Things You Can Never Change About Your Spouse

United States
January 15, 2007 10:19pm CST
Sigh, I know I can't be the only one with this problem. As much as I love my husband there are tiny things that I used to wish would change about him. They haven't changed. One of these is the fact that he plays with the alarm clock forever before finally setting it. What does your spouse do that drives you nuts?
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@tentwo67 (3382)
• United States
16 Jan 07
My husband has what I think of as selective hearing or retention anyway. Sometimes he's very quick to say that I "never" told him something, when he just didn't remember. On the flip side, though, I "must not listen" when I forget something he told me. Makes me insane sometimes, but he's also very fair and kind and funny and loving etc etc etc I have my own quirks that he very graciously accepts, so to me it's all part of "for better or worse."
@hcromer (2710)
• United States
16 Jan 07
Mine will not get a job. He hasn't worked in 6 months or made any effort in that time to find a job. Talk about driving me nuts. He also hangs around with me while I am at work and hangs all over me and keeps me from getting any work done.
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@judyt00 (3497)
• Canada
17 Jan 07
Does he not know this is grounds to have you fired? then neither of you will have a job. I have the feeling he is a very jealous person and is afraid you will cheat on him.
@konzen (271)
• Philippines
17 Jan 07
There are some things you can't expect to change even if you wanted to. As they say old habits die hard.
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@WebMann (4731)
• Canada
17 Jan 07
Well my wife is the best and way more than I deserve but will be talking to me and get up, keep talking, walk out of the room, still talking and expect me to her. But we have been together 25 years this April and she still does it. To be fair I have way more bad habits but she isn't here to tell and I ain't tellin'
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• United States
16 Jan 07
The thing that drives me crazy about my spouse is the big mess he makes. He never puts anything away after he uses it. He leaves things lying around the house and I am constantly picking up after him because I can't stand the mess. Then he wonders why he can never find anything. He is always losing things, his keys, his eyeglasses, etc.
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@plantit1 (297)
• United States
17 Jan 07
After 25 years of marriage nothing he does bothers me anymore. I have accepted him as he is and I do not try to change him into mister perfect. He is already perfect just the way he is, even with his ways that others might not think are so perfect.
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@Angelinka (1410)
• Italy
16 Jan 07
well honestly i would love to change some things,some habits my boyfriend got..but i just cant allow me to do this:)he is much older then me,so it would be stupid if i would like to learn him how to live...and i think for him its just too late to change..for example i would like him to stop smoking ...but he is smoking 25 years now..since he was teenager..so i cant do anything:)he just wants to smoke...anyway,with all bad habits he got i love him...and i will never leave him:)
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@kawillow74 (1416)
• United States
17 Jan 07
If I could change something it would be his bed habits of taking up the whole bed and his snorning it takes me forever to fall asleep. I jab him i the side all the time and it will work for a sec. and then the snorning is back.
@ukchriss (2097)
16 Jan 07
I dont think I would change anything, Nobody is perfect. He puts up with my faults and I put up with his, thats all part of a good relationship.
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@eaforeman6 (8979)
• United States
16 Jan 07
I am thinking about what my spouse does that drives me crazy.....well he cleans house different then I do. He has his way and I have mine...lol Thats the first things that came to my mind.
@riyasam (16556)
• India
16 Jan 07
even then u you love him.
• United States
16 Jan 07
I don't really expect my husband to change for me. Yes I want him to be adjusting. I already know several things that my husband would like me to change he has told me those things but doesn't make a big deal about it, I haven't changed. So I think it will be better for your marriage that you train yourself to have fun with alarm clock yourself so it doesn't drive you nuts (it should be easy). Marriage is a partnership and you have to make it work by adjusting to each other if your husband can't change try ignoring or change yourself so you have a smooth sailing in marriage.
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@tohot666 (300)
• United States
16 Jan 07
You cannot change someone, you have to learn to deal with these things. Although the thing that annoys me about my boyfriend is that he is so closed minded, and isn't really open to experience new things. in that I mean he only likes his music, he never tries to like my music.
@judyt00 (3497)
• Canada
17 Jan 07
yes, either YOU change or you leave him. You shouldn't expect anyone to change for you any more than you'd expect your father to change.
• Philippines
16 Jan 07
When I am quiet, he would constantly aske me, "are you okay?"... as if i cant be quiet for no reason at all
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@drashima (224)
• United States
17 Jan 07
my husband untidiness irritates me no end. i clear up his work station and next day it will be even more messy.that just drives me nuts and makes me mad at him
@MellieC (783)
• United States
17 Jan 07
My husband plays video games non stop. I knew this before we got married but back then he spent way more time with ME than he did playing. Now we have a son and I wished he would cut back. He's tried to cut it down but its still something that gets me grumpy at him.
@missybal (4490)
• United States
17 Jan 07
My husband stresses more about the little things than the big things and he is constantly stressing over things that won't even take place for a long time. And he always thinks he is not doing as well as he should. No matter how much better we are doing then the year before he still expects so much more of himself. And he thinks he has to have me dripping in diamonds to be a good husband.
• United States
17 Jan 07
heheheh, a cute post. Well, he takes forever to respond to me when I ask him a question. I say, "do you hear me." He says "what?" I repeat it 3 times until he reponds. Drives me up the wall.
• United States
17 Jan 07
When he's off from work, he walks around in his underwear all day.
@judyt00 (3497)
• Canada
17 Jan 07
My spouse did lots of things that drove me crazy from throwing his dirty socks under the bed to leaving his work boots in the bathroom, but the one that finally was the last straw was when he decided to save time and gas money by moving his girlfriend in across the hall
@072006 (1276)
• India
17 Jan 07
hey!!....its very true tht nobody is perfect.....though we have so many things to change with our partners....we luv our partners a lot....well about mine if i wanna talk i wud say...even if i want to discuss with him smthng important....he'll keep on playing his flute....nomaater he is gud flutist!!