I was recently reading an article from 2011 that listed the top 10 things that married couples fight about. What I was expecting wasn’t what I read.
I was thinking more along the lines of fighting about finances, the raising of the children, and in-laws. But this list was quite surprising. For instance, one of the fights is about stubble in the sink.
I am blessed enough to have a son and husband who shaves and doesn’t know how to wash their stubble down the drain (note the sarcasm). But have I ever gotten into a fight with my husband about it? Never.
Another argument that couples apparently have is over marks in the toilet. I know, not a pleasant picture to have in mind. But I say just flush it a few times and avoid an argument.
Flicking through television stations is yet another common argument. Okay, I can admit that this one gets annoying. But we have never had a fight about it.
Back in the bathroom again…we have not replacing the toilet paper, not flushing the toilet and
leaving the seat up. All are definitely annoyances, but not worth a fight.
Dirty cups and wet towels left around the house are another argument. Guess I’m lucky that way. My husband uses the sink and laundry basket.
The last argument is over hoarding stuff. I do tend to be the one who gets rid of things while my husband collects. But we have yet to get into a fight over it.
Do you notice a pattern here, though? Not just the fact that these are small issues but they are usually complaints that women have. Perhaps some of us just need to loosen up a bit and not sweat the small stuff.
It seems we have bigger fish to fry in our marriages than bathroom etiquette.
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