The Most Common Irritations in Relationships

Even in the best relationships, you can sometimes feel like sticking your partner behind the wallpaper. And the people who say they never argue... Well, they must be lying, right? I wouldn't know how you achieve that otherwise. Sometimes irritations simply lead to arguments. But no worries: those irritations are perfectly normal. In fact, they are so normal that they are the same in most relationships. Ready for the ultimate irritation top 10? Here it comes.

1. Driving
How could it be anything else than this being the ultimate number one. Whether you have to tell the route or whether you're behind the wheel, couples drive each other crazy while driving. Plus point: an argument about this is often over as soon as you step out of the car.

2. How the household is doing
A partner who never does the dishes or never loads and unloads the dishwasher. Who never hangs up the laundry. Who throws all colors together in the wash, making your favorite blouse purple instead of white. You get it: this is really a huge source of irritation, and I get frustrated just writing this down.

3. Your partner's spending habits
And here I just can't relate, but maybe because I'm the one with a hole in my hand. So I must be the one who constantly shows up with new bags, shoes, and gadgets-I-absolutely-don't-need. Which is then extremely annoying for the other person. And I find that annoying again; the fact that men often don't like shopping seems to be a huge irritation for women.

4. Netflix and chill
Sounds lovely, right, hanging out on the couch together? It is, once you've decided what to watch. And apparently, a lot of irritation comes before that. You want to watch The Bold Type, your partner wants La Casa de Papel. You want a romcom, your partner wants Marvel. AAHHH. Irritation level 10. And before you know it, it's too late to actually start something and you've watched nothing all evening.

5. Order vs. disorder
Living together often means making compromises, but if one is extremely tidy and the other is a huge slob, you can be quite far apart. And that logically leads to quite a bit of irritation. Especially when you, as the organized one, start tidying up and the other gets angry that he/she can't find things. They often call it organized chaos. Hm-hm.

6. Snoring, insomnia, or tossing in bed
Sleep is sacred for many people. But you also have to match; it's wonderful if you both fall into a coma after ten seconds, but often that's not the case. Maybe one of you tosses and turns in their sleep, or worse: one of you sleepwalks. Snoring is also high on the list of bedroom irritations.

7. Vanity
Complaining that it takes too long to get ready: many will probably recognize this. But the other side of the coin is of course that the other person might also think that the other should look a bit more presentable. And those toenails could also use a trim.

8. Thinking in solutions instead of problems
How does someone deal with it when something doesn't work out? Do they sulk or do they stay positive? Or do they just burst into tears right away, that can happen too. How these kinds of setbacks are dealt with, big or small, also causes a lot of irritations.

9. What’s my age again
You probably found those childish jokes very funny and sweet when you were head-over-heels in love, but now that you live together, it simply becomes annoying. You've fallen off your cloud for a while and you still like your partner, but can it please be a bit more mature?

10. Talk about it
Just as this is the solution for actually all these irritations, it is also an irritation point in itself. Because maybe one wants to talk it out right away, while the other prefers to sleep on it and avoids direct conflicts. The other might find that very annoying. Awkward.

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