Weird but Harmless

Inkdancer · June 2014

FI is a strange man.

While packing, I keep coming across caches of Sharpies. It's like he's a squirrel hiding acorns. I just found 20 in the mail sorter, and another six in a drawer. Baby, if the apocalypse comes, we are going to be able to permanently label everything.

What weird habits does your FI have?

sarawifenow · June 2014

Haha that is so funny!

FI has a few odd habits...one being he "tucks me in" when he leaves for work at night. I don't know how many times I have woken up with the blankets tucked under me. Weirdo...

emmaaa · June 2014

My FI dips (yes tobacco) and he hoards the empty cans. I find them as I clean the house and I am just like, really? Not only is the habit disgusting and harmful, but you want to have a million cans just sitting around.

He also changes me. I know that sounds weird but he changes my clothes when I get home and before bed. It started when we were in college and I got home one night from work and was literally too tired to move so he changed my clothes ans it has just stuck. I think he only does it to see me naked more but I win too because I don't have to change.

larrygaga · June 2014

It's super hard to come up with weird things FI does because I grew up with him and have been with him for so long. I never realized before.

He chews on my hair sometimes.

emmaaa · June 2014

larrygaga said:

It's super hard to come up with weird things FI does because I grew up with him and have been with him for so long. I never realized before.

He chews on my hair sometimes.

This! FI and I have been friends since we were 5 so it doesn't seem weird anymore.

jenna8984 · June 2014

I'd say the obsession with locking his car doors. We live in a small town with hardly any crime ever (my brother doesn't even lock his house at night). We will unload the groceries then go back to the car to head to Walmart or wherever and the doors are always locked when I try to open it. I'm like what the hell, you knew we're going back out in 10 minutes. Also with the closing of the curtains- I want sunlight and he thinks "all the neighbors are looking at us". We live on the end of a dead end so not only is there 1 house that could possibly look at us, there are no cars even driving by or people walking by. lol

VulgarGirl · June 2014

I'm a sharpie horder too. I fucking love sharpies.

FI probably has more weird things about me then I do about her, but I think I can scrounge up a few. She keeps mint containers. And not just the Altoids tins, but like the tic tack containers too. She always says their useful, I have no idea what she's planning on doing with all of them. But she lets me decorate them so I leave her be. And her side of the closet (and mine when she gets her hands on it) is color coordinated, all the colors together and in range from lightest to darkest.

Maggie0829 · June 2014

Yeah H and I have been together for over 12 years so his annoying habits have just become routine. I guess one that really bugs me is that he comes to bed after me quite a bit. But when I wake up at like 2am I notice all the lights are still on downstairs. I ask him why he didn't turn them off and he responds with "huh, I didn't notice them." How do you not notice that lights are on?!

pinkcow13 · June 2014

Maggie0829 said:

Yeah H and I have been together for over 12 years so his annoying habits have just become routine. I guess one that really bugs me is that he comes to bed after me quite a bit. But when I wake up at like 2am I notice all the lights are still on downstairs. I ask him why he didn't turn them off and he responds with "huh, I didn't notice them." How do you not notice that lights are on?!

This. FI cannot ever turn off a light when he leaves a room. Sometimes before we leave the house I have to tell him to turn off the bedroom light that HE left on. And there have been many times when he comes to bed shortly after I do, and he leaves the light on in the kitchen or the bathroom. Seriously?! The apartment is pitch black and you don't notice that you left the light on?!

thisismynickname2 · June 2014

FI just moved in 2 months ago so I'm picking up on more habits than before.

It turns out we're both OCD-ish about totally different things. For example, he has no problem leaving random lights on (I hate that) but always unplugs and puts away his phone and laptop. To me, everything that wastes energy should be taken care of.

He folds our bath towels into thirds to hang them neatly, whereas I don't care; but he has no problem leaving haphazardly piling dishes with gross puddles in the sink and I DO care about scuzzy icky water festering in dishes we have yet to wash. I'd also prefer the dishes neatly piled. He always makes the bed, which again I don't care about, but he has no problem wandering around the house in his shoes, and I DO care about tracking the outdoor gook indoors.

Now that I write that out, I realize I care more about dirtiness and germs whereas he cares more about overall neatness. Fun, huh?

Edited for additional weirdness and clarity.

JCbride2015 · June 2014

larrygaga said:

It's super hard to come up with weird things FI does because I grew up with him and have been with him for so long. I never realized before.

He chews on my hair sometimes.

Fi does this, too!

wandajune6 · June 2014

FI always has a Sharpie, pen knife, mini flashlight, pen, and lighter in his pocket at all times. This is in addition to his phone, overstuffed wallet, and keys. His pants weigh a ton and it takes forever to "unpack" them each night. Weird.

