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OscarB63

OscarB63

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maybe you can explain this to me.

My wife and I have this running argument. I hate ironing. Had to starch and press uniforms while I was on active duty and hated it. So I take my work shirts from the dryer and hang them immediately. They don't look bad, a few wrinkles, but they don't have that crisp, sharp ironed look.

My wife thinks I should iron my shirts because "she doesn't want the people at work to think she doesn't iron my shirts"

WTF???? she DOESN'T iron my shirts. why in hell should I have to spend 15-20 minutes every day doing something I hate, just so the people I work with won't know the truth.

my argument: If she doesn't want the people at work to think she doesn't iron my shirts...then she should iron the damn things.

note: I work 40-50 hours per week and she works 20 hours per week, so it's not like she has a full time job. I help with the laundry and clean up the kitchen after dinner, so it's not like I don't do anything to help around the house.


What say you?
 
OscarB63 said:
maybe you can explain this to me.

My wife and I have this running argument. I hate ironing. Had to starch and press uniforms while I was on active duty and hated it. So I take my work shirts from the dryer and hang them immediately. They don't look bad, a few wrinkles, but they don't have that crisp, sharp ironed look.

My wife thinks I should iron my shirts because "she doesn't want the people at work to think she doesn't iron my shirts"

WTF???? she DOESN'T iron my shirts. why in hell should I have to spend 15-20 minutes every day doing something I hate, just so the people I work with won't know the truth.

my argument: If she doesn't want the people at work to think she doesn't iron my shirts...then she should iron the damn things.

note: I work 40-50 hours per week and she works 20 hours per week, so it's not like she has a full time job. I help with the laundry and clean up the kitchen after dinner, so it's not like I don't do anything to help around the house.


What say you?
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Either she irons it herself if she wants people to think she does or she doesn't and deals with it. I hate ironing and I don't really care if people think anything because I have wrinkles in my clothes. My husband prefers an ironed look so he irons himself when he wants his clothes ironed.
 
Iron your damn shirts, it does not take long and you know how.
 
OscarB63 said:
maybe you can explain this to me.

My wife and I have this running argument. I hate ironing. Had to starch and press uniforms while I was on active duty and hated it. So I take my work shirts from the dryer and hang them immediately. They don't look bad, a few wrinkles, but they don't have that crisp, sharp ironed look.

My wife thinks I should iron my shirts because "she doesn't want the people at work to think she doesn't iron my shirts"

WTF???? she DOESN'T iron my shirts. why in hell should I have to spend 15-20 minutes every day doing something I hate, just so the people I work with won't know the truth.

my argument: If she doesn't want the people at work to think she doesn't iron my shirts...then she should iron the damn things.

note: I work 40-50 hours per week and she works 20 hours per week, so it's not like she has a full time job. I help with the laundry and clean up the kitchen after dinner, so it's not like I don't do anything to help around the house.


What say you?
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I guess it depends on whether you want to aggravate your wife.
 
I say you are right, Oscar. If she wants people to think that she irons your shirts, then she should iron your shirts.
 
lizzie said:
I say you are right, Oscar. If she wants people to think that she irons your shirts, then she should iron your shirts.
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To me the point is is it worth the fight? For a few minutes effort he can make his wife happy. I am willing to bet his wife simply puts up with some irrational things from him too, it is part of the human condition.
 
Redress said:
To me the point is is it worth the fight? For a few minutes effort he can make his wife happy. I am willing to bet his wife simply puts up with some irrational things from him too, it is part of the human condition.
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I have no idea if it's worth the fight to Oscar. To me, it would be. Imo, if you want people to believe that you do something, then you should do it. If Oscar isn't worried about a starched pressed shirt, then I wouldn't be worried about either, were I his wife.
 
OscarB63 said:
maybe you can explain this to me.

My wife and I have this running argument. I hate ironing. Had to starch and press uniforms while I was on active duty and hated it. So I take my work shirts from the dryer and hang them immediately. They don't look bad, a few wrinkles, but they don't have that crisp, sharp ironed look.

My wife thinks I should iron my shirts because "she doesn't want the people at work to think she doesn't iron my shirts"

WTF???? she DOESN'T iron my shirts. why in hell should I have to spend 15-20 minutes every day doing something I hate, just so the people I work with won't know the truth.

my argument: If she doesn't want the people at work to think she doesn't iron my shirts...then she should iron the damn things.

note: I work 40-50 hours per week and she works 20 hours per week, so it's not like she has a full time job. I help with the laundry and clean up the kitchen after dinner, so it's not like I don't do anything to help around the house.


What say you?
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Buy no-iron shirts from Costco.
 
OscarB63 said:
maybe you can explain this to me.

My wife and I have this running argument. I hate ironing. Had to starch and press uniforms while I was on active duty and hated it. So I take my work shirts from the dryer and hang them immediately. They don't look bad, a few wrinkles, but they don't have that crisp, sharp ironed look.

My wife thinks I should iron my shirts because "she doesn't want the people at work to think she doesn't iron my shirts"

WTF???? she DOESN'T iron my shirts. why in hell should I have to spend 15-20 minutes every day doing something I hate, just so the people I work with won't know the truth.

my argument: If she doesn't want the people at work to think she doesn't iron my shirts...then she should iron the damn things.

note: I work 40-50 hours per week and she works 20 hours per week, so it's not like she has a full time job. I help with the laundry and clean up the kitchen after dinner, so it's not like I don't do anything to help around the house.


What say you?
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Getting shirts pressed is pretty cheap. For the price of roughly one lunch a week you can get them done and save both of you a hassle.
 
OscarB63 said:
maybe you can explain this to me.

