Can we discuss pet peeves here? (8 Viewers)

[Mrs. Rannous]

He drove a Honda.

I see that now.

 

[ghostguy123]

OOOOOOOOOOOF

this is the problem though. these guys severely lack in the communication department. it's all one-sided. they don't give a #### to keep potential clients interested.. they just don't respond. 

buddy, if we've agreed your estimate is solid, i contract with you to do the work, it's good work completed without a lot of headaches..  chances are i'm calling you again and referring you to other people i know. 

but if you stiff me for weeks or months and act like you don't give a #### then your business card goes in the trash and i'm telling people not to bother calling you down the road.

every connection counts when your paycheck relies on reputation and word of mouth in the community.

Maybe they got together and said "hey, let's just all suck so that none of us goes out of business, k?"

Collusion

 

[EYLive]

That conversation happens a lot at our house. Just last weekend...

Me: I got the matinee tickets. They were $6 each!

I read this as manatee tickets, and got really excited/curious.

I guess I'll add poor reading comprehension as a pet peeve.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I'm on the phone right now with  Directv.  Ghaa, they suck since AT&T took over.

And this idiot keeps calling me by my first name like we are old high school buddies.  What ever happened to business professional?  (And, yes, I asked her use my proper name.)

 

[Spock]

My wife will literally, take the kitchen recycling can out of the cabinet/drawer and place it by the door that leads to our garage.   She wants me to dump it out into the big can when I leave or get a chance to do it.   The best part is if you open the door to the garage - the recycling can is ~ 2 feet from the door 

Good to know there are others that share my utter disbelief of why the wife can’t take the trash or empty cardboard amazon boxes all the way to the bins. She puts it all just outside the side door. Trash/recycle bins are also just a few feet from the door. 

 

[Man of Constant Sorrow]

I went to Churchill Downs for Oaks Day. I took a walking cane because of a foot issue - that hopefully will be corrected. 

Anyways, I am a local, and we brag about our hospitality during Derby Week. 

Well, I was pushed around, nearly shoved down, openly grumbled about and victim to other sundry hostilities all damn day - - - by locals. Just cause I was walking slow. 

Finally, after about 8 hours, someone offered me a seat. He was from NYC. 

I told him that NYC was rude - we laughed and spent about an hour sharing stories. 

Thanks Steve. I am sending pics soon. 

  My name isn't Steve, and I AM rude. 

You such a kidder, Steve! 

 

[Jobber]

People waiting to turn left, and waiting until there is a six-block gap in the oncoming traffic to complete the turn.

Yes! 

To pile onto this one, well over half of the left turners I get stuck behind don’t understand how to navigate the intersection. When the left turner coming the opposite way has their signal on, you are supposed to go. So many times, the person sits there waiting.

 

[mr. furley]

"that's fine"

 

[belljr]

Another wife one.

We have softball tournaments almost every weekend.  

Wife: you want me to pack you anything.

Me: no I'll be fine

Wife: you sure? You don't want anything ?

Me: I'll be fine, I have my water.

Wife: we are going to be there awhile and don't know if there is a food stand. I'm going to pack you something.

Me: fine

Wife: what do you want?

Grrrrrrr

 

[Cowboysfan8]

UGH THIS SO MUCH.  I need to rant here, but feel free to skip the wall of text if you want:   

We just added on a bathroom to our house.  Got an estimate from a plumber in SEPTEMBER, and told him then that we wanted to start right after the holidays/New Years so he'd have time to schedule us.  He said that was fine.  The work also involved building a wall, laying some tile and trim, and sheetrock type work so he suggested a contractor to use for that  (plumber just plumbs).  First of the year comes and I call the plumber: "Hey when you coming?"  I get the runaround about his start date.  Call the contractor and ask him the same and he says "Be there Monday".  Contractor shows up Monday and builds the wall, does everything he can up to a point where it's plumber's turn.  Plumber takes 3 weeks to show up to bust up the floor and lays the drains.  Still needs to run water lines in wall/attic, and trench the yard to lay sewer drain. Contractor gets right back to work and finishes all his inside work.    

