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ninathenana Sun 27-Sept-15 16:39:23

husband free to good home
(My friend posted this on FB, I don't know what hers had done but she described his selling points, I thought it would be interesting to see how you describe yours or SO grin )
5' 10"
Slightly overweight
Grey hair, bald on top
Wears glasses
Bites his nails angry
Good cook
Cleans like a man (no corners)
Good at DIY
Willing to shop
Likes gardening
Doesn't drive
Can usually be found either 'pottering' in the shed or with his nose in a book. Preferably Lee Childs.

Grannyknot Sun 27-Sept-15 16:48:24

5' 10"
Slightly overweight
Very good at any sport
Loves doing the most difficult Sudoku
Clever at doing cryptic crosswords
Gardener
DIY maestro and perfectionist
Has a lovely tenor singing voice
Reads a lot.

Quite lovable too.

loopylou Sun 27-Sept-15 16:52:38

It's why she wants to give him away that intrigues me....

Mine?
67
Wearing thin around the edges
Procrastinator par excellance
Doesn't cook or do gardening or housework but does do all the washing up as refuses to have a dishwasher
Open to DIY if bribed or in the mood hmm
Usually found faffing around on computer or nose in a book (Michael Connelly at present)
DGS think he's the bee's knees grin

Not for sale, nor free to good home because I can't be bothered to try training another!

(Love him!)

kittylester Sun 27-Sept-15 16:52:46

5'9"
Slim
White wavy hair - plenty of it[s*d him]
Bespectacled
Unproven cook grin
Unproven cleaner but has had good training
Good at DIY
Willing to nip to the shops but nothing more taxing
Drives
Usually in the study [no idea what he does in there!]
Patient but unwilling to tolerate fools [or Idiots grin]
Kind
Usually thoughtful
Loyal
Jazz lover
Enjoys reading

What a good thread this should turn out to be Nina.

Luckygirl Sun 27-Sept-15 17:26:45

5'8"
Weighs under 8 stone!
Does the housework - honestly: hoovering (well Roomba), washing up, laundry.
Definitely NOT a cook
Never shops
Romantic
Extremely witty with very quirky sense of humour (e.g. when stroking my long hair whispered romantically "What a love waterfall of dead keratinous material!")
Knows loads about things I know nothing about - science, astro-physics, quantum stuff, Windows 10.
Musical - plays violin
Politically naive
Rather poorly - Parkinsons and AF
Can't imagine anyone would buy him, so I'll stick with him!

Luckygirl Sun 27-Sept-15 17:27:11

lovely

Anne58 Sun 27-Sept-15 17:31:01

6' 2" not as used as I'd like him to be! blush
Pewter coloured hair
Bit of a BSA (beer storage area) but a delectable derriere
Cooks, mainly chilli & spag boll in vast quantities
Oven cleaner par excellence
A gentleman, of whom all my female friends are very fond hmm
Reads a lot
Is only home at weekends sad
My rock.

tanith Sun 27-Sept-15 17:38:45

5'8"
10st having lost 2st in the last 3mths due to worry and surgery but on the mend now.
Full head of grey/silver hair
Kindest person I've ever known.
a joker
GC things he's wonderful
Can identify singer/band and year of any record he hears.
Knows lots of useless facts
Doesn't ever read books
Can cook if needed to
Will do housework
Loves shopping food or otherwise
Loves pound shops
Loves Bowls and Snooker
Hates water (no swimming)
Won't fly EVER!!
Scared of dogs

Definately not for sale , he's my best friend.

shysal Sun 27-Sept-15 17:59:36

5ft 7in
Receding grey hair, combed forward to hide the fact, but revealing bald spot
Sticky out ears
Turned out feet
Walks like a penguin
Suffers from verbal diarrhoea
Doesn't listen
Lazy
Unappreciative
Snores
Picks feet
Useless at decorating, gardening or DIY, all thumbs
Never reads instructions
Grumpy
Untidy around the house
Drives at 20 mph

Sorry folks, appealing as he may sound, he is not up for grabs as I sold him on a number of years ago, when retirement was looming! grin

merlotgran Sun 27-Sept-15 18:02:21

grin shysal

ninathenana Sun 27-Sept-15 18:51:38

phoenix grin your first line.
May I add...
Kind and generous
Definitely not for sale, he's one in a million.
loopyloo I did ask but she hasn't replied. I know it's not birthday or anniversary time so it's not that smile

apricot Sun 27-Sept-15 20:16:15

Your husbands all sound like sweeties.
I discarded mine long ago and another woman, who must be an angel, or mad, took him over. She's very welcome to him, I only wish I could have put him on e bay years earlier.

