5 Horrifying Things You’ll Learn When Moving In With A Guy
Posted by: Phil Dotree
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12:00PM, Thursday October 29th 2009
I’ve lived with several women, and I don’t blame them for moving out as soon as they became aware of my idiosyncrasies. I don’t even blame them for leaving their cats behind, as long as they don’t blame me for giving the cats away (by opening my kitchen door and yelling at them).
Here are a few common, completely terrifying things you’ll learn about guys if you make the unfortunate decision to move in with one.
1. We clean on a regular basis. It’s usually a bi-weekly basis, but hey, it’s regular. We’ll let dishes build up in the sink and claim that they’re “soaking;” we’ll scatter bread crumbs all over the floor like we’re trying to track Hansel and Gretel through the living room; we’ll wait to scrub the toilet until the city issues a health code violation. Not only that, we’ll actually get mad if you straighten up our stuff—we have a very defined system for figuring out where the hell our car keys are, and if you made the bed, you just screwed up the system.
2. We ruin towels. You may have bought a few towels in college, and you might even still be using them—we go through towels like they’re made of paper. Every booze spill, animal accident, grease fire and industrial waste cleanup is getting treated with a standard bathroom towel, and we don’t mind if it’s ruined as a result. By the way, we’ll also remark on how paper towels are a waste of money, sometimes while we’re using one of the nice towels to clean up suds from the dishwasher (we thought you were just supposed to use liquid dish soap).
3. We pee in the sink. Hey, all the pipes go to the same place, and urine’s completely sterile—I read it on Wikipedia. There’s no reason to dread a bit of urine in a sink. We wash it down, and the ammonia basically cleans the drain. While we’re on the subject, we pee in the shower too. Almost constantly. And outside. If you’ve got a deck, we’re peeing off of it. If you’ve got plants, better check to make sure they’re compatible with a whole lot of urine.
Why do we do this? Because we can.
4. We make noises. Flatulence is the least of your problems (as far as sound goes, anyways). Men hack, snore, cough, burp and generally emit various gasses at ear-shattering levels for most of the day. Otherwise, we’d blow up like one of the aunts in James and the Giant Peach. We’re also fairly unaware of any of these sounds, and we’ll think you’re insane if you bring them up.
5. We have guys over. A lot, actually. They’ll crash on the couch, watch TV, and sometimes when you get home from work or school, they’ll be there, but we won’t. We’ll be the first to complain if any of your friends stop over. We don’t see this as a double standard, because our friends are actually fun. If that makes you uncomfortable, well then, hey, baby, you should probably just hit the road.
Hey! Where are you going?
Ever live with a guy? Share his disgusting but ultimately adorable habits below.
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maroon
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 11:04 am: [report]
maybe *you* are guilty of these things, but the three guys i’ve lived with for extended periods of time have never done anything as horrifying as you make cohabitation sound.
Blazicus
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 11:07 am: [report]
i agree with everything but the urinating in the sink. That is very gross.
CarleRae
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 11:10 am: [report]
i’m re-learning how to live with my beau after he spent his summer at sea (his sea-worthy ways are awful attractive.)
who knew that a mess could be made in 0.5 minutes? i have nearly fallen on my face more than thrice.
intuition
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 11:12 am: [report]
The classic….leaving the toilet seat up.
esmee
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 11:12 am: [report]
What people learn when they live with me (a woman):
I have too many clothes
I hate putting them away
My tolerance for messiness—though not filth—is somewhat disturbing, apparently.
Kurkuma
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 11:15 am: [report]
I agree with everything except cleaning up. He does it more often than I (every 2-3days)
aquamarine
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 11:15 am: [report]
My boyfriend does none of these things, except pee in the shower, and I doubt he’s all that atypical.
SCRMOM
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 11:20 am: [report]
I agree with these, except the peeing in the sink. I would add:
- nail clippings and hair shavings that get left around everywhere;
- selective hearing;
- tuning out; and
- sharing TMI about bathroom experiences (I don’t need to know intimate details about your BMs - not funny).
xdarlinlilsarax
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 11:25 am: [report]
He eats EVERYTHING. Especially things I tell him not to eat. That’s what I get for dating a giant I suppose.
chasingstars
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 11:26 am: [report]
#1- That’s fine, the extent of my cleaning is the swiffer
#2- You have a set of bath towels,I have a set of bath towels. I use them to dry when I come out of the shower, you can do what you please. Guest towels? Walmart sells a pack for $5.
#3- Luckily, my boyfriend prefers to pee outdoors. Otherwise, this would definitely be a problem.
#4- My boyfriend and I have burp competitions. It took me a while to make a sound around him, but after being together for a year, there’s nothing being held back.
#5- I have two girl friends, who happen to be dating his friends, meaning they’re MY great friends too. Awesome? I think so!
You missed one though- guys smell and don’t care. >_<
resullins
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 11:36 am: [report]
I agree with the noises, I have to poke my bf in the ribs religiously to get him to quit snoring. However, I apparently grind my teeth like a peppermill, so I guess we’re even in that respect.
However, one you oh-so-neglectfully didn’t put on there: They do not mind coming home rediculously filthy and climbing into bed on my 1200 thread count sheets… just cause they’re too lazy to take a shower. And my bf’s a mechanic! Gear lube, does NOT come out!
CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 11:38 am: [report]
Didn’t JDV tell all ‘yall not to co-habitate not 3 weeks ago?
bogart4017
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 11:42 am: [report]
What kind of animals do you women live with? I don’t know of anyone who would pee in the sink and i have 4 brothers, one of which is obsessive about his towels. I’m sure we must be reading about a different generation of men.
Riley
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 11:45 am: [report]
I routinely hold human sacrifices and séances. I always clean-up though.
Enginerd
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 11:50 am: [report]
He eats his toe nails. His farts smell so bad that they wake me up at night. I could go on…
Jar by the Door
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 11:50 am: [report]
My boyfriend, whom I live with, cleans more than I do, complains about my treatment of towels, only pees in the toilet, makes few noises other than singing when he’s cleaning dishes alone, and yes, she does have boys over, but he always waits until I’m asleep, keeps them quiet, and always asks me if I want to have friends over instead.
I know men who I’d imagine are like this, but both men I’ve lived with (my boyfriend and my platonic roommate before him) have both been more domestically responsible an cleanly than I’ve ever been.
BigDreams09
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 11:51 am: [report]
I do them all except pee in the sink. I was a bit puzzled that one was put in. If I were ever close to a toilet, I’d use it instead of a sink or even the shower. And yes somebody coming and cleaning my designated area’s is liable for an argument considering I just call it “organized chaos”.
