Bug List - Assignment 2A

1) My girlfriend leaves her laundry on the ground in her house.
Why? Laundry is a pain for people to put away. She grew up in a household where cleanliness wasn't a priority.
2) My girlfriend doesn't tighten the lids on her water bottles all the way.
Why? It takes an effort to close bottles. She got into a bad habit of not closing the lids as a child and never broke the habit.
3) My girlfriend doesn't like to do a load of laundry consistently.
Why? It takes patience to wait for laundry to be done so that one can put it away. She never had to do her own laundry in high school and she hasn't adjusted to the change yet.
4) My girlfriend cusses a lot and it's embarrassing when she cusses in front of other people.
Why? People form bad habits growing up. Her parents didn't mind that she cussed so they never told her to stop.
5) My girlfriend doesn't let her dog out often enough and the dog goes to the bathroom in the house a lot.
Why? She hasn't gotten used to being responsible for an animal quite yet. She thinks letting the dog out multiple times a day is a burden.
6) My girlfriend doesn't take school seriously even though I always tell her that school should be a priority.
Why? Trying hard in school is difficult for people who don't have the proper motivation. She never tried hard in school growing up, but her parents would tell her that she was doing great anyways.
7) My girlfriend hasn't gotten involved in any clubs on campus since enrolling at UF.
Why? She always did the bare minimum in high school. She thought that getting her schoolwork done was enough to be successful in life.
8) My girlfriend complains about not knowing what she wants to do with her life, but she hasn't taken initiative to figure out what she wants to do by doing the research.
Why? Some people are spoiled growing up. She hasn't thought about how she is going to pay her own bills in the future once she graduates from college.
9) My girlfriend takes too long when making dinner because she is always worried about how pretty the presentation is.
Why? It is common for people to care more about presentation of the food than the actual taste of it. She wants to post the food she made on social media so that the world can see it and be jealous.
10) My girlfriend doesn't like to workout, but she complains about how she looks all the time.
Why? She doesn't like the way she looks in the mirror; she doesn't have the motivation to workout consistently.
11) My girlfriend doesn't communicate over text very well which makes it hard to not get frustrated when we are away from one another.
Why? She doesn't take the time to think before she speaks; she doesn't pay attention to what I'm saying half the time.
12) My girlfriend always wants to watch the shows she likes on TV even if I don't like them, and there's only one TV in her house.
Why? She grew up in a household as an only child. She has no regard for the desires of other people.
13) My girlfriend tempts me to eat unhealthy food even though I convey to her that I'm trying to eat healthy.
Why? She wants me to be her eating partner. She doesn't care that I want to eat healthy to stay in shape.
14) My girlfriend always wants to go out to Midtown and party, but I'd normally rather stay home and chill with her instead.
Why? She has always been the person to be the life of the party. She likes the thrill that going out brings her.
15) My girlfriend interrupts me when I'm doing my school work if she is bored and wants to hangout.
Why? Her priorities are different than mine. She thinks it's more important for her to be entertained than for me to get my work done.
16) My girlfriend doesn't vacuum her house even when it gets very dirty.
Why? Some people are more cleanly than others. She never had to care of a place that was her own. She's not used to the responsibility of doing so.
17) My girlfriend tells her mom everything and it seems like there is no privacy between us.
Why? Certain people want more privacy than others. Her mom is more of a friend than a parent to her.
18) My girlfriend tries to cover up her physical insecurities with makeup, despite my efforts to tell her she doesn't need to wear makeup because she's beautiful as she is.
Why? She grew up being bullied for her appearance. She has never gotten over these insecurities.
19) My girlfriend has no regard for the value of money; she spends her parents money very fast by making unwise financial decisions.
Why? Her family has always been very wealthy which makes it easy for her to think she can spend all the money she wants; her parents have no idea how much money she spends because they don't keep up with it.
20) My girlfriend leaves the dirty dishes in the sink until the sink is overflowing.
Why? Her mom allowed the sink in her house to fill up before taking care of the dishes. My girlfriend thinks the piling up of dishes is normal.

Reflection:
The challenges I had in coming up with the list were minimized because of the strategy I used. Over a three day span, I simply jotted down a few things that my girlfriend does that bother me. Considering I live with her, it wasn't too hard to document 20 of her little korks that bug me. Even though this blog may seem dark because of its focus on the negative things, I was also more aware of the positive things she does for me. The positive far outweighs the negative with her, but it was an interesting experience to document the "bugs" that came to mind.