Plumber then dodges me for 6 weeks (w/ me calling him every 3 days along the way) - and then finally calls me and says "man I'm so behind on other work, I'm not going to be able to get to you for another month at least".  If it's going to take you ten weeks to get to me, then tell me that SIX WEEKS AGO you ####### #### ####### ##############. 

I started calling 5 other plumbers to see if anyone else could come faster to finish the job.  One told me he wouldn't finish a job that someone else started, sorry.  The other four said "well let me come take a look at it and see what the job is and give an estimate".  I set up all 4 for an estimate on the same day, and I TOOK OFF WORK THE WHOLE DAY to be here with them.  NOT ONE OF THESE ######S SHOWED UP.  Called them back and got the standard line "sorry, I got stuck on another job, I'll try and make it out there tomorrow/next week/Friday".  

Original plumber ended up showing up on Week 10 of 10, and informed me "well now I have to call before I dig the yard trench, so gas/water/sewer/electric can all be marked first, so that'll take another week.  So call and let me know when all that's done and then we'll come dig".  LIKE THAT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN DONE PRIOR TO WEEK FREAKING 10? 

Everything gets marked by the end of that week.  I call and tell him he says "great, we'll be there next week, not sure what day yet".  Never shows up the next week. At this point I'm done calling and chasing him.  Just gonna wait and see how long it actually takes him to finish the job on his own without prodding from me.  The next week comes and goes, nothing.  Finally he drags up the next Tuesday, calls me from my own yard and says "man, you must have cut the grass, I can't see the markings in the yard, I'm going to need to get this re-marked because if I get caught digging without markings that's a big fine".   Well yeah numbnuts, I've cut the grass twice since it got marked because it was weeks ago. If you'd have shown up when you said you would it'd have been marked.  I didn't know when you were coming but I'm not letting my yard grow up knee high just waiting for you...

Takes another 3 days to get re-marked (Friday now).  I text him a pic of the markings that afternoon and just said "Your move".   He shows up Monday morning with an excavator, takes him a little over 3 hours to dig the trench, lay the drains, bury the lines, smoothe it all out, etc (according to my neighbor who watched him all day out her window, lol).  Meanwhile his second guy goes inside the house and makes the final tie-ins in the attic and installs the valves/flanges for the toilet/sink while first guy is digging.  They're done in less than 4 hours, and they leave.  He calls me at work and says "we're done, just finished and left, everything is ready for you to set fixtures."    YOU MEAN TO TELL ME I'VE BEEN WAITING 13 WEEKS FOR YOU TO FINISH FOUR FREAKING HOURS OF WORK?

We got the estimate in September, asked for an early January start, and the job finally gets finished on May 6. Is it a #### move on my part if I make him wait 4 months to get paid just like I had to wait?  /rant

Nope

 

[Ranethe]

Good to know there are others that share my utter disbelief of why the wife can’t take the trash or empty cardboard amazon boxes all the way to the bins. She puts it all just outside the side door. Trash/recycle bins are also just a few feet from the door. 

My wife goes one further. She piles recyclables on top of the recycling bin. Literally all she has to do is lift the lid and drop them in. Instead, I routinely go out to find a collection of milk jugs, cardboard boxes, etc. piled on top of the bin. Grrr.

 

[Bull Dozier]

Another wife one.

We have softball tournaments almost every weekend.  

Wife: you want me to pack you anything.

Me: no I'll be fine

Wife: you sure? You don't want anything ?

Me: I'll be fine, I have my water.

Wife: we are going to be there awhile and don't know if there is a food stand. I'm going to pack you something.

Me: fine

Wife: what do you want?

Grrrrrrr

All do respect, I don't agree with this one.  Your wife is trying to take care of you by packing snacks/lunch and you are annoyed?  Not feeling it.

