GTKY: Quirks- yours or dh

Irisheyes1247

What are some of your or DH's quirks? Is it something you find to be quirky, or you didn't really notice/think about it until someone pointed it out?

Court0026

I am starting to notice DH's quirks because DS is starting to mimic them!  They blink fast when they are thinking and swing their hands up and clap them.  I know there are more, but I can't think of them right now. 

battybtags

DH would tell you I have a ton of them-haha!

I'm very routine/regimented-my morning routine (esp work days) is exactly the same every day. So is my bedtime routine.  Another quirky thing I do is take apart some food (oreos, eat pop tart edges before the center, etc) and when I fill my dinner plate, I eat one thing until its gone then move to the next item on my plate. I'm sure I could think of more for myself!

I honestly can't think of anything for DH-he's not an oddball like me I guess!

wendyj

The one that sticks out for me is that I have to go to bed in a made-up bed. Something about peeling back the blankets each night gets me to relax. If I've been lazy or in a rush that day and didn't make it before heading to work, I will make the bed before getting into it for the night.

I also need to eat my vegetables before anything else on my dinner plate. 

DH will not eat a sandwich with unmelted cheese on it. I'm sure he has others, but I guess I've just become immune to them.

Telyco

I'd say that DH's #1 quirk is needing to wash his hands a lot. He's not a clean freak with anything but that really - but I still think he has OCD tendencies.

I don't know if I have any - I mean I have a lot of flaws, haha! but I'm not sure if I would call any of them quirks.

Ooo...just thought of one when I was typing a response to the Carter's post below. I have this "thing" about my kids' bellies being exposed while they are sleeping. I HAVE to put them in onesies. Evan will be wearing them until he can keep a blanket on all night and who knows when that will be   Quirky?

TinaL99

I'm like Wendy, I don't make my bed each day but I do pull the covers up just so that I can have them "just so" when I get into bed at night.  DH & I usually watch TV or read before bed and I will get out of bed, pull the covers up just to pull them back down, lol.

I need to have a clean kitchen before I go to bed. 

I can't really think of any that DH has but now I'll be on the look out for them!

Irisheyes1247

DH - Puts his singles in alphabetical order. Singles have letters on them, did you know that? I didn't until I watched him do this one time. But not in perfect alphabetical order - A, E, then other letters. He also needs to have the tag on blankets in the bottom left corner.

Me - I count stairs as I walk up or down them. I won't eat the "butt" of a loaf of sandwich bread but it is my favorite piece on a loaf of crusty bread.

I know we both have a bunch, but these are what I can think of now.

JenJar

Irisheyes1247:

DH - Puts his singles in alphabetical order. Singles have letters on them, did you know that? I didn't until I watched him do this one time. But not in perfect alphabetical order - A, E, then other letters. He also needs to have the tag on blankets in the bottom left corner.

Me - I count stairs as I walk up or down them. I won't eat the "butt" of a loaf of sandwich bread but it is my favorite piece on a loaf of crusty bread.

I know we both have a bunch, but these are what I can think of now.

I did know that...my grandma used to collect the K dollars.  If you had any, she'd trade you for them.  That's what she used for Christmas gifts.  If she gave us cash, it was all in K dollars.  

 

NikCole

I can't sleep w/ the closet door open... even if it's pitch black in the room and I can't see anything, I can always "feel" that the door is open.

I can't fall asleep if there are dishes in the sink- this annoys DH... last night he had a bowl of ice cream and the dishwasher was running so he set the bowl in the sink. We were laying in bed, and I got up to take some Advil and I had to wash the bowl and spoon.

DH has a thing when he grocery shops (which isn't often)- he has to line everything up on the belt exactly how he wants it bagged. And he'll move things around if the cashier bags it differently.

Ashnmike528

Haha these made me laugh! Mine and DH's are a combination of Batty's and IrishEyes.

DH: He eats one thing on his plate until it is gone, then moves onto the next. I'm not sure why it drives me bonkers, but it does!

Me: I won't eat the "butt" of the sandwich loaf, but it's the first one I grab when it's garlic bread :-)

These of course are just a few of many!

TinaL99

NikCole:

DH has a thing when he grocery shops (which isn't often)- he has to line everything up on the belt exactly how he wants it bagged.

I do that, too!  I blame it one being a cashier at Wegmans for a few years.

Irisheyes1247

TinaL99:

NikCole:

DH has a thing when he grocery shops (which isn't often)- he has to line everything up on the belt exactly how he wants it bagged.

I do that, too!  I blame it one being a cashier at Wegmans for a few years.

I was a cashier trainer for a year and I was a really good bagger, if I do say so myself (what a marketable skill, right?). DH won't even touch the groceries if we go shopping together, because I always tell him he does it wrong.

