When we think about stereotypes, girls are supposed to be the clean ones. In our collective minds, women are cleaning and tidying up in the house and urging their significant others to do the same. In reality, we can be as messy and gross as the guys. It's exhausting to keep a pristine home, so we dabble in the occasional weaponized incompetence, too.

We've compiled a selection of the most hilarious, irritating, and vexing pics of boyfriends and husbands coming across the messes that their girlfriends or wives made. Some of them include nasty habits – others are just fun quirks. But the bottom line is this: we can all be messy and weird, and the best way to approach it is probably with a healthy dose of humor.

Bored Panda asked Clinical Psychologist Forrest Talley, Ph.D., to weigh in. Do men and women get annoyed by different things? Does a messy environment infuriate only one gender? And how can two people who live together differentiate between what's a minor inconvenience and what's a deeper issue? Talley kindly agreed to tell us more about these problems.

#1

This Represents A Single Week Of Mugs And Glasses That My Wife Leaves In Our Bathroom. I Clean All Of These Every Week, And They Are Back The Next. Anyone Else Feel My Pain?

This Represents A Single Week Of Mugs And Glasses That My Wife Leaves In Our Bathroom. I Clean All Of These Every Week, And They Are Back The Next. Anyone Else Feel My Pain?

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    #2

    My Girlfriend Throws Her Daily Contact Lenses Behind The Headboard Of Our Bed

    My Girlfriend Throws Her Daily Contact Lenses Behind The Headboard Of Our Bed

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    #3

    I've Watched My Partner Pick Her Nose While She Drives But Never Made The Connection Of Where She Wipes Her Snot Until I Drove Her Car

    I've Watched My Partner Pick Her Nose While She Drives But Never Made The Connection Of Where She Wipes Her Snot Until I Drove Her Car

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    #4

    This Is How My Wife Leaves A Dish After Taking It Out Of The Oven And Walking Away. We Have Children And A Dog

    This Is How My Wife Leaves A Dish After Taking It Out Of The Oven And Walking Away. We Have Children And A Dog

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    #5

    My Wife Putting This Peanut Butter In The Trash Because "It's Empty"

    My Wife Putting This Peanut Butter In The Trash Because "It's Empty"

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    #6

    This Was My Wife's "Trash Pile" From Destemming The Strawberries

    This Was My Wife's "Trash Pile" From Destemming The Strawberries

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    #7

    The Way My Wife Cuts Tomatoes

    The Way My Wife Cuts Tomatoes

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    Talis
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    3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When she now cuts the remaining slices, it's an interesting technique, tbh.

    #8

    My Wife Doesn't Throw Her Trash Away Before Putting Her Dish In The Sink, So I Often End Up With This

    My Wife Doesn't Throw Her Trash Away Before Putting Her Dish In The Sink, So I Often End Up With This

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    #9

    How My Girlfriend Has Her Car Every Time She Visits

    How My Girlfriend Has Her Car Every Time She Visits

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    #10

    My Wife Leaves Her Used Floss There For The Next Day

    My Wife Leaves Her Used Floss There For The Next Day

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    #11

    My Wife Never Fully Screws The Lids Back Onto Anything

    My Wife Never Fully Screws The Lids Back Onto Anything

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    #12

    My Wife Puts Her Hairballs Anywhere But The Trash Can

    My Wife Puts Her Hairballs Anywhere But The Trash Can

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    #13

    The Way My Wife Opens Things

    The Way My Wife Opens Things

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    #14

    How My Wife Puts Away The Cutlery

    How My Wife Puts Away The Cutlery

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    #15

    I Think I Married A Sociopath. The Way My Wife Uses Her Magnesium Supplements

    I Think I Married A Sociopath. The Way My Wife Uses Her Magnesium Supplements

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    #16

    Every Time My Girlfriend Gets Drunk

    Every Time My Girlfriend Gets Drunk

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    #17

    My Wife Insists This Is Normal

    My Wife Insists This Is Normal

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    #18

    My Lunatic Wife Cuts Bananas In Half And Just Leaves The Top

    My Lunatic Wife Cuts Bananas In Half And Just Leaves The Top

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    #19

    My Girlfriend's Kitchen, Everyone

    My Girlfriend's Kitchen, Everyone

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    #20

    Check Before Buying Groceries

    Check Before Buying Groceries

    My wife never checks if we have something or not before going to the grocery store or, even worse, ordering online. Case in point: about 7 cream cheeses. Varieties are nice, but we'll never use them up without bagels 3 meals a day. It's not really a money thing, but I just hate wasting food.

