Women tell of all the random and unnecessary things their husbands did when they were asked to clean.

Whether you’re dating, engaged or married, part of a couple and the other half of that couple is a man, chances are you can relate to the following situation.

Here we go. We’ve invited friends or family over. Maybe it’s a casual dinner party. Maybe it’s your parents staying with you for the weekend. Whatever the situation, people who don’t live in your house are coming… soon… and your house isn’t ready.

You know what we’re talking about. It’s a mess. The sink is overflowing with dishes. You can’t remember the last time you vacuumed, or maybe you just did but junior brought sand in from the playground again. If you have kids, their toys are all over the living room. Basically, it looks like a tornado hit your house.

Nothing motivates a woman to clean more than the arrival of guests. If only men were similarly motivated.

One woman, Emily, also known as @houseandhens on Twitter, shared on Twitter how she feels when she asks her husband to clean. It’s too easy to understand.

I appreciate that my husband cleans up before he has guests over but he always cleans up the weirdest stuff. Our kitchen will look like a tornado blew through it, but instead of putting the crap away, this guy will be in the attic scrubbing the walls like “it needs to be clear.”

She’s not alone. Many people have jumped on the bandwagon and shared what happens when they ask their partner to clean.

Here are 8 of the most ridiculous things men have actually done when asked to clean the house.

1. Powerwash the deckHometalk@ElleJaneGlory writes, “Me ‘babe your parents will be here I. 2 hours can you put fresh sheets on their bed and vacuum the guest room?’ Him ‘clean out my closet and go power wash the deck? Say no more.’”
2. Paint the basement wallsPexels@chirish01 can relate too. “YES. My life. Hours before we had guests over last time, he decided to paint the walls in the basement. Our basement is unfinished, soooo…the cement walls that no guest will ever see are nice and bright white now.”
3. Paint the garagejmitch77@_MomToAPrincess adds, “Are we married to the same man? Before our Friendsgiving party he decided it was time to paint the garage and build our dog a new bed… that was clearly more important than cleaning up the ten thousand baby toys ???”
4. Disappear in the bathroomnito103@LindsayHughes12 writes, “Or…they say ‘I have to go to the bathroom’ and you never see them again”
5. Organize toolsWikipedia Commons@whit_its shares, “Or he will go down to his man cave in the basement AKA his ‘shop’ and start organizing all his work tables and tools and various hoses. I’m upstairs like ??‍♀️ the fam are not going to be welding mufflers for thanksgiving or changing the oil in their cars. Like wth”
6. Use a leaf blower inside the house@IsaFit4Good writes, “Mine uses the blower inside house every once in a while! ?? I believe he thinks that’s the most effective way of getting rid of the dust!”
7. Or an industrial air compressorYour Best Digs@mardigrasinco adds, “Mine legit pulled out a giant industrial air compressor with a 20 foot extension cord when I mentioned the house looked dusty. In the middle of breakfast.”
8. Play with pets@nichole_back comments, “I’ll tell my boyfriend to clean our bedroom while I clean the kitchen but I’ll come in to find him sitting on the bed playing with our hamsters. Or he’ll just be watching them & posting photos of them to reddit??‍♀️”

Can you relate?

What weird cleaning habits does your husband have?