NikCole

TinaL99:

NikCole:

DH has a thing when he grocery shops (which isn't often)- he has to line everything up on the belt exactly how he wants it bagged.

I do that, too!  I blame it one being a cashier at Wegmans for a few years.

haha... I guess that's it. He worked at Wegmans back when he lived in Binghamton too!

missyjg

Me: the toilet paper always has to go under. If I see it over, I will switch it. Even if I'm in someone elses house. I will check a set alarm clock over a dozen times, just to make sure. Closet door has to be closed at night, creeps me out. DH: most of his comes from being in the military. Socks folded just right, tee- shirts folded a certain way. Bed corners have to be specific way. But other than that I really cant think of any.

prncsstp

DH - He has this facial thing he does.... like he sucks in on the side of his mouth.... I dont even think he knows when he does it... but it looks pretty silly

 Me - I dont like to drink "the end" of 2L soda. If there is only a small amount of liquid in the soda bottle, I wont drink it - I will, however, drink the whole bottle of 20 oz. soda, no problem. I also dont drink white milk - my milk has to have nestle quik in it - not hersheys syrup - only nestle quik,

Me - I didnt notice this until my aunt pointed it out (my mom does it as well), If someone asks me a question, and the answer is no... I will say "Yea, No." Like for example.... if someone asked me "Are you going to the Fair today?", Ill answer "Yea, no, Im going to the Fair tomorrow"

prncsstp

missyjg:

Me: the toilet paper always has to go under. If I see it over, I will switch it. Even if I'm in someone elses house. I will check a set alarm clock over a dozen times, just to make sure. Closet door has to be closed at night, creeps me out. DH: most of his comes from being in the military. Socks folded just right, tee- shirts folded a certain way. Bed corners have to be specific way. But other than that I really cant think of any.

 ooohhh yeah - I do this too... I also have a mild OCD with hecking that things arent "on", or that doors are locked.... I will get all the way up to bed, and will get out of bed if I am slightly uncertain that the stove isnt off, or the back door not locked - even if DH has confirmed that he locked the door, or if I remember that I turned the stove off like four hours before. I have also had my step-MIL go to the house to confirm that Ive unplugged a flat iron, or the regular iron if I am on the road for work....

goosh24

Well the good news is that a bunch of us have the same "weird" quirks so maybe they're normal

I'm OCD about checking things that are plugged in and the that the doors are locked.  I have to consciously tell myself "I am unplugging my flat iron" so that I don't keep checking it.  I also trim my meat very well and won't eat any pieces with the slightest bit of fat.  I also cut it all up before I eat any.  And I don't like different foods to touch.  I do the putting items on the grocery belt a particular way too, and I usually try to bag them, I get annoyed with crappy bagging.  If DH is with me, he usually makes fun of me and says "Bagger of the Year"  because I worked in a supermarket too.  

The one thing I can think of right now is that DH has to check the doors in a particular order every night before he goes upstairs to bed.  

kevinandmonica2011

Me:  I do the bagging thing too.  I always try to tell them to "use as few bags as possible.  Smush everything together"... and then I load my car and find out that there are bags with only one or two small items.  What IS that?  ugh.  So irritating.  I want to teach a bagging class sometimes.

I also do the check-everything-fifty-bazillion-times to make sure it is shut off/ alarm on/ locked whatever.  I think that's pretty normal.  Seems like a lot of us do it.  lol

I am also totally neurotic about my closet/clothes.  Folded a certain way, stored in certain drawers and on a certain SIDE of the drawer.  My closet is nauseatingly organized.  Tops on top, bottoms on the bottom (crazy, right?  I know).  Then... the tops/bottoms are organized by sleeve/pant length and color.  Kevin thinks it is funny to put things back in the wrong place or switch them around.  I disagree.

DH:  Oddly enough... I can't think of any right now.  wait, scratch that.  He drives about 5mph slower when he is talking.  Probably a good thing, but when we are driving in to work together (and running late), it drives me nutso!!!

octoberbridesrule

DH's MAJOR quirk is that he knows where everything is and if I move something without telling him he gets all annoyed.

I make my bed every morning and I have to take a shower before I get into bed. I can't get into bed dirty.

sunnygirl05

I don't know if this would be considered a quirk but it's something my dh does that DRIVES ME INSANE.  He smirks!!  And I know he really can't help it but it comes off as really inappropriate at times.  However, I knew he did this before we got married so I can't really complain I guess.  It just gets embarassing sometimes.

Me....I don't think I have any ;o)  Actually, I can be a little OCD sometimes.

mrsoc

DH hums if he is annoyed with me about something...which annoys the heck out of me!  He has to squeeze the toothpaste frmo the bottom, where I do not care.

I am pretty particular with where things in general need to be...needless to say I have had to ease up on this with kids.  

I used to check things that could cause fires like crazy..now I just glance around the kitchen quick before I leave.