Husband doesn't want to outsource lawn mowing...but also takes forever to get around to doing it...

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[Post New]07/27/2019 17:29
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Anonymous
I have begged him to let me hire a service and his response is always "but I LIKE mowing the lawn!" Maybe in April or October, but not any months with an average daytime temperature over 80. He lets it go way too long in between mowing it and it looks terrible.

And while he loathes spending money to outsource things (took me years to get a cleaner) we can easily afford it. (No debt aside from mortgage, retirement and college savings more than on track.)

So, can I just ignore him? And outsource it anyway? He hasn't mowed it in two weeks and here we are again 5:30pm on Saturday night and he hasn't mowed and made no mention of doing so. Will fighting about the lawn service be any worse than fighting about him not mowing the lawn? At least then it would be mowed...
[Post New]07/27/2019 17:31
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Anonymous
Just do it and he will either mow more regularly or the lawn service will take care of it.
[Post New]07/27/2019 17:35
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Anonymous
Mine is the same way. Give him a deadline, if he hasn't done it by then, schedule a lawn service.
[Post New]07/27/2019 18:10
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Anonymous
Go ahead and schedule a service. My DH says this every year about the leaves. And I mow the lawn every Thursday.
[Post New]07/27/2019 18:11
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Anonymous
... because he’s not going to do it.
[Post New]07/27/2019 18:29
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Anonymous
Stop taking to him about it. Hire a service.
[Post New]07/27/2019 18:33
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Anonymous
Ignore and contact a lawn service tomorrow. Say nothing to him. Just do it.
[Post New]07/27/2019 18:37
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Anonymous
Not being snarky, but is there some reason that you can't mow the lawn? I do it and enjoy it. DH doesn't enjoy it so he puts it off often. I just get it done and consider it exercise.
[Post New]07/27/2019 18:45
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Anonymous
Shame him into doing it... by doing it yourself.
[Post New]07/27/2019 18:47
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Not being snarky, but is there some reason that you can't mow the lawn? I do it and enjoy it. DH doesn't enjoy it so he puts it off often. I just get it done and consider it exercise.


Women don’t want that kind of equality.
[Post New]07/27/2019 18:51
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not being snarky, but is there some reason that you can't mow the lawn? I do it and enjoy it. DH doesn't enjoy it so he puts it off often. I just get it done and consider it exercise.


Women don’t want that kind of equality.


Please go away, MRA poster.
[Post New]07/27/2019 18:52
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not being snarky, but is there some reason that you can't mow the lawn? I do it and enjoy it. DH doesn't enjoy it so he puts it off often. I just get it done and consider it exercise.


Women don’t want that kind of equality.


Please go away, MRA poster.


Seriously, why can’t she mow?
[Post New]07/27/2019 18:54
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not being snarky, but is there some reason that you can't mow the lawn? I do it and enjoy it. DH doesn't enjoy it so he puts it off often. I just get it done and consider it exercise.


Women don’t want that kind of equality.


The problem as stated in the OP is that the husband claims to WANT to do it, but then never does it. Are you saying that in order for women to be equal to men they have to demonstrate selfish irresponsibility?
[Post New]07/27/2019 18:57
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not being snarky, but is there some reason that you can't mow the lawn? I do it and enjoy it. DH doesn't enjoy it so he puts it off often. I just get it done and consider it exercise.


Women don’t want that kind of equality.


Please go away, MRA poster.


Seriously, why can’t she mow?


Because she doesn't want to! But he keeps saying he wants to, and ISN'T DOING IT! Her solution is to pay someone, yet he's shutting down that option.
Are you saying that he just gets to refuse to doing something he's said he'd do AND refuse to pay to get it done?
[Post New]07/27/2019 19:12
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Anonymous
Mowing service is usually an annual contract.
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