hildajenniJ Sun 27-Sept-15 21:17:50

6' 2"
Grey hair balding rapidly.
Heavier than he used to be (probably my fault)
Very good gardener
Can wash, tumble dry, do dishes (I taught him to use appliances)
Will do housework (unwillingly)
Does not do ironing
Does do all the shopping and very well too
Has tendency to overspend
Would give you his last farthing.

shadowfax07 Mon 28-Sept-15 00:10:23

6' 0"
Greying hair, balding rapidly
Is proficient with the vacuum cleaner, washing machine, dishwasher and iron.
Does housework but has issues with failing eyesight grin.
Will mow lawn, but not do any other sort of gardening.
Enjoys cooking, and makes very good curries.
Hates shopping.
Doesn't read books.
Very good at DIY, especially electrics (his apprenticeship was as an electrician).
Snores like a pig.
Very generous.
Capable of making me cry with laughter.
Has a brain that works the same way as mine, so that we can frequently be thinking the same thing.

Hmm, think I'll keep him, even if he does irritate the wotsits out of me every so often!

PRINTMISS Mon 28-Sept-15 08:35:53

5'8" and shrinking
Wispy white hair almost covering an increasing bald patch.
A healthy weight
Tends to stoop when walking, prefers the car
Really kind, but not thoughtful
Loves all sport,
Can't see to read, but enjoys the talking newspaper and books
Mows the lawn, but never finished the edges,
ALWAYS leaves just one item to be wiped up
Will always help when asked, sometimes offers.
Has lots of friends, people seem to like him
He is not for sale, or to be given away, he has been my best friend for 70 years, and I would miss him, and worry in case he was unhappy.

Teetime Mon 28-Sept-15 08:45:36

-here goes how to describe the indescribable
6ft 12st 7lbs - athletic build aged 69
lovely bum
lovely manners
plays a very straight bat
bowler (soon to be coach if he passes exams today)
golfer
likes good food but takes nothing into the body that has no business being there
penchant for mad brunettes (Kate Bush, Chrissie Hind- me)
bearded old hippy
politically very astute and informed
GOS - if you like Monty Python and satire generally (I do)
music lover- classical, jazz and blues, modern indie
splenectomised (that's how we met he was a patient)
totally reliable
hairy generally
nature has been very kind - if you know what I mean wink

vampirequeen Mon 28-Sept-15 10:36:43

5ft 8
still mainly black hair (started to go grey just after he met me)
slight paunch which he's working on losing
cyclist (mountain bike)
drives
will turn his hand to any housework
diy genius
makes a cracking chicken and veg korma
loves bacon and eggs
brilliant dad....really good with children
will help anyone
only reads when he needs to learn something
practical
energetic
poor sleeper
kind, considerate, caring
loves me
loves all kinds of music
rock and roll dancer (wins competitions)
romantic
lovely hairy body
sex god

I've only had him four years and he's not for sale or hire.

vampirequeen Mon 28-Sept-15 10:38:51

my ex
lazy
inconsiderate
arrogant
bully
drunk
womaniser
gambler
substance abuser

Couldn't give him away so dumped him.

kittylester Mon 28-Sept-15 10:46:18

Did you not get a fine for fly tipping vampirequeen? grin

vampirequeen Mon 28-Sept-15 10:57:46

grin

ninathenana Mon 28-Sept-15 11:28:02

Wine women, gambling and substance
Crikey vq one of lifes charmers then, not !

grandMattie Mon 28-Sept-15 12:03:23

My gradfather would say "I never lend : - my toothbrush, my car and my wife. In that order"!
Mine drives me potty, but he is well run in grin - so wouldn't want to run someone else's.

grandMattie Mon 28-Sept-15 12:04:13

or do a swap! smile

Marmight Mon 28-Sept-15 12:32:32

5'5 (all good things come in small parcels)
full head of brown hair
beautiful smile
kind
loving
devoted
patient
forgiving
a softy
artistic
generous
adored his girls
ditto his grandchildren
useless at cooking
ok at hoovering
knew all the latin names of garden plants
King of the crossword
Loved his wine
keen sailor
loved classical music, but was tone deaf
could go on .................

Sadly not here any more, but I would never have given him away

grannyactivist Mon 28-Sept-15 12:39:59

6' tall
good figure, very fit (waist, hips, chest same size as when he was 22)
full head of hair, now mostly white (was carrot red)
generous, kind and thoughtful
caring friend and colleague
hospitable
brilliant DIYer,
physically very active: windsurfs and cycles regularly
adored by children and grandchildren
adventurer
musical: plays, flute, violin and bass guitar
hospitable
good cook
does housework, but not quite perfectly
intelligent
huge social conscience
supports me in everything I do and loves me to bits

but, yes, he is very messy and not very romantic - although he did buy me a huge bouquet this week for no particular reason so maybe he's becoming more romantic in his 'old' age - he's 52!

I love him to pieces and would NEVER exchange him.