My husband does most of his work at his computer which is in our bedroom and when I’m home, I like to surf the internet on my computer which is on the kitchen counter. These two computers are 100 inches away (yes, I measured it) – that’s about 3 steps away. You would think that given the proximity of these two locations, when my husband wants to talk to me he would just get up and walk the 3 steps. In fact, for him, it would probably only be 2 steps since he has long legs. Does he do this? No, of course not. Instead, this is how it goes:
Husband: Wife! Wife!
Me: What?
Husband: Hi.
Yeah, he often has absolutely nothing to say but feels the need to call for me anyway. And when I try to ignore him (because I know he has nothing to say), it goes like this:
Husband: Wife! Wife!
Me: [Silence. Continue to read whatever it is I'm surfing on the internet. Usually Weddingbee even though I got married almost 8 months ago but still obsessively read Weddingbee. Fine, I have a problem, ok? But that's not what this blog post is about.]
Husband: Wife! Can you hear me wife?
Me: [More silence because I'm gazing dreamily at wedding dresses and centerpieces and cakes. And also because how could I not hear my husband? He's 100 inches away.]
Husband: Hello? Wife?
This continues until I give in and ask him what he wants only to have him say, “Hi” or until he finally gets up and talks to me in person. Lately, the conversations have gone more like this:
Husband: Hello? Hello?
Me: Yes?
Husband: Just checking.
Does he think I ran away in between checking my email and updating my status on Facebook? What exactly is he checking? This has become one of the great mysteries of my marriage. I’ve been considering rigging up one of these for when he wants to talk to me from his “office”:
Mine does this too! Now that he’s in Europe and I’m in the US, he does phone call versions of this:
(4th phone call of the day-EXPENSIVE)
Him: Hello
Me: Hi. What’s up?
Him: Nothing. I can’t really talk. I’m going to bed. Bye.
Me: Why did you call, then?
Him: No. Nothing.
I LOVE THIS BLOG, it brings me to tears i laugh so much sometimes. I wish that I could putt into words the anoying things my husband does, or get a picture and catch him in the act to share it with you. LOL.
HAHA that is hilarious – my guy does that too. especially the “hi”. love your blog.
I am cracking up reading this! When my husband wants attention he either IM’s or sends a text with the word ‘status’. He does this even if we are both sitting on the coach together.
LOVE your blog and am so happy I found it! It definitely makes me LOL and brightens my day at work!
Those cans really work….always blew my mind. You should definitely make them:)
LOVE the tin can idea! Would love to know if it works – although, after Brooke’s comment it looks like you’d just have more of the same but with…tin cans.
He loooooves yoooooou!
wait till he installs IM programs and texts you with “i want something to drink and you’re closer to the kitchen”
…oops. *I* did that on occasion when fallcon and i were in the same chat room on different puters. he’d BRB to get coffee and i’d ask him for tea. in the chat. when we were maybe 30 feet apart.
(ok i was laid up healing after a knee repair, but dang it was silly…!)
This one made me laugh out loud! It seems like your husband has an incredibly off-beat sense of humor. It might be annoying, but you gotta admit it’s funny.
My boyfriend and I do that to each other all the time. Our computers are in the same room on opposite sides and one of us will just randomly look up and start up.
Your husband is soo adorable. He clearly loves you. And you him.
You both tease one another as your way of showing your love. I think it is very healthy and a mark of a great relationship!
I love you blog! Please don’t stop.
My husband does this too! When I’m sitting on the couch and he’s on the chair that’s right next to the couch.
That conversation is too funny! Sadly, it sounds exactly like the ones I have with my children – and they 9 and 11!
Hey at least he likes to talk to you. My husband only talks to me when he has to ask me important questions; like if we have any yogurt. Of course he will be in the kitchen less than 3 feet from the fridge…and call at the top of his lungs up the stairs to me in our bedroom.
I am pretty sure that all men are annoying!
My boyfriend does the same thing…I especially love the frequent text messages I get saying “hi” and nothing else.
That’s sweet and annoying at the same time. I agree about getting the tin cans. My best friend does the same but she’s miles away. I’ll call her and leave a message about what I’m going thru throughout my day waiting hours for her to call me back. When she finally does it’s only tell me that she got back from the store and is going to make dinner, or take a nap. Why did you call me if you’re not going to talk?
My boyfriend and I actually do this. I’m glad to see it’s fairly normal because I was starting to think something was wrong with us.
My girlfriend does that all the time!
My brother does this to me!
Brother: Lissy… Lissy…. Melissa….. MELISSA!!!
Me: WHAT?!?!?!?!
Brother: Just wanted to say hi! *Big cheesy grin because he knows he has pissed me off!*
So annoying!