What’s your pet peeve?

Question

My pet peeve is sighing.
It never bothered me until recently. But now I HATE it. So much.

I’m sorry I know it’s not always a voluntarily action. However my mind always thinks that you’re sighing on purpose. And I get annoyed.

if someone comes in the room and they’re huffing and puffing I just assume you’re trying to get me to ask you what’s wrong. And I will no longer give you the satisfaction of asking you what’s wrong. Never.

I know exactly where my hatred for sighing stems from. I’ve had experiences with people where they were clearly upset with me specifically. instead of coming to me and using their big kid words, they just slam shit down and sigh a million times. Then when I ask “what’s wrong,” the response is always “nothing.”

like you’re literally going out of your way to show everyone that you’re clearly upset.

Then you get the attention that you’re looking for and you're gonna just reply with “nothing.” So why are you huffing and fucking puffing then?

You don’t wanna talk about it but you want everyone to be aware of the fact that you’re upset. Like okay…? If you don’t wanna talk about it then you don’t wanna talk it about, fine. But we’re not playing this “nothings wrong! 🙄” game.

Ever since I’ve had those experiences with people, hearing sighs just makes me what to punch them in the head.
And again, I know that people don’t always sigh on purpose. But you can tell when someone is doing it on fucking purpose.

Maybe I’m just an asshole, I don’t know. Lmaoooo

Rosexøxø · Accepted Answer

Oh gosh- same.

In my highschool days, I was a bit of a late bloomer and my dad naturally favored his first born daughter than myself.. He wanted me to take any kind of crappy job including McDonald’s and/or Walmart….

Not hate; no hate but… yeah.. it wasn’t something I wanted to do at 17-19. I felt like it was for younger people or freshman in highschool, and definitely those who were willing and gullible to break their youth for peanut wages. My sights were set on government jobs with exams instead of interviews.. The pay would have been a lot better as well- ANYWAYSSSS now after the context- my pet peeve. Also sighing.

And it’s because of that point of my life. I noticed my dad and I would cross paths a lot of the time more than anyone and usually I’d be on my phone (LOOKING FOR JOBS) constructing/ updating resume and all, as well as searching for multiple/various options. Despite those efforts that were unseen and sometimes seen as just “lounging,” he would sigh a lot in my presence. Mine wasn’t like your case: oh I had a bad dayy, ask me what’s wrong…

It was:

Disappointment and intolerance.

Not just for me. I later realized, a lot was his own finances, marriage, and etc. The thing is, I couldn’t actually comment about it because he’s “my dad,” and it’s nonverbal. Passive-aggressive type of stuff. Subtle. No one else would think it was aimed or always done in my presence. Lo and behold, I tested it, and noticed he wouldn’t sigh in front of his other daughters and in front of his wife. Just me.

So yeah, any time I heard a person sigh (it was mostly family) and highly annoying. My sister would let out random boughs of sighs in our conversations, and quite obnoxiously too.

I saw it as rude, uncalled for, and completely immature, in all honesty. If a person doesn’t want to converse with another or be around them, they should make that known or deal with it lol it’s such childish behavior, though.

Strange enough, I had a small phase where I would sigh unwantedly- reflexively, and it was almost as if I couldn’t breathe, until I would do that and only then I’d feel a bit less stressed, and able to breathe again. It was the oddest thing because sometimes I’d feel it coming on, try to stop it, and wouldn’t manage to avoid it. I’d just sigh so deeply. I kept wondering: “do I have a heart problem? Is it psychological? Is my body reacting to stressors around me?” I never did figure out why that happened, but thankfully it stopped.

My pet peeve? Sighing. I mean especially from the same people almost done religiously lol. Like every hour prayer or something. Just about every few seconds.