Joey Daytona
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 11:54 am: [report]
Guys are just gross y’all!
I roomed w/ one that never wiped anything up until I had to since it all had dried and attracted layers of dust and ???. Yuk… buy a clue messy dude~!
*sam*
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 11:57 am: [report]
the title of this article should read “5 Horrifying things you’ll learn when moving in with an immature frat boy”
If you’re moving in with a SO, I would at least HOPE that they’ve reached the point of maturity where they wouldn’t pee in the sink and understand that Dawn dish soap doesn’t go in the dishwasher.—otherwise, why even bother with trying to hold a relationship together?
powplz
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 12:08 pm: [report]
I’m a total #1, but my bf is the opposite - he cleans constantly. As for the rest? Ew. Peeing in the shower and the outdoors is NOT the same as pissing in the sink. That’s just gross and unnecessary.
@xdarlinlilsarah is on the right path though (in my experience). I forgot how much guys eat until I started grocery shopping for two.
Angieliz
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 12:19 pm: [report]
This list reminds me of my sister’s habits that I can’t stand. She and I share an apartment and I’ve had to scold her on more than one occasion for using my towels and face cloths to do the cleaning, shoving the cloths into the bathtub drain to take a bath, and using another cloth to stop the faucet from leaking. I always have to beg her to clean (I’m mildly disabled and thus unable to do it myself). Luckily, she doesn’t pee in the sink, although if she was properly equipped, she might try.
klmc
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 12:19 pm: [report]
God this is so accurate.
luke15chick
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 12:31 pm: [report]
so far it seems i have a long lasting tolerance for mess, more than most guys i have dated, but when i clean i will clean all the way. my last bf, his friend used to call him and ask him what food i had in my kitchen and then come over and eat it all. the towel issue seems to be a chronic male thing though, i struggle to understand.
resullins
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 12:32 pm: [report]
You know… I used to wonder what Housewives did all day long. I always thought cleaning couldn’t take up ALL their time. Now, I see how it could! And I live in an 800 sq. ft. apartment with no kids yet!
Queen Frostine
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 12:50 pm: [report]
He…
-drinks out of cartons
-drinks out of the faucet
-pees in the sink
-clips his toenails on the sofa
-shaves his beard over the sink
-trims pubes onto the floor
-builds nests of empty toilet paper tubes
-leaves his underwear everywhere like a trail of crumbs
-uses every inch of furniture as a clothes tree
-leaves dishes by the computer until they cultivate into bonsai
-collects used food wrappers and half-empty tupperware in the car
-and ONCE blew his nose on the bed sheet (before I threatened to kill him)
mutam
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 12:51 pm: [report]
I told my boyfriend I thought the original strain of swine flu started in his bathroom! When we decided to live together separate bathrooms were a must!....his towels do get ruined! But besides that, living with him is great!
spatula
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 01:02 pm: [report]
When I lived with my ex, i Loved the eating-everything situation. It’s like a human garbage disposal! Whenever I couldn’t finish something, I knew for sure he’d be down
WMassSoprano
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 01:05 pm: [report]
@ Queen - I can’t imagine having a BF who would even CONSIDER blowing his nose on the bedsheets! WTF??? Positively disgusting!
Luckily, the only one my BF is guilty of is #1, but he never gets mad at me for picking up his stuff (perhaps because he knows that if he did, I’d stop cleaning at all… and then we would live in a pit.)
draymond
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 01:15 pm: [report]
I have found that men and women approach cooking and cleaning differently. When a guy makes a sandwich he will immediately want to enjoy eating it. The gal on the other hand can’t seem to enjoy eating the sandwich if she knows that the coldcuts, lettuce, mustard, bread, etc. is still out on the counter so must first put all that stuff away before eating the sandwich.
equnsuocha
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 01:35 pm: [report]
@ Jar
Hmm?? interesting error
Keesh Mia
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 01:40 pm: [report]
@Queen Frostine: And dispite all that, you still love him. Awwwwww, that’s so sweet!
equnsuocha
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 01:44 pm: [report]
@Queen My SO has done all of those things MINUS the nose blowing, but I will see your nose blowing and raise you constant drooling and nose bleeding on the pillows
Ah men, gotta love ‘em!
Knitter79
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 01:51 pm: [report]
Separate bathrooms are a must, with separate towels. My ex for some reason insisted that towels do not absorb water unless they are at least ten years old. Annoying, but it kept him from destroying my towels.
He would only use a washcloth once, so when I went to do laundry there would be a bunch of rolled up, crusty, worn out (see above about new towels) washcloths hanging in the shower.
He didn’t leave the toilet seat up…he was conditioned by his mother to put it and the lid down. Nothing like sitting bare-a$$ed on a cold toilet lid in the middle of the night.
He ate everything (including the lunch he watched me pack for myself the night before).
He would wear his boxers around the house and constantly have his hand on his package no matter what he was doing.
Never wore socks, put his gross wart-covered feet all over the couch and the kitchen table before I yelled at him.
He would ask me if he did a good enough job cleaning the bathroom without actually cleaning it to see if I could really tell the difference (and yes, I can).
GreenAura
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 01:55 pm: [report]
I found a brick of cheese in the cereal cupboard yesterday morning. I left it there for him to see. Then I got a phone call later that day with him asking “Why did you put the cheese in the cupboard” ?!?!?!
@equnsuocha: I’ll see your drool and blood soaked pillow cases and raise you loogy hawking onto the wall during a half-drunken evening when he was too “tired” to walk 15 feet to the bathroom sink.
doctor2bee
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 02:16 pm: [report]
Totally inaccurate. I have lived with different guys before. At one time my house has 3 guys and me. Right now its 2 guys and 2 girls. The house isn’t spotless, as we are all busy with school but its not gross to live with a guy. Theres no pee in the sink, pee in the plants and yeah there are bread crumbs but we all clean them up and we don’t clean very much but everyone is like that. The guys help do the dishes and clean when we do. Its not gross like you say and it doesn’t smell at all. I am guessing you had a bad experience.
impoddity
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 02:29 pm: [report]
It’s amazing what people can live with. I barely manage by myself, let alone sharing space with another person.
I have peed in the sink. Only cause the toilet was backed up and the other bathroom was in disposed. And the tub wasn’t draining. I don’t visit my mother’s very often for those reasons.
DancingGeek
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 03:05 pm: [report]
Nice list , but I’m not ever going to cohabitate with anyone again. Sleepovers? maybe, but I need my space.