 

[Rodrigo Duterte]

I'm getting annoyed with athletes in interviews starting out every sentence with, "I mean, [blah, blah, blah].  I mean.....".

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I'm getting annoyed with athletes in interviews starting out every sentence with, "I mean, [blah, blah, blah].  I mean.....".

Interviews with athletes and coaches are almost always a waste of time. They hem and haw and usually say nothing.

 

[parasaurolophus]

All do respect, I don't agree with this one.  Your wife is trying to take care of you by packing snacks/lunch and you are annoyed?  Not feeling it.

I have decided I am going to unconditionally support every pet peeve of every FBG in this thread. 

So sorry mr. bull dozier, you are incorrect here. His wife started with good intentions but just moved into annoying territory. He is an adult and can live with the decision of not having some snacks at the softball game. He said he didnt want anything. She kept pushing. Maybe mr bell jr is trying to lose some weight or fast? So he eventually concedes and then she wants him to pick out what he doesnt want to eat. 

That's no fun and a valid entry in this thread. Please let him have it. 

 

[belljr]

I have decided I am going to unconditionally support every pet peeve of every FBG in this thread. 

So sorry mr. bull dozier, you are incorrect here. His wife started with good intentions but just moved into annoying territory. He is an adult and can live with the decision of not having some snacks at the softball game. He said he didnt want anything. She kept pushing. Maybe mr bell jr is trying to lose some weight or fast? So he eventually concedes and then she wants him to pick out what he doesnt want to eat. 

That's no fun and a valid entry in this thread. Please let him have it. 

I KNOW RIGHT!@#!@#     I can make it to 1pm!@#!@#      

 

[Bull Dozier]

I have decided I am going to unconditionally support every pet peeve of every FBG in this thread. 

So sorry mr. bull dozier, you are incorrect here. His wife started with good intentions but just moved into annoying territory. He is an adult and can live with the decision of not having some snacks at the softball game. He said he didnt want anything. She kept pushing. Maybe mr bell jr is trying to lose some weight or fast? So he eventually concedes and then she wants him to pick out what he doesnt want to eat. 

That's no fun and a valid entry in this thread. Please let him have it. 

I feel ya.

I should have phrased my response better.  I'm not trying to say belljr can't be annoyed by his wife.  Lord knows my wife does stuff that annoys me that I'm sure other people would be fine with.

I guess it was more a comment based on my own situation.  I remember the days when my wife packed me a lunch everyday for work.  Those days are long gone.  Grass is always greener.

 

[Osaurus]

Finances are hard for a lot of folks.  I get that.  Can anyone of you remember the last time you cancelled a subscription, membership, etc...and then checked your credit card, checking/savings account balance to ensure it was truly cancelled?  I do it all the time because I am an untrusting person by nature and companies are greedy. 

Mrs O and I switched gyms back in January and she supposedly cancelled our old gym memberships.  Fast forward to the other day and I am paying our bills.  I make her manage her own credit cards and whatever else is in her name just as I do.  I look at this credit card bill and see the familiar $30 and charge listed twice (gym charges individually in 2 transactions) for April/May.  I tell her and she says she will look into it.  Turns out she never really did follow up and ensure it was truly cancelled and just blew $300 for something we have not used since last year. 

I guess my point here is managing finances doesn’t mean just paying your bills on time.  I give a cursory look at all of my bills to make sure purchases are legit.  Sometimes I look them up if they’re unfamiliar.  Rarely have I had an issue, but I’m diligent.  I don’t think she’s too happy with me making references to it as to her it’s no big deal, but the underlying lack of responsibility concerns me.  I don’t like paying for a service I’m not using and was assured it was terminated. Ugh

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Can anyone of you remember the last time you cancelled a subscription, membership, etc...and then checked your credit card, checking/savings account balance to ensure it was truly cancelled?  I do it all the time because I am an untrusting person by nature and companies are greedy. 

I review every statement.  Besides the incorrect charge issue, I check to make sure our card number hasn't been stolen.  It's just common sense.

