Five top things that annoy us about our spouses

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Survey of 1,035 Americans conducted Jan. 23, 2017

Nationaltoday.com Spouses Day Survey

TOP 5 THINGS THAT ANNOY US ABOUT OUR SPOUSES
#1: My spouse has selective listening (40%)
#2: My spouse snores (39%)
#3: My spouse can be a control freak sometimes (26%)
#4: My spouse is not as financially responsible as I am (20%)
#5: My spouse has bodily quirks (e.g. nose picking, farting, burping, etc.) (19%)

TOP 5 REASONS AMERICANS APPRECIATE THEIR SPOUSES
#1: My spouse is a hard worker (60%)
#2: I can be myself around my spouse (56%)
#3: My spouse makes me laugh (56%)
#4: My spouse is smart (52%)
#5: My spouse is supportive of my goals and desires (48%)
TOP 5 MOST SURPRISING SPOUSE INSIGHTS
#1: I love my spouse, but sometimes I wish I were single so I could experience dating again (10%)
#2: My spouse gets on my nerves sometimes (44%)
#3: I wear the pants in the relationship with my spouse (13%)
#4: Between the two of us, I’m better-looking than my spouse (9%)
#5: My spouse is a slob (e.g. doesn’t wash dishes, leaves dirty clothes on floor, etc.) (17%)
HUSBANDS THINK THEY’RE MORE HELPFUL THAN THEY ACTUALLY ARE
While 44% of husbands say they evenly split the household chores with their wives, only 26% of wives say the same. Whose version of reality is true?!