'My wife microwaves lettuce': Weird quirks long-term partners have learned to put up with

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JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor
Apr 16, 2024 8:00 PM EDT

Everyone has a little idiosyncrasy. If you don't, then you're probably a robot. And the funny thing about love is that those little quirks, that might be totally annoying on another person, become tolerable, or even lovable, when you love a person. For example, I had a friend whose boyfriend never wore matching socks, on purpose. It was his little thing that made him feel in control of his life. Personally, this would have driven me crazy to no end. I know it's silly, but it would have just bothered me. But my friend didn't care at all. That's what love will do to you. 

And that's how you know when you've found someone worth keeping. They don't mind that you wake up in the middle of the night to eat shredded cheese from the fridge. Perhaps they'll even join you. Read on for more quirks that partners have chosen to accept. 

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    "He gets very concerned about his socks"
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    r/AskReddit u/VelvetSophieCream ⚫ 3d . What's the weirdest thing your partner does that you've just accepted?
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    the_crystal_temps ⚫ 3d When he's alone, he talks to himself in 3rd person, making comments on the things he's doing. "Ladies and gentlemen, xxxx has done it again, he's made the best omelet in history.. for the 3rd time this month. He's the man of the year. Look at him getting a glass, and opening the fridge.. oooh is he going for orange juice? yes he is! okay now he needs to do something but what was it? ah righttt the toast. The toast, everybody. He almost forgot the toast." stuff like that. I
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    Pristine_Dress_1044 • 3d She never, ever, ever eats the last bite of anything. She'll always have a bite of whatever left on her plate after a meal. She's never once, in the 20 years I've been with her, eaten the last piece of pizza. She'll never take the last peanut. I've never seen her finish a can of Pringles. Upside for me: I get the last everything.
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    smallwren7558 · 3d He lays on the floor to decompress, which isn't too bizarre. But he lays down in weird spots and occasionally accidentally scares the out of me. One time, he was lying on the floor in the front entrance closet, petting the cat, and fell asleep. I just saw his legs on the ground sticking out from the closet. My first thought was that he had fallen, hurt himself, and was unconscious. But he was just snuggling the cat. Another time, I couldn't find him anywhere in the house and s
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    brisketball23 • 3d He always finds random objects around the house to make into a "hat" for me. Fresh laundry? Hat Random plushies? Hat Bubble wrap? Hat Then he makes one for himself, we take a funny picture and hang it on our "hat photos" wall.
    via u/brisketball23
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    pangderx • 3d My wife microwaves lettuce. Like when she eats a salad at home, she "warms up" the lettuce. Imagine if you cut off one of your feet and left it to rot for about a week. That's what hot lettuce smells like.
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    Altruistic-Notice707. 3d When he wakes up in the morning, he puts on ALL his clothes, just to walk to the bathroom, take them off and have shower. Why?? I will never understand that lol
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    frogvscrab 3d She usually dresses normal but sometimes she goes through phases where she dresses like people from different eras. Like a 70s disco phase outfit or a 80s rock chick outfit or a 1950s dress outfit. It's one thing to do this for a day or something... she will do it for like 3-4 weeks straight, ordering clothes on amazon to make new outfits, wearing the outfits to go grocery shopping or walking the dog etc. And then she rinses and repeats every once in a while. She also will obsessiv
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    Cassiopeia299. 3d I don't know how weird this is, but my boyfriend constantly talks to himself. He also gives voices to our pets- 2 cats and a dog. Each pet has a distinct voice and accent. Some of them have catchphrases. Sometimes when he's getting ready for work in the morning, I'll hear him having conversations with the pets and himself in all the various voices. It's hilarious and adorable. Sometimes I catch myself doing it now, too.
    via u/Cassiopeia299
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    Putyourmoneyonme80 • 3d My husband occasionally talks in his sleep and will also laugh like a little girl in his sleep. It absolutely cracks me up and creeps me out at the same time.
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    Human-Magic-Marker • 3d My wife is a neat freak, always cleans up after herself and is putting things away. However I noticed that when she runs out of toilet paper she will just take the new roll and stand it on top of the empty tube instead of replacing it. I asked her why she does that and she said "it's the one thing I allow myself to be lazy about". I think it's hilarious.
    via u/Human-Magic-Marker
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    my-anonymity • 3d He needs the GPS even though he knows the area and the way. If the GPS goes out, he'll oddly panic. He's always hot no matter what. He's a nice furnace but I'm always freezing cold and needing a million layers. He's gone to the doctor and they said he's in perfect health and everything is working efficiently.
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    rocco45 .3d Eats minced garlic out of the jar with a fork. I'm just glad he's not a vampire.
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    Green OnionCrusader • 3d He gets very concerned about his socks to the point he will count them when he's folding laundry and get irritated when he can't find all of them. Then he accused me of doing something with them. Like I would do anything with his stupid socks.
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    algernoncatwallader • 3d . she does gatherer things. bringing little trinkets home and presenting them to me. I always say very impressive! she puts little piles of things all over the house and gets upset if they are disturbed or I suggest getting rid of them.
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    RunawaYEM • 3d She mostly closes doors, but only mostly. Not fully ajar, not fully closed. I have never seen this wonderful woman completely close a door in 13+ years. Luckily, it's just inside doors.
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    Jewish Keebler • 3d She sleeps with her eyes open occasionally, and will also sometimes laugh like someone just told her the greatest joke ever told while sleeping. I've accepted my little demon.
    via u/Jewish_Keebler

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