Things my spouse does to drive me INSANE

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I wrote out a list tonight and I am hoping that will help me " deal " with my

problem in a more positive way...

1) Chewing Gum - He does this all the time even though he knows it drives me

absolutely nuts! Yesterday I told him that he was the only man in his 40's that

I know who chews gum. It is true. I look around and I never see anyone else's

husband chewing gum but there is my husband just smacking away...

2) Chewing on a straw...He likes to do this too. Anytime we eat out (about once

a week) after he is done with his drink he folds up the straw and sticks it in

his mouth and chews on it. Why, I don't know. I am assuming because he knows I

am hanging on to the edge by my fingernails and he is hoping that chewing on the

straw will be enough to send me plunging to my death. So, I always " allow " him

to chew on the God forsaken straw until we get in the car and then I have to ask

him to spit it out. Then he ALWAYS says, " I know, I am going to spit it out. "

Then he starts the car, backs out of the parking space and starts driving before

he spits it out. Why, oh why couldn't he just for once actually spit the thing

out BEFORE we get in the car? I know we are probably only in the car together

for about 2 minutes total before he spits the straw out but as any one with this

condition can tell you this is a long 2 minutes in which every ounce of your

being is all consumed with rage and hatred for the person causing you the

discomfort. This makes for a long car ride even after he has spit out the straw

because if he cared about me AT ALL he would never have put the straw in his

mouth in the first place. Am I right? Do you hear me people?

3) His eating habits are not that great even to a " normal " person. When he is

eating soup instead of putting soup on a spoon and quietly blowing on the spoon

and then eating it he sticks the tip of the spoon in his mouth and sluuuuurps

the soup in. Even after the soup has cooled down enough to eat it without

problem he still prefers the slurping way. Any looks cast in his direction are

not noticed by him. He also likes to take a bite of food and then speak. Most

people would wait until they have chewed and swallowed the food in their mouth

before they talk...not this guy. Bite food, begin speaking, repeat. I have not

seen anyone else post about this, I am fairly new to this group, but when people

have something in their mouths that keeps them from speaking normally it REALLY

irritates the living stuffing out of me. My husband used to come to bed with a

mouth guard in and try to talk to me. I want to go punch him in his face right

now just thinking about it. Also EVERY TIME he opes a can of soda he pops it

open and then slurps the coke (or whatever) off the top of the can. He is so

habitiual about this. POP, SLUUUURP!!! I suppose it could be worse and he could

start using a straw at home. I can't even think about that right now because if

I did my head would explode and if my children came down stairs tomorrow morning

and found me sitting here with my head exploded it would probably ruin their

Christmas. I will think about that after Christmas and then think about how

grateful I am that it has never occured to my husband to use a straw at home.

HE LOVES, LOVES, LOVES to clear his throat. I am pretty sure that he has

Tourette's syndrome, and I am not even kidding. I know, a match made in heaven,

right? He doesn't just clear his throat quietly and then be done with it, oh

no, he clears it 3 times starting with a normal one then a loud one then as loud

as he can. I mean LITERALLY as loud as he can. Clear your throat right now as

loud as you can and you will see what I am going through. He does this about

once every 45 seconds when he really gets going. He says it is because he has

allergies...

Which leads me to my last but not least complaint THE SNIFFING! He sniffs

non-stop. Not your little sniffle here and there, no, no this is major snot

rearranging sniffing. The snot starts out in his lower nostrils then he sucks

it back up into his sinuses then sucks it down his throat then hacks it back up

his mouth. I know you are probably wondering how I can keep my hands off this

guy, am I right ladies? If we are outside he will then spit it out which is

so disgusting I can't even tell you. But if we are inside then, of course, he

just swallows it and the whole process starts all over. When I ask him to blow

his nose he does and NOTHING ever comes out. He also blames this on allergies.

So, that is it. Thank you for listening. I am so happy to have found this site

because I thought I was the only one, besides my mother, who had this problem.

My husband thinks I am just picking on him about every little thing. I hardly

ever say anything to him anymore unless we are in the car together and I HAVE to

put up with it. I do try to aviod being in the car with him at all costs. We

have 2 children and other than this problem of mine I wold say that we are a

pretty normal couple. I would really love to not be so bothered by these things

because it really does make me have evil thoughts about my husband who is a

really nice guy and a wonderful father. Does anyone have any suggestions on how

you can get past the damaging thoughts that you have toward your spouse? I

would appreciate any help. Thank you for taking the time to read this!