These Are The Most Common Household Arguments

Living in close quarters with anyone is bound to lead to a disagreement or two, and that’s particularly true for families. But what they fight about may be another story.

A new UK poll, which could easily translate here, finds:

• The average household has 21 arguments each week.
• The average disagreement only lasts about four and a half minutes, although that translates to less than a quarter of an hour each day.
• Women are the most likely person in the house to instigate an argument (20%), compared to men (16%).
• Women are also more likely than men to see themselves as the peacemaker in the house (38% vs. 37%).

So, what are so many folks arguing about in the home?

• Well, the most common sources of disagreements include (click here for all 50):
• Someone leaving all the lights on when they aren’t in the room
• Someone leaving shoes in the middle of the floor/ in the doorway
• Messy bedrooms
• Someone not doing their fair share of the chores
• Not changing the empty toilet roll when the last of it is used
• When the heating should come on
• Squeezing garbage into an already full can rather than emptying it first
• Leaving dirty washing on the floor
• Leaving toilet roll centers on the floor, windowsill etc, i.e. anywhere but the garbage can
• Someone leaving plates and glasses in their bedroom

Source: SWNS Digital

Thought Starters…

• Not changing the toilet roll should be higher on the list…
• Do you and your family get into a lot of disagreements? About how many fights do you think you have a week?
• Who is the biggest instigator of fights in your house?
• What is the thing you are most likely to fight about at home?