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I'm the one who did the dishes, cleaning, groceries, kids, after I cleaned she would make a mess then yell at me for being a slob and not keeping the house clean, also I worked full-time. When the dishwasher broke she blamed me because I'm the only one who loaded/unloaded it. when I fixed it with proof it wasn't my fault, it was still my fault.
abusive relationships really mess with your senses of reality.
That's painful to read. Hope you are able to untangle yourself from that mess.
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been there. yes.
Did you manage to get out?
Not the person you replied to, but I did. She's been trying to get me back ever since, despite living with her new boyfriend. He's as abusive as she is but she needs him for his car so I keep telling her she's met her perfect match and I'm not coming between them lol
I did - almost 10 years ago. Still think about it all the time
Yo are you still in aforementioned relationship hell?
no, she still is a nightmare because kids and custody battles, but I'm not in a much healthy poly thing.
I think one of the issues couples have with cleaning is that everyone has different schedules and approaches
I never clean during weekdays, sorry but work fucks me up and when I come home I want all relaxation
When the weekend starts after my Saturday morning I'll go on a quick cleaning binge, and then Sunday night I do another clean binge and repeat
I think, there are some things that can't "wait", dishes, always after meal. I never want to arrive in my kitchen and it's full of dirty dishes.
The issue is people assume their way is the only right way and when someone does it differently they interpret it as lazy or malicious, rather than responding with humility and trying to find out how their partner thinks.
But you still have to somewhat wash them before they go in the dishwasher.
Allegedly that is the fault of the pods your using ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHP942Livy0
The easy fix TL;DW (though you should, Alex is great) is to, right before starting the dishwasher, run the hot water until the tap is as hot as it gets. Drastically improved outcomes.
I took away from his video it's to put detergent in both spots because there's two rinses. The running to get hot is just cherry on top to help more
Also clean the filter in the bottom. Do not forget proper maintenance or you'll just be cursing him for not listening to advice he does give.
I switched off of pods a few years ago to just dishwashing liquid soap and it has been better.
Only sometimes. Just put everything in as is and hand wash what doesn't come out clean. This applies more to newer washers rather than the old ones that just redistribute the filth.
Finds a comic strip that i don’t like.
This must be before my time, I must make my opinion known to all.
Proceeds to publicly talk down on the comic for being ”old and out of touch”.
Realizes Arc Raiders released in 2025.
Shit.
My trick is to do the chores first, then with any leftover time I can do whatever I want guilt free.
leftover time
Get a load of the optimist over here
I know, when are chores ever done? If I didn’t allot free time for myself I’d never have any.
Yeah, I got a similar trick. I just never get tired, bored, or distracted. You should try that!
My wife goes into complete reading trance when she gets her hands on a new novel. Nothing will get done until that book is finished. Any response will be delayed until the next chapter.
I have learned to stop anywhere in a book and it helps a lot with chores. My condolences to your wife for her addiction.
Ack no, not in my house. I cook, husband does the dishes usually. I clean the dishwasher filter, maintain the machine and tell him not to clean the dishes before they go in. He doesn't usually wash my cast iron because he was messing it up (which is not easy to do but he managed it) but all the regular dishes and most of the pots & pans are his world because he wants me to cook.
Time to buy a dishwasher.
There's an old Mitch Hedberg joke that goes something like "This shirt is dry clean only, which means... it's dirty"
I think the same applies exactly for dishes that aren't dishwasher safe. I have a dishwasher but my sink still has a pile of dishes waiting.
" I like to buy things to make my life easier. I also like to buy other things that don't work with the first things to make my life harder again."
Simply only buy dishes that are dishwasher safe.
I’m gonna assume that the oopsies person has a job and is just on their day or hours off.
Uh, I do the dishes and the gaming and the laundry and vacuum and...
But she's hot and makes more money, so its all good.
I do 75% of the house work. Fuck this dated noise.
Oh chill out. The entire premise of this strip is that the guy in the third panel usually DOES do the dishes. Don't be so fragile and masculine.
The opposite is normally true for my SO and I. They will still accuse me of making the mess but once I sort things into piles and show the mess is from them they are always very surprised.
That would only serve to piss off my SO.
Being a stay at home dad was fucking awesome!
We both work from home. We have neither excuses nor anyone to blame.
We're just the third panel twice in a standoff with the dishes.
This, but both ways. Neither my wife nor me washes the dishes regularly. Needless to say a dishwasher was a game changer.
My wife says im pretty good with these things over other guys shes known. My main thing is hey if im doing dishes or laundry its because it needs to be done and other things I might do get pushed down. Im unemployed right now though so not much of an issue of having time.
