Wii belong together
Hey, there’s a post about how you can now customize your Fruit Roll-Ups on my review site. And there’s a chance to WIN a FREE box of your own! You can enter here by leaving a comment about what you would design if you had your druthers. Or you can enter at Midwestern Mommy Reviews. A winner will be picked at random Friday morning. (Sponsored by PBN.) And now on to professing my love for a few lovely friends as well as our Wii Fit and a burning question I’d love for you to answer!
A few weeks ago, lovely friend Dana hosted a Wii Fit party. Oh it was so fun! It was a treat to catch up with dear friends Kristie, Jaelithe, Raquita, and Melody. (Rebecca, we missed you!)
At some point the girls and I got to talking about men. And weddings. And the surprises of married life. It was a lively conversation. But it got me thinking about the surprises I encountered throughout the years. (Like how a man’s bedtime ritual is “take off pants. Fall into bed.” We also discussed how some men feel compelled to trim their facial hair/shave the minute after you’ve cleaned the sink.)
So, I wanna hear from you peeps. What surprised you most about living with your significant other? (Was it their eating, sleeping, or hygeine habbits? Was it their moods or how they’d react, or not react, in certain situations?)
P.S. We preordered a Wii Fit the day after the party. We loves it.
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By Suebob, May 31, 2008 @ 4:24 am
I have lived with 3 men (SLUT!) as partners. The thing that surprised me was that even the tidiest of them had some really gross habits. Mr. Tidy himself BLEW HIS NOSE on his hand towel (good reason for having 2 towel racks) when the tissue was like 2 feet away. WHY? WHY?
By abunslife, May 31, 2008 @ 3:25 pm
Jake’s doing a “long” run right now on the Wii Fit. I guess he has to work off all the fish he caught on his ice burg.
I still have not registered myself. I’m a little scared.
By Amber, May 31, 2008 @ 4:28 pm
Overall, my husband is pretty darn great as a housemate. I wish the same could be said for me!
The one thing that kinda freaked me out as a young newlywed was when he showered. You see, he would be in there for a half hour, which was foreign for an in ‘n out girl such as myself.
One day, I walked in on him and do you know what the guy was doing on the floor of shower? SLEEPING! He developed the habit in high school when his mom would drag him out of bed…he’d just go back to sleep.
Issues, the man has issues.
By Zookeeper, May 31, 2008 @ 6:05 pm
I was (and still am) a little surprised at how my husband neglects to turn off lights when he leaves a room. This is a major pet peeve of mine. Sometimes he leaves cainets and closet doors open, too. These things not only surprise, but also annoy me. Oh, how I try not to nag!
By Cheryl, June 1, 2008 @ 1:33 am
I’m still surprised that my husband forgets to brush his teeth and put on deodorant every day. It’s our spoken agreement that I need to remind him every morning. I don’t understand that kind of apathy about how one smells.
By Ree, June 1, 2008 @ 1:49 am
He expects me to read his mind. And I’m horrendous at it.
By Carrie, June 1, 2008 @ 11:09 pm
I can’t wait to get my Wii Fit.
About the man - I am perpetually annoyed that his sex drive hasn’t decreased like Cosmo said it would after age 30.
There, I said it.
By Susan, June 2, 2008 @ 6:22 pm
I’m still, after almost 17 years of marriage, truly amazed just how lazy my husband can be. He works his ass off at his job but when it comes to maintaining the homestead, the shit is supposed to miraculously repair itself. But the bottom line I think is that he knows that eventually I’ll just do it because I’m tired of waiting for him to. Yeah, I know, I created a monster but let me tell you, when he does decide he’s going to do something it takes him twice as long as it takes me to do it. There is way more but you didn’t ask for a book.
By Isabel, June 2, 2008 @ 8:12 pm
This is bad…but I was most surprised about how I no longer had money spent on me. Instead it went to things like rent and car payments. Gone were pretty purses and nice things like that.
Awww…marriage…good times.
By Andrea, June 2, 2008 @ 8:41 pm
I was surprised to find that to this day, the man will not replace a TP roll. Then the ONE time when I guess he got a bug up his ass, he did it wrong. The TP pulls off from UNDER, not over, or the cat (and eventually the non-bipedal kid) will bat it all off the roll, and probably into the toilet. But I did not say anything. Progress is progress.
