Ironing the wrong way round

What a way to treat knickers!
Fold gusset up to elastic, right side folded over then left folded on top!
Ps my dad, my ex and my DS were/are all competent ironers!
But eglantine you're right to sort out these important issues from the outset!
(Wondering if the next chapter will be on resolving the laundry issues)

Think yourself lucky he does the ironing at all - I've been married for 38 years, and he did the ironing for 2 weeks, 2 years ago, when I had my wrist in plaster! Never before or since.

I apparently hang things in the wardrobe the wrong way.
My mum also claimed that I put her knickers away with the gusset to the right instead of the left. (I think! Whatever way it was wasn't correct)

Pointy end to the left, iron to the right, fold pointy side down. Sharing ironing board with SIL at the moment (DD doesn't iron) and he folds it pointy end up - it's really difficult to put up that way round, isn't it?!
Just bought new ironing board for my granny annexe - limited edition pink frame with flamingos cover - I love ironing and can't wait to use it ?

I change the iron from hand to hand when I'm ironing.
I start off with pointy bit towards the right, and I store my iron upright.
I'm a lefty.

A man who does the ironing! Who cares which way round he does it. ?

There is no wrong way to do the ironing!

let he who has the iron in his hand do it anyway he likes........

this should be a proverb which can be used for all housekeeping occasions.

Have fun finding each out each other's foibles Iron to the right for me and pointy end to the left then down in the cupboard. Don't think Mr W has ever had to do any ironing but he's left handed and does everything the wrong way round!

I'm the same as justnoneed.
You're lucky to have a partner who knows what an iron and ironing board are for!! ??

Congratulations on your new journey and i trust you will have absolutely no time whatsoever for ironing

I’ve never seen that so can’t judge! I will have to find a new title for him now........

He’s a bit more than just the weekend jolly isn’t he?

???

the lover

its not Martin from the Bridge is it?

Pointy bit to left. When put away pointy bit down. My sister is right handed too but has pointy bit on the right.

He does... IRONING??? <faints clean away...>

That would be even more discombobulating though. The chair I put the ironing basket on wouldn't be in the right place - nor would the kitchen table for putting the ironed clothes onto in nice piles.

I'm left handed so pointy bit to the right, iron on the left and pointed bit down. I quite enjoy ironing now I don't have reams of school uniform and white coats to do.

Easy peasy solution to this.....stand on the opposite side of the board to normal and it will be the right way round ?

On the subject of the ironing board, pointy to the left and iron stand to the right. I leave mine up in a spare bedroom so can’t comment on the putting away bit. If I was in your position I wouldn’t sweat the domestics; I’d just revel in the romantics! Make hay and all that....!

Oh I’m not cross, just interested really.

He has taken over the washing up because I do it wrong ?

And we have four kinds of clothes-washing liquids/powder and wash our clothes separately because neither of will give way on the best way to do it.

It gives you a whole new take on life!!!

Sounds like a deal breaker to me!! In the words of Mumsnet, I should LTB!!

Forgot to say have fun ?

I am left handed. Therefore pointy side to the right, iron on the left. Since I taught my right handed DD and DS to iron, they do it left handed and so does DH. So easy really

Good luck with the new living arrangements Eglantine hope you will be very happy.
Pick your battles and be glad he actually does some ironing. We keep our ironing board on its side as it fits into the cupboard more easily.

I too am with jusoneed! But let’s face it mcem sometimes these small things can feel just HUGE!!

I am left handed so pointy to the right, stored pointy at the bottom. Not that I iron much now lots can be smoothed straight from the dryer.