee!

The most annoying thing is the comments about my driving. We've been driving exactly the same length of time (10 years), and I have had 1 accident whereas he has had 3 or 4. We both drive to work every day in our separate cars.

If I drive us anywhere, he grips the seat in a manner that would make you think I was hurtling along like Lewis Hamilton; and he will often "hit the brake" (imaginary of course) if I don't brake at the time he would.

He also says things like "Watch that car" (stationary car parked somewhere) or "Whoa/Mind out!" (if he thinks I'm too close to anything at all)

You would honestly think I couldn't drive at all!! It used to annoy me greatly, but now I just let him do all the driving, so I can snooze in the passenger seat!!

[HeyWayne]

LadyWayne confessed to recently nearly saying something daft.

We were in a jewellers getting my watch sent off to get the battery replaced. The lady behind the counter asked how long I'd had the watch, I replied about 2 years, to which the lady remarked how well said battery had lasted. LadyWayne luckily stopped herself from saying what she was thinking - which was, "but he doesn't wear it every day". Gawd love her.

We recently bought a cross trainer to help keep fit (along with other activities), and I put it together one night last week, didn't get chance to try it out as it was late, so I got up the next morning after LW had left for work to have a 15 minute workout. I couldn't be bothered to go downstairs to get my gym kit on, so decided to get on the cross trainer in my boxers and flips flops. Told LW this when she called that lunchtime, which she found hilarious and proceeded to tell everyone we know! I'm about all funnied out for the year now.

[lainey lou]

Goodness! That's Mr OWG down to a tee!

The most annoying thing is the comments about my driving. We've been driving exactly the same length of time (10 years), and I have had 1 accident whereas he has had 3 or 4. We both drive to work every day in our separate cars.

If I drive us anywhere, he grips the seat in a manner that would make you think I was hurtling along like Lewis Hamilton; and he will often "hit the brake" (imaginary of course) if I don't brake at the time he would.

He also says things like "Watch that car" (stationary car parked somewhere) or "Whoa/Mind out!" (if he thinks I'm too close to anything at all)

You would honestly think I couldn't drive at all!! It used to annoy me greatly, but now I just let him do all the driving, so I can snooze in the passenger seat!!

ditto my OH!!! Perhaps it's a man thing.

[sewer rat]

Hahahaha, I like that one...

My OH is always "Just resting his eyes..." when he gets in from work, 'cept the snoring usually starts within 5 mins....

Strangely enough, that's always been one of my wife's favourites too, usually followed by huge denials that she was actually asleep !

[HeyWayne]

Strangely enough, that's always been one of my wife's favourites too, usually followed by huge denials that she was actually asleep !

Yep, LadyWayne will fall asleep about 20-25 minutes into a film, and then wake up 5-10 minutes before the end. Quite often she will also try and manage this without me noticing. It's always fun asking her what happened in the film, or what she thought of it.