 

[facook]

At about 90% of groceries I’ve been to, the freezer doors are not quite clear enough to make out prices or detail on the packaging. If I want to comparison shop, or check sodium, or a bunch of other things ... freezer door had to stay open for a bit.

People who call "grocery stores" "groceries."  You don't call it by the name of what you buy at that place.  "Oh I went to the auto parts and got some auto parts."  "Hey, I went to the hardware and bought some hardware."  No.  You're a moron and an imbecile if you do this.  Please leave the country.  I hate you if you call it a "grocery."  You buy groceries at a "grocery store."  GOD I hate you.  Please die.  And go ahead and stand "on line" with your fellows who call it "the grocery" while you wait to die.

Guess what?!  You're not standing "on line."  There's no line painted there that you're standing on!  You're clinically mentally disabled if you're saying "on line."  You're standing IN A LINE.  Some shorten it to "in line."  If you say "I'm standing on line to get into the grocery" you should be shot directly into the sun and I hope it hurts when you get there.

Nothing personal Doug.  But man it bugs me.

 

[Quint]

People who call "grocery stores" "groceries."  You don't call it by the name of what you buy at that place.  "Oh I went to the auto parts and got some auto parts."  "Hey, I went to the hardware and bought some hardware."  No.  You're a moron and an imbecile if you do this.  Please leave the country.  I hate you if you call it a "grocery."  You buy groceries at a "grocery store."  GOD I hate you.  Please die.  And go ahead and stand "on line" with your fellows who call it "the grocery" while you wait to die.

Guess what?!  You're not standing "on line."  There's no line painted there that you're standing on!  You're clinically mentally disabled if you're saying "on line."  You're standing IN A LINE.  Some shorten it to "in line."  If you say "I'm standing on line to get into the grocery" you should be shot directly into the sun and I hope it hurts when you get there.

Nothing personal Doug.  But man it bugs me.

Is guess “in the queue” can GFY? 

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

There's no line painted there that you're standing on! 

Maybe he's in Boston.

 

[jhib]

Guess what?!  You're not standing "on line."  There's no line painted there that you're standing on!  You're clinically mentally disabled if you're saying "on line."  You're standing IN A LINE.  Some shorten it to "in line."  If you say "I'm standing on line to get into the grocery" you should be shot directly into the sun and I hope it hurts when you get there.

If you're at the end of a line, are you in the line?

 

[wlwiles]

People don’t read anymore.  I go by my middle name, but my company email address is first.last@company.com. My preferred middle name is in 16 point blue font in my email signature for this reason.  If someone who doesn’t know me personally sends me an email and they address me by first name, ok fine, they looked me up in the directory or went by my email address, no biggie.  But at least once a week I get a reply email from someone that does it, and I just rage.  I just signed my previous email with my name, the name I would like you to use, and I CALLED IT OUT IN BIG ### BLUE TEXT SO FREAKING USE IT, YOU ILLITERATE DINGLEBERRY

 

[Ray Barboni]

All do respect, I don't agree with this one.  Your wife is trying to take care of you by packing snacks/lunch and you are annoyed?  Not feeling it.

Agreed.

dude should be thankful. Instead he’s on a magic football chat room having “peeves” about his wife caring about him?? 

No due respect. 

Appreciate your lady, guy.

 

[offdee]

People don’t read anymore.  I go by my middle name, but my company email address is first.last@company.com. My preferred middle name is in 16 point blue font in my email signature for this reason.  If someone who doesn’t know me personally sends me an email and they address me by first name, ok fine, they looked me up in the directory or went by my email address, no biggie.  But at least once a week I get a reply email from someone that does it, and I just rage.  I just signed my previous email with my name, the name I would like you to use, and I CALLED IT OUT IN BIG ### BLUE TEXT SO FREAKING USE IT, YOU ILLITERATE DINGLEBERRY

Why not ask IT to update your email address/name shown in email header to the first name you prefer?  They do it all the time for women’s last names after they get married. 