SouthOC
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 03:12 pm: [report]
You should have labeled this one:
SCRMOM
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 03:18 pm: [report]
@dopaminer: Absolutely yes to your question!!
@GreenAura: Ugh…on the wall?!?! I thought my husband’s “farmer blow” was bad.
sparklestar
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 03:18 pm: [report]
I would never live with somebody like this. My boyfriend definitely does not do any of these things.
writergirl
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 03:23 pm: [report]
@draymond—thank you! I’ve been married for seven years and I have never understood why he can’t clean up after making a sandwich. Now I know. But I wonder if he leaves it just so I’ll do it. Regardless—it annoys me to no end.
Mine has never peed in the sink and thinks paper towels are important whereas I think they are a waste of money. Since he can’t be bothered to do any type of shopping, I win.
And SCRMOM—
AMEN Sister!
GreenAura
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 04:15 pm: [report]
@SCRMOM: Imagine my surprise when I woke up the next morning to see some crusty blob on my wall. That is by far the most Neanderthal thing he’s ever done, but that’s probably only due to the fact that he nearly got his balls cut off after that little ‘stunt’. He keeps his loogies in check now.
Oh and on the subject of disgusting human behavior that warrants the cutting off of balls, how about this little gem: We used to live with my mother-in-law and her boyfriend. One time, my husband went downstairs and witnessed the boyfriend pissing in a glass because the d-bag was too lazy to walk to the bathroom. Later that day we saw that he had put the same glass back in the cupboard!!! I will gladly take sink pissing over drinking glass pissing anyday!
AnitaBath
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 04:23 pm: [report]
I don’t see how anyone could live with some of the things you ladies just described. I feel like that would almost be a deal breaker for me. The way I look at it, if he’s so rude that he can’t resist the urge to act like a Neanderthal and is too selfish to ever lift a finger to clean anything, I think he’d be too selfish to live (be) with.
And by that, I don’t just mean that he doesn’t mind a little dirt or prefers to use old towels, but I mean if he expects me to always pick up after him and can’t respect my belongings, he definitely isn’t a keeper in my book. Then again, I’m still young, so maybe I just don’t understand some of those things yet.
Oreo
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 04:34 pm: [report]
Pee in the sink?
Wow. That hadn’t even occurred to me. I feel guilty about peeing when I take a shower.
At any rate, I’ve always put both the seat and the lid down. I remember seeing something when I was a teenager about bacteria being released into the air and settling on your toothbrush if you flush with the lid open.
I suppose that’s a Monkish quality, but it makes for a decent compromise for the women in my life.
meredith806
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 04:41 pm: [report]
1. Yes, he does clean on a regular basis, however his schedule is more like three times a day haha. He is excessive..which is good because I most definitely am not;)
2. ok yea I’m weird about my towels. The hand towels I have out are meant to be for easy things..like drying your hands. He likes to use them for everything, face hair, back..ewww haha.
3. oh hell no. he would be far too concerned with “ew germs” to pee in the sink. That would gross him out so much..however it would be entertaining for me
4. errr..yea he is convinced he cannot digest anything properly unless he burps..several times over
5. thankfully no, we both kinda keep our friends as seperate things, which is good I think they would clash in a pretty severe..and possibly aggressive way..
*sam*
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 04:56 pm: [report]
O.M.G. after reading through these comments, I just have to ask:
How do you ladies put UP with this crap!?!?
If I EVER dated anyone that thought a mere 1/8 of these things were acceptable, I would dump him for being a pig! and yet, you LIVE (or have lived) with these disgusting creatures!?! Ugh! You ALL deserve some kind of reward, because, I’m sorry, but p*ssing anywhere other than a toilet (or outside, AWAY from everything) is a deal breaker! So is blowing your nose on my sheets or drinking from the carton!! *shudders*
develange
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 05:10 pm: [report]
kinda reminds me of the Dark Ages. When people threw their #&@$% in the street and never bathed.
writergirl
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 05:15 pm: [report]
@Sam…not only do we live with them, but most of us have reproduced with them.
Seriously, that is a question I ask myself several times throughout the year.
*sam*
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 05:20 pm: [report]
@writergirl: lol this post has made me truly thankful for the Marine Corps. I’m seriously beginning to think every guy should have to go through Paris Island just so the learn how to take care of themselves!! goodness!
writergirl
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 05:28 pm: [report]
I don’t think being a Marine has anything to do with it. Your SO just happens to not be gross. Mine doesn’t drink from a carton (not that I can recall), pee in the sink, blow his nose on the bedsheets. But most everything else, yeah…he’s done. I think it’s just innate.
*sam*
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 05:33 pm: [report]
Oh no, the Marines has something to do with it! lol keep in mind I’ve known him since he was 18, so I’ve been there for the whole “disgusting frat boy/bachelor” experience. He used to live in a house with 4 other guys (plus the “friends” that routinely stayed over, night after night) and that place was so gross that if I had to pee, I would either drive all the way home or go to the gas station rather than use their toilet (unless of course, I was drunk… then it didn’t matter so much anymore). I remember Taco Bell cups and papers covering the coffee table and the smell of pet stains stifling the air. Granted, not all of this was his fault, he did live with 4+ other guys (some of which were FAR nastier than even the article and comments here allude to), so, you’re right, he’s not as gross as some others, but, I can certainly attest to how much the Corps has influenced him in this department!! >_<
bumbler
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 05:36 pm: [report]
Wow my husband does none of these things. Well to be fair he probably used to pee in the shower but when I moved in I asked him not to since I frequently take baths.
SCRMOM
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 05:40 pm: [report]
@*sam* and writergirl: Yes, not only have we reproduced with them, but the male offspring are displaying some of these same behaviors!
writergirl
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 05:41 pm: [report]
@SCRMOM—Yep. Although, I find the five year old is a lot more malleable than the thirty eight year old.
writergirl
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 05:45 pm: [report]
@Sam—Probably not the marines, per se, but that military mindset. My girlfriend is married to a guy who is a lifer in the Army. For fun, she turns the papers on his desk so they are skewed slightly just to see his reaction.
SCRMOM
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 05:47 pm: [report]
@writergirl: Yes, you’re right. But, my husband is continuing to be a “bad influence”. We were at the beach and my sweet, angelic daughter was standing in the sand peeing (with her swimsuit on). I yelled at her, and her reply was, “Daddy told me I could.” Rrrr…
*sam*
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 05:50 pm: [report]
@writergril: ha! if only I could do that withOUT being annoyed by it myself!!!
