How important is a clean house to you? (187)
druidess6308: Sounds like a bit of a chauvinist there. Yes, one thing I expect in a domestic partner is that they actually be a domestic partner. I'll help with the yard work, too, because I expect it all to be shared. These days, with two people working, it should be that way.
Yep, pretty much....lol And I helped with the yard work, and when his allergies started bothering him so much I did all the yard work. Must've been getting me prepared for now
What I found funny was when I visited a friend of mine up in Oregon one time and I went to get a towel for taking a shower...everything was just shoved into the linen closet & I was looking at it thinking about my neatly stacked towels & was wondering what the heck "he" was complaining about
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If you can see the floor and not step into anything icky. That's a good start on housekeeping. 
I think I do a pretty good job of keeping things in it's place. I haven't had to firebomb the kitchen, or nuke the laundry room yet. But there are days you just wondered if would have been the right thing to do.
I just think as long as you are comfortable with it and can find anything, you are ahead of the curve.
I think I do a pretty good job of keeping things in it's place. I haven't had to firebomb the kitchen, or nuke the laundry room yet. But there are days you just wondered if would have been the right thing to do.
I just think as long as you are comfortable with it and can find anything, you are ahead of the curve.
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hrt4lse: Yep, pretty much....lol And I helped with the yard work, and when his allergies started bothering him so much I did all the yard work. Must've been getting me prepared for now
What I found funny was when I visited a friend of mine up in Oregon one time and I went to get a towel for taking a shower...everything was just shoved into the linen closet & I was looking at it thinking about my neatly stacked towels & was wondering what the heck "he" was complaining about
What I found funny was when I visited a friend of mine up in Oregon one time and I went to get a towel for taking a shower...everything was just shoved into the linen closet & I was looking at it thinking about my neatly stacked towels & was wondering what the heck "he" was complaining about
Yeah, it does make you wonder sometimes, doesn't it? I've reorganized things here, and gotten rid of a lot of stuff, and I keep re-doing the linen closet because I'll just get it all neat only to find that I need a place to keep some things handy and it's the best place for that...and look in to realize that a decade of clutter happened in there in a couple of months...again. 
I spent Thanksgiving cleaning it out...and the hall closet...so, it's better for now. I'm still trying to create storage and organize stuff here. Slowly but surely it will get there. I'm going through the stuff from three pack rats, plus the new stuff I brought in, trying to organize it...and I still have my old stuff in storage to go through when I make enough room to bring it here. 
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i did, however, neglect to coment on my fridge.....i think i may have a science project, or two, going on in there...
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DarkKnight2032: If you can see the floor and not step into anything icky. That's a good start on housekeeping.
I think I do a pretty good job of keeping things in it's place. I haven't had to firebomb the kitchen, or nuke the laundry room yet. But there are days you just wondered if would have been the right thing to do.
I just think as long as you are comfortable with it and can find anything, you are ahead of the curve.
I think I do a pretty good job of keeping things in it's place. I haven't had to firebomb the kitchen, or nuke the laundry room yet. But there are days you just wondered if would have been the right thing to do.
I just think as long as you are comfortable with it and can find anything, you are ahead of the curve.
I love your honesty, little bro! 
"Relatively clean" is a start, though...and yes, if you're comfortable with it, then it's fine.This really is a matter of personal preference...each of us is different. I'd never seen a thread about this in my whole time here, so I thought it was a good, and relevant, subject to bring up.
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jlw45: i did, however, neglect to coment on my fridge.....i think i may have a science project, or two, going on in there...
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jlw45: i did, however, neglect to coment on my fridge.....i think i may have a science project, or two, going on in there...
Oh...that reminds me...I think it's time to get rid of the container of leftover spaghetti sauce in there before it grows mold.
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druidess6308: I love your honesty, little bro! "Relatively clean" is a start, though...and yes, if you're comfortable with it, then it's fine.
This really is a matter of personal preference...each of us is different. I'd never seen a thread about this in my whole time here, so I thought it was a good, and relevant, subject to bring up.
This really is a matter of personal preference...each of us is different. I'd never seen a thread about this in my whole time here, so I thought it was a good, and relevant, subject to bring up.
