20 strange habits people discovered after moving in with their significant others: 'He would bite his nails and drop the little pieces all over the apartment!'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Apr 4, 2024 2:00 PM EDT

When you move in with your partner, all their quirks and eccentricities come out. Perhaps they've been hiding that they like to trim their toenails on the couch without cleaning up the remains afterward. Perhaps they've been hiding their inability to clean dishes or their tendency to fold and put away wet towels. 

All of these strange habits are included in the screenshots below, which were compiled from the following Redditors who boldly shared their stories of what happened after moving in with their significant others. Look, when that big step occurs in a relationship, its importance cannot be underestimated. You start seeing your partner in a whole new way once you're sharing space like that. Perhaps you're noticing more flaws and fighting about the most insignificant garbage. Or perhaps your newfound concerns are completely valid and you can tell the relationship will not last. Or perhaps you're lucky and you're even more convinced that it's a match. If that last scenario is you, congratulations! You are among a rare group of individuals. 

Keep scrolling below for the full list. For more, check out this compilation of memes for hard-working employees.

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    r/AskReddit - Posted by u/LoveBeach8 11 hours ago What was the most shocking habit you discovered when you moved in with a partner? D
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    wyrd_werks 9 hr. ago Hoarding 531 Reply Share
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    Banned ForNerdyTimes. 8 hr. ago Not washing dishes. Like dude theyre everywhere. 499 B Reply Share
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    Okbutwhythough16. 8 hr. ago When he pops a pimple, he puts the contents on the frame of the mirror to "see it" and then forgets to clean it off. I didn't understand what the white specks were at first. This has since stopped after it sent me into a rage 407 Reply Share
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    Nice-Background-3339. 5 hr. ago He doesn't change his bedsheets... ever. He thought the only reason I change mine regularly was because of periods so yeah he thought men just doesn't have to change bedsheets ever. Now he changes it regularly but do that was a wild thought 323 Reply Share
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    Intrepid-History-762. 12 hr. ago My gf eats her m&ms with a spoon 312 Reply Share
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    harpy4ire 8 hr. ago He won't clear the couch, he just sits down. Fresh folded washing? Sit on it. Handbag? Sit on it. Paper? Sit on it. Was so tempted to leave a saucy plate on the couch and see what happened. Habit finally ended when he sat on a laptop 5.2k Reply Share
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    clarityinthevoid · 7 hr. ago He liked to tear holes in the sheets with his toenails so he could tuck his feet into them. 4.9k Reply Share
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    callm3caroline. 10 hr. ago He and his roommates NEVER took out the trash. Like ever. Huge pile of full trash bags in the kitchen, almost reaching the ceiling, with trash in all the cabinets too. Every great once in a while, they would rent a U-Haul to take it to the dump. So confusing to me, but I didn't know how to help them break the cycle. Nice guys, but sheesh. 2.8k Reply Share ...
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    Sufficient-Tale-3139. 12 hr. ago Eating cereal with water, not milk. 2.5k Reply Share
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    Fair_Pomegranate_901. 12 hr. ago My SO eats cereal with OJ. Her defense is "It adds that citrus twist" I think I might be living with a cereal ki 2.0k Reply Share
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    happygouwu 10 hr. ago . edited 9 hr. ago we would buy veggies etc, and if it had the slightest bit of discoloration (not exaggerating) he'd throw it away also he would peel like 8 million layers off an onion before cutting it, essentially wasting most of the onion.. 2.0k Reply Share ...
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    krasavetsa 10 hr. ago They didn't know how to turn on a stove, microwave, washing machine, or dryer. Then the one time they made dinner, I was so surprised and impressed that I didn't say anything when I found the takeout containers in the garbage. I feel stupid for not calling them out on it now but thankfully it's not my circus or my monkey anymore. The habit was pathological lying and weaponised incompetence which I only learned those terms after. I really thought they were the only ones to d
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    Just_aJuiceBoxx . 9 hr. ago My girl loves peanut butter so much, she has a tub of it next to the bed. And on the coffee table. And in her office. None of these tubs have lids, they are always open with a spoon in it. I'm concerned that the peanut butter might spoil/ go bad, but she says she eats a whole container every 2 weeks? I still love her like crazy though. 1.5k Reply Share
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    Keyspam102 7 hr. ago My husband folds towels while they are still wet and puts them away. It's absolutely disgusting 1.4k Reply Share
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    AuroreBoreale22 . 8 hr. ago Not me, but my boyfriend at the time. I knew he was messy, but put it down to the fact he was living on his own. When I moved in with him, we started by deep cleaning his place. He was then absolutely shocked when he realised I expected him to clean and tidy regularly... Don't know what he was thinking, that we would just do it once when I moved in, and then every 6 months? Thank God he's somehow improved! 1.3k Reply Share ...
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    Dear_Fall_6283 - 10 hr. ago That he would bite his nails and drop the little pieces all over the apartment. He moved out 6 months ago and I'm STILL finding fingernail bits in weird places. 1.1k Reply Share
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    goodbyehouse . 12 hr. ago She replaces the toilet paper the wrong way round. 1.0k Reply Share
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    ironwilledf-up · 6 hr. ago I didn't move in with him I just stayed there a lot and cleaned up his mess a lot of times but he had po bottles under the bed and I don't know why I didn't leave the moment I discovered it either. Ladies, please please make pobottles under the bed a deal breaker. 1.0k Reply Share
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    Almighty bucket - 10 hr. ago Doesn't put the drain catch back in the kitchen sink. And then fills it with dirty dishes. 683 Reply Share
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    quickwitless. 6 hr. ago My husband organizes something every day. BUT. It's the most random box in the back of the closet or re-folding his clothes. At first my thought was ● ???, but now I realize it's one way he relaxes after a long day. He's adorable. 637 Reply Share
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