We often have these whimsical ideas about adult life when we're kids, and the reality hits us in the face as we grow up. This happens in all areas of life from what we think our wedding is going to look like to the reality of marriage being less romantic than romance movies or social media makes it seem.
No one is perfect, and that means even if we're madly in love with our partner and know that we both made the commitment with the best intentions, the struggle can still be very real. We're not going to love every single thing about our partners, and conflicts and peeves are going to reveal themselves at times throughout life. We're going to fight and argue at some point, and there are going to be things that we wish we could change if we had the power to do so.
We're not going to love everything about our partner, and venting or complaining is common, but we don't often get to hear outside our general circle about such things. Someone posed a question on Reddit to find out what the "weirdest complaint" they’ve heard a married person say about their partners.
Reading through the responses, some are hilarious and seriously weird, and for others, reading them helps us feel a little more normal in what bothers us. Check out what 15 people said are the "weirdest complaints" they've heard.
"He Cooks With Too Much of the Wrong Hot Sauce."
"I heard a coworker complaining about how any time her husband cooks he puts in a bunch of a particular hot sauce he knows she hates," one Reddit user shared. The person also noted that he adds the hot sauce "to the point where she can’t even eat the food he makes."
The user said the coworker's wife isn't a favorite person. "I’m ashamed to admit I laughed my a– off with my buddy later because obviously her husband is like 100 percent passive aggressive and hates her just as much as we do."
"He 'Took' the Middle of the Night Feedings With Baby."
Many new moms complain about having to stay awake with the baby, but for this couple, the opposite happened. One Reddit user wrote "My mom used to complain that when my dad worked nights he would take the midnight and 3 am feedings, so she could sleep." The person continued, "Her issue was he wanted to spend time with me. Yes. She was jealous and her child’s father took the night feedings and wanted to spend time with his child, since he slept during the day."
"He Doesn't Like Spending *Any* Time With His Wife."
"One of my coworkers complained to me that he couldn't stand spending any amount of time with his wife," an anonymous user shared. "He would work overtime and volunteer night shifts just to not have to go home. When I asked why he was still married to her if he didn't love her, he said that she was a good woman and doesn't plan to divorce her and that they are planning on having a kid together."
The same user had another story about the same coworker, writing, "same coworker complained that she packed him lunch because he wanted to go out to eat with the guys."
"She Didn't Like 'Good Morning.'"
"I had a friend tell me she had considered divorce because her husband kept saying good morning to her before she’d had coffee," shared a Reddit user. "I laughed thinking she was joking, and she looked stone faced and said they had to go to marriage counseling over it, and finally her husband realized this was a serious issue."
Coffee is no joke, it seems.
There's "Not Enough Breakfast."
"My husband told me about a coworker whose wife will make breakfast for her and her daughter but not anything for him," wrote the person who originally posted the question. "Like he is there, in the house, hungry, and she makes just enough breakfast for her and their kid."
Another person replied to that situation and didn’t see what was wrong with it. "Mmmmm… could he suggest making breakfasts for the whole family himself, rather than expect her to do it? Can’t see anything weird here."
He Tries To Give "Toothless Kisses."
A Reddit user shared a story that feels more adorable than anything. "My mom complains because my dad chases her around the house without his dentures in and tries to sing badly to her and kiss her. It’s adorable but I guess it can get old after 40 years!"
The Reddit users who replied to this one all agreed that this was adorable to the max.
"That Sneeze, OMG."
Another Redditor sent an answer in writing about not being able to stand the husband's sneeze.
"It’s my own complaint (of course): I hate his sneeze. So much. It’s the worst," the person explained. "It’s like a sonic boom at exactly the right level of ear splitting timbre. Asking him to sneeze quieter has only gotten me weird looks (even though he is also sensitive to sound — things rattling in cars, especially), so now I just hold my ears."
"He's Not Listening, But Blames His Wife."
"Dude I know: His wife got him a pool table that he wanted," an anonymous Redditor wrote.
"He has this tendency of agreeing to anything anyone says/any question asked if he's working on a project he likes more than that person. And he really loves his job. So you could ask if he wants a cocktail sauce-dipped ice cream cone for lunch and he'd agree and tell you to go away."
The person continued, "Well, his wife apparently called him one day and said that they had a pool table at work, what it was being sold for, did he want it? He was like 'Sure!' so she bought it. Much to his confusion. Apparently, in his mind he meant it as a 'Sure but we have nowhere to put it so no.'… So when he came home to find the pool table there, he freaked out. Groused to me about now he has to listen to his wife because she might trick him again."
"Work Is a 'Vacation' From Him."
"My coworker has to take off every time her husband has off. No excuses," someone shared. "She recently took 2 weeks off leaving me to work alone, all she did was complain about how she wants to come to work, and work is her vacation from him."
The Redditor mentioned pointing out the husband "seems very controlling and she has the right to do what she wants," but she always has the same reply. "He's been like [this] for 30 years, theres no changing him, you gotta take the good with the bad."
"She Doesn't Understand Mental Health."
We know there's still a lot of stigma about depression and other mental health issues, and this complaint a Redditor was told about a coworker's husband is proof of that.
The person shared this: "My coworker complains that her husband takes medicine for ADHD/depression. She thinks he should just get over it and control his brain on his own."
"He'd Ask Her What She Wanted For Dinner."
"I used to be the roommate of a married couple, the wife is a good friend," one Redditor wrote.
"She complained that her husband asked her what she wanted to order for dinner too often. She wanted him to just decide on it himself and know what she wants. She's not picky or anything so it doesn't seem like a situation where she would be unhappy if he did order for her. But I remember being surprised that she was that annoyed by it."
"He Blows His Nose Every Morning."
"One of my coworkers complained that her husband blew his nose in his underwear before putting them in the hamper in the morning," another shared. "She thought it was disgusting."
"He's Always Surprising Her."
Many of us wish our partners would go out of their way to plan something special, but that's not the case for everyone, according to one Reddit user.
"My dad likes to take my mom on surprise romantic breaks to mystery locations," the person wrote. "My mom complains that she doesn’t like not knowing where they are going. I can’t even imagine how many people would love to have that ‘problem.'"
"He Is Not Fix-It-Savvy."
"Man, I really love my husband, I really really do," one person prefaced the comment before continuing, "But my biggest complaint is that he's way more tech savvy than he is good at building or fixing things. I grew up with a single mom and we did all sorts of tough work around the house.
"I've helped her with SO many labor intensive yard work projects and I genuinely enjoy getting my hand dirty to fix and building things. I think it's really cool that he knows so much and [is] manly in other ways but sometimes I hear about his cousins helping their wives build things that I'm just too weak for and I get a little jealous."
The person added, "Or if there's a problem around the house I'm the one that has to figure it out because he barely knows how to use a hammer."
"The Husband Tries to Discipline Their Kid ..."
"My sister complains that her husband tries to discipline their daughter," responded one Reddit user.
"She’s 4 and spoilt rotten because my sister won’t tell her no and she won’t let her husband either. I’ve actually seen him try to stop her doing something wrong and my sister just started yelling at him for being mean to her. I don’t see their relationship lasting into my niece's puberty."
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