Explains Melissa in Virginia: “As many couples probably do, my fiancé and I have had an ongoing discussion about his propensity to leave cabinet doors and drawers open.” Melissa insists she’s not aggravated by the open cabinets — she just feels the need to bring the issue to his attention.
Then, last week, Melissa was thrilled to receive a beautiful flower arrangement at her office. “Then I opened the damn card!”
related: Really, though — carnations?
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#1
Ha!
Ha!
Oct 7, 2012 at 7:49 pm rating: 7
#2
Dee
Okay, not gonna lie, that’s pretty funny. XD
Oct 7, 2012 at 7:51 pm rating: 104
#3
Kendra
That’s something my husband would do!!
Oct 7, 2012 at 7:53 pm rating: 5
#4
NayNay
Brilliant! She sounds like a pain in the ass, anyway.
Oct 7, 2012 at 7:54 pm rating: 20
#5
Kathleen
He’s a keeper!
Oct 7, 2012 at 7:55 pm rating: 33
#6
shwo!
That’s not Steve. That’s Hadley from Cabin in the Woods: “Do you want to come over Monday? I’m going to pick up some power tools and liberate my cabinets.”
Oct 7, 2012 at 8:13 pm rating: 5
#7
Greg House
Now that’s funny!
Oct 7, 2012 at 8:14 pm rating: 0
#8
rtuko
Seriously, the key to a harmonious marriage is not nagging.
Mention it once in a while, but otherwise let it go. I bet this “discussion” is a one-sided one, with him going ‘Uh huh…” and zoning out.
Oct 7, 2012 at 8:22 pm rating: 4
#9
Steve
Funny as hell! Aside from that, I’ve never met this couple, but I know they must have a loving relationship! The fact that this man would take the time to communicate that he’ aware of the seemingly inconsequential concerns of his wife by sending flowers and a note speaks volumes!
Oct 7, 2012 at 8:33 pm rating: 50
#10
Palomon
He’s not annoyed, he just feels the need to bring it up.
Oct 7, 2012 at 8:56 pm rating: 10
#11
Rainne
Dear Steve, here’s a suggestion: the next time she bitches at you about the cabinet doors, get a screwdriver and take all the doors off.
Oct 7, 2012 at 8:59 pm rating: 13
#12
Alice
I think that since you can joke about your “discussions”, it’s a good sign. A good relationship has room for a little self deprecation.
But don’t go on with the “I’m not aggravated” stuff. Tell ‘im how ya feel, maybe he’ll cooperate, maybe he won’t.
Oct 7, 2012 at 9:48 pm rating: 20
#13
Frank
Who in the hell leaves cabinet doors open? I can see the argument about the unused toilet seat position, direction of toilet paper unrolling, rate of channel changing, and minor things of that nature. But cabinet doors? Does this person also walk off, leaving the door to the ‘fridge open after grabbing some food? When passing through the door to the house, does it just get left open? What kind of maniac wanders through a house leaving cabinet doors hanging open?
Oct 7, 2012 at 10:16 pm rating: 81
#14
Katya
I don’t know if my fiance would write a note like that for me, but I’d sure do it to him! Hilarious!
Oct 7, 2012 at 10:47 pm rating: 2
#15
Ethel
When they have children, or a large dog, he will learn quickly what open cabinets mean.
Oct 7, 2012 at 11:03 pm rating: 34
#16
nurgleth
Seriously side-eyeing everyone here going “You showed her!”. Obviously they both took it humorously, take a course in chilling the fuck out.
“Next time she bitches take the doors off”
“She sounds like a pain in the ass”
“Don’t nag”
Wow, y’all must be a bless to be with.
Oct 8, 2012 at 2:13 am rating: 81
#17
K
I came back to a boyfriend’s parents’ house late one night and completely freaked out when I went into their kitchen to find all the cupboard doors open. It was like something out of a poltergeist movie.
The reality was much more boring. The cupboards also housed water pipes and were along an external wall, so in winter they left the cupboards open overnight to keep the temperature above freezing point.
Oct 8, 2012 at 4:57 am rating: 33
#18
tch tch
My Grandfather was a shiftworker. Sick of banging cupboard doors, he took them all off and hung little curtains.
Oct 8, 2012 at 5:25 am rating: 19
#19
ansco
The thing that most of you didn’t notice was that she referred to the not as “the damn note” which indicates that she was annoyed at the wording. Thus indicating that she is a nag or needs to have something over her husband in a control setting. In other words she is a nag and has control issues.
Oct 8, 2012 at 7:22 am rating: 2
#20
Dane Zeller
Steve,
Thank you ever so much for thinking about me! Next we’ll start working on that basement light you leave on all the time, not putting the parking brake on in my Sentra, your seat belt, the crumbs in the recliner, hugging my mother, and a few others.
Love ya!
P.S. the red flowers were great, but I really do prefer more yellow in the selection.
Oct 8, 2012 at 7:53 am rating: 4
#21
Anna
My husband leaves the cabinet doors open when he gets anything from the cabinet. I can always tell exactly what he did in the kitchen based on the cabinets he’s left open.
He keeps the bottom cabinets closed, so I don’t really care. It takes me a few seconds to shut them after him, and then I get to creep him out by recounting everything he did when I wasn’t there. I call it a win for me.
Oct 8, 2012 at 8:34 am rating: 26
#22
JeffSaysICant
You know, I actually think this is pretty romantic. He has been successfully retrained to close cabinet doors (which is keeping his fiancee from losing an eye – good on him!), and instead of being resentful, he sends flowers. Oh yeah, well, and a resentful card, but still – FLOWERS.
Oct 8, 2012 at 8:40 am rating: 23
#23
QBall
Perfect, bet he’ll be spending the night on the futon,, but the cards and flowers were a nice touch
Oct 8, 2012 at 9:53 am rating: 1
#24
Anna
SOFT-CLOSE CUPBOARDS, GUYS.
That is all.
They will change your life.
Oct 8, 2012 at 11:41 am rating: 4
#25
G
My ex-boyfriend used to complain when I wouldn’t close the toothpaste all the way. Now I can’t hear that “click” without thinking about him.
Oct 8, 2012 at 11:53 am rating: 3
#26
Jen
It starts off as jokes, but then it evolves into the unbridled hate and resentment that me and my Steve have. It must be a Steve thing. Well, mine has never bought me flowers…
Oct 8, 2012 at 7:16 pm rating: 3
#27
Tesstarosa
It’s probably the only time he’s closed the door and he will point out that he did this once for the next ten years — with great pride.
Oct 9, 2012 at 1:10 am rating: 21
#28
xMariex
I came up with a few comebacks ranging in “meanness” that she could use depending on how good a relationship they have and how good a sense of humour he has. (For me, always a big plus in a partner.)
1. I just saw a doghouse and thought of you. 2. I just saw a couch on the side of the road and thought of you. 3. I just found this box of tissues near this bottle of lotion and thought of you. 4. Oops, I just broke this little pencil and thought of you.
Oct 9, 2012 at 4:38 am rating: 10
#29
Ear
I can’t believe that there are people who habitually leave cabinet doors and drawers open. Just reading about it makes me angry.
Oct 11, 2012 at 12:08 pm rating: 2
#30
The Elf
If I leave a cupboard door open, I’ll have a cat in it. Guaranteed.
They can’t help it. They’re indrawers-only.
Oct 12, 2012 at 3:20 pm rating: 4
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