Now if it were me Julie…I would now back off and do a little planning. Every person has their pet peeves and things that drive them crazy. Most of us have a pretty good idea what these irritations are in our spouses. For example. My husband HATES to be late and is VERY time urgent. He is also ADHD so he cannot organize ANYTHING. A great way to drive him nuts is to move his keys from where he put them, but not hide them. They will be right under his nose, put he will still not be able to find them. Therefore, he ends up late for work which freaks him out. I also made sure he was assigned ALL tasks that involve line up as he cannot stand to wait in line. Each of us has to look at our own husband and figure out what to do. The trick is to be subtle and passive aggressive so they cannot prove anything. Don’t do it everyday but when you see a good opportunity grab it. I am comfortable being direct or aggressive with my H but he expects that from me? He doesn’t expect passive resistance so it really messes with his head. It can go a long way to reducing your own frustration and sense of powerlessness, until you are in a real position to fight back. I am pretty much past all this sort of thing but every once in a while, I throw the odd curve in just to remind myself we are NEVER without power no matter how it may seem. 😉