While You Were Sweeping
by Amy Alkon
My boyfriend of nine months leaves a mess in my home, and it infuriates me. Although he's otherwise a great guy, just a glass not taken to the kitchen makes me boil with rage. He doesn't only leave glasses around, but dishes and trash, napkins and soda cans. Jackets and sweatshirts are dropped wherever. He lies on the bed without taking his shoes off...arrrrgh! And he spits toothpaste into the sink without rinsing it out, and never does dishes when we cook or put carryout on plates. I don't u ...
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Posted by: Laurie
Comment: #1
Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:14 AM
If a person is feeling that much rage over an incident then they have undealt with issues of disrespect. Or too big of an ego, but i figure it's the former with this girl. Why does this make her feel so disrespected that she goes into a rage? She should really delve into that and make sure she finds the answer before she gets any where towards marriage.
definitely speak up. my husband is just like that, it continues to this day. he was good when we were engaged, but has now decided it's his house and he wants to live like he wants to live, even though i don't desire to live that way.
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Posted by: Sheila
Comment: #2
Wed Apr 9, 2008 5:07 AM
God, you really love the sound of your own voice, don't you, Amy? All that blather (nasty, too! your trademark!) and the advice boils down to "speak up." Whee.
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