'She never throws anything away': 30+ annoying quirks significant others do that drive their partners crazy

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Nov 3, 2023 4:00 PM EDT

Part of being in a relationship means getting used to the things you simply cannot change about your partner. Sure, we all love our significant others, but that doesn't mean we also want them to realize how crazy and bizarre their little quirks and idiosyncrasies are. Look, we're not just talking about the classic ones like snoring at night or leaving dishes in the sink. We're talking about the weird niche stuff you could never have predicted until you started to build a life with that person. For instance, who leaves all the cabinet doors open at all times? That's just a hazard. Who leaves dirty Kleenex tissues lying around for days on end? Who forgets to turn the oven off? Is there anything more frightening than that? I mean, really!

Keep scrolling below for this collection of eccentricities that drove partners crazy, compiled from this r/AskReddit thread. For more content like this, check out this list of the top Karens of the week!

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    Font - r/AskReddit . Posted by u/DexxDarlingxx 19 hours ago 0 What idiosyncrasies drive you crazy about your significant other?
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    Font - missdovahkiin1 . 17 hr. ago When he yawns, he typically ends it with a Oh, ah, ah, ah, ah from disturbed down with the sickness. It drives me insane 4.2k Reply Share
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    Font - Jjbarstool 16 hr. ago When my wife reseals ziplocks she doesn't press the excess air out first so our freezer, fridge and pantry have balloons full of food in them. 3.1k ↓ Reply Share
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    Font - curryp4n 18 hr. ago. edited 5 hr. ago When my husband likes a word or a phrase, he'll repeat it until the world ends or when he gets tired of it. Like he watched a insta video and in it someone said toodaloo. He repeated this word all week in a sing songy voice. I was ready to him. The longest lasting one was the red light green light melody from squid games
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    Gesture - HookFE03 18 hr. ago Every cap in my fridge is loose right now. 2.1k Reply Share
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    Font - obscureferences 18 hr. ago She keeps boiling water then not using it. She wants a cup of tea, puts the kettle on, then wanders off and forgets about it. The next time she's in the kitchen she'll see her cup there with a teabag in it and put the kettle on again, then wander off. Her record is five times. 2.0k Reply Share
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    Font - Crimkam 15 hr. ago She sets alarms on her phone to remind her of stuff in her daily routine, but her internal clock is so good that she'll get up to do the thing 30 seconds before the alarm goes off on a regular basis. She doesn't take her phone with her, but she's kind enough to leave it somewhere where I have get up to to turn it the off because now she's in the shower or some ↑ 1.9k Reply Share
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    Font - prince4 17 hr. ago Asks me where I was I reply bathroom Makes grossed out face, eww don't tell me that Why you ask where I was? 1.5k Reply Share
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    Font - IvoryGrace50 17 hr. ago . My husband is super nice and a great conversationalist, but he wants to talk to absolutely everybody. Everywhere we go he's looking for somebody he knows. If we're out of town or on vacation, he strikes up conversations with anybody willing to talk. Sometimes before we get out of the car and we're on a time limit, I have to lecture him to not speak to anyone. I wouldn't change him for the world, but sometimes I just want to tape his mouth shut. ↑ 1.4k ↓ Reply Sha
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    Font - YourEgoz 18 hr. ago . Every time she takes the first drink from a soda can, she says "aahh, it burns". Really irks me for some reason. It's soda, you've drank it all your life 1 1.2k Reply Share
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    Font - smurfee213 17 hr. ago He always says "know what I'm sayin'?" after every statement he makes. 965 Reply Share
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    Rectangle - TheRealOcsiban - 17 hr. ago She fills up the dishwasher very haphazardly 755 ↓ Reply Share
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    Font - Sweatroo 16 hr. ago She puts the garlic press in the dishwasher in it's closed position because it takes up less space. But closed means it traps all the garlic in the press so I still have to hand wash the press after the dishwasher. I've pointed this out many times. Now I just shrug and say at least she's an amazing cook. 684 Reply Share
