'He came home yesterday and found his favorite pair of his socks decimated': Partner and Dogs Unionize To Teach Irresponsible Boyfriend A Lesson

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kalila courban
Mar 26, 2024 10:00 AM EDT

Hey, pals. From our three decades on this planet, we have admittedly learned a thing or two about life. One of those things is that once you start living with someone else, whether that be a roommate or significant other, you need to compromise and come to a mutual understanding of how you want to conduct household chores and division of labor. When dogs come into the mix, that is all the more relevant. One thing being left out of place could result in a trip to the vet and a hefty medical bill to pay.

For the couple whose post we are featuring today, there seemed to have been a difference in cleaning expectations around their home. The original poster of this thread justly complains that his boyfriend always leaves dirty socks in the crevices of their couch, and their dogs then find said socks and engage in a totally fun and legit game of tug of war with them. When confronted about his dirty sock behavior, OP's boyfriend didn't seem to care. Until however one day came along in which OP's boyfriend's favorite pair of striped socks were the victim. Sometimes, you have to teach folks a valuable lesson, if they don't seem to be learning it for themselves. We love stories of humans and doggos coming together to extract justice! Now, check out the rest of the details below!

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  • 01
    I unionized with my (26M) dogs against my boyfriend (30M).
    via u/Anony-Depressy

    Okay, good start, we're listening. What that man do?

  • 02
    Background: My boyfriend (E) and I have been together for four years. Whenever I would come over when we were dating, his apartment was messy but it was blamed on his roommates. I'm very cognizant that I am particular in cleaning, so I thought it just wasn't clean enough to /my standards/. I moved in with him ~3 years ago and adopted two dogs together.
    via u/Anony-Depressy
  • 03
    I quickly realized we do not have the same view of what "clean" is. We have communicated about it and he has made a lot of progress. But, he consistently does one thing: stuffs his colored striped socks into the couch. I have told him that I have had to chase the dogs around because they find them in the couch. He thought it was funny.
    via u/Anony-Depressy

    Ah yes, the classic difference of standards predicament. Okay, but this man really could make more of an effort to respect his boyfriend's cleanliness preferences. 

  • 04
    Over the last few weeks, I have bought multiple cloth dog toys resembling his socks and have trained my dogs to play tug of war with them. They will now dive for them whenever he's laying on the couch and places them on the ground to "pick up later." I also do not stop them from playing with the socks anymore.
    via u/Anony-Depressy
  • 05
    He came home yesterday and found his favorite pair of his socks decimated all over the living room and was furious that I didn't stop them. I told him they were the socks he stuffed in the couch yesterday and he should have put them in the hamper. He stormed off to his office and is not talking to me. AITA?
    via u/Anony-Depressy
  • 06
    Edit: my dogs do not ingest the socks, they use it as a tug of war object. Using this example, when the pair individually ripped in half, they were no longer interested in it.
    via u/Anony-Depressy
  • 07
    Excellent_Ad1132 • 1y ago Until it actually inconveniences him, he will not learn. Good for you on working on training him.
    via u/Excellent_Ad1132
  • 08
    . placidazure1 • 1y ago When you catch your boyfriend stuffing his socks into the couch, bop him on the nose and tell him he's a bad boy.
    via u/placidazure1
  • 09
    darxide23 • 1y ago What kind of neanderthal stuffs their dirty socks into the couch?
    via u/darxide23
  • 10
    1inker • 1y ago Sounds like dirty socks are safest in the hamper
    via u/1inker
  • 11
    Windk86 • 1y ago I am sorry but you brought this problem to him already, and he didn't care so, choices. NTA
    via u/Windk86
  • 12
    AppealEasy2128 • 1y ago Jeebus Christmas the fact that it was easier to train canines than a human. NTA
    via u/AppealEasy2128
  • 13
    Wibblejellytime • 1y ago Quick water spray in his face and a firm "No" should do the trick. Once he's stopped sulking of course.
    via u/Wibblejellytime
  • 14
    Ex-zaviera . 1y ago In what world is stuffing old stinky socks into a couch acceptable? Answer: When you live alone. As soon as you live with someone else, those behaviors need to change.
    via u/Ex-zaviera
  • 15
    Wasteland Mama • 1y ago Just remember, OP. Give him a small treat & use a clicker every time he puts them up. After a few weeks, he won't even need a treat anymore & will be happy just hearing the noise! :D (Dude better be solid gold other than this one quirk though, darlin'. You really don't wanna spend the next 50yrs of your life having this same argument in different flavors.) OBD
    via u/WastelandMama
  • 16
    • curds-and-whey-HEY 1y ago Stuff your dirty underwear in his pillowcase and if he asks why, say there was no room left in the couch
    via u/curds-and-whey-HEY
  • 17
    NPureheart • 1y ago Too bad so sad for him. Lol. NTA BTW.
    via u/NPureheart
  • 18
    fromhelley 1y ago We have a saying at my house. "The living room is not a hamper". Anything left there has no protection, and will not be laundered. Leave it long enough (1 week), and it will be thrown in the trash (with a 5 minute warning) Rooms need boundaries too!
    via u/fromhelley
  • 19
    poofandmook • 1y ago NTA. your boyfriend is a baby. Why the F would you stuff your socks into the couch? Like I'm absolutely a cluttered person and I struggle with housecleaning but I'll be damned if I'm going to shove dirty socks in the couch.
    via u/poofandmook

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