@scrmom: ikes! that settles it, I’m turning my (future)kids into germaphobes!!! >_<
MondimNebel
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 05:54 pm: [report]
I am totally OK with guys leaving the seat up- that means they’re not peeing with the seat down. Most guys, it seems, will do that if you complain about the seat being up all the time (learned from experience). And when guys pee, they WILL get it on the seats.
Besides, if they have to put it up every time they go in there, isn’t it fair for you to have to put it down?
writergirl
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 05:57 pm: [report]
@SCRMOM—yeah…that’s bad. When we were living in FL for a few months, my son was 3. I looked up one day at the beach to see him with his bathing suit around his ankles, peeing into the waves. I put my book up in front of my face and pretended not to notice.
Then a few months ago, I was out, but he announced to my husband, “Hey Dad, I have to pee.” I assume there was some grunt in response. My husband said next thing he knew, the child was out the door, down the deck and peeing in the woods.
*sam*
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 06:06 pm: [report]
@writergirl & scrmom: LOL!!! apparently when my brother was really young (like 4 or 5) he peed in the parking lot at Busch Gardens on someone’s car b/c my dad had taught him to pee outside when they went camping.
writergirl
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 06:10 pm: [report]
Well…I can’t blame the peeing outside thing TOTALLY on my husband. Though he did plant the seed one day on a drive.
But my girlfriend and I had taken my son and hers to the park and walked down to the lake. Of course as soon as we got to the lake, mine had to pee. It was like a mile back to the port-a-potties so I told him to just go in the woods.
Apparently, I needed to clarify that you can only do that when a bathroom is not located three feet from where you are sitting.
whatshesays
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 06:13 pm: [report]
ahahahahahah. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. @SCRMOM- I hope I remember that story when I’m in the child rearing part of my life.
Maybe I’m just one of the lucky ones OR I just haven’t cohabitated long enough, because I don’t deal with most of these. I’ve lived with my SO for 1-2 years in different places, for a few months at a time.
So far I can only complain that he:
doesn’t make the bed
throws his clothes everywhere
gets the faucet dirty in the sink when he spits his toothpaste out
OH. Never replaces the toilet paper roll (awkward if there isn’t a spare available!)
however, he will fix every last thing that’s wrong with my computer in 5 minutes whereas it would take me hours, and that’s love. <3
whatshesays
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 06:16 pm: [report]
also, with the peeing- I think nothing can be done. It’s year 11 of running cross-country and at this point I actually am unable to think of a place that male distance runners will NOT pee. and with familiarity comes too much familiarity. Like one day we got to this national park for practice, everyone’s just standing around before starting the workout, and this guy (thinks he’s being kinda sneaky) just turns to the bushes and begins to mark his territory.
capt_infinity
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 06:53 pm: [report]
Is that why I’m still single? Because I’m not a complete #&@$% slob?
vaiaster
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 07:07 pm: [report]
I agree with @maroon. My husband, even prior to living together, rarely does anything as gross as to how you describe. Yes, occasionally do something that annoys me, but hardly anything too replusive. #4 is the only thing on this list that he does now and again, but he never gets pissed when I bring it up.
It’s fine to share some things in a relationship, but not “everything”, literally. This list nearly constitutes “everything”.
Arsenic
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 07:17 pm: [report]
*Sigh*... This is unfourtunatly old news to me, except the peeing in the sink thing (thank god). I will, however, raise you a desk stuffed with dirty socks and paper trash, and using the electric bill to floss (grrr…).
guyinutah
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 08:10 pm: [report]
Phil, it sounds to me like your just a slob. I have never known a man to pee in the sink and for the most part all of the other men that I know and have known are very clean. It gets me angry when articles like this are posted and then women (like my daughter) read them and come to expect this type of behavior. If you were raised to pee in the sink, ruin others belongings, and disrespect the people you live with then I feel sorry for you, but don’t lead others to believe that all men act distastefully as you.
Nora
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 08:17 pm: [report]
Very enlightning. Would also like to add that I had no idea how much spillage occours when standing up peeing. I thought you guys had practised your aim your whole life?? At least wipe it up, so IO don’t have to do it.
sydneylandscaper
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 09:36 pm: [report]
omg
NaomiK
wrote on October 29 2009 @ 11:06 pm: [report]
Peeing in the sink? I’m so confused. When my boyfriend (now husband) moved out of his parents house to the town I lived in the moved into an apt that was formerly lived in by some other single guy. The toilet was STAINED brown! It was so gross. Yeah, it was me who finally bleached the nasty toilet clean. The worst thing he does now is leave his dirty socks and underwear around. I have actually found his dirty socks UNDER the laundry basket.
Shriekback68
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 01:10 am: [report]
I have never in my 40+ years on this earth EVER met any guy who’s peed in the sink. NOT ONE. It’s an urban legend.
I’ve heard of peeing in the shower (friggin’ gross), but the sink?? BS.
Quit trolling.
icedragongirl
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 09:44 am: [report]
Hey, girls are just as bad, I’m not saying all of us are, but I know I’m very lazy and I’ve had plenty of bf’s who’ve cleaned and such more than I do, not to mention there was only one male in my family, the dad, so living in a house full of girls with a nit-picky OCD cleaning dad kinda made me hate cleaning specially when he wouldn’t do anything himself.
#1 – I’m a slob, I would rather do anything then clean unless I get into one of those rare moods where I OCD clean the place. But in doing so I lose everything, when things are a mess I know exactly where they are, and my clean clothes stay in the basket and the dirty ones on the floor, only way to tell the difference. When I don’t OCD clean I straighten up a bit when people come over, apparently it’s still messy, but I just don’t care really. I’ll let dishes sit, idk how long, I’d rather go buy new ones, really I would.
#2 – Towels are towels, but since money is tight I can understand the not ruining thing, but really, washing them helps when you get them bad, I’ve ruined plenty of towels in my day and really, their just material, you can buy more.
#3 – I would agree with you there if I was able to pee in the sink, I’m a girl and I’m just too short. I pee in the shower, it’s a natural reaction to have to pee when I feel water and instead of getting out making the bathroom soaked and pissing my roommate off about the toilet seat being wet I stay in the shower, Plus I’m sure she’s had sex in there so what’s it matter?
#4 – Men make noises sure, but so do women, we just try to hide it in fear of embarrassment. Me, I just don’t care. There are some noises that go with smells and I’m out the door and back with febreeze. Other times I’m trying to outdo you with the noises and/ or laughing along with you about them.
