What is the big deal about washing dishes?

Question

My wife is always complaing about how I wash the dishes. "oh, you missed a spot" or "they still feel greasy" . Or my favorite "you didn't wash the bottom". Why should I wash the bottom?!! I eat off the top. And, as I explained to her, to no avail, if the dishes were clean enough to stop eating off of, why aren't they clean enough to start? Are women just anal about this?

Until she starts acting rationaly, she can wash the dishes. Pots too.

And pick up the dog crap in the back yard.

Answer 1

What are you doing washing dishes in the first place? Tell her to quit complaining, bring you a beer, and let you know when she's done cleaning.

Answer 2

Yes I am a women and I am more anal about things then dishes. So let me see if I can help you understand. What if you only washed the toilet seat being's that's what you sit on? can you imagine how gross the inside of the bowl would be? who wants to eat off of a plate with old food on it? Would eat with a dirty plate at a restaurant? How about just brushing the front of your teeth, that's what people see when you smile?, let the backs of them get tartered and moldy no one sees that. Hell do you get my point? or are you so eat up with stupidity you just want to keep being a smart ***? Do the damn dishes top and bottom clean the dog **** yourself and be nice and play nice you might find that you get rewarded for it she might just lick all of your d--k and not just the head. GOT THE POINT?????.

Answer 3

I've learned a lot in the past few years ... there's just certain battles you have to pick and choose with your partner ... !

I can't stand the fact my BF washes every dish by hand before he puts them in the dishwasher ... everyone does things differently and I've learned to deal with it ... but come on what's the point of having a dishwasher if you're washing the dishes before you put them in ... and I'm sure he thinks the same about me NOT cleaning them ... but hey pick your battles right .. I'm just happy that he doesn't mind doing them ... it's his way of saying thanks for the great meal you just cooked ... !

I use to go behind him and do it my way ... but I've learned if I continue doing everything MY way ... dang it ... I'm going to be doing everything ALONE ... and that's not what a relationship is all about ... !

I still watch my granny b*tch at my grandpa .. " honey, dinner was great ..... ( and here is comes ) but if you did this or that it would be better " ... " John, thanks for cleaning the kitchen ..... ( and here is comes ) but now I don't know where to find anything " ... I feel bad for him sometimes because I can see it in his eyes he's trying so hard to impress her and do things up to her standard ... and he never gets it right ... and I would never want to make my husband feel that way .. he's my partner and my better half .. !

Answer 4

Do you approach everything in life with such a half-way attitude. I can tell you have never served in the military. It is a good idea to wash dishes, pots, etc in the most perfect way you can. Food poisoning doesn't discriminate and is an equal opportunity killer. You can do whatevery else you want in a haphazard manner if you want, but you want clean dishes and etc for a long life.

Answer 5

It is true, tell her she just lucky u acutally do the dishes and it she ain't happy or satisfied she should do the dishes.
There are not many men that will do the dishes for their wives and they tell her it's a womens job but to get ur husband doing it and complaining about it is wrong coz what the point of telling u 2 do it in the frist place.

trust me she should be happy coz it's not like my man is gonna get his *** of that chair and do the dishes.
Smile..ur just doing what ur told but if u love her try to do ur best and clean the way she wants it and tell her to show u how.
Bye.

Answer 6

sounds to me that your wife is ungratefull she should be happy you wash the dishes at all you know the old saying if you want something done right do it yourself explain to her that maybe another chore would suit you better since the way you wash the dishes isnt good enough for her im sure shell be happy your just trying to help

Answer 7

she just doesn't want to eat off of things that have germs

be lucky that's all you have to deal with. if that's your biggest problem then you have if good 1 out of every 4 marriages end in divorce and its cus people cant compromise and swallow there pride i grew up watchin my parents fight all the time cus my dad was a horrible person.

so wash the dishes the way your wife wants you to and after give her a big kiss.

Answer 8

the reason to washing the bottom of the plate is because the plate has been touched by hands, on a dirty table, someones lap or sitting in a dirty sink. After they have been washed you stack them in a cabinet, the dirty bottom is now sitting on the top of the freshly washed dishes.

Answer 9

I am a woman and I agree with you. I put my dishes in the dishwasher and forget about them. If I have to wash them by hand I do a half *** job. I think it totally depends on the woman in this situation because not everyone, guy or gal, does a half *** job like me.

Answer 10

ok, let me just say that you definitely get points for doing the dishes in the first place. BUT... why not just take a little extra time and effort to do them the way your wife expects them to be cleaned. think about it, if you did the dishes the way she likes she is going to be so happy. she will know that you listened to what she said and asked of you and it will put her in a good mood... take my word for it, it will mean more to her than you know.

Answer 11

Well honestly if something isn't done right I don't nag my fiance' about it I do it myself. But sometimes I will pick a fight with my fiance just to have "angry sex". Next time she nags you about it kiss her and end the conversation with sex. That always works for me and yeah I agree she should be glad that you help because my fiance' usually gets home later than me and out of pure boredom I'll clean the house myself.