Nobody is looking at your signature when writing an email reply. 

 

[Osaurus]

I have to go to the grocers this morning 

 

[Alex P Keaton]

People don’t read anymore.  I go by my middle name, but my company email address is first.last@company.com. My preferred middle name is in 16 point blue font in my email signature for this reason.  If someone who doesn’t know me personally sends me an email and they address me by first name, ok fine, they looked me up in the directory or went by my email address, no biggie.  But at least once a week I get a reply email from someone that does it, and I just rage.  I just signed my previous email with my name, the name I would like you to use, and I CALLED IT OUT IN BIG ### BLUE TEXT SO FREAKING USE IT, YOU ILLITERATE DINGLEBERRY

People reply to my emails frequently.....and address me by my last name.  (Which is also a common first name)

Even when I've signed the email with my first name.  

Happens multiple times per week.   Very annoying.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I have to go to the grocers this morning 

I hope you don't have to stand too long on line.

 

[rockaction]

I hope you don't have to stand too long on line.

Have your wife pack you a snack if you do.

 

[parasaurolophus]

People reply to my emails frequently.....and address me by my last name.  (Which is also a common first name)

Even when I've signed the email with my first name.  

Happens multiple times per week.   Very annoying.

@keaton that really sucks. 

 

[parasaurolophus]

Why not ask IT to update your email address/name shown in email header to the first name you prefer?  They do it all the time for women’s last names after they get married. 

Nobody is looking at your signature when writing an email reply. 

Some IT departments are made up of control freaks and would scoff at such a request.

 

[Bull Dozier]

I have to go to the grocers this morning 

How many?  Why not get everything in one stop?

 

[TheIronSheik]

Why not ask IT to...

Ok.  Sure.  They'll get right on that. 

 

[mr. furley]

Ok.  Sure.  They'll get right on that. 

me: (has a computer related problem) hey boss, my computer is on the fritz. i can't get in to these necessary functions.

boss: ok, submit a request to IT. you'll probably need a new machine.

*8 weeks later*

IT: hey, we just got your message. what do you need?

*12  weeks later* 

IT: oh, right.. we'll get that new computer out you by the end of the week (3 months from now)

 

[Bull Dozier]

me: (has a computer related problem) hey boss, my computer is on the fritz. i can't get in to these necessary functions.

boss: ok, submit a request to IT. you'll probably need a new machine.

*8 weeks later*

IT: hey, we just got your message. what do you need?

*12  weeks later* 

IT: oh, right.. we'll get that new computer out you by the end of the week (3 months from now)

You can get a new machine?

 

[mr. furley]

You can get a new machine?

only once they're 5 years out of date

 

[facook]

If you're at the end of a line, are you in the line?

Yes.

 

[wlwiles]

Why not ask IT to update your email address/name shown in email header to the first name you prefer?  They do it all the time for women’s last names after they get married. 

Nobody is looking at your signature when writing an email reply. 

I tried that the day I got hired. The key is that women who get married have legally changed their name, so IT will do it also.  But IT refuses to change every Christopher to Chris, Robert to Bob, etc which is essentially what my request boils down to. 

 

[El Floppo]

related... one of the people I have to include on emails for a project has a name that's essentially two first names. to this day, I have no idea which is first or last... so I alternate them each email.

 

[parasaurolophus]

I tried that the day I got hired. The key is that women who get married have legally changed their name, so IT will do it also.  But IT refuses to change every Christopher to Chris, Robert to Bob, etc which is essentially what my request boils down to. 

It is so easy to do which makes it even more frustrating. 

 

[parasaurolophus]

The media referring to 19 year olds as teenagers. I understand they are technically "teenagers"but they are not what people generally refer to as teenagers. It is just click bait in a headline. 

 

[belljr]

I'm not trying to turn this into a wife complaint thread but this is where we are .... sometimes I do wonder how my wife and I ended up together as we have been very different in many ways from the start.  Some balance out each other very well others cause us to butt heads....  She is a very great person and great wife in general but we've reached the "been together over 20 years portion of life"

BUT......