#5 – You have guys over, I have friends over, it’s a compromise, get the hell over it. Sometimes I don’t like your friends and sometimes you don’t like mine, well big deal. But for the most part I’ve only dated guys who are friends so most of their friends well, are my friends.
I will say this though a man who cannot properly, or even remotely, store food should learn the cons about that. I lived with an ex and he didn’t know how to store food properly and his apartment place had bugs, ya gross. Plus he cooked freezer burnt food, who does that?! All in all, Girls are just as bad, we may pick on you for things and fight with you, but sometimes there are other motives at work at play then just flat out ‘I’m pissed at you because… blah blah blah’ shoot, I don’t even like that and I’m a girl. Plus, really I’m not materialistic and I’m a very selfless person (such I’ve come to been pointed out several times this past week) so as long as the guys happy I’m happy, simple as that. Even if I do have something to say, the guy knows to listen or he’s in deep and may not come out of it with everything attatched.
Yodar Critch
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 09:47 am: [report]
The only time I pee in the shower is when my girlfriend is with me.
Peeing in the sink??? I can’t belive any guy would do that sober.
Kate134
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 10:01 am: [report]
One of my female roommates was even more heinously gross than this! She lived for 8 months with no sheets on her mattress! She left food on the ground, which brought cockroaches! She never cleaned up after herself, used all of my tampons, rarely showered and finally for a coup de grace of complete horridly grossness I caught her having sex ON MY BED, TWICE!!!
None of the men I’ve ever known have been this gross.
cataclysmicdiva
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 10:31 am: [report]
my boyfriend farts—a lot—and he can make a mess in place in NO TIME AT ALL…I clean everything before he comes over for the weekend, but Sunday, it’s a disaster!!
Claireific
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 10:46 am: [report]
OK, this is what horrifies me:
If my boyfriend let a buddy I didn’t know stay in my house unattended I’d flip my fu$%ing lid. And if he started actually displaying this double standard of whining about the mere presence of my friends, it’d be grounds for serious contemplation of dumping.
The problem with these things is that it shows a blatant lack of respect for the woman. You’re moving in TOGETHER. But hell no, men will be men, amirite? Men can’t be expected to change, even if it will allow for a modicum of comfort for the woman they supposedly love. He’s going to piss all over the goddamn sink and faucet because he CAN. He’s a MAN! (grunt, sniff, fart, scratch ass, open beer)
Little Lamb
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 10:46 am: [report]
My boyfriend is only guilty of #1 and #2. And we are working on #1. I am not a major clean freak, but when my house gets messy, I get totally stressed and go completely crazy. He is learning that when I am on my cleaning kick, sweeping up the mud from his shoes and washing the dishes he helped dirty, he should probably not play chess on his phone while in my eyesight. Grrr!
#2 hasn’t happened frequently enough to be a major problem. I had to show him what a chili spoon will do to a dish towel even after a trip through the washing machine.
Boys…
Urinal Gum
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 10:46 am: [report]
#6 We f*ck your friends.
/and expect you to f*ck ours: http://www.urinalgum.com/?p=405
resullins
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 10:58 am: [report]
@Shreikback: Not trolling… just cause you’ve never seen it doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen! I’ve honest to goodness seen </b>GIRLS</b> pee in the sink.
Wish I was joking….
Oh yeah, and mine farts in his sleep… constantly… and they STINK!
Frederica Bimble
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 11:28 am: [report]
Once again, this article applies to boys, not men. I stopped dating kids like this when I was a teenager.
Living with men?
1. They clean on a regular basis, ie; if they’ve made a mess, they tidy up after themselves instead of waiting for “mommy” to come along and do it for them. Why? Because they’ve grown up past the days of living in filth and thinking it is “cute.”
2. Random and illogical. Towels? Really?
3. They pee in the toilet and then flush it, close it and leave it tidy and suitable for the next person to use. It’s just part of being a grown-up.
4. Irrelevant - EVERYONE makes “noises” but men realise that they are in the company of others and behave accordingly, ie; politely.
5. Men have visitors - male and female who are usually polite, courteous and make attempts to include the woman in the man’s life in any social endeavours.
By the way, “disgusting = adorable?” I’m not buying it. A very old and wise woman once said (my good friend’s great-grand mother): “People are the way they are because nobody tells them otherwise.”
In other words, just because the people in your life aren’t telling you that you are behaving like a tool it doesn’t mean they aren’t thinking it. Sort yourself out and behave as if you have self-respect and respect for those around you - especially the person who has allowed you to live in their surroundings. Yes, that does mean, even if it’s “your” place.
EastCoastMale
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 11:29 am: [report]
wow I have to say, I am a male and I can only agree with one of the items on this list….that applies to myself t least. I am referring to the cleaning portion, I personally like a nice clean, minimalistic setting rather than wading through trash and clothes like you are tip toeing through a sleeping lions den trying not to step on something. I have never known anyone to pee in the sink, use a towel for anything other than drying themselves (after all, bounty is “super absorbent”). It may just be that I am a guy who tries my hardest to avoid fitting in to the “male” archetype but I definitely don’t agree with the list. =)
Frederica Bimble
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 11:35 am: [report]
guyinutah: Agreed! Well said.
equnsuocha
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 11:48 am: [report]
I love all the women that are acting aghast at those of us that have, let me call them “less in touch with their female side” men. I call BS. I can list off 200 things that my man does that makes me smile, and while he also does many things on this list, although he has never pee’d in the sink, he threatened once but my threat back won, the handful of nasty habits he may have do not remove the 200 wonderful things he does for me every day. So please, carefully, get off your high horses before you hurt yourselves.
Also if you ask anyoen who cleans bathrooms for a living they will tell you women are WAAAAAAAAAAY more disgusting than men. I can sum it up with what my SO said to me when our dog got into out bathroom trash during “lady time”. “Girls are gross”
Much love to all my filthy-man loving sisters out there. Congratulations to all of you who have found perfect men, and shut it down to all you trolls who want to live up in the perch of your high horses while galloping toward your glass houses.
Perceptible
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 11:59 am: [report]
Wow. I’m just glad I don’t live with Phil!
MadMax
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 01:49 pm: [report]
I guess the men in my life (exes, siblings, relatives) come from another planet because not one of them is close to being the filthy kind mentioned on the article (and on some of the comments). My father, brother, and uncles are all very tidy. My brother is a neat freak. All take regular showers. My ex never hit the hamper but he knows what the toilet is for.
I really hope these nasty so called men are not the norm; I want a boyfriend not a bum. yuck.