DizzyDesii · Accepted Answer

I have too many. I hate if someone grossly burps aloud while I’m trying to eat. I hate if someone purposely farts out loud near me. I hate when guys are on their phone or the game while I’m talking. I hate if the guy is gaming for more than 3 hours straight. I hate when someone asks if/why I believe in God just to start a debate to try to turn me against my beliefs. I hate if someone smokes/drinks around me or starts bragging about being a pothead. I hate seeing someone try so hard to fit in just to make friends. I hate when someone is super indecisive. I hate when guys say something they don’t mean just to be in the moment. I hate when a person constantly talks about their insecurities while not bothering to fix them. I hate seeing someone try to bully someone else just to get a laugh/reaction from others. I think its nasty if someone sits on public toilet seats without seat covers. It annoys me that some people won't hold the phone to their ear and act like they can only function with headphones or bluetooth headsets. And i hate hearing “sounds like a personal problem”. — My dude is now afraid to say that last line because he knows im ready to pop him when he says it

adam6402 · Accepted Answer

- Sugar free coke in my bourbon. You've gotta be some kind of fkn serial killer to put skinny coke in a bourbon, let alone MY bourbon

- Slow cars in the fast lane

- People who stop for orange lights in front of me

- Crap drivers in general actually. That covers a lot of mine

- When people post birthday pics for their friends but it's mainly a "look at me" photo of themselves with their friend in the background somewhere

- When you’re quietly watching a movie with someone and they start eating crisps or loud crunchy food

- People that have poo breath and don’t know it or do nothing to fix it

- People who use sarcasm or a joking tone to say something difficult that they’re not comfortable saying. Like when you’re working your ass off, stressing out trying to get an impossible amount of things done in an impossible time frame, and someone from another department with half the workload gets asked to do something they don’t want to do and jokingly says “oh just give that job to him, he’s not THAT busy, I’m sure he’ll be able to find time for it” then hands the extra thing off to you… I used to just shut up and accept it because I didn’t want to step out of line at my job (I was new and it’s mainly people who are much higher up than me saying this to me) but I’ve since realized it’s just a bluff and I’ve been working at my job long enough to not have to take their shit now, but I still see them doing it to other newbies so I always step in for them too. If you stand your ground and hit back they suddenly backtrack and say “oh nah sorry I was just joking around, I’m sure you’ve got enough on already”, and even then it’s in a slightly sarcastic tone which still pisses me off, but it at least feels good to make them do their own dirty work

- People that always seem to be in a crap mood over nothing and project their shitty vibe onto everyone else around them. You ask what the problem is but they never actually have a reason, the whole world just seems to be against them the whole time

- Cheap bastards in the friend group who never pay for anything then chase you for weeks trying to get back the $3 that you owe them

- Peas and corn in a mince pie, raisins in anything, lemon zest in deserts. Just unnecessary shitty food elements that ruin a whole meal

- People who pick their nose in public and wipe or flick their boogers

- Blatant liars. The sort of people that regardless of how much they get exposed, still never admit the truth

WhiteSteve · Accepted Answer

If you’re an asshole, then I am too, I fucking hate that. Theatrics and shit, fuck all that. It’s like when you ask someone “how you doin’?” when you see them, and they don’t just give you the “good, how are you?”, and instead they go “I’m fucking TERRIBLE”, and go on some long thing, and it’s like “no offense, but it was just a figure of speech, I wasn’t truly inquiring about your well-being”😂 I mean, it’s ok to be like “ah, had better days, but whatever”, you don’t have to lie, but just recognize it as the informal social greeting it’s meant to be, haha. Or if it’s your close friends or family, that’s different. But I feel like it’s on you to know who you should and shouldn’t dump your bullshit on, lmao.

ANYWAY….

I think I’ve said it before on here, but oh my god, does it KILL ME when I hear someone put a hard “G” sound in a word with an “-ing” at the end, holy fuck. Like “walking” but they say it like “walking-guh”…. I don’t know if it’s a regional thing or what, but I’ll just hear it every once in a while and it makes me irrationally angry, lmao. Like it should sound the same as the -ing in the middle of “Washington”, a smooth transition into the “-ton”, I have yet to hear someone say “Washing-guh-ton.” So like why can’t these people just say “walking”, “talking”, etc?