She has always had "buyers remorse" in pretty much every category of "goods".

No idea how the deck came up - we had it done last year.  She was like when are we going to get to cleaning up the back yard. I was like I already did - just need to sweep the deck and reorganize the furniture.

"About that i don't like the firepit, we should sell it"   

I'm trying not to explode on this one.  We sat down and looked for all kinds of firepits.  I was partially against this one at first - thought it might be "too big" at first but really like it now.

We've had it a little over a year.  Anyway - we spent literally half a day last year with me taping out different furniture configurations so she could get a visual.  I had painters tape all over

Its really a comedy show at this point... she complains she can't make a decision...I pick something out...she doesn't like it....she picks something out 6 months - 1 year later she doesn't like it

 

[Andy Dufresne]

@belljr what you're dealing with is a feature, not a bug.

 

[El Floppo]

The media referring to 19 year olds as teenagers. I understand they are technically "teenagers"but they are not what people generally refer to as teenagers. It is just click bait in a headline. 

huh. I get bugged by the media referring to a man, 18, who did something bad. 18...19... still kids. still have brains developing physiologically. 

 

[mr. furley]

I'm not trying to turn this into a wife complaint thread but this is where we are .... sometimes I do wonder how my wife and I ended up together as we have been very different in many ways from the start.  Some balance out each other very well others cause us to butt heads....  She is a very great person and great wife in general but we've reached the "been together over 20 years portion of life"

BUT......

She has always had "buyers remorse" in pretty much every category of "goods".

No idea how the deck came up - we had it done last year.  She was like when are we going to get to cleaning up the back yard. I was like I already did - just need to sweep the deck and reorganize the furniture.

"About that i don't like the firepit, we should sell it"   

I'm trying not to explode on this one.  We sat down and looked for all kinds of firepits.  I was partially against this one at first - thought it might be "too big" at first but really like it now.

We've had it a little over a year.  Anyway - we spent literally half a day last year with me taping out different furniture configurations so she could get a visual.  I had painters tape all over

Its really a comedy show at this point... she complains she can't make a decision...I pick something out...she doesn't like it....she picks something out 6 months - 1 year later she doesn't like it

yesterday my wife decided to clean her closets and donate old clothes. note that i mention closets. she has multiple. i have one. that she tried to creep in on when we moved in ("you don't need the space as much as i do! i have a lot of clothes!")

she has a mobile closet in the basement, too. plus.... i don't even know how many totes full of clothes.

one half of our bedroom is piled up with her clothes that are in totes, on top of totes, next to totes. it's just a freaking mess.

as she's cleaning, she's pulling out clothes that are TWENTY plus years old. TWENTY. at one point she pulled out a sweatshirt that she wore when we first started dating 15+ years ago and said to me "why did you let me keep this. this thing is so old and it doesn't fit anymore!"

when i told her i don't tell her what to do/not do she got mad at me for not making her clean her closets years ago. then spent the rest of the day fuming at me for allowing her problem to get so bad.

net result: wardrobe is no longer 20+ years old. it's only about 18+ years old   

 

[parasaurolophus]

huh. I get bugged by the media referring to a man, 18, who did something bad. 18...19... still kids. still have brains developing physiologically. 

They say man when the 19 year old did something. They say teenager when something happened to them.  You are basically saying the opposite side of the coin. They are just trying to make it sound as bad as possible to generate outrage. 

"Teenager beats up fellow student" vs "Man assaults student at local school" 

"19 year old gets tazed at local bar" vs "Teenager gets tazed at popular hangout" 

 

[otb_lifer]

I'm not trying to turn this into a wife complaint thread but this is where we are .... 

