Yeah, Right, Whatever

There's a new study out from the University of Louisville which has shed some light on the decline of many a relationship.

LEAVING a wet towel on the bathroom floor may seem a minor issue but it could be a ticking timebomb when it comes to relationships, scientists have warned.

New research in the United States has identified a list of the most annoying habits that can cause rifts between couples.

Minor irritations in domestic life can mean that people become "allergic" to a partner’s foibles.

Before you give a big "duh," let's look at a list of those little things that can just rub your Sweetie the wrong way:

A NUMBER of dangerous niggles for relationships have been identified:

• Fabricating anecdotes in a desperate effort to liven up a dinner party.
• Using cringe-making terms of endearment such as ‘babykins’ in public.
• Displaying fear during horror films (if male) - this is a turn-off for women.
• Racking up excess luggage charges by going over the top with holiday packing.
• Making a partner spend far longer than they want to on shopping trips.
• Laughing at your own jokes, oblivious to the fact that no-one else is.
• Complaining about partner’s clothes.
• Changing preset controls on the car stereo.
• Tipping clutter from coffee table on to floor to make way for TV dinner.
• Failing to replace loo roll when it is finished.
• Leaving wet towels around.
• Scattering clothes about the bedroom.
• Reading e-mails while claiming to be conducting an important discussion about the mortgage or similar subject.
• Using a fork as a backscratcher.
• Nose-picking.
• Burping.
• Clipping toe-nails, even if newspaper is spread on floor to catch clippings.
• Wearing tatty clothing.
• Getting drunk despite lack of any obvious excuse.
• Failing to control flatulence.
• Being late.
• Asking for explanations of TV dramas, causing partner to miss plot twist.
• Obtaining reassurance about clothing, then changing it anyway.
• Making any attempt to complain about any of the above.

Yeah, yeah... I know. None of those things are divorcing offenses. However, if there are already problems, one or two of those items could turn into the straw that broke the relationship camel's back. Know what I mean?

Just one question... who in the world uses a fork as a backscratcher?