Aray82 · June 2014

He uses the most inappropriate cooking utensils for the job at hand. Like, he'll take out a saucer and a butter knife to chop onions because it "takes too much time" to get out the cutting board that's only a few feet away in the next cabinet. Or, he'll use a serrated steak knife to saute veggies in a nonstick pan. It drives me crazy, but he's a good cook, so I've just learned to stay out of the kitchen when it's his turn. Oh, and he also does the squirrel thing but with tissues that he leaves in his pockets, runs through the dryer, and then somehow manages to distribute all.over.the.house. without even trying.

Aray82 · June 2014

MagicInk said:

I'm a sharpie horder too. I fucking love sharpies.

FI probably has more weird things about me then I do about her, but I think I can scrounge up a few. She keeps mint containers. And not just the Altoids tins, but like the tic tack containers too. She always says their useful, I have no idea what she's planning on doing with all of them. But she lets me decorate them so I leave her be. And her side of the closet (and mine when she gets her hands on it) is color coordinated, all the colors together and in range from lightest to darkest.

SIB: I've seen quite a few craft fair displays with beautifully decorated Altoids tins...maybe a way to earn extra wedding money? But the Tic Tac containers does seem stranger, because there's really nothing else practical you could fit in them besides more Tic Tics...which already have their own containers to begin with...

lkristenj · June 2014

FI makes knives as a hobby. He is constantly wanting to use his files and sand paper on the couch. I tell him that he's getting tiny metal shavings in my furniture and carpet and he insists that he's not. My point is that the very nature of filing removes material, in this case metal. He eventually gives in and says "but the pieces are so small!" He's stopped doing it while I'm home, but I know that he watches TV and files/sands when I'm not there. It's just not a big deal to him and it is to me. Relatively harmless, though.

FI also tends to leave the lights on when I try very hard to turn them off when we're not using them. In fact, we have a light with an automatic timer that is on until 2:30 AM because he "wants people to think we're home". We are home, honey, and while we sleep upstairs our lamp is lighting up the apartment. We're always in bed by 10 and we don't even really go out, so there's no reason for the neighborhood to think we might be partially nocturnal.

He can't sit still, ever. He has to be doing something and is a very good multi-tasker. If there's nothing for him to occupy himself with, he gets quite distraught and paces around whining.

Inkdancer · June 2014

Aray82 said:

MagicInk said:

I'm a sharpie horder too. I fucking love sharpies.

FI probably has more weird things about me then I do about her, but I think I can scrounge up a few. She keeps mint containers. And not just the Altoids tins, but like the tic tack containers too. She always says their useful, I have no idea what she's planning on doing with all of them. But she lets me decorate them so I leave her be. And her side of the closet (and mine when she gets her hands on it) is color coordinated, all the colors together and in range from lightest to darkest.

SIB: I've seen quite a few craft fair displays with beautifully decorated Altoids tins...maybe a way to earn extra wedding money? But the Tic Tac containers does seem stranger, because there's really nothing else practical you could fit in them besides more Tic Tics...which already have their own containers to begin with...

I keep hair pins in Tic Tac containers. They are perfect for dispensing just a couple of hair pins at a time, and then I don't leave them in piles all over the house like I used to.

Inkdancer · June 2014

shrekspeare said:

DH leaves cabinet doors open. All of the time.

He'll walk downstairs to get something to eat, and leaves the food cupboard open, the pantry door open, the silverware drawer, and the dishes cupboard door open. It's a good thing our refrigerator shuts itself. I don't understand at all.

FI does this too. Our refridgerator does not shut itself. I have fussed at him SO MANY TIMES about that one. I don't understand why it's so hard to just bump the door shut with your hand or hip or something.

JCbride2015 · June 2014

I don't really hoard Sharpies, but I hoard Post-Its. Any event I go to with Post-It swag, I want it. Even if I already have an entire filing cabinet drawer full of Post-Its.

beachyone15 · June 2014

Inkdancer said:

shrekspeare said:

DH leaves cabinet doors open. All of the time.

He'll walk downstairs to get something to eat, and leaves the food cupboard open, the pantry door open, the silverware drawer, and the dishes cupboard door open. It's a good thing our refrigerator shuts itself. I don't understand at all.

FI does this too. Our refridgerator does not shut itself. I have fussed at him SO MANY TIMES about that one. I don't understand why it's so hard to just bump the door shut with your hand or hip or something.

Mine does this as well.
The other funny thing he does is start pacing whenever he's on the phone. It's like he can't sit still and talk at the same time.

afox007 · June 2014

Not so much weird as just plain helpless, but FI can not find anything.AT this point I think he just likes making me do it. He can be staring directly at his wallet or keys and have no idea they're right there.

As far as weird he will try to pop anything he can find on me; blackhead, zit, ingrown hair. Usually it happens when we're watching tv and I just sit the re feeling like a money being picked for bugs.

