Good griefs! Good guys!

[TravelingGal]

So in the spirit of all these "games" around here lately, I thought I''d post another one.

What the most recent annoying thing your S.O. has done lately, i.e. GOOD GRIEF! And to keep things in perspective that we''re all with wonderful men, what the most wonderful thing he''s done for you lately, no matter how small - i.e. GOOD GUY! (gentlemen in waiting, if around can play too...it would just be "good gal".)

I''ll start...

Good grief!: He''s decided if my cousin and her BF get back together (they have broken up 6 times already) that he will NOT give them the benefit of the doubt that it will work out and will not invest any more time with them...so I am on my own if I want to hang out with them.

Good guy!: I mentioned I wanted somewhere to put my cookbooks, so without prompting he got some shelving and put everything up for me and organized it all.

 

[fisherofmengirly]

GOOD GRIEF: The boy''s rather enjoying playing with my mind about this ring thing. He actually finds it amusing that I''m struggling with figuring everything out as much as I am. I love hints, but this is making me nuts!!

GOOD GUY: He was *so* precious this weekend when he made dinner. There were all sorts of noises and bangs and clangs coming from the kitchen, but he insisted that I rest and not help. And it was fabulous! Plus, he did the dishes afterwards *along with the dishes from breakfast!* His shirt was all but soaked, and he looked so cute and proud of himself for making me smile.

 

[anchor31]

Good Grief!: He bought his bloody XBOX himself... I wanted to give it to him, darnit! I was even excited about it!

Good Guy!: He bought me my ring, let me pay for the setting and was okay with spending a little more than planned himself... so I got an absolutely divine ring for 1295$ more than originally planned!

 

[JulieN]

Good grief! He won't take me back (we broke up about two months ago) but talks about maybe having kids together.

Good guy! He called me his cherry cola.

 

[Mannequin]

GOOD GRIEF = He''s been so clingy and needy recently. He is currently "living" at my apartment because it is closer to where his bar review courses are located, and he is literally in my face as soon as I walk in the door. Makes me bonkers when he starts hanging all over me, especially in hot sticky weather like we''ve had recently for a few days here in MI.

GOOD GUY = He cosigned a new apartment lease with me and is willing to help me pay on both places until the other lease runs out (couldn''t break it, too close to expiration date, would have had TONS of fees). He has been a patient ear as I have been trying to deal with my family this past week - my mother has been trying to flatten me in wedding junk, ack! - as well as finalizing my grades and organizing my school stuff as the summer closes in fast.

 

[diamondfan]

GOOD GRIEF: He is a bit overwhelmed with business and so can be a bit grouchy which annoys me...I have to count to ten not to snap right back...

GOOD GUY: Is taking me to London and Rome this month, and can make it up to me further by letting me do more than window shop!

 

[marcybelle]

GOOD GRIEF: His ex-girlfriend called him drunk this weekend and he HAD to stay on the phone with her to calm her down because she was crying over some guy who screwed her over. I don''t know why he answers the phone.

GOOD GUY: When she stopped crying he told her that he was going to marry me and she had to get over it. She cried again

 

[diamondfan]

Marcy, that is too classic...she needs to find another shoulder to cry on, I think!

 

[jas]

These are hysterical and touching at the same time. I'll give it a whirl

GOOD GRIEF: The man thinks every problem can be solved with caulk. Drafty window? Caulk it. Leaky sink? Caulk it. My antenna fell off my car and the new one didn't quite fit. What did he do? Caulk it. That and he tends to nationalize all good ideas I have for our wedding and suddenly *poof* they were his brilliant ideas.

GOOD GUY: Ok, he did just propose to me in the most romantic way possible (IMO). That and he keeps responding to everyone's congratulatory emails using the phrase "my Jackie" as in "I can't wait for you to meet my Jackie" or "My Jackie is the most loving woman in the world."

He's not a neanderthal...he says it in a cherishing kinda way.

Sigh. So I guess I can take his quirky habits and caulk them.

 

[TravelingGal]

LOL, you guys have me chuckling out loud!

 

[firebirdgold]

Caulk! ROFL!!

LOL

Good Grief: He said something today on the phone that really hurt my feelings and made me question wether or not we could live together or if he''d even want to. I felt just horrible and cried for an hour this morning. (I swear I''m not pmsing!)

Good Guy: Not only did he send me an email from work saying not to worry and how everything would be so much better once we live together and have only one household, but when we met for dinner he took one look at me and asked what was wrong. Not even my parents could have noticed I was still upset just from my eyes.

He wouldn''t let me drop it so we talked about it until we both felt we understood each other and then we hugged each other and whispered ''I love you'' with a smile on our faces and in our hearts. This took about 5 to 8 minutes to resolve despite that he''s still uber-stressed over work. I love my guy!

 

[sumbride]

Good Grief: We had a party last Saturday and all week I was saying "we have to clean the house!" I started but he said "we can do it on Friday..." So when I called him from the grocery store on Friday to find out what to buy for dinner along with the party food, I asked him he was cleaning. He said "yeah, I''m doing laundry. You know, the blankets that were on the floor of the laundry room." What? You mean from when we moved in??? "Yeah." Ok, HOW is that cleaning??? Then the next day when I was doing all the work and he was putting it off, he said "Do you think we should clean under the couch?" Apparently men aren''t adept at "company cleaning". I assured him nobody would look under the couch and that what I really needed his help with was cleaning his bathroom. He scrubbed the shower. ARGH. We''re having ANOTHER party this Saturday, and the place is still somewhat clean, but we have to get to the rooms we didn''t last time. I''m not going to be asking for much help.

