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Sometimes He Really Pisses Me The #@$% Off! (Long)

I am so pissed right now at my FI.  I hate it when I ask him to do something and it takes him forever to do it.  And then when I follow up with him on it, he says, Oh!  I didn't know I was supposed to do that.  You never told me that I had to do that!  That is the reason why I typically just do shyt myself, because he drags his phucking feet about doing everything!  I asked him to block the hotel rooms.  He hasn't blocked one hotel and our wedding is in three months.  He keeps saying that he's scheduling appts. and he plans on meeting with the hotel rep., but he got off of work too late, and then today he had the day off, but he was too tired to go.  Then today we talked about the rehearsal dinner.  I swear he told me that he spoke to his dad and his dad was going to cover the costs for it and provide the food.  Now today when I brought it up in front of our friend, he says, oh I didn't know that, this is my first time hearing about this.  And I go, well you are the one that said that you spoke with your dad about it, and he goes, I don't remember talking to him.  And I'm like but you told me you did, so were you lying.  And he's all, no, I never said that.  I didn't even know that I was supposed to talk to him about it.  But I asked him to talk to his dad about it ages ago.  I never talk to his dad, so how was I supposed to talk to him.  And for months we've been talking about this rehearsal dinner, and making plans, and he hasn't even talked to him about it!  UGH!  I'm sooooooooooo pissed right now.  We just got into a huge argument about it, because I'm tired of this shyt.  I'm tired of having to run behind him and do everything.  I need help!  I can't do this by myself.  And when I ask for his help, he says, I'm going to do it, and then forgets about it, and when I bring it up he goes, oh was I supposed to do that?  It just burns me up!  Are any of you ladies having this problem with your FI?  What do you do to light a fire under his azz?

Re: Sometimes He Really Pisses Me The #@$% Off! (Long)

  • tamtam7tamtam7 member
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    edited December 2011

    Oh!  And sorry so long.

  • OFFOFF
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    edited December 2011
    First I thought it was about me! All I say was cursing and Off.  haha

    Well it sounds like we may be engaged to the same guy.  Unless you hold his hand or he really wants to do it, it just won't happen.  This is the reason we didnt have pretty wedding maps to put with our invites.  

    All I can say is take a deep breath.  I know it must be frustrating to do everything yourself and have to constantly check up on him.  All I can suggest is what I do for my FI , we actually talked about how I can get him to do stuff without nagging him constantly but still have him do it in a reasonable amount of tme.  So now I send stuff in writing via email then I give him a hard deadline for when something needs to be done and I send reminders.  Sometimes I even schedule time to take care of stuff.  Like we will do X on this day at this time.  You have to make peace with their weaknesses and figure out how to work around it.  It doesn't work all the time and sometimes I'm reducing to cursing in Russian but it has made things better.
  • edited December 2011
    Honey, breathe! Get your checklist out and start making calls. If you need any help, let me know.
  • cincy2011cincy2011 member
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    edited December 2011
    I'm sorry you're going through this, and I could see why it would be frustrating and stressful.  Let me know how I can help...
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  • edited December 2011
    Girl don't kill him cuz we don't have bail money! J/K!!! Nag him to he does it or just do it yourself. This way he can't be upset with the hotel picked. He had his chance.
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  • edited December 2011
    If you want it done and you can get it done, and it won't bother him, I say, just do it yourself.

    On a side note, know that what bugs you now about him is not gonna go away when you get married. It will probably just piss you off more. So, be prepared and find a way to deal with it. Hopethat's not too blunt :(  I just know that I had some unrealistic expectations coming into this whole marriage thing!

    Good luck, girlie!!!
  • tamtam7tamtam7 member
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    edited December 2011
    You ladies have made me feel so much better about this situation.  I'm cracking up at you Rodeo, because I swear y'all were about to read about me in the paper, "Bridezilla Kills FI Over Hotel Blocks" LOL  And Off, I see what you mean about the title LOL.  Off, I love your suggestion.  I'm going to try to calmly talk to FI and ask him for suggestions as to the best way to get him on target.  Thanks again ladies for your support and advice, as always.
  • tamtam7tamtam7 member
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    edited December 2011
    Off, I took your advice and we set a deadline, and  he said that he is going to get it done by this Friday, so we'll see.  He also said that he is going to call his dad tonight at 8:30 pm Eastern Time to talk about this whole rehearsal dinner thing, so you better believe that at 8:30 on the dot I'm going to make sure that he calls him.  Kim, I know what you mean and I don't think your honesty is being too blunt at all, I really appreciate it, and that's why I'm trying to come up with ways to circumvent being frustrated with him and resolve this issue.  I'm open to suggestions as to the best way to deal with this.  I truly do believe that this is going to be an ongoing issue, because most women I know deal with this.  Unfortunately, I'm sure that this is not even going to be the worst thing I'll have to deal with. 
  • adgenyaadgenya member
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    edited December 2011
    I feel you! My FI does the same thing. I hate "nagging" him about it because then I feel like a mom getting on her child. It makes me even angrier when he starts doing some unnecessary "extra" and doesn't get the thing I asked him to do done. 

