[quote=FlyerInHi]zk, if your wife can notice an out-of-place paper clip, and she married you, then you can’t be that bad.
Trust me, you’re lucky to have married your wife. I bet she keeps a nice fresh home where you’re proud to invite people over. If you had married a messy woman, your life would have gone downhill quickly.
I’ve seen bad situations in my peers, friends and acquaintances. One guy owns 2 houses and both of them are clusterf–k!
Messy people know that there’s something wrong with them that’s why they are too embarrassed to have people over. They only meet people outside the home. That’s a telltale sign of a messy person.
I’ve read that hoarding is a disease that gets progressively worse. A friend is dating a women whose mom is a hoarder. Since they moved in together, the apartment has become more cluttered. They keep on buying cabinets to put useless things in. I wonder if hoarding is hereditary but, either nature or nurture, I don’t think the nuts fall too far from the tree.
My own brother’s house is not that bad, but it’s getting progressively worse. Wife is a SAHP with 1 child, but the house is far from tidy. There’s a room filled with laundry. His wife is the daughter of a hoarder who has a garage sale addiction. The inlaws’ 5000sf house is filled just useless junk!
Also, interestingly, it’s a good thing that Americans move 5 to 7 years on average. That forces them to clean up. American’s also live in large houses where they can spread the junk.[/quote]
It is weird. I wonder if it’s getting worse. I kinda remember tidy being the norm when I was little at others houses…