This is a good thread, especially when you become a couple with someone, would your housekeeping put them off from being anything more with you.
Everyone thinks that you should click right off the bat, but in reality, it does take a few times of being together as a couple, and not living together, to truly understand who that person is that you are going out with.
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druidess6308: Oh...that reminds me...I think it's time to get rid of the container of leftover spaghetti sauce in there before it grows mold.
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I also have this other thing I do. I decorate for the
seasons including my bed linens, also for different
holidays. Do others do this also?
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jlw45: yea, i think my turkey from last thanksgiving may be due for a shave and a hair cut....
See that is a Firebomb situation.
Nuke it from space, it's the only way to be sure.
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DarkKnight2032: This is a good thread, especially when you become a couple with someone, would your housekeeping put them off from being anything more with you.
Everyone thinks that you should click right off the bat, but in reality, it does take a few times of being together as a couple, and not living together, to truly understand who that person is that you are going out with.
Everyone thinks that you should click right off the bat, but in reality, it does take a few times of being together as a couple, and not living together, to truly understand who that person is that you are going out with.
Absolutely! I've heard the old adage about divorces happening over the toothpaste cap being left off...so this is a very relevant dating issue. There are so many areas it's important to be compatible in, and I think that gets more important as we get older. It wasn't something I worried about matching someone on when I was younger, but I sure do now.
One thing I can't stand is someone yelling at my dogs to get off the furniture. My house, my dogs, my furniture...and if you feel you have the right to do that on a second date, or a weekend visit, then you're not the right match for me at all. I will not have my dogs told that they have no rights in my house.
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sassy49senior: I also have this other thing I do. I decorate for the
seasons including my bed linens, also for different
holidays. Do others do this also?
the only thing i decorate, is my toilet when i've had too much to drink...seasons including my bed linens, also for different
holidays. Do others do this also?
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jlw45: yea, i think my turkey from last thanksgiving may be due for a shave and a hair cut....
Ya think?------ This thread is Archived ------
sassy49senior: I also have this other thing I do. I decorate for the
seasons including my bed linens, also for different
holidays. Do others do this also?
seasons including my bed linens, also for different
holidays. Do others do this also?
Oh, my...I barely decorate my house for Yule/Christmas. Nope. Though I do have two different colors of sheets for my bed that coordinate with my room, and it depends on my mood which ones I use when it's time to change them. Though season might have an effect...I did notice I tend to use the cinnamon-colored ones in colder weather, and the blue ones in warmer weather. Hmmmm. But not by holiday.
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jlw45: i did, however, neglect to coment on my fridge.....i think i may have a science project, or two, going on in there...
Sounds like the fridge at work
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I think I am well balanced in this aspect, as either extreme can be annoying; I also like to keep the clutter well in check, and to dispose of things I no longer have use for.
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druidess6308: Absolutely! I've heard the old adage about divorces happening over the toothpaste cap being left off...so this is a very relevant dating issue. There are so many areas it's important to be compatible in, and I think that gets more important as we get older. It wasn't something I worried about matching someone on when I was younger, but I sure do now.
One thing I can't stand is someone yelling at my dogs to get off the furniture. My house, my dogs, my furniture...and if you feel you have the right to do that on a second date, or a weekend visit, then you're not the right match for me at all. I will not have my dogs told that they have no rights in my house.
One thing I can't stand is someone yelling at my dogs to get off the furniture. My house, my dogs, my furniture...and if you feel you have the right to do that on a second date, or a weekend visit, then you're not the right match for me at all. I will not have my dogs told that they have no rights in my house.
My cats like to lay on the back of the couch...I had a guy over and he put his jacket on the back of the couch...well, my siamese jumped up there & started investigating it & he yelled at the cat. I got up & picked up his jacket...he said it was fine where it was....I put it on the back of a chair in the dining room.
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When I was in high school, my room was always cluttered...but it was organized clutter. I remember that my best friend at that time was such a neat freak that she couldn't help herself...she'd come over and start cleaning my room. We'd have to do that together before we could relax together.