Also, I was annoyed to find out his definition of sleeping in was until sometime in mid-afternoon. When we first moved in together, I would be up and ready to go at 10 am, which is pretty late actually, and he’d be in bed for ANOTHER FOUR HOURS. Then he’d wonder why he was the only one awake after 2 am. Duh.
Not the case now, though. The kids have knocked that habit out of him, thankfully.
By Dana, June 3, 2008 @ 5:18 am
I was glad to hang out with you for a whole evening!
I was most surprised at how during our courtship, I admired Chris’s clean, pressed clothes which I assumed he cleaned and folded himself. After we got married I discovered that he had been taking them to a DRY CLEANERS who did it all for him. Here I thought I was getting a guy who could iron better than me.
By Traceytreasure, June 3, 2008 @ 4:07 pm
The biggets shock for me was realizing that we are so very different. Like monkeys and horses, different. We are made up of the same stuff but women feel so deeply and need so much caring and support compared to most men. My husband wouldn’t care if I never gave him a compliment. I need them though, from HIM! I’ve had to teach my husband how to make me happy. He wasn’t born knowing. I know how to make him happy, (I think), I didn’t have to learn. The differences between men and women amaze me every day. Great post, Lisa!! Do you know what I mean?
By Jill, June 3, 2008 @ 7:29 pm
Overall my husband has very few bad habits (or maybe habits that just don’t annoy me??) but the two that do are:
leaving baseball-type caps hanging all over the house in places caps don’t belong: on the back of the dining room chair, on the banister
and leaving dirty dishes in the sink when the dishwasher in perfectly able to hold them.
And the snoring….on my word. It’s endless.
By mp, June 3, 2008 @ 8:46 pm
I’m hoping Santa brings me the Wii Fit.
My husband..He’s like the Greek Dad on My Big Fat Greek Wedding.. ENOUGH W/ THE FRICKING WINDEX!!!
By GrimRealityGirl, June 3, 2008 @ 10:26 pm
I was shocked at how often he toots. I was shocked at how he could peel the paint off the bathroom wall. I am still shocked that he can’t move an item into the dishwasher — he MUST place it in the sink.
I was also shocked at what a great husband and father he is — so the other crap is well worth it!
By Kat, June 3, 2008 @ 10:31 pm
I too have a husband that does not turn off lights and even turns them on during the middle of the day. Some things don’t bother me too much, bathroomwise that is, because I shared a bathroom with my brother. Boy did he break me in! My biggest pet peeve is the lack of eye hand coordination to place his dirty socks and underwear in the hamper. They always seem to land right in front of it…hmmmm curious isn’t it??
By Kristin, June 4, 2008 @ 3:30 am
seriously, it’s the fact that my husband cannot stand to let the refrigerator door open… i can be making dinner and going back and forth for items and he’ll walk in and shut the door when my arms are full of scallions and chicken broth…
also, i am surprised at home much i miss him when he’s not around.
By slackermommy, June 4, 2008 @ 4:45 pm
I was so appalled that my hubby drank coffee on the shitter. I’m over it now. I actually moved the coffee pot into the bathroom when our kitchen was being renovated. Shockingly he was grossed out. Go figure!
My WiiFit says I’m down 0.9 lbs today. Woohoo!
By Farrell, June 5, 2008 @ 1:28 pm
Don’t even get me started on my ex, and the fact that he’s an ex says enough, doesn’t it? One thing that bugged me is that he would get on me about my coffee “sugar mess” yet he was the biggest slob around.
By quinn, June 15, 2008 @ 12:36 am
Um… How loud he chews. He doesn’t even chew with his mouth open, so I’m not sure how something that is supposed to be virtually inaudible… isn’t. Even food that doesn’t need to be chewed gets chomped. Is that weird that I notice it? Weirder still that I’m so open about how much it bugs me- It’s become a running joke in our house “Oh no, you’re eating pudding, lots of chomping to do with THAT, boy, I’d better turn the volume up on the tv!” Good thing thing the dude still thinks I’m hilarious after all this time.
Matter of fact, maybe that’s Surprising Thing #2…
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