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Candy Girl
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erin
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Have you ever put something together with DH/SO and wanted to kill him/her?
So we just finished putting together our new kitchen island and there were certain points where I wanted to lunge over the thing and strangle him. I know he felt the same way about me. Why is that? Over such stupid shiit too, like "noooooo, this screw goes in this hole NOT in that hole..." Should this be on the relationship board? 
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Mommy2Boys
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Re: Have you ever put something together with DH/SO and wanted to kill him/her?
 Everytime we put together one of DS's toys
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| Posted 4/5/08 4:44 PM |
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MrsMerlot
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Re: Have you ever put something together with DH/SO and wanted to kill him/her?
this is why we don't "do" couples projects...I do it myself b/c he's a totaly PITA about it, and WRONG.
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| Posted 4/5/08 5:58 PM |
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Beth
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Beth
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Re: Have you ever put something together with DH/SO and wanted to kill him/her?
Posted by MrsMerlot
this is why we don't "do" couples projects...I do it myself b/c he's a totaly PITA about it, and WRONG.
same at our house
but I do make DH move it to the place it goes when I am done
I am so much better at this stuff anyway -
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| Posted 4/5/08 6:55 PM |
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lucyloo
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Re: Have you ever put something together with DH/SO and wanted to kill him/her?
Posted by MrsMerlot
this is why we don't "do" couples projects...I do it myself b/c he's a totaly PITA about it, and WRONG.
Exactly 
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| Posted 4/5/08 7:31 PM |
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MsMBV
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Re: Have you ever put something together with DH/SO and wanted to kill him/her?
DH is a mechanic so we have an agreement, he puts things together, while I go get a mani-pedi.
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| Posted 4/5/08 8:03 PM |
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Candy Girl
Candy girl- you are so sweet!
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erin
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Re: Have you ever put something together with DH/SO and wanted to kill him/her?
Posted by MsMBV
DH is a mechanic so we have an agreement, he puts things together, while I go get a mani-pedi.
I love this agreement! I am so jealous!
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| Posted 4/5/08 8:11 PM |
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MsMBV
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Re: Have you ever put something together with DH/SO and wanted to kill him/her?
Posted by Snickers
Posted by MsMBV
DH is a mechanic so we have an agreement, he puts things together, while I go get a mani-pedi.
I love this agreement! I am so jealous!
Don't be...it takes him twice as long to get started b/c he "does it all day at work"
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| Posted 4/5/08 8:13 PM |
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wannabemom
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Re: Have you ever put something together with DH/SO and wanted to kill him/her?
we don't argue with each other.... but frequently, DH will begin arguing with the furniture
he sometimes gets so irritated he has to walk away and leave the remaining assembly to me....
I have to admit, I've had moments like that with those darn cabinet door hinges on ikea cabinets... you know the ones... you screw one part into your door, the other part into the frame, and theoretically, they should magically snap together, thereby mounting the door to the frame.... well, that snap action always takes us about 25 min per hinge sometimes much longer 
Message edited 4/5/2008 9:09:09 PM.
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| Posted 4/5/08 9:08 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Shawn
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Re: Have you ever put something together with DH/SO and wanted to kill him/her?
I am the technical/mechanical person, so I do the projects, and DW tells me how to place it when I'm done...
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| Posted 4/5/08 9:14 PM |
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CunningOne
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Re: Have you ever put something together with DH/SO and wanted to kill him/her?
Absolutely. That's why we don't work together on house projects anymore. I'm big on picking up the phone and calling someone else to finish it!
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| Posted 4/5/08 9:16 PM |
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Stacey1403
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Re: Have you ever put something together with DH/SO and wanted to kill him/her?
Posted by MrsMerlot
this is why we don't "do" couples projects...I do it myself b/c he's a totaly PITA about it, and WRONG.
me too
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| Posted 4/5/08 10:15 PM |
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nel
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Re: Have you ever put something together with DH/SO and wanted to kill him/her?
A couple of years ago, we put together a desk and a bookcase in one day. (It was a Sunday.) When I went to work the next day and people asked me what I did over the weekend, the first words that came out of my mouth were: "Not get divorced!  " They were like...  The minute I explained? They were much more... Everybody understood how much of an accomplishment that was.
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| Posted 4/5/08 10:31 PM |
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lilacwine
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Re: Have you ever put something together with DH/SO and wanted to kill him/her?
There's always the inevitable discussion of the extent to which the instructions are followed, why there are extra screws, etc.
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| Posted 4/5/08 10:54 PM |
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pugmama
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Re: Have you ever put something together with DH/SO and wanted to kill him/her?
Posted by MrsMerlot
this is why we don't "do" couples projects...I do it myself b/c he's a totaly PITA about it, and WRONG.
same here!
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| Posted 4/6/08 10:00 AM |
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LemonHead
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Re: Have you ever put something together with DH/SO and wanted to kill him/her?
When we tried putting our BBQ together we fought about it for two weeks!
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| Posted 4/6/08 3:00 PM |
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hbugal
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Re: Have you ever put something together with DH/SO and wanted to kill him/her?
It is precisely for this reason that DH is in charge of putting things together...ALONE!
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| Posted 4/6/08 3:05 PM |
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CrankyPants
I'm cranky
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Re: Have you ever put something together with DH/SO and wanted to kill him/her?
DH is terrible at putting stuff together. I have been doing it since my first apartment and have no patience for him. I give him little projects to work on. I hope he eventually gets good enough so he can take over these duties.
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| Posted 4/6/08 3:24 PM |
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MrsPowers
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Re: Have you ever put something together with DH/SO and wanted to kill him/her?
We don't put things together either. I put things together on my own or he does the same. It is easier and safer that way.
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| Posted 4/6/08 4:01 PM |
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watersdeb04
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Re: Have you ever put something together with DH/SO and wanted to kill him/her?
Yes that's why we don't put stuff together any more.
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| Posted 4/7/08 9:03 AM |
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Emily
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Re: Have you ever put something together with DH/SO and wanted to kill him/her?
Posted by MrsMerlot
this is why we don't "do" couples projects...I do it myself b/c he's a totaly PITA about it, and WRONG.
Samething at my house. Never let your DH look at an IKEA manual, he will suddenly be able to speak Swedish.
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| Posted 4/7/08 9:52 AM |
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LInative
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Re: Have you ever put something together with DH/SO and wanted to kill him/her?
I used to, but since he is actually MORE than capable of doing it all himself and to perfection, I now just stand back and offer him a drink 
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| Posted 4/7/08 10:01 AM |
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JennZ
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Re: Have you ever put something together with DH/SO and wanted to kill him/her?
Posted by MrsMerlot
this is why we don't "do" couples projects...I do it myself b/c he's a totaly PITA about it, and WRONG.
AMEN!!!!
He is to picky, counts every screw lays them out. I look at the pic and go.
We did this ONCE and only ONCE. I vowed NEVER again.
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| Posted 4/7/08 10:09 AM |
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neener1211
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Re: Have you ever put something together with DH/SO and wanted to kill him/her?
I'll let him put things together, but when I see him having trouble, i'll give my opinion. He usually won't take it. Until he can't get it done, which I will say, "I won't say I told you so."
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| Posted 4/7/08 11:50 AM |
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