Carry on icking..
Why are you with him?My boyfriend is a walking ick.
1) he is religious with using hand cream and lip balm
2) he always takes a reusable bag for life to the shop with him (folded up into a near square in his pocket)
3) he gives commentary as he’s driving, e.g. “just going to increase my stopping distance to the car in front because…” constantly.
4) he sits and watched YouTube review videos on watches for hours
5) he earns a shit tonne of money and has a lot of investments, etc. but is the STINGIEST PERSON I KNOW. He had several free Costa drinks on the app and some were close to expiring he’s had them that long. I suggested one Sunday morning we go for a walk into town and use them, just something to do. He immediately began lecturing me on how it’s not sensible to use them and if I want a coffee when we’re out he has a travel mug we can fill with coffee at home and share it between us whilst we’re out . He also literally never treats me to anything, I’ve never had a birthday or Christmas present from him (we’ve been together 3 years).
6) he’s into fantasy football and has his fake little football teams and
7) he shouts at the tv when watching football/F1
8) he has Google home speaker things and when he talks to them he has to say “ok Google, turn my lights on” etc and it makes me want to die. He’s also got it set so when he says “ok Google, good morning” it turns his bedside lamps on and plays the radio
Agreed. One of my mum’s friends is married to a massive cheapskate. When they go out for a meal, he refuses to ever tip and he gets his calculator out when the bill comes to ensure he only pays for what he’s had.@JellyDonut babe get the heck out of there. There is nothing, and I mean NOTHING as depressing as spending your life with a tightarse. It's never going to change and will repulse you more and more. I speak from experience.
My final straw was when he had won several thousand one evening gambling (a regular occurrence but he never EVER bought or did anything or treated me with his winnings, just hoarded it like a miser) but couldn't get his shoes on fast enough to get to the pub to get a drink out of a friend who had won £100 on the pub lottery.
I still think of the shock my vagina went into watching him race out of the door to get a free celebratory pint from our lovely friend. What a bellend.
Also the pitying expressions on waitresses faces when I paid (again) because he had "forgotten" his card at dinner
Well darling there are enough other points that irritate you besides his tight arsedness (which is reason enough to split imho)He can be very sweet and has a lot of good points as well. I wish he wasn’t as tight with money as he is. But I don’t know if that’s a reason to break up with someone? I’d feel like a gold digger
Mean with money, mean with time, mean with emotions. Mean people have mean written through them like a stick of rock.He can be very sweet and has a lot of good points as well. I wish he wasn’t as tight with money as he is. But I don’t know if that’s a reason to break up with someone? I’d feel like a gold digger
Get ridMy boyfriend is a walking ick.
1) he is religious with using hand cream and lip balm
2) he always takes a reusable bag for life to the shop with him (folded up into a near square in his pocket)
3) he gives commentary as he’s driving, e.g. “just going to increase my stopping distance to the car in front because…” constantly.
4) he sits and watched YouTube review videos on watches for hours
5) he earns a shit tonne of money and has a lot of investments, etc. but is the STINGIEST PERSON I KNOW. He had several free Costa drinks on the app and some were close to expiring he’s had them that long. I suggested one Sunday morning we go for a walk into town and use them, just something to do. He immediately began lecturing me on how it’s not sensible to use them and if I want a coffee when we’re out he has a travel mug we can fill with coffee at home and share it between us whilst we’re out . He also literally never treats me to anything, I’ve never had a birthday or Christmas present from him (we’ve been together 3 years).
6) he’s into fantasy football and has his fake little football teams and
7) he shouts at the tv when watching football/F1
8) he has Google home speaker things and when he talks to them he has to say “ok Google, turn my lights on” etc and it makes me want to die. He’s also got it set so when he says “ok Google, good morning” it turns his bedside lamps on and plays the radio
You are absolutely right but also think shouldn’t underestimate how this behaviour can really suck the joy out of life. Me and my partner are both pretty tight with our own budgets and shared groceries etc because we are saving for a shared goal but we still treat each other. I think it’s something that’s solvable though, especially if he just tries it and sees how it feels.Maybe it’s just me but I’m not sure we should be encouraging real life people to break up with their partners based on an ick thread on a gossip forum…
Generally I agree, but being a tight arse I would argue is a universal ick that never gets any better.Maybe it’s just me but I’m not sure we should be encouraging real life people to break up with their partners based on an ick thread on a gossip forum…
Not everyone's cup of tea but I have to grudgingly respect that this guy stuck to his guns and still went with the bravo avocado, even in the face of such naked hostility.
Not everyone's cup of tea but I have to grudgingly respect that this guy stuck to his guns and still went with the bravo avocado, even in the face of such naked hostility.
it's just really not that deep! plus if someone decides to dump their partner based on the opinions of strangers on tattle then that's on themMaybe it’s just me but I’m not sure we should be encouraging real life people to break up with their partners based on an ick thread on a gossip forum…
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