Won't accept roses as an apology. I had a mate who gave me more roses than anyone I know. Right gesture, wrong timing.

gims, I'll betcha that if we could hear men sitting around and letting out their pet peeves about their wives....well, would we really be surprised?? I bet we could guess.....mine would actually say that I require too much sleep?!?! Ughhhh....maybe it's good we can't hear.

I'd say sports would be a topic.

I'd say me not cooking would be a topic.

My husband and I have talked about this, and he says they really don't sit around talking about their wives. They just drink beer, watch sports, and live in the moment. I believe it... they just don't think about/worry about as much stuff as we do.

K

Dolphin, I really think you are right. My ex was the same way, and the SO is too. With the SO, Dan...he goes to the VFW, does his thing (programs the marquee for upcoming events), shoots the wind and yaps with his pals, has a couple of beers, goes home. End of story, nothing exciting. If asked "well what did you and Ben (or whoever) talk about?" the answer is usually: motorcycles, compare who drinks what beer, who hit that homerun or some nonsense about the upcoming Ohio State football season. That's it!!

Guys I think do live incredibly in the moment. They just don't have that "worry" factor we do about relationships and who's doing what!

Maybe we need to take a lessonf rom then, but then how would things ever get done?

I'm laughing aobut the toilet paper. Since my daughter's been home, she's been changing it. She got in the habit of using our bathroom while both boys were here. She didn't like sharing a bathroom with them, so I got the toilet papre changer until she goes back to school. Then it's my job again.

My DH & his buddies are together almost daily & they talk about their wood cutting for self & neighbors in need or gardens..literally, The primary 3 have several gardens scattered around over the area. some are helping older folks out & some are for our families use & neighborly sharing + donation to a Boys Ranch. Complaints my husband would have are I shop and baby my 54 pound puppy too much. However if any wife finds a good deal on something, we'd better call in to see if the other families want us to pickup a bargain for them too. Our men actually brag on the wives' bargains & Swap recipes for US to cook.
Back to bath issues, at one point early on I tried reverse bathroom etiquite on my DH. For a few weeks I actually 'Raised the Seat' when I left the master Bath, point being as I told him, It's was as easy for me to raise the seat as it would be for him to lower it, so I would be the one with the responsibility of seat placement..What a deal he thought - until one early AM 'call' & he FELL IN behind first! For one of us it was magically histerical!! Now that the kid's have moved out I took over their bath since it's right across the hall from my office and he has the master bath. Boy did I take over, it's painted a deep dusty rose w/ polished brass fixtures, a lace shower curtain & plush southwestern rugs. Along with other accessories that Scream, Put the Seat down a lady controls this room. The boys think it's awesome, since their, respective GF & wife also use it. BY evolution those boys DO lower the seat & change the TP rolls. I'm so proud.

I'm just reading this clever post. I love your thought process regarding the toilet seat. What a hoot.