My wife and I have this running argument. I hate ironing. Had to starch and press uniforms while I was on active duty and hated it. So I take my work shirts from the dryer and hang them immediately. They don't look bad, a few wrinkles, but they don't have that crisp, sharp ironed look.

My wife thinks I should iron my shirts because "she doesn't want the people at work to think she doesn't iron my shirts"

WTF???? she DOESN'T iron my shirts. why in hell should I have to spend 15-20 minutes every day doing something I hate, just so the people I work with won't know the truth.

my argument: If she doesn't want the people at work to think she doesn't iron my shirts...then she should iron the damn things.

note: I work 40-50 hours per week and she works 20 hours per week, so it's not like she has a full time job. I help with the laundry and clean up the kitchen after dinner, so it's not like I don't do anything to help around the house.


What say you?
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You're supposed to pay to have the shirts ironed. It's not like you don't take luxuries, thus sacrifice a bit of them for her. You probably spent enough money on "crap" this week to have your shirts proper for months. Don't you care about the impression she makes?


(yeah, been there)
 
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OscarB63 said:
maybe you can explain this to me.

My wife and I have this running argument. I hate ironing. Had to starch and press uniforms while I was on active duty and hated it. So I take my work shirts from the dryer and hang them immediately. They don't look bad, a few wrinkles, but they don't have that crisp, sharp ironed look.

My wife thinks I should iron my shirts because "she doesn't want the people at work to think she doesn't iron my shirts"

WTF???? she DOESN'T iron my shirts. why in hell should I have to spend 15-20 minutes every day doing something I hate, just so the people I work with won't know the truth.

my argument: If she doesn't want the people at work to think she doesn't iron my shirts...then she should iron the damn things.

note: I work 40-50 hours per week and she works 20 hours per week, so it's not like she has a full time job. I help with the laundry and clean up the kitchen after dinner, so it's not like I don't do anything to help around the house.


What say you?
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I think you're right, but in situations like this I believe "You can be right, or you can be smart"

You've got leverage here. I'd trade the ironing of shirts for a daily hummer
 
sangha said:
I think you're right, but in situations like this I believe "You can be right, or you can be smart"

You've got leverage here. I'd trade the ironing of shirts for a daily hummer
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Employ a dry cleaner, part time maid or ones child to iron shirts = hummers. I believe this is within Oscar's grasp, he will succeed.
 
I'm not a lady, or even a woman, but here goes - -

I iron my stuff when I want it ironed (same military experience almost broke me from it). My wife doesn't iron my cloths. I asked her not to, and eh more than agreed.

If you're wife wants people to think she irons your shirts, it's pretty simple, she should iron them if you don't do it.

I can understand your concerns though about the relationship. I gave up on the toilet paper role with the end coming over the top and not the bottom, and I gave up on squeezing the toothpaste from the bottom, and many, MANY other things. Pick your battles, and make them few.

Here's a trick with the drier, put a damp (not wet) wash cloth in with your shirts when there's only about ten minutes left in the cycle. That will knock out the remaining wrinkles when you take them out and hang them up. It's a hell of a lot easier than fighting a damn ironing board.

And that's another thing I gave up on, and the main reason I asked her to let me iron my own cloths - - she uses the wrong end of the ironing board for goodness sake, which takes her so much longer to get done than it does me.
 
I personally love to iron my shirts. I hate ironing my T-shirts and such... but shirts? yep. And I wouldn't let anyone do it for me because anyone else does it worse.
My ex didn't know how to iron a shirt. She did one and I had to redo it afterwards. My mother usually irons my brothers' shirt but I iron them a lot better so i never let her touch my shirts.

So yeah.

And I usually play some music while I do it or if I am ironing them for a special event, I do it in a religious silence.
 
ecofarm said:
You're supposed to pay to have the shirts ironed. It's not like you don't take luxuries, thus sacrifice a bit of them for her. You probably spent enough money on "crap" this week to have your shirts proper for months. Don't you care about the impression she makes?


(yeah, been there)
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nope, fresh out of luxuries. (unless you count gas for my car a luxury). I make my own lunch to take to work, so I don't eat out. Every spare dime I have goes to some "honey do" remodel project I am working on (for her)
 
OscarB63 said:
nope, fresh out of luxuries. (unless you count gas for my car a luxury). I make my own lunch to take to work, so I don't eat out. Every spare dime I have goes to some "honey do" remodel project I am working on (for her)
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You've invested in considerable labor resources and it's time to take advantage of them.
 
ecofarm said:
You've invested in considerable labor resources and it's time to take advantage of them.
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yeah, I'd be better off throwing the shirts on the floor and stomping them than to allow two teenage boys to iron them.
 
OscarB63 said:
yeah, I'd be better off throwing the shirts on the floor and stomping them than to allow two teenage boys to iron them.
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Look, boys, I didn't intend to do this to you but times are tight and I need hummers. You're working for nothing, don't make me get the whip.

They can learn.
 
sangha said:
I'd trade the ironing of shirts for a daily hummer
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:lamo Yeah, I thought "DP ladies" was going to be a whole different topic. :mrgreen:

Maybe one of those hand-held steamers? It would take out wrinkles at least - dunno if it would be less objectionable than ironing.
 
sangha said:
I think you're right, but in situations like this I believe "You can be right, or you can be smart"

You've got leverage here. I'd trade the ironing of shirts for a daily hummer
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I was always told, that the reason a woman smiles so big when walking down the isle at her wedding, is she knows she done her last hummer.
 
Okay guys, I hate to ask, but I also hate to be ignorant- what in the hell is a hummer? :lol:
 
grip said:
bj....
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Thank you grip. I had no idea. I can honestly say that I learned something today. :mrgreen:

(I wasn't aware that the terminology had changed. Gawd, I'm getting old)
 
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