ETF-the stolen paragraphs

lkristenj · June 2014

I do the phone pacing thing.

My worst habit that drives FI crazy is that I hoard paper. Any receipt, note, card, map route, directions, recipe, bulletin, order of worship from church, ANY paper that I come in contact with and found remotely useful for any period of time, I want to keep. I'm a weird one. My mom does this too and it also drives my dad crazy.

beachyone15 · June 2014

Oh! He told me he wanted a "key bowl" by the door so he could empty his pockets and put his stuff all in one place. I kid you not, yesterday he left his keys on the bathroom counter at the complete opposite end of our apartment.

ShesSoCold · June 2014

I have really long hair and to keep it from clogging the drain every day when I wash it, I stick it to the wall of the shower when it falls out. Years ago I had forgotten to throw away my "shower dragon" (as he calls it) after my shower and that night he made a little picture out of it. I thought it was disgusting. Now I leave them there and he regularly "draws" with them. This morning I showered with a cat.

He also will drop whatever he is doing and RUN into the bedroom (or bathroom, or basement, or wherever) when I change my clothes. He gets really sad if he "misses" it. It's not like he rarely sees me naked but it's cute.

ShesSoCold · June 2014

beachyone15 said:

Inkdancer said:

shrekspeare said:

DH leaves cabinet doors open. All of the time.

He'll walk downstairs to get something to eat, and leaves the food cupboard open, the pantry door open, the silverware drawer, and the dishes cupboard door open. It's a good thing our refrigerator shuts itself. I don't understand at all.

FI does this too. Our refridgerator does not shut itself. I have fussed at him SO MANY TIMES about that one. I don't understand why it's so hard to just bump the door shut with your hand or hip or something.

Mine does this as well.
The other funny thing he does is start pacing whenever he's on the phone. It's like he can't sit still and talk at the same time.

Mine does this too. It makes me nervous, LOL.

chibiyui · June 2014

H accumulates water bottles and glasses....and paper towels around his computer desk. And the end table beside it. They just continue to pile, and pile, and pile and pile until I throw them out or he cleans. (every 2 weeks to once a month)

Funny thing is, he's bothered by how cluttered my desk is (some jewlery, mostly paperwork thank you notes and mail that hasn't been sorted yet)

He also does the laundry, but not the folding and the putting away (he's getting better at that though.)

aspoonfulofsugar · June 2014

I find receipts that FI leaves behind EVERYWHERE! It's nuts. He's also so insistent that I use coasters, yet he doesn't care much for the general up-keep of the house otherwise.

On my end, FI always tells me that I "huff" my hair. I guess I always just grab a chunk and smell the ends? I never notice it unless he points it out. I think it's just a comfort thing, I used to do it with my blanket (which I still have....)

WinstonsGirl · June 2014

DH pulls at the ends of his eyebrows when he's bored or thinking. He'll pull a few out on occasion, but never seems to notice it and doesn't know why he does it. I think it keeps his hands occupied.

mysticl · June 2014

shrekspeare said:

DH leaves cabinet doors open. All of the time.

He'll walk downstairs to get something to eat, and leaves the food cupboard open, the pantry door open, the silverware drawer, and the dishes cupboard door open. It's a good thing our refrigerator shuts itself. I don't understand at all.

It's like you're describing my house. Fortunately, our 21-month-old loves to close things so he walks around and shuts the doors and drawers after DH.

ride0rdie · June 2014

Chews on plastic, he chews the plastic things that are attached to clothes tags.

Jells2dot0 · June 2014

DH is somewhat of an emotional hoarder. It's not really hoarder behavior, but it's a total PITA. We're now down to just the two of us (exception- some cats!) and we had to buy a bigger home for more space. Why? Because DH thinks that one day he'll go camping again with his 22 and 19 year old daughters, that one day his oldest will want a rain boot (yes-one) from when she was three. Oh, and those notebooks from his grade school days in the late 60s may be useful, along with the 30+ year radar books he grabbed from the work library before they shut it down. DH hasn't done any radar work since 1990.

He also leave cups all over the house. They are used, but don't have any liquid left in them.

mysticl · June 2014

Jells2dot0 said:

DH is somewhat of an emotional hoarder. It's not really hoarder behavior, but it's a total PITA. We're now down to just the two of us (exception- some cats!) and we had to buy a bigger home for more space. Why? Because DH thinks that one day he'll go camping again with his 22 and 19 year old daughters, that one day his oldest will want a rain boot (yes-one) from when she was three. Oh, and those notebooks from his grade school days in the late 60s may be useful, along with the 30+ year radar books he grabbed from the work library before they shut it down. DH hasn't done any radar work since 1990. He also leave cups all over the house. They are used, but don't have any liquid left in them.

Plus side, the cats won't make a huge mess if they knock them over?

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