June 28, 2007
Hot or Cold?
Written by Shana in Jaunty Post
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that men and women cannot agree on temperature. Ultimate Sportsfan and I have never once agreed on the temperature inside the house. He likes it cold and I like it comfortable.
Okay, if you ask him, he’ll say that he likes it comfortable and I like it warm.
Who’s right? I don’t know. I just know that every time I walk past the thermostat, I inch the temperature higher. He comes after me and inches it back down. Sometimes I wear a jacket inside the house in the middle of the Houston summer! He walks around half naked—not that I mind that! 
I know there have to be other things that men and women can’t seem to agree about: toilet seat up or down, how to squeeze the toothpaste, which way to put the toilet paper on the roll. Maybe it’s just anyone who shares a space is inclined to squabble about little things occasionally (like being freezing cold!)
So what about you? On which issues don’t you see eye-to-eye?
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J Perry Stone Says:
Issues upon which we don’t see eye-to-eye…
Uh oh.
The only one I can think of is the big one, Shana: the number of times a couple is to engage in whoopie per week.
He thinks 7+ … I’m thinking in his dreams.
I hate the temperature thing too. I used to want it warmer, but since hitting my mid-thirties, something weird is happening to my internal body temp and I’m finding I’m perfectly comfortable in Arctic-air-conditioned movie theaters.
Clarisse Says:
It’s the cell phone. If he is not actively talking on it he turns it off to conserve the batteries. Nevermind that I have the same phone model and it holds a good charge for at least three days. It’s not like I am constantly calling him or anything, but he travels a lot and with time zone changes it is sometimes really hard to get ahold of him.
As for the temperature thing, J Perry Stone is right. Eventually your body adjusts to the cold. In the meantime, sweaters are helpful
Margo Maguire Says:
He’s an extremely social person. (Takes ater his mom). Loves a party, and if there’s no party, needs to create one. Or call some friends and go out. On the other hand, I’m a homebody and would be happy with a good book and some peace and quiet.
Not that he doesn’t have his quiet moments - he does. He loves to read. But it’s probably because he does such intense intellectual work (he’s a research scientist) that he likes to unwind with social activity.
RobynDeHart Says:
We can’t agree on pizza. I like ultra-thin crust with veggies and he likes big with loads of meat. And The Professor is one pizza-loving man so we have it a few times a month. Sometimes I leave it to him and a Digiorno though.
We often disagree on temp too, but I’m the hot-blooded one in our house. So I like it nice and chilly. He’s getting used to it.
J Perry Stone Says:
Robyn, exactly! Most men prefer meat over veggies, I think.
Watching the dietary preferences of my kids (boy and girl) is proof. Must be strains left over from Neanderthal days: we picked the berries, they gnawed on mammoth thigh … and probably didn’t share.
Laura Says:
I never found that the way the toilet paper was on the roll to be a problem. But then again, THEY never change it.
Clarisse Says:
Remember when they took all the girls off and told them about menstruation in school. Well, the boys were all left behind in the room and that’s when they taught them all the odd things men have in common that annoy us - i.e., how NOT to chang the toilet paper, the importance of leaving the toilet seat in the up position, etc. It’s the only rational explanation for why they all have so many similarities.
brownone Says:
We can’t agree on ANYTHING. Really. Nothing. I don’t know how the heck we agreed to get married! If I am cold, he’ll say it’s hot. If I want to watch a movie, he wants to see the news. If I want the house lit with a lamp, he wants me to put on the recessed lighting. Go figure…
Shana Says:
I’m learning a lot from these responses!
Too funny, Laura!
Haven Rich Says:
I’m the hot one in the house. I can set the temp at 68 and be perfectly happy all year long! I blame it on not having girlie parts anymore (full hyst.).
What we don’t get along about: Folding laundry. Yes, I’m a perfectionist and I like them done a certain way. We’ve been married for nearly six years. He’s seen me do it once or twice haha. You’d think he’d know how by now. Instead, I get to do it all.
Oh and putting his clothing up. It’s not hard to follow the suit that is going on in his dresser. Sock have a certain home, as do undies, t-shirts, shorts…These spots haven’t changed since we’ve owned this dresser, which is 5 years.
Santa Says:
Hot or cold? I cannot stand the heat…at all. This heat wave is killing me! My DH doesn’t break a sweat in any temperature. Sunny and 95 is what he loves. Me, I can’t breathe!
Sigh….I can’t even talk about the toilet paper. Why can’t they hang up a roll? I work with all guys and abandoned hanging the fool thing but you think they’d leave a roll within reach!! Stinkers that they are!