Her:

There he goes again, checking his phone. He does it every couple of minutes. Does he know how irritating it is? We have come out for a nice days shopping together and all he intends to do is ignore me whilst being glued to that. How will I know if these shoes look good or that top goes with those jeans? Ok, so his opinions are rubbish but they tell me what I shouldn't be buying! He will moan that he didn’t want to come shopping but he should want to do things for me, I am his wife after all, he married me for a reason. Anyway, I said he could choose where we ate. It will be burger and chips in the pub even though I want a spot of italian.

He's doing it again, what can change in five minutes? I hate that stupid football, it is so idiotic and the sound annoys me. He looks at his phone all day then he will want to watch the highlights later, can’t he just wait? I can go to bed later, ignore this stupid sport. This was supposed to be a day we spent together but it appears there are three of us in this relationship. It is as if he doesn’t care about me, I just can’t win sometimes.

Him:

There's that look again! Every time I even think of getting my phone she looks at me. I know what she will say if I grab it, “what can change in five minutes?” What can change?! Everything, you can have goals, sendings off, injuries. The course of a whole season can change in five minutes. Does she not understand that it is a Saturday afternoon and I need to know what is happening. She keeps telling me to just watch the highlights later but I need to know now, I especially need to know if they are worth watching. Anyway, when I pop the highlights on she just complains she can’t sleep on the sofa cuddled up to me as the noise grates on her. So what am I to do? This was supposed to be a day we spent together but she has dragged me shopping, checking the football is all that is keeping me going. Why is it that when I want to do something she says she doesn’t but when she wants to something it is under the umbrella of something we can do together, regardless of me liking it or not? But then again I am the man and it is my duty to make the sacrifice, if I watch the football I am horrible and neglectful and if I stop her watching that girly movie she wants to then I am just a bully. I just can’t win sometimes.