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    Font - beattybandit 18 hr. ago Kleenex everywhere other than in the garbage can. Random places on the floor... But worst of all is in her pockets before the clothing goes in the wash. I die a little each time I see tiny bits of paper on my clothes. 628 Reply Share
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    Rectangle - Pennameus_The_Mighty. 18 hr. ago She cuts her spaghetti with a fork and knife instead of twirling it It just...it isn't natural 522 Reply Share
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    Rectangle - Ok_Giraffe_6396 - 16 hr. ago Omg him watching TikTok or YouTube videos loudly while we're next to each other 523 Reply Share
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    Font - TheCharles510 - 17 hr. ago takes forever to tell a story. 509 Reply Share
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    Font - GayWizardOfOz. 16 hr. ago My boyfriend and eating with his hands. Don't get me wrong - he is PRISTINE with washing his hands but I have seen the man go to town on a rare steak. With hands. To be completely fair, he only does this at home. When we first started dating, we went to a wedding and I was shocked to see him use formal dinner utensils perfectly. He just prefers to gnaw on food like a caveman at home. I've reluctantly decided to find it charming. 500 Reply Share
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    Font - notmentallyillanymor. 16 hr. ago He will not let anything he sees as unnecessary slow him down, and therefore does not use a towel to dry off after a shower, he just puts his clothes on right away. 483 Reply Share
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    Gesture - cmeremoonpi 16 hr. ago Constantly eating food out of the trash can. I'm single and have a dog. 437 ↓ Reply Share
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    Font - RedPoppy7 16 hr. ago I've heard the same story about 500 times and he acts like it's something I've never heard before each time he tells it 409 Reply Share
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    Organism - TemperatureTop246. 18 hr. ago He smacks his lips when he drinks wine. 378 Reply Share
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    Font - No Property1875. 16 hr. ago When eating chips, she breathes through her mouth, and micro chomps the chip with her molars. Just rapid fire crunches. Generally ends with a final nom/munch. Says she likes how it feels and how it sounds. 278 Reply Share
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    Font - SOWED 17 hr. ago. edited 12 hr. ago The idiosyncrasies are what make me love her. She talks funny when it's just us, she gives the same look as a guilty golden retriever when she's been caught eating sweets, she's great. Wish she wouldn't leave time on the microwave but that's not an idiosyncracy 275 Reply Share
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    Font - Indicarpedeim. 17 hr. ago She dates guys that don't know what "idiosyncrasies" are 257 ♡ Reply Share
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    Font - whineybubbles. 16 hr. ago He can sleep any time any where. Just closes his eyes & starts snoring 244 Reply Share
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    Font - happenesr-japper. 18 hr. ago She never throws anything away Not an empty box, bag, clothes that don't fit, broken or none paired Tupperware, newspaper ext, 224 Reply Share
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    Font - its_all_good20. 16 hr. ago He's perfect in every way- except the man has no concept of time. None. We also have cultural difference - he's Latino and his family and culture don't value "promptness" in the same way I do. And I can accept that. But just come the k on already! 210 Reply Share
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    Rectangle - HalpWithMyPaper 16 hr. ago He pronounces arugula "arugyuhluh" 162 ↓ Reply Share
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    Rectangle - OverageDrinking. 17 hr. ago They leave smelly candles burning and forget about them, even when leaving the house. ↑ 139 ↓ Reply Share
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    Font - fedupwithallyourcrap. 16 hr. ago If my husband has a job he needs to do and he wants to remember to do it he will take that object and just leave it somewhere where it will often sit for weeks until he gets around to it. For example - if he wants to unclog a drain he will leave the drain chemicals sitting out until he gets around to it. New laces in your shoes? Better leave them in the middle of the room for a week. 124 ↓ Reply Share
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    Font - Barquebe 17 hr. ago Good intentions but horrible follow-thru. So lots of unfinished projects and crafts and diet plans and expensive food ingredients.
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