Am I Exxagerating?
Question:I have two male roomates they are amazing they work 11.5 hours a day and are hardly ever home. They always put stuff away but its the little things that are bothering me...like having to tell them when to clean and what to clean and how to clean it.when i confront them about it they say yeah whatever needs to be cleaned we will clean. They dont complain about my annoying puppy and never leave anything a complete mess...they just dont wipe the counter or clean the bathroom properly almost ever! I feel like I am being used...should I say something or just continue to clean myself... ps...i do have a compulssive issue with cleaning.
Answers:
Yeah, I'd say it's you. If you want to live in a spotless house and have everything cleaned your way then live by yourself.
Dang. First of all, they have jobs, an dfrom your question, I'm guessing you don't. Besides, 11 1/2 hours a day. Just do the little things and forget about it. If they do something really bad, then you should get made at them.
-Fyce
since they work so much, they probably don't want to work at home too. See if they will pay you to do these chores. Or, you could all go in on a once a week maid. Maids are inexpensive and do so much stuff you wouldn't even think of.
Relax and enjoy the fact that they are not complete slobs.
sorry, hon, I'd say its you, causa your last sentence. relax, let them do what they wanna do & do the rest if it bugs you.
I understand your compulsion to clean. However, you appear to have REALLY good roommates! From my past experiences, they could be MUCH worse! I don't think you are being used considering that the guys are working hard and pretty tolerant of the puppy as well. Maybe you could set aside a day when everyone pitches in together at the same time to get the house cleaned. Honestly, with a compulsion, you dont want to wait until the weekend, do you? So maybe it is just something that you can handle. It doesnt take long to clean around the house if you keep it clean to begin with.
Good luck!
as you have found out guys are not neat freaks. but most of us like things clean and don't mind doing our part. from what you said it seams to me they don't do to bad. with you having a clean and neat issue it seams to me,no offense, that most of the problem is on your end. i get up at 3:30am and get home at about 3:50 pm. I'm getting ready for bed about 8pm. and hope I'm asleep by 9pm. it doesn't leave much time for anything after you eat and try to relax so i can start all over again. i see two possible solutions for you. one is try and get some girl room mates that think like you or two- just keep on the way you are. best of luck on you decision.
my fiance and his brother and i live together and they both will clean when i ask them to but the brother does things half a s sed and it is so annoying. i keep a clean house and while i can deal with a sink full of dishes soaking over night (hey it happens when we all work long days) i would expect him to change the water. i have my fiance trained to wipe the counters in the bathroom after shaving and spraying the shower down with lysol after he is done. soem people just cant live up to our standard of living.
I have OCD with cleaning as well, I have stopped making my live in boyfriend pay for my compulsion. The only things I can let him do and not go back and redo are dishes and taking out the garbage. So that's what I have him do. Try to give them each 2 jobs a piece, and coach them on how to do it, eventually they should do it right, and from one OCD to another, if it's not right you know you are just going to fix it anyway LOL!
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