ARGUING is a great way to pass the time during lockdown. Here are some excellent blazing rows to bring your relationship to breaking point.
Cleaning
The number one thing to argue about. It covers a vast range of topics, from tidying your snack-ravaged kitchen to disinfecting everything in the house. Go to town on this argument as you can use your own health as the ultimate guilt trip, perhaps asking, “Do you want me to die?”
Who ate the nice food?
With trips to the supermarket perilous and online shopping impossible, have a heartfelt furious row about your partner selfishly gobbling the last few ‘Taste the Difference’ sausages you’d been fantasising about eating for two days.
What to watch on TV
You’re not used to spending this much time together and there’s no sport on anymore, so it’s basically down to Friends on Netflix or more Masterchef. Have a good moan on the grounds that “we watched this yesterday” or say your partner just fancies the young Courteney Cox, as if there’s a real possibility of them having an affair.
Whose fault is it that the internet has gone down?
You know the answer to this – it’s nobody’s fault. The internet is just terrible and slow at the moment because we’re all on it 24/7. Therefore this argument is going to go nowhere, with no actual conclusion beyond turning the router on and off again. Perfect for prolonged unpleasant bickering.
Innocuous personal habits
Does your partner flick their their hair in a certain way, or hum You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet whilst buttering toast? Now that you cannot avoid their harmless quirks, flip out like a lunatic, screaming “WILL YOU STOP DOING THAT?”. You’re totally justified because it’s mildly irritating. Happy arguing!
