Do you get angry when your spouse "uses up" household products

[Anonymous]

My wife gets angry when I use household products, complaining that "she wants it to be there when she's ready to use it." I think she should simply buy more of the item to account for the fact that I may use it too. I also try to replace items I use. We both shop for groceries. I buy more milk than I did before we had kids because I know the kids like milk too, and I like to have milk with my coffee every morning. It's not that hard to make sure there's always milk on hand. She has gone as far as to hide things like laundry soap. I find it very selfish of her.

[Anonymous]

somehow i suspect there is more to the story

[Anonymous]

And how is your sex life?

[Anonymous]

Y’all got problems. Two adults and you can’t figure this out?

In my home, when the detergent gets down to five pods, it goes on the list since we do about 3 loads a week. When there’s only two rolls of paper towels, they go on the list.

[Anonymous]

Do you ever use up cleaning products?

[Anonymous]

She sounds nuts. Are you putting milk containers with nothing in it back in the fridge or something?

[Anonymous]

Do you tell her when its out? Nothing more annoying then needing something and not knowing its gone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you tell her when its out? Nothing more annoying then needing something and not knowing its gone.

Op here. I certainly try to remember to tell her to pick some up if we are out of something and she’s
At the store.

[Anonymous]

Are you leaving empty containers?

Do you always use the last of something she likes?

Do you not tell her you’re out and she’s got to discover it?

If not that then I say she’s got some issues.

I’m either case you need to learn to communicate better with each other.

[Anonymous]

Only when he doesn’t tell me we are running low/out of the item.

[Anonymous]

How about a system. When either of notices something is low or almost out, write it on shared grocery list to be checked when the next person goes to the store or just order it off Amazon prime.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you tell her when its out? Nothing more annoying then needing something and not knowing its gone.

Op here. I certainly try to remember to tell her to pick some up if we are out of something and she’s
At the store.

Trying is not doing be an adult and be proactive. There’s apps for this .

[Anonymous]

Op here. Most of these suggestions are helpful.
I guess that is what I would expect from her. She could try to remind me if I’m forgetting to replace certain things, or suggest a shared shopping list. Her solution is to tell me not to use stuff and/or hide it. That’s what I find problematic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Most of these suggestions are helpful.
I guess that is what I would expect from her. She could try to remind me if I’m forgetting to replace certain things, or suggest a shared shopping list. Her solution is to tell me not to use stuff and/or hide it. That’s what I find problematic.

Does she do the shopping? If so, you need to tell her when you use something up. If not, you need to keep things stocked.

[Anonymous]

We use the app Wunderlist. It’s awesome. Anything running low goes on the shared list. Whoever shops next checks the list. (We have different lists for grocery, Target, Costco, etc.) if it’s something urgent like milk, eggs or the kids favorite cereal, it’s also verbally discussed. “We’ll need X before tomorrow.”

But yes, I’d be annoyed if I went to put cream in my coffee and no one told me we were out.