Midnight
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 02:46 pm: [report]
Most horrifying thing my guy does is leave half empty soda cans or cups around. I’ve actually seen them growing mold or bacteria. I even had one cup basically fuse to a night stand because of this. I try to throw them away before they get this bad but he has a way of hiding them that sometimes it’s just impossible.
majicksand
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 07:06 pm: [report]
I live with 4 males. Two of them are teenagers. I gave up trying to keep up with the mess. They will literally re-trash a room before I’m done cleaning it. I’m currently on strike. When I get home from work, I walk in, go straight up the stairs, and hide in my room. Unfortunately it doesn’t seem to be working. If I say something about the mess, the response is, “what mess?” If I could afford it, I swear I would put the teens in their own apartment.
AlmostGone
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 08:28 pm: [report]
I’ve raised two boys and aside from peeing outside, neither one of them live like you do Phil…nor do they treat their SO’s like you do! As far as the peeing outside….we live in the NE ~ it snows ~ they ARE men…and they do like to ‘write’ their names in the snow when they’ve been drinking….whatever! I have to admit that if I were a guy I probably would too!!! (I feel for my youngest….his name is Christopher!!! LOL)
I am currently on my way out of a 13 year marriage with a guy who is a total slob. I can’t remember that last time he showered. He maybe changes clothes once a week; he stays up in “his” room and plays video games 24/7; he even has a portable urinal in there so he doesn’t have to get out of bed. In answer to anyones question, hell no I don’t sleep up there! And no, I no longer clean up after him….but I did. For a long time. And yes there was a time he did A LOT of wonderful things for me on a daily basis…..but over time those wonderful things tapered off…..and the bad began to far outweigh the good.
So Phil….I have really have one thing to say to you: Grow up! You’re not a kid anymore….are you??
Rokkor
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 08:39 pm: [report]
As a guy, I’m calling bull#%% on this one. This is more like “5 Horrifying Things You’ll Learn When Moving in With a Some Douchebag Slob That Can’t Take Care of Himself”.
Then again, maybe it’s good to set the bar low enough to step over it, so that women will be impressed when we’re not pissing down the kitchen sink and wiping our asses with the towels.
Booksmarts
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 09:53 pm: [report]
Oh, for god’s sake, pee in the sink? I don’t believe you.
v0ltage105
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 09:59 pm: [report]
During college, I’ve been guilty of leaving half-eaten bowls of ramen out for so long that mold starts growing in them. Then I’m afraid to touch it for fear of spreading spores! I think my roommates were as bad.
Hilary
wrote on October 31 2009 @ 01:26 pm: [report]
My boyfriend actually needs the place to be completely tidy at all times…and well, sometimes I just don’t feel like picking up those shoes or that sweater, but it’s not like I’m going to leave it there for a week. Not usually anyway.
He just bugs me by complaining about my hair all over the floor. I just have way too much hair and when I blow dry it or just stand still in front of the mirror - about 40 18-inch long hairs will fall out.
He must have awesome vision because he just sees them EVERYWHERE! Ha.
Modulus
wrote on October 31 2009 @ 03:46 pm: [report]
What everyone here seems to be forgetting is that personal habits are much more a function of the way a person is brought up and his or her personality than gender. All of the behaviors discussed here can be found in both men and women, and there are both men and women who do not exhibit these behaviors as well.
Sometimes people feel more comfortable imagining differences between the sexes. It helps reaffirm their own gender identity by creating more contrast. These are the same people who laugh constantly while watching gender-reversal comedies.
icedragongirl
wrote on October 31 2009 @ 04:29 pm: [report]
I have no problem with stating that I do these thing’s I believe I have said that in my post already.
Psych-chick
wrote on November 1 2009 @ 02:24 am: [report]
It’s so nice to read these posts and realize that my husband is not specially flawed in some way; all the annoying, unbelievable, gross stuff he does is actually a widespread issue, not just unique to him! One of the biggest things is the bed; I’ll wash the sheets, make it up all nice and cozy, spray some relaxing sheet spray, and he comes home from playing football in the mud or something and wants to just hop into bed. Drives me crazy!
BlueVibe
wrote on November 2 2009 @ 11:43 am: [report]
Letting his guy friends crash, but complaining about my friends, is not adorable, and never will be. I can live with the other things, but my friends have already outlasted several boyfriends, and they will outlast as many more as it takes to find one who isn’t a self-centered twit.
Of course, if he didn’t like my friends, we’d never get as far as moving in together, so maybe it doesn’t matter.
Queen Frostine
wrote on November 3 2009 @ 10:00 am: [report]
It’s not that a messy guy is a total douchebag or that I’m lowering my standards by marrying him. My standards are trust, respect, communication, patience, honesty and all-around responsibility. My man met all of those and he’s wonderful. Cleanliness is at the bottom of my list. It’s the least important to me.
Why? It all comes down to the difference between personality trait vs. learned habit. Being dishonest and having a bad temper is an ingrained personality trait, and not something that can be easily changed (if at all). Bad habits are simply learned behaviors that can be corrected or accepted.
And bad habits are non-gender specific. I have plenty too that bug my husband. But at the end of the day (after ten years) you learn to celebrate the big things he does right (unconditional love) and to not sweat the small things (like pubes on the sink). No one’s perfect, after all.
EastCoastMale
wrote on November 3 2009 @ 10:10 am: [report]
I take the opposite stance as BlueVibe. If I am with someone who I truly enjoy and we make each other happy, if they happen to not like my friends or not want to hang out with them I don’t find that a big deal. Not every part of my life has to mesh so completely, after all, I did meet these people at separate times under differing circumstances and obviously for different reasons. If anyone is a Seinfeld watcher, I compare it to the “worlds collide” situation.
majicksand
wrote on November 3 2009 @ 10:25 am: [report]
@Queen Frostine: I kind of did the same thing with my husband. I mentally catalogued the things he does that drive me bats. I assumed that none of them will ever change, and consciously decided whether or not I can live with that. I checked them all of as non-dealbreakers. Now when something comes up (or stays up like the toilet seat), it’s a mild irritation instead of a raging argument. I can focus on the things about him that I love, and I’m also pleasantly surprised when he remembers and adjusts to please me. Former irritations become yet another reason to adore him.
Now if I could only get him to admit to whatever it is about me that irritates him (I know there’s a list, there has to be), I could adapt my own behavior. He keeps insisting I’m perfect. It isn’t true, but I’m not complaining. It’s good to be the Empress.
