Oh, yes, it does! You’re absolutely right, and I tell myself that at least once a day. And I hear my mother’s voice in my head, “Do just a little a day and you never have a big cleaning to do!” and I remember my FlyLady days when my sink sparkled. And then I click New Posts again and it all goes away. 
The BEST thing to do is to have a dual sink. That way you stack all of the dirty dishes in the left sink, then scrub with soap, put in right sink, wash from that sink, move to dish rack.
But yes, it is best to wash at least once per day. I wash dishes each night after dinner, and on the weekends, wash as soon as I get up., This way it’s less than ten minutes of my time. And trust me, we’re messy too. I only care about three things, really:
- Food is put away.
- Dishes are done.
- Trash is picked up/thrown out regularly.
Beyond that, I am going back to school and working, and he doesn’t care enough about the stuff on the floor, so it gets cleaned up. Eventually.
This is totally me. When the meal is done, I clean the dishes and put them in the dish washer. If it’s full I run it and then put them away. I generally always do the dishes and, sad to say, I get a little irritated if someone tries to help me out. I’m not sure why this happens.
One way to compromise on this, if you don’t have a double sink, is to have a plastic wash bin next to the sink, or better, under the sink (if you have the room, which we don’t), that the dishes go in instead of being all over the counter. If you have enough dishes to fill your bin … it’s time to wash the dishes! This also assumes that you remove paper napkins and big pieces of food before putting your dishes in the bin, because otherwise yuck.
If you’re really pressed for counter space, you can keep the bin IN the sink, so that you can lift out one thing when it’s time to fill the sink.
vaccinations (especially flu) and circumcision. She’s against both.
1.) My wife believes food needs to cool down to room temperature before being placed in the fridge. I believe it should go in the fridge ASAP to minimize the time it is at a temperature bacteria can propigate.
2.) I don’t mind her putting dirty dishes in the sink, but at least put them in the non-garbage disposal side, so that when I inevitably rinse them/put them in the dishwasher, the garbage disposal is exposed for easy use and I can quickly get everything in the dishwasher.
Based on this thread I’ve come to the conclusion that a part time housekeeper would probably be more affordable and effective at keeping marriages together than a marriage counselor.
Ooh, I like these ideas! Thanks!
Truth.
I hate doing dishes, but I also hate having dirty dishes around. So, when I get up and fix myself a cup of tea, I unload the dishwasher and put in any dirty dishes…and I keep putting in dishes as they get dirty. The dishwasher gets run when it’s full, or if it’s nearly full and it’s nearly time for bed. And that’s when the counters and stove get sprayed and wiped down, too. I have one of those ceramic flat top stoves, so it’s easy to spray down and wipe when it’s cool. I SHOULD be using green cleaner and cloth rags. I use a multisurface cleaner and paper towels, though.
I have to grit my teeth to do this. My incentive is to have that cup of tea AND a less messy kitchen. If I don’t get my tea, though, then I’m not gonna bother. And if I’m horribly sick, then I don’t bother. I’m always sorry when I have to do the bigger cleanup, though. It’s taken me a while to get to this point, which is why I get pissy when someone puts garbage in the sink, or otherwise makes more work for me.
I don’t care if my sink sparkles or not. I just want to be able to cook without doing a lot of cleanup first.
Oh yeah? And I assume that will come out of your budget for fancy shoes?!
I get “well, I’m right about everything else though” 
Me: If I saw a famous person I would never approach them. It would be tantamount to harassment. I am very against it.
Him: If I saw a famous person I would definitely approach and strike up a conversation, because they’re celebrities and they want the attention. And then I could tell everyone I talked to X.
I hope we are never tested in this way- I will pretend I’ve never seen my SO before and I’ll walk in the opposite direction.
Every couple years a buddy of mine has a weekend event at his camp called MensTown. A bunch of guys drinking beer, smoking cigars, and cooking over a fire. At the last MensTown our last meal was served on cheap Corelle dishes I bought at a thrift store. After we finished eating, we loaded a couple of 12 gauge shotguns and tossed/shot the plates.
Please wash your hands after ypu poop or take out the trash. Its simple. Really. I don’t care so much about the pee… since you do a kind of “hands free” pee method. But I don’t like being sick, you don’t like being sick, let’s take this one simple step to help prevent sickness.
Damn, and I was totally thinking about buying some new wingtips.
Seriously though, it’s the petty little crap like the stuff complained about in this thread that makes me feel like my decision to refuse to cohabitate with a girlfriend is the right one.
While conversing with a friend I mentioned that I had amorous intentions towards a co-worker. My friend warned me “not to shit where I eat.” I retorted “Dude, you’re married. You go home and shit the bed every night.”