I just have to ask the question to see whether I'm the one in our relationship who's from outer space:
He is a good bit less disturbed by this than I am, which of course pisses me off more.
I can't fail to see the humor in his practicality, though: if it's already fucked up, there's no point--to him--in getting upset about it. I wish I could feel that way, but maybe I will in a few hours.
NCbear (who may take this opportunity to get a better-quality washer as well--but whose man will only pay for the dryer and the ruined clothes)
If by chance your significant other/spouse/main squeeze was forgetful and washed and dried a ballpoint ink pen with about $200 (replacement cost) of your nicest-looking "el cheapo" acrylic sweaters (you know, the ones that only look like wool, but still look good enough in a pinch to stand in for a sport coat on "casual Fridays"), and if by chance your dryer was the type with a fabric flange to help the drum go around, and if by chance every single flipping cleaning method you've tried cannot get the damned ink stains out of the fabric flange, which means you now have to replace a $500 dryer due to a fuckup caused by a 50-cent ballpoint ink pen . . .
would you be pissed off beyond belief, even temporarily?
I tried to hold on to my temper, but damn, this is the same man who washed and dried two pairs of $50 wool slacks last year. (Of course, they were mine as well.)would you be pissed off beyond belief, even temporarily?
He is a good bit less disturbed by this than I am, which of course pisses me off more.
I can't fail to see the humor in his practicality, though: if it's already fucked up, there's no point--to him--in getting upset about it. I wish I could feel that way, but maybe I will in a few hours.
NCbear (who may take this opportunity to get a better-quality washer as well--but whose man will only pay for the dryer and the ruined clothes)