Flint + Flint, the fine bedding company, has found there are certain things that push a couple's buttons at bed time. We take a look at the worst of them!
What do you argue over at bedtime?
In Laws- If they interfere, don't bother or lurk somewhere in between- you both moan about each other's parents as much as you do your own.
Bad Habits- Snoring, fidgeting or playing on a phone while the other is trying to sleep, such habits become less cutesy and more aggravating the longer you are together.
Ringing to ask what time they will be home- Are you living with your partner or your parents? It's hard to tell sometimes.
Not doing enough housework- When the bed sheets smell and the bedroom has turned into a dumping ground for a week's worth of worn work clothes, it can all be too much for some.
Money- Couples never believe have enough money- fact. They always want and feel they need more. A new car, an extension, a bigger house, to decorate a room and there never seems to be enough- ever. The one who earns less with probably be at the brunt of this argument.
Sex- Usually because there isn't enough happening between the sheets or if there is- it's not satisfactory and needs to be spiced up.
Making plans without checking- The presumption that if one is free the other is too is taken for granted way too often.
Neglecting DIY jobs in the house- That wonky shelf, the loose floorboard or the broken washing machine are not going to magically fix themselves now are they?
Lack of home cooking- It is easier to oven everything after a long day at work. Besides if one of you makes a really tasty dish, the other will take advantage of this and nominate the other as the cook for the rest of your lives together.
Erratic dieting- The shopping list changes every week to accommodate such extreme changes in food consumption. Then there is a choice- cooking separately or enduring the diet plan together when one of you is really not that into it.
Nagging- You both left home for a reason-but often it feels like you never set foot out of your parent's house.
Shopping sprees- There are two types of couples- the spender and the saver or the spenders. Two savers are few and far between. Either way- you never have any money as a pair because one or both of you has a shopping habit.
Lack of free time- You both need your space and an opportunity to do things that don't involve your partner. It can be challenging to convey this message without offending each other.
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