EastCoastMale
wrote on November 3 2009 @ 10:43 am: [report]
@majick
I think getting that list out of a man is definitely easier said than done. Thats like if a woman is feeling playful after watching some sitcom and asks ” which of my friends would you sleep with if you had a free pass”, or something along those lines. I haven’t had it happen to me but I know several couples it has taken place with. He hopefully knows better than to answer because there is no way that if he names a name she is just going to say “oh really?” and let it go =)
majicksand
wrote on November 3 2009 @ 11:16 am: [report]
@ECM: At the risk of being kicked out of girl alliances everywhere, I am willing to admit that these are dangerous questions for a man to answer. Men learn early that many women are not to be trusted to actually want honest answers to their questions.
*CoCo*
wrote on November 3 2009 @ 02:13 pm: [report]
Lighten up! YES, boys can be gross - may be a deal breaker for some, not others. I can attest to my BF peeing in my laundry tub, if the bathroom isn’t available. Big whoop. He also will pee in the backyard if he “can’t wait” to get in the house when returning home. This hardly overshadows what I love about him.
I can hold my own when burping, too.
Call me crazy, but it’s these little idiosyncrasies and things I shake my head at that also make me grin and laugh at the same time….I love it!
BlueVibe
wrote on November 3 2009 @ 02:33 pm: [report]
ECM—I don’t ask my entire life to “mesh that completely”; my point was that if he doesn’t want my friends hanging around all the time, he’d better not think it’s OK to have his over all the time, either. Fair is fair.
I suspect this is actually a rather sexist question. Was the point that he doesn’t want a house full of chatterbox girls all the time? Because my friends aren’t, anyway.
EastCoastMale
wrote on November 3 2009 @ 02:39 pm: [report]
I’m not saying that this is what you meant BlueVibe, I just used the mesh comment as a way to characterize how I was feeling personally. I also agree that something that one sided is unfair be it male or female on the receiving end.
I won’t comment on the second portion =)
tubbyhumptydance
wrote on November 3 2009 @ 07:16 pm: [report]
I really think many of the women just dont KNOW thier men do these things.
If you hear the kitchen sink running when you are in the bathroom for an hour, don’t be surprised with we added some heavy duty ammonia to the cleaning solution for the dishes!
shlymadrid
wrote on November 4 2009 @ 12:03 pm: [report]
Whenever my BF has a cold or is otherwise sick, he hacks up a lot of phlegm…which he spits into the nearest empty glass. He also misses the toilet at night because he pees in the dark.
CheezeDoodles
wrote on November 4 2009 @ 07:27 pm: [report]
1. Men clean? Only when forced.
2. Men ruin towels? Join the club, so do I. That’s why you don’t waste an ass-ton of money on towels that can’t stand up to some abuse.
3. Pee in my sink? I’ll snap that sucker off at the root if I catch you doing that.
4. Noises? Life is all about picking your battles, and this isn’t a high-priority one and certainly NOT a shocker to any couple who live together, even if they’ve lived in the same space for just 10 minutes.
5. Guys over all the time? Don’t make me laugh. I’m not babysitting another woman’s problem while you “be one of the guys.”
TX eventer
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 12:54 am: [report]
My SO likes to eat in bed, which is fine with me so long as he stays awake to do so. Unfortunately, he frequently falls asleep with popsicles/ice cream/food in his mouth, which leads to a sticky mess on a weekly basis. Plus he drools, so if he’s eaten anything of a funny color, the pillow cases go straight in the wash.
And never mind ruining towels; what is with the habit of even using my towels? We have them color coded: blue for him, green for me. His towel is always right there on a hook by the shower, but when I get up in the morning, MY green towel is soggy and his blue towel is still safely in its place, nice and dry. I have a weird thing about sharing towels. It’s unsanitary. Don’t judge me.
There are a million other little things that annoy me, but nothing that’s particularly major. There’s no one else on the planet who does things exactly like you do, so we just have to get on with it.
Gloom
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 11:33 am: [report]
My guy has a really really long hair, almost to his waist, and it pisses me off that he leaves hair EVERYWHERE. But I don’t mind his farts or burps. In fact, we’re so comfortable with each other that we even have competitions. We’re digusting.
resullins
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 11:42 am: [report]
@Gloom: I feel you on the hair thing… although it’s ME that sheds like a St. Bernard! My hair is curly, blondish-red, and sticks to EVERYTHING.
I can also out-burp my guy… but it’s the stinky farts while I’m eating that get me!
majicksand
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 01:50 pm: [report]
@Gloom and @resullins: Don’t feel bad. My husband, my son, and I all have hair that long.
Katepato
wrote on November 6 2009 @ 01:57 pm: [report]
YES to number 3! It’s horrifying, and gets worse. I brought my puppy over once and he was so paranoid about waking her at 5 am in the bathroom that we’d put her in for the night (she was quite the whiner) that he peed in his empty orange juice jug. The worst part? It sat in the kitchen until he took the trash out (later) the next day.
zappafrank
wrote on November 17 2009 @ 01:45 pm: [report]
I’m a guy and I’ve never peed in the sink, nor do I go through towels like paper. I have towels and rags designated for spills and cleanup, and towels designated for hygiene, and never the twain shall meet, unless the latter is showing the wear and tear of age, at which point it permanently moves over to the former group.
shawbrooke
wrote on November 17 2009 @ 03:28 pm: [report]
Check these things out before the relationship turns sexual. Number 3 is a deal breaker, period. The friends are okay in moderation and as long as they do not hit on me. If the guy buys new towels, okay then. The rest depends on how much I like you.
EvyHabilatory
wrote on November 17 2009 @ 09:23 pm: [report]
My husband picks at his fingernails and toenails. It’s one of those things that just drives me up the wall no matter who does it, but he does it all the time. He’ll even pick at them with a tweezers. Or he’ll sit right next to me on the couch and pick his nose. I completely understand that sometimes… that booger has GOT to be manually removed, but, gaaahh.. go to the bathroom and do it, and then wash your hands.
sammyisadog
wrote on November 17 2009 @ 11:43 pm: [report]
Five things about me that you’d never know if we didn’t move in with each other, because I am a generally charming and adorable person (if I do say so myself):
1. I listen to Lady Gaga A LOT. Almost all the time.
2. I am like, CREEPILY obsessed with my dog. I will never love you the way I love him.
3: I am a crazy person about doing laundry. Do not leave dirty clothing on the floor ever ever ever, especially in the bathroom, because I might hurt you. Laundry to be done goes in a hamper, laundry to be worn goes in a dresser or closet.
