It's also important not to be a filthy pig. |
You have got to be a troll! How old are you? FYI Her liking and playing with other people's kids is no indication that she'll be a good mom. |
Except you didn't just post this as a vent. You claim this isn't a dealbreaker and her big boos are enough for you to overlook the roaches and mice, and carry you through a lifetime of happiness, Come back when you pln on proposing. |
Dump her. Don't marry this person because soon you will have a big messy house and little messy children and YOU will be doing all the work. The resentment is already growing. It will be ten fold if you marry her. |
My first thought was he thinks it’s bad now, wait until she refuses to clean up after KIDS. |
You are very naive. It will become a dealbreaker. |
OP you're in dreamland - you can't build a relationship on such shaky ground. It will get worse for you. She is not the only one in the world for you. Tell her it's torturing you and ask her to stop. See if that's a dealbreaker for her. |
OP, set some minimum standards -- this is what worked for me as the slobby one. In our house, the standards are 1) dirty dishes go in the dishwasher by the end of the day, 2) clean dishes get unloaded immediately, 3) no clothes on the floor except in a tiny space on my side of the bed, 4) no towels on the floor ever. |
If you dumped her, you would probably be doing both of you a favor in the long run. Couldn’t help but notice that the list of what you love about her begins with her appearance and sexual performance ability. So you are willing to overlook this now, but once she is no longer fit or hot, or if her boobs get saggy, or if she is too tired to have sex every night, you will probably either cheat or divorce her and you’ll lie to yourself and others that it’s over her housekeeping laziness so you don’t look like the bad guy. Your priorities seem like they are all surface level. |
Wait unit you have kids and the diaper genie is overflowing and reeks of poo and ammonia or the inevitable diaper change gone wrong and it gets on the wall or floor. Visualize this in your head OP.
The plates of food on the counter that are rotting and dried like concrete. Toys and clothes everywhere. Then add pets and their fecal matter to the mix with hair and chewed up toys and whatever else strewn about. You think you have a high HHI now but it won't be like that with kids and a the maid you're going to need three times a week not twice a month. That's just the tip of the iceberg. Report back about the state of her breasts then. |
I am messy and DH is not and it is definitely the most difficult thing in our relationship. Every other point of conflict pales in comparison to this one. At one point he wanted to divorce me over it. I have gotten much better about cleaning and he has gotten a lot less judgmental and has been able to relax more so things are okay, but had I known he cared so much about cleanliness I wouldn’t have married him (it’s not like he didn’t know I was messy before he pursued me, I don’t know why he thought I would suddenly change). |
This is not necessarily true. I was kind of a lazy slob when I was single and childless, but having my own kids and household has turned me into a much neater person. Some people change these habits when they find themselves the caretaker and not the taken care of. |
My DH is messy, but he has gotten better. I don't mind cleaning the most. We have two kids and no cleaner. I clean as I go, a little each day, so I doesn't feel like a huge burden.
My DH is NOT lazy though. He picks up the slack in other areas that I don't enjoy, like the bills, entertaining the kids, yard work, etc. I think if you're ok with always being the cleaner, then it's not a deal breaker. But if she just plain lazy and expects you to do all the work in your partnership, then it'll get old fast, especially with kids. Life is stressful enough - find someone who makes you stronger as a team together. |
If this bothers you now, it’s going to drive you absolutely insane after being together 10 years. This is a deal-breaker. |
She sounds great as long as you don't live with her. Having a gross house will get on your nerves despite all of her positive attributes. |