Ten Ways to Drive Your Husband Absolutely Batty

A few things to avoid if you want a sane and happy hubby, or employ should you be feeling vindictive.

1. Acting like one of the characters on your favorite TV show is real. *sobbing* “Can you believe they killed off Matthew? He was such a good maaaa-aaannn wahhhh”.

2. Forcing him to watch any movie based on a Jane Austin novel and then expecting him to speak and behave like Mr. Darcy. “What do you mean you don’t want to get up at dawn and meet me in a field so we can look deeply into each other’s eyes?!?”

He's got the crazy eyes.

3. Telling him not to waste money on flowers for your birthday/Mother’s Day/Valentine’s Day/Ground Hog’s Day and then getting mad because he didn’t. Don't do it, you will never get flowers again.

4. Saying you don’t care about something when you do. Men are not any good at mind reading. The course on reading tea leaves is not offered in man school. You need to be honest and clear. Hints are also useless.

5. Criticizing him constantly about things that make no difference. “Why do you always chew that way? Couldn’t you chew a little slower?!? Is this a chewing NASCAR race?” Let it go ladies, please.

6. Giving him the thumbs up on intimacy and then falling asleep before things get started. This will cause  him to be a major Grumpy McGrumperpants.

7. Deleting his favorite TV show from the DVR before he has a chance to watch it because it is “stupid”. He most likely feels the same about Downton Abbey and The Bachelor but leaves your programs alone.

8. Getting after him for buying junk food because he is “holding you back from being healthy” and then when he complies, making him go to the store to get you chocolate ice cream because you are “dying”.

9. Asking “does this make me look fat?” and then getting upset when he is honest. Granted most husbands have learned that if they want to live they lie about this one, but maybe those jeans really do look like doo-doo on you.

10. Griping that his hobby of shooting/writing/car repair/video gaming/origami/kite flying/skiing/bird watching is a waste of time and money. He needs an outlet that is his, you will not go bankrupt because of it and you will both be happier for it, I swear.

These are some things I know drive Buns up the wall and cause his intermittent eye twitch. When I knock it off he is a much happier compadre and in turn so am I.

What habits send your other half around the bend to crazyland and how do you avoid them?

Cheers,

Brenda