Good Guy: He ALWAYS gets me Starbucks on the weekend, brings it to me in bed, and says "wake up sleeping beauty!" He''s gotten better at back and foot rubs, and has been very generous with them lately. He feeds the cats every morning during the week, and doesn''t complain much when one of them pukes every other day or so (hairballs). He''s been doing most of the cooking lately with his new grill, and when he''s too tired, HE gets carry out. amazing! Oh, and when I forget to bring my laundry up from the basement, he does it so I don''t have to run down two flights of stairs to get clothes for the day.

aside: I had to laugh at the title to this post because "Good Guys" is a strip-club in DC and for a minute I thought you were saying "Good Grief! [he went to] Good Guys!"

 

[fountainfairfax]

These all so great and universal!!!! I want to play, too!

Good Grief

: we were watching something on TV with our friends the other night and there was a crazy lady named Joy and I said "that b*tch, she''s doesn''t deserve my name" Him "your name isn''t Joy" Me "well, my middle name is and I really like it" Him "your middle name is Joy?"

We''ve been together for 2 1/2 years, known each other for 10 and he forgot my middle name!!!!! and he capped it off with "Jennifer Joy, that would be a great **** star name." Thanks honey, our friends found this all very funny.

Good Guy: I''ve been having a mid-life crisis about job, family, life in general and was losing my mind hysterically Tuesday night, mainly about work, not being able to afford to buy a house in NY, all my life mistakes....he was very comforting and tried to calm me down. Wed I wake up late, can''t find my cell phone, have a huge company meeting that is like having dental work- run out of the house unprepared and w/out my cell. I came home very late, close to 8:00 pm and found this note (he was off Wed) "Hey Baby- Hope your meeting went ok (and today was better than yesterday) I searched and found your phone and put it on the charger. The cats have been fed, the litter box is clean. I did break a bowl washing the dishes, I''ll find out where to get another, sorry. I got a little antsy and went to my brother''s but call me if you need me, I''ll come right home. Love you." and then left three messages to see when I got home and if I was ok. Good Guy.

 

[galeteia]

Good Grief:
I mention we need to get certain supporting documentation for my immigration paperwork taken care of while he''s visiting me in Canada, and he says "*shrug* I s''ppose so."

He knows this needs to be done if I am to be down there with him next year, what gives? Has he suddenly lost interest in marrying me? Apparently not, but sometimes he makes me feel like I am rushing him into something, but he swears up and down he''s as eager as I am, just not one of those "File your taxes a month early" kind of people, like me.

Good Guy:
Makes me fabulous dinners and brings it to me every day at work, and gets up before me to assemble all the tinctures, tablets, and tea I have to take every morning and night, along with my morning oatmeal that has flax seeds he grinds by hand in my mortar and pestle. AND he does all the dishes, even when he cooks. He made his famous roast chicken for my mother last night.

 

[froufrou]

good grief: we were at the lake this weekend and their family has a dock w/ boats. I am in the water, he jumps in off the dock after I am already in and goes in for kind of a long time. Usually when he does this he comes up and "attacks" me from under like poking me and stuff, and this time he DOESNT COME BACK OUT FOR A LONG TIME. At first I was thinking he swam somewhere else and im kind of calling for him, being like , hm why is he messing with me? Then one of my friends who''s sitting on the dock starts saying stuff like "hm maybe he went under the dock let me check" and then he''s like "nope he isnt there...this doesn''t look good"... I FREAKED out, i was so scared I started yelling his name really loud and thinking he had hit his head and DIED. then i was thinking I should dive for him, and then realize i dont have my goggles and cant really open my eyes underwater, so i go to dive for him and finally the stupid guy appears and was hiding under the dock. apparently my friend was in on the joke and was playing along. i started crying hysterically and was shoocken up for a little while after. he also told our friend when he asked that he plans to get engaged to me in 5-12 years. (which I hope isnt true cause we have the ring already but nobody but you guys know that haha).

good guy: after that he hugged me and promised not to do it again. he also bought me bottled water at the store without my asking.

 

[Mara]

Good Grief!: Made comment the other day about how I seem to be getting MORE bitchy when I am on my period than I used to get. Note to men...wrong thing to say when I am already feeling pretty darn bitchy to begin with.

He then was subjected to a 5 minute rant on men vs women.

Good Guy!: Complimented my breakfast pancakes, washed my car (along with his), and is currently out seeking a corndog and lemonade for me from a local place for lunch, AND stopping off at the supermarket on the way home for some staples we need, so that I don't have to go later.

End Result: I've almost forgotten his bitchy period comment.

 

[Starset]

Knowing he had plans last Sunday to drive down to St. Louis for an all-guys day - leaving at 7:00am and coming home late at night, he still went out with different guy friends the night before.

He works long hours and Saturday night thru Sunday is our only time together.

He told me how when no one else was at the 7:00am meeting spot and not answering their cell phones it looked like the trip may be cancelled (cause no one could get their butts out of bed after a wild Sat night

) he felt relieved that he wouldn''t have to spend the day away from me

and he could just crawl back in bed and hold me.

But a few minutes later people showed up and off they went. He brought me back a pink T-Shirt souvenir from one of the bars. AND bless his heart the T-Shirt is a size medium, which I might wear if it weren''t for these Ds - but I like that he would hold a shirt up in the air and say - this medium looks right.