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    #21

    My Wife Doesn't Get All The Ice Out Of One Tray Before Using Another

    My Wife Doesn't Get All The Ice Out Of One Tray Before Using Another

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    #22

    My Wife Only Takes A Few Bites Of An Apple And "Saves The Rest For Later"

    My Wife Only Takes A Few Bites Of An Apple And "Saves The Rest For Later"

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    #23

    My Girlfriend Only Eats The First Bite Of Cookies Because "It's The Best Bite"

    My Girlfriend Only Eats The First Bite Of Cookies Because "It's The Best Bite"

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    #24

    My Wife Spits Her Seed Shells Into The Door Handle Of Our Car

    My Wife Spits Her Seed Shells Into The Door Handle Of Our Car

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    #25

    Wife Didn't Want Anything From The Burger King, So I Got Home, Went To The Bathroom, And Came Back To This

    Wife Didn't Want Anything From The Burger King, So I Got Home, Went To The Bathroom, And Came Back To This

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    #26

    How My Partner Leaves The Sugar After Making Coffee

    How My Partner Leaves The Sugar After Making Coffee

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    #27

    My Partner Put My Laptop In The Freezer Cause It Was Overheating

    My Partner Put My Laptop In The Freezer Cause It Was Overheating

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    #28

    How My Wife Loads The Dishwasher

    How My Wife Loads The Dishwasher

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    #29

    My Wife Never Finishes A Bottle Of Shampoo Or Body Wash Before Buying A New Kind And Leaving The Old Ones

    My Wife Never Finishes A Bottle Of Shampoo Or Body Wash Before Buying A New Kind And Leaving The Old Ones

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    #30

    The Way That My Girlfriend Eats A Pizza

    The Way That My Girlfriend Eats A Pizza

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    #31

    How My Girlfriend Doesn't Zip The Resealable Bag Closed And Puts The Bag Upside Down

    How My Girlfriend Doesn't Zip The Resealable Bag Closed And Puts The Bag Upside Down

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    #32

    My Wife Leaves The Empty Candy Wrappers In The Bowl Of Candy As She Eats Them

    My Wife Leaves The Empty Candy Wrappers In The Bowl Of Candy As She Eats Them

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    #33

    Things My Wife Leaves In The Fridge

    Things My Wife Leaves In The Fridge

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    #34

    This Is What My Wife Does To Muffins

    This Is What My Wife Does To Muffins

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    #35

    This Is How My Wife Deals With Avocados

    This Is How My Wife Deals With Avocados

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    #36

    Wife Asked Me To Put Some Gas In Her Car Before She Drives To Work Tomorrow

    Wife Asked Me To Put Some Gas In Her Car Before She Drives To Work Tomorrow

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    #37

    My Girlfriend Leaves The Bath Tub Running Slightly 24/7, 365 Because Her Cat Likes To Stick His Paws In It

    My Girlfriend Leaves The Bath Tub Running Slightly 24/7, 365 Because Her Cat Likes To Stick His Paws In It

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    #38

    My Wife Never Replaces The Roll. This Is The Closest She Will Get

    My Wife Never Replaces The Roll. This Is The Closest She Will Get

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    #39

    I Went To The Bathroom And Came Back To Find That My Girlfriend Had Taken A Bite Out Of My Burrito

    I Went To The Bathroom And Came Back To Find That My Girlfriend Had Taken A Bite Out Of My Burrito

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    #40

    My Wife: "I Always Check The Lint Trap." Every Time I Check The Lint Trap, I Find It Like This

    My Wife: "I Always Check The Lint Trap." Every Time I Check The Lint Trap, I Find It Like This

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    #41

    My Wife Kept Threatening To Throw Away My Favorite Pair Of Yard Work Shorts. Today I Found Them Like This

    My Wife Kept Threatening To Throw Away My Favorite Pair Of Yard Work Shorts. Today I Found Them Like This

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    Talis
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    3 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You should wear them nevertheless. With themed underwear. Maybe elephant briefs?

    #42

    My Wife Just Throws Her Kitchen Scraps In The Sink Instead Of The Trash Can Because "The Disposal Can Handle It." The Sink Disposal Is Not A Trash Can, Right?

    My Wife Just Throws Her Kitchen Scraps In The Sink Instead Of The Trash Can Because "The Disposal Can Handle It." The Sink Disposal Is Not A Trash Can, Right?

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    #43

    My Wife Dropped Peanut Butter Toast On The Floor. That Was 24 Hours Ago

    My Wife Dropped Peanut Butter Toast On The Floor. That Was 24 Hours Ago

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    #44

    My Wife Keeps Using My iPad As Her Coaster

    My Wife Keeps Using My iPad As Her Coaster

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    #45

    My Wife Leaves The Lights On For No Reason

    My Wife Leaves The Lights On For No Reason

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    #46

    My Wife And Kids Find This Perfectly Normal And Acceptable

    My Wife And Kids Find This Perfectly Normal And Acceptable

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    #47

    The Way My Wife Changes The Toilet Paper Roll

    The Way My Wife Changes The Toilet Paper Roll

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    #48

    The New Jar Of Nutella My Girlfriend Tried To Heat In The Microwave

    The New Jar Of Nutella My Girlfriend Tried To Heat In The Microwave

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    Talis
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    3 weeks ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, it IS hot now. So, mission accomplished?

    #49

    My Partner Insists That The Scrub Mommy Is A Washcloth, And This Is How She Stores It

    My Partner Insists That The Scrub Mommy Is A Washcloth, And This Is How She Stores It

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