    I've learned to just continually express to him how hurt and angry I feel when he doesn't follow through and how even worse I feel when he decides to take the time to do an unimportant task, over completing his promise. Sometimes a guilt trip is just the nudge he needs.
  • edited December 2011

    My advice.... You are marrying a MAN and not a woman. Men do things with no sense of time of urgency. For the most part I do the things that I KNOW he might mess up by myself, and the other things I just talk to his momma about. LOL!  I just know that setting time frames has worked for us. Also friendly reminders help to. When I try to remind FI about things I just try to say it as nicely as I can. But in my mind I'm thinking when are you going to hop to it? Now I am getting him to book the honeymoon. He has not even done that yet. I have been talking to him about that this week, and it looks like he is going to do it.Smile

     
  • edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_african-american-weddings_sometimes-really-pisses-off-long?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:400Discussion:5960f436-3368-4eee-98bb-e6a9a8cf44fePost:823e47ed-0154-42ec-9f6f-a493629949fc">Re: Sometimes He Really Pisses Me The$% Off! (Long)</a>:
    [QUOTE]My advice....<strong> You are marrying a MAN and not a woman. Men do things with no sense of time of urgency</strong>. For the most part I do the things that I KNOW he might mess up by myself, and the other things I just talk to his momma about. LOL!  I just know that setting time frames has worked for us. Also friendly reminders help to. When I try to remind FI about things I just try to say it as nicely as I can. But in my mind I'm thinking when are you going to hop to it? Now I am getting him to book the honeymoon. He has not even done that yet. I have been talking to him about that this week, and it looks like he is going to do it.  
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    Girl you sound like my nana!
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  • edited December 2011
    For real there is very limited things I allow my FI to do. he thinks shortcuts are the way and everything doesn't have to be perfect. WTF!!!!! I just eliminate the debates and do the ish myself.
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  • edited December 2011
    Breathe girl
    I came up with a strategy early on in the planning process, once I found out my FI thought we had sooo much time to do stuff. My FI thinks everything is so easy and can be done "later".."what's the need to rush?"....We were looking at tuxedo's last month. He told the sales guy "oh we're just looking, but we have plenty of time before the wedding" Helllooo..the wedding is in MAY! I was SO glad when the guy told him how wrong he was. Confirmation that I'm not crazy.

    soooo, I've decided to only give him duties that don't have a make or break deadline that will stress me out or stop the flow of the planning process if he doesn't do it on time.  It's a little frustrating to have to follow-up and make sure it gets done, but not NEARLY as frustrating as waiting on him to finish a major task.
    I also give him an earlier deadline than I really have in my planning book. That way, if he misses the first one, then he feels more pressured to get it done because now he's "late" (sshhhh..don't tell him). I agree with the other girls. Gotta know your mate and figure out how to deal with it peacefully. I also agree with emailing the to-do list to him.That has also worked well for me and eliminates the "we never talked about that" statement.
    Hope this helps.
  • tamtam7tamtam7 member
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    edited December 2011

    Thanks ladies.  @Star, I am definately going to create a to do list, because he just annoys me when he says that we never talked about this.  And now I'm sitting here going crazy, wondering if we talked about it or not.  So the to do list will definately eliminate that.  Thanks.
    @Mrclintonsfirstlady, I'm tempted to do it all myself too, but in the words of Karen White, "I'm not your superwoman!"
    @Felecia, I know girl.  Sometimes I think it would be easier if I were a lesbian.  LOL.  I keep hearing set deadlines.  I think that would be best.  Maybe he'll respond better to that.

    @adgenya, I'm going to try the guilt trip approach too.  Hey, I'm willing to try anything at this point.

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