4. If you know the dishwasher is empty, and I have to tell you to load it, I don’t think I can be held accountable to the heinous things I will do to you, because I will be temporarily insane. Samesies if it’s full and you don’t unload it. Just because I am a girl does not mean the dishes are solely my responsibility, and my dude has to do them as often as I do.
5. I will occasionally have my lady friends over for wine and brie and apples and girl movies, and if you decide to stick around, you had better get really comfortable with nail-polish and dudes and periods as topics of conversation. I don’t make fun of your friends (who are constantly cluttering up our house with beer cans and eating all of our food) when all they can talk about are chicks and lawnmowers and work.
AMP226
wrote on November 18 2009 @ 02:26 am: [report]
Here are a few:
Keys, hats, sunglasses dumped on the kitchen table and coat draped over kitchen chair. Hello - closets and counters. Who puts a dirty hat on a table? Who is your mother?! (Oh wait, I’ve met your mother, and now I know why you are the way you are.)
Leaving cabinet doors and drawers open! If you open it, close it. You may have been born near a barn but you act like you were born in it.
Spit cups or bottles (when the beer/soda is gone) with slimy brown spit from your chew left in my truck cupholder, in the library (usually under the chair in front of the TV so that when I move the chair back to where it belongs I end up kicking cup/bottle over - eewwww!) and - you got it - on the kitchen table.
When the little magnet on the dishwasher says dirty and you put your dirty dishes in the sink, I am allowed to stand at the sink and scream hysterically until you move them. I will wait til the 2 minute warning in the fourth quarter to do this. And I manage to do it almost every Sunday and still you insist.
Seeing the residue of your “down there hair” in the tub, wadded up in the drain. Or, not seeing it and feeling it cling around my toes as it floats up with the water it is blocking.
Not only have you not put the lid or seat down, but you have not flushed after peeing either (your mother does this too).
You are lucky I like tractors and horses, or your life would really be miserable.
ploni
wrote on November 18 2009 @ 06:01 am: [report]
in ref to #3:
when g-d was creating man and woman, he gave them many gifts. finally he had only two left, and he consulted them on which they’d like. “what are they?” asked the pair. “Well one is the ability to pee standing up,” said g-d. “Oooh oooh, that’s me, i want that!” exclaimed Adam, and went running off with the dog, looking for fire hydrants. “Well, what’s left for me?” asked a forlorn Eve. “Gee,” said g-d, “all i’ve got is multiple orgasm.”
Oni_
wrote on November 18 2009 @ 09:28 am: [report]
See…this is exactly why I cannot live with a man until I get married, that way I’ll be trapped for the rest of my life. I already go through most of the things on the list with my boyfriend and to tolerate it non-stop, oh hell to the no, this is a for “better or for worse” type of thing.
wist
wrote on November 18 2009 @ 06:55 pm: [report]
I know there is a lot of disagreement but this list is pretty accurate. I most definitely pee in the shower and more than often will pee in the sink sometimes at the same time as I brush my teeth(time saver). It is nice to know it must be a pretty common thing. All my friends admit to pissing in the sink too especially after drinking. It washes down,whats the problem??
HappyDude
wrote on November 19 2009 @ 12:00 am: [report]
Speaking for myself, I can say that my live-in girlfriend’s filth tolerance is a lot lower than mine. Oh, I straighten, and don’t like for the sink to be overflowing with dishes, and take out the trash when it is full. But anything that involves mopping or using a sponge on a wall or toilet can almost always be put off a week. She can smell things like it’s a superpower! When it comes to cooking and eating meals she seems to want to use as many dishes as possible, while I’m obsessed with trying to cook in one pot if possible, and will cut things on the counter to avoid getting a cutting board dirty.
We passed the farting and burping stage long before moving in together. Well, me farting and burping. She’s just barely getting there herself.
The guys don’t generally come to me; I go to them, or we go to the bar.
Peeing in the sink is kinda gross. Shower is totally acceptable though.
wist
wrote on November 19 2009 @ 08:37 am: [report]
I know there is some debate here but this list seems to be pretty spot-on. The only time the bathroom is ever gross to me is when I have to clean it up for my girlfriend(about once every two months)- two months worth of soap scum and body hair is not pretty when you have to wipe it up with a sponge. Also I totally pee in the sink as do at least 75% of the guys I know, especially after drinking and of course the shower( the water washes it down, whats the big deal?) It is nice to know it is such a common thing, my girlfriend thinks it is disgusting.
Although I probably go through more paper towels than my girlfriend, I use them for everything and we both like each others’ friends- she has people over just as much as I do
magjoy
wrote on November 26 2009 @ 09:33 pm: [report]
In my opinion,
If you don’t already know all of his about him, you don’t know him well enough to move in!
Also, if you don’t like most of his friends, your relationship probably won’t last. If he doesn’t like many of your friends, your relationship won’t last.
magjoy
wrote on November 27 2009 @ 09:07 am: [report]
Oh and for those now afraid of ever living with a guy,
this is the worst description of how men live that I have ever heard.
I once lived with 4 guys and they never pissed in the sink (to my knowledge), ruined towels on a regular basis,
and surprisingly, they didn’t make obnoxious amounts of noises.
and only once did I come home with guys asleep in the apartment.
There was an instance in which I had to dust off a guy’s stove, before I cooked, but at least the pile of dishes in the sink weren’t growing.
Adam West
wrote on December 31 2009 @ 02:41 pm: [report]
Seriously? hahaha! This sounds like a great list of moments where men have let loose on occasion. However, it hardly defines the experience of living with a man. I hope women who read this have a good laugh and then get curious about it for themselves. Good luck.
Elindriel
wrote on February 6 2010 @ 07:00 pm: [report]
my boyfriend must have been a squirrel in a past life. I have seen him hide his dishes and his leftover food in and under the couch, although this only started after he started living with his brother. I never noticed it, although he could have been doing it and his guy friends cleaned up after him for us.
BTW, peeing in the sink and demanding that i be cool with his friends when he refuses to be cool with mine is grounds for instant break up.
These rules are more for worthless, childish pricks who do not have any respect for those sharing a living space. I have never seen a guy who was that trashy, although peeing in the bathtub i have heard of, which is why I do not bath unless I wash the tube first.
And on the subject of guys over, as long as i know them well and trust them, I do not mind them being over without supervision, but if i had vetoed that idea with him and I find him there, he is going to be forcibly removed from the place. Guess what honey? Its BOTH our place, and I am NOT above calling the cops to report a trespasser if i do not like your friend that much. Just keep that in mind when you start leaving the door unlocked or passing out spare copies of our keys.
ITs no long your place when you move in together, its both of yours, and some consideration of each other is a must.