Pretty minor shit, but I guess that’s kinda what pet peeves are about, haha

KittyKat90210 · Answer

There are a few, but my biggest one is something that unfortunately happened again just today. It's when someone's eating and they chew with their mouth open. It's bad enough when it happens at home, but during a lunch meeting or some other public venue where others are close by... and all you hear is open mouth crunching and (sorry if this makes people shudder) smacking food between their tongue and the roof of their mouth as they chew. It's absolutely revolting and that sound makes me crazy!!!

: : : shudders : : :

Beckybooboo · Answer

Most of what’s been mentioned so far but I just went through one this weekend with a friend. People that drive around a parking lot for an hour, trying to get the closest spot! I finally told her just to drop me off and I’ll meet her inside. The thing is, it was a gorgeous day for February in WI, so I figure she would wanna enjoy it and walk. Lol

DeeDeeDeVour · Answer

There are simply so many!

In no particular order, here are a few:

1. bad hygiene

2. obvious stupidity

3. obnoxiousness

4. bad manners

5. dangerous driving

6. abusive nature

7. lies

8. cowardice

9. animal cruelty

10. disrespect

JacobJordan · Answer

Easy. People that post messages only to delete them. I read the way someone talks or the way I think they would talk so for me it is a conversation that takes place in my head. When they delete the message it is infuriating because in a conversation you can't say something and then remove having said it. And because of how texting plays out in my head that is what they are doing. I find it not only infuriating but disrespectful

Sonorous · Answer

Many things annoy me. One is when someone rambles on without there being enough substance or a good conclusion to what they're saying. I feel like I'm just throwing time in the trash by listening to them.

LiamJHayden · Answer

Bad drivers. People who fail to stop at a red light so that they can turn in front of me and go 25 in a 45 zone with clear conditions and no one is front of them. A-holes who lean on the horn because I refuse to block an intersection or blow past a school bus that has its STOP sign out.

tfan1 · Answer

Several. I can’t stand slang words especially for penis. I can’t stand gritty noises like scuffling feet on dirt or sandy sidewalks or in buildings where they haven’t cleaned the floors yet. I can’t stand people who chew with their mouths open and smack or slurp.

NathanDavis · Answer

if I sigh is because you're the one annoying me... so we're even

lightbulb27 · Answer

blowing smoke on people, so dis respectful. I just realized I shoudl have named my cat "Peeve"... missed opportunity. Then he'd be "Pet Peeve"...

exitseven · Answer

I will say that people screwing with their phones when they should be driving

Laciejordan · Answer

People that don’t put their shopping carts in the proper area! They just leave them in the middle of the parking lot!

whereismyjohnny · Answer

Loud chewing, people not using their indicators while driving and last but not, people referring to Europe as if it's one country. 🤯

Iron_Man · Answer

People licking their fingers when cooking my dinner, or waiters and waitresses, licking their fingers when serving me the food, and I’ve seen it done to me before at Dairy Queen, and Johnny Rockets,

sheikalana · Answer

OMG I have so many. People coughing. People chewing with their mouths open. Loud sneezing. Loud voices in quiet environments. Bad hygiene. Long nails. Overgrown hair.

BlissfullyCurSed · Answer

If you're fiddling with your phone while I am trying to tell you something, you are basically dead.💀💀💀👁👄👁

Anonymous · Answer

Attention Getters Dressed Like Floozies. hahaha

OddBeMe · Answer

That’s my wife’s pet peeve too. Why? I’m just breathing?  Why not people chewing?  Speaker phones? Pandemics?

stratford · Answer

When I realise I'm horny and can't do anything about it

Icesexintencs69e · Answer

My pet peev is a girl who is insecure about her vaginal odor or appearance. MY ex didn't like me when I wanted to taste her when I knew she was dirty

Alex-Snow · Answer

People that are mean and care only about themselves

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