... so we are supposed to be encroaching on 90 degrees today, i noticed that in the extended forecast on Saturday - told my gf that we needed to remove all the AC filters and give 'em a proper cleaning. 

one unit in our dining room window is a ##### and a half to get at ... but she takes care of biz, removes it with only the slightest trouble. and proceeds to gussy up the filters during our 2 hr break from dinner dishes to GoT finale.  cool, and good job outta her. 

fast forward to this morning - i come in from my run at roughly 7, and i decide to wrassle the downstairs unit ... gettin' the face off is tough, gettin' it back on with the filter securely in place is nothing short of impossible ...

so, there i am, tusslin' and cursing at this mutha chukkin'  chasis - all of a sudden i hear, from 2 floors up, " WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT WITHOUT PUTTING THE FILTER IN FIRST?" 

she yells this down from the third floor bedroom, mind you ... not the second floor laundry room where the filters actually were!!!!

woman has known me for close to 15 years, lived with me for 14 ... knows the way i go about things, has seen me tackle dozens upon dozens of household/yard projects quite efficiently, yet - she thought i was stooooopit enough to reface the unit WITHOUT INSERTING THE CLEAN FILTER!!

from the third floor: "MAKE SURE YOU PUT THE FILTER IN FIRST!"

 

[El Floppo]

They say man when the 19 year old did something. They say teenager when something happened to them.  You are basically saying the opposite side of the coin. They are just trying to make it sound as bad as possible to generate outrage. 

"Teenager beats up fellow student" vs "Man assaults student at local school" 

"19 year old gets tazed at local bar" vs "Teenager gets tazed at popular hangout" 

ok, I get this now- thanks.

 

[Bull Dozier]

yesterday my wife decided to clean her closets and donate old clothes. note that i mention closets. she has multiple. i have one. that she tried to creep in on when we moved in ("you don't need the space as much as i do! i have a lot of clothes!")

she has a mobile closet in the basement, too. plus.... i don't even know how many totes full of clothes.

one half of our bedroom is piled up with her clothes that are in totes, on top of totes, next to totes. it's just a freaking mess.

as she's cleaning, she's pulling out clothes that are TWENTY plus years old. TWENTY. at one point she pulled out a sweatshirt that she wore when we first started dating 15+ years ago and said to me "why did you let me keep this. this thing is so old and it doesn't fit anymore!"

when i told her i don't tell her what to do/not do she got mad at me for not making her clean her closets years ago. then spent the rest of the day fuming at me for allowing her problem to get so bad.

net result: wardrobe is no longer 20+ years old. it's only about 18+ years old   

My wife has too many clothes as well.  I do too, admitedly, but not as much as her (my main vice is t-shirts as I have far too many and don't get rid of them when I should).  Anyway, for years, literally years, she would pile clothes on her side of the bed.  Her morning routine is to pull stuff out of the closet, try it on, decide it doesn't look good so she throws it on the bed to pull something else out.  She then builds a mountain of clothes on her side of the bed that grows until you can't walk past it anymore, and then she has to spend who knows how long sorting it through it to put stuff away, or weed out dirty clothes to throw in the laundry.

After hounding her about it she finally says she doesn't have enough room for all her clothes and if she just had more room, she would have it all put away.  We had an extra room upstairs that was an office holding a computer desk we never used, and a file cabinet, and generally attracted junk we didn't want to deal with.  I cleaned it out, got rid of the desk, relocated the file cabinet, and build a walk in closet.  Hasn't changed anything, except there are now two piles of clothes (on in our room and one in the closet).

We also switch out summer and winter clothes.  Not sure everyone does this, but I know I don't need shorts and polo's taking up space in the winter, or sweaters in the summer.  So I pull down the tubs and switch all of my clothes and it takes about an hour.  I'm ready to put everything back up.  She will pester me to pull the tubs out of the attic as soon as the first day it is nice in the spring, never mind we both know it is going to get cold again and there is still a month+ of cold weather coming.  So I do finally pull the summer clothes down on a Saturday, switch my clothes, and have my half ready to put away.  The whole weekend passes, and she hasn't touched hers, and still has two piles of clothes going.  The kitchen sure is clean though!