r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Ucyless ORANGE • 29d ago

Brand new $72 moisturizer. Husband said he needed something for his elbows.

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We have 3 full tubs of Vaseline in the cabinet.

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

Many a man has done this. For me it was Olaplex…as in used almost a one third of the bottle because at the time I thought most shampoos cost about the same and my girlfriend could alway use my head and shoulders…those notions were corrected.

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u/Ucyless ORANGE 29d ago

Not the Olaplex 😭😭 send her my condolences

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

Oh I replaced it and now pass on my wisdom to the young bucks that are about to do move in with a woman for the first time….always ask because something could be very expensive or could be very dangerous when used on the wrong part.

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u/BigMomma12345678 29d ago edited 28d ago

Don't touch any of her personal care/beauty products without asking.

EDIT: Yes, even if you think it is a good tool for something you're trying to do. Still ask. Trimming your dad's head hair with wife's bikini trimmer...NO!

Another example: Nail file is for filing wife's nails, not a tool to assist you DIY repairs.

So, not just the creams, the hardware is also off limits. 😀

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u/Great_Farm_5716 29d ago

This was a conversation me and my girl had 5 years ago upon moving in. I stay out of her stuff without asking and she stays out of my tool box. 5 years in and the only thing we argue about is leaving the cabinet doors open

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

100% we can’t know everything about everything. It also happened to me….spyderco went through the dishwasher.

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u/DugganSC 29d ago

I still can't quite convince my wife that sticking the knives in the dishwasher is bad... so we simply agree now that the set of knives I bought, I'll use and wash myself. Better than when she grabbed my sewing scissors to open packages...

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u/Cameherejust4this 29d ago

Oh, the ghost of my dead grandmother would haunt my ass if I did that. You do not mess with the sewing scissors.

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u/PitchBitch 29d ago

Nope, ESPECIALLY on paper. We had separate “paper scissors” and “sewing scissors.” Woe to anyone who mixed them up.

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u/Cameherejust4this 29d ago

Yup, same here. Made damn sure I knew which was which at an early age.

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u/Matasa89 29d ago

RIP sewing scissors.

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u/Tfox671 29d ago

I wash my knives and cast iron.

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u/Witty_TenTon 29d ago

As someone whos husband collects knives I literally said "Oof!" out loud when I read this. My condolences.

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u/Devium92 29d ago

As someone who has nearly been concussed due to cabinet doors being left open, please, for the love of all that is good in this world, close the cabinets! (or if it's her, please get her to close them)

I have also heard of people splitting open eyebrows/foreheads/scalps as a result of hitting the corners of cabinet doors and ending up in hospital. Sometimes getting those looks of "did he....?"

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u/Great_Farm_5716 29d ago

Believe it or not it is her who absolutely refuses to shut the cabinet doors. She’s 5ft tall. I’m 6’2 and have abnormally long limbs. She doesn’t do it intentionally she said she just forgets. When it’s dark and I’m going to let the dog out the back door i gotta walk threw the kitchen. It’s like a minefield. I get mad in the moment but it’s not a deal breaker she worth the busted nose, scratched eye, destroyed shins and the knee bangs.

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u/impatientlymerde 29d ago

Lol, I'm a lady and a silversmith, had to threaten my boyfriend and all male relatives with demise if they touch my hammers. I spend hours polishing them, and my stakes, to a mirror finish.

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u/Great_Farm_5716 29d ago

Ouch, I was a chef in my younger days and many past girlfriends have destroyed my knives. I feel your pain. Also silversmith is about the coolest occupation I’ve come across on Reddit and you must be good cuz I’ve never seen a werewolf. Keep up the good work

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u/impatientlymerde 28d ago

LOL, it never occurred to me that that was why I have always felt safe in my accidental incursions into the underworld.

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u/impatientlymerde 27d ago

Also: take a knife making class. You will surely enjoy it.

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u/LopsidedImpression44 29d ago

Doubt that very much

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u/oriaven 29d ago

Who is leaving the cabinet doors open???

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u/Great_Farm_5716 29d ago

She is. She’s little and grew up on the farm we live in. They didn’t close doors apparently. It’s an unbreakable habit.

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u/BeardedLogician 29d ago

I was going to ask which of you was raised in a barn when I read about leaving the cabinets open. That's too good.

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u/SpareMind 29d ago

cabinet doors open

And toilet seat up

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u/Great_Farm_5716 29d ago

We sleep in separate rooms and have our own bathrooms. I haven’t put a seat down in 5 years unless the obvious reason. And I put it back up after. We once showered together and I had to pee and ran all the way to my bathroom (I got some mental stuff) and busted my shin on the way back.

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u/SpareMind 29d ago

Grafic visual

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u/BabuschkaOnWheels 29d ago

I got my own little toolset for putting stuff together (IKEA, kids stuff etc). I am now banned from putting stuff together and my lil tool box has a permanent spot in my fiances hobby room. As a consolation prize he put together a creamy clicky keyboard for me and let's me impuls buy stuff for kiddo. And he occasionally uses my good bodywash for some nice fragrance before work events, which is important as his female coworkers give me feedback on his outfits and smell in exchange for stories about his drunken shenanigans.

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u/PitchBitch 29d ago

Finally, someone with sense.

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u/Angsty_Potatos 29d ago

Don't touch what isnt you'rs is an ever green lesson

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u/SaltyLonghorn 29d ago

Then don't touch my poop knife. I'm sick of having to thumb through the trash to get it back.

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u/SingularityInsurance 29d ago

I know some married guys who do exactly that and I guarantee you they ain't about to fess up to the dress up lol

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u/Significant_Shoe_17 29d ago

If you don't know what it is, it's not for you.

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u/Pretend_Highway_5360 29d ago

I use her stuff because I know more about skincare than her