How clean do you keep your place/car/whatever?

I hear wifes train their husbands in getting their shit together and keeping clean.

That's the common perception, and maybe it's true, I dunno. I definitely was messier when I wasn't married. Of course I was also a lot younger.

In my case at least, it wasn't like the wife cracked the whip and said "keep the kitchen clean or no vag for you." I think over time I've just come to appreciate the cleaner environment.

I don't know if that's a product of aging, or just a product of getting used to the cleaner environment that she kept. Either way, I am indeed more interested in helping with the cleaning than I was when I was single and 21.

One of the things that was a bit of an eye opener for me when my wife and I moved in together was just how messy she is. Clothes lying everywhere, toothpaste lying on the bathroom counter without the top on, empty glass on the nightstand...crazy

Oh man. Even thinking about cleaning makes me exhausted. My place shows the effects of that.

Me too. I guess it is a college thing. I'll be out in a bit and I expect to change. It's just not "cool" after college to be messy.

One of the things that was a bit of an eye opener for me when my wife and I moved in together was just how messy she is. Clothes lying everywhere, toothpaste lying on the bathroom counter without the top on, empty glass on the nightstand...crazy
So has she started cleaning up after herself more or is it only guys that get cleaner? My wife cleans our home and I just try to not make a mess and I do the yard stuff. I do help clean the kitchen after dinner.

So has she started cleaning up after herself more or is it only guys that get cleaner? My wife cleans our home and I just try to not make a mess and I do the yard stuff. I do help clean the kitchen after dinner.

After I gave up more closet space and dresser drawers for her clothes she has gotten less messy. Seriously she has like three closets and two dressers for her clothes...and yet there still isn't enough room.

My truck is almost spotless. I wash it around once every week, to two weeks max. I get it detailed and waxed every 6 months or so. I LOVE to take it offroad, and I figure if it's going to get dirty, get it REALLY dirty. I've had it to the point that the only part that wasn't muddy was the section left clean by the windshield wipers.
About the house, I am a little anal about cleanliness. Can't stand kid toys all over the place, or dog toys. They can get it as messy as they want, but when they are done, cleaning needs to take place. I can't stand a messy kitchen either, and I seem to have this really bad mentality about cleanliness of the coffee table. I hate clutter there. But oddly enough, could care less about clutter in the bedroom. Clothes are thrown on the floor (although only in 1 pile, 2 piles is too much lol), and clutter seems to be abundant. That's the only room that I not only don't care if it's cluttered, but seem to enjoy the clutter there.

I keep all of my stuff in a cluttered pile; no organization. Luckily, my wife is super-organized. I do like the kitchen and bathrooms to stay fairly clean. Food, dirt, grime, etc needs to be cleaned up as soon as they make themselves known.

One of the things that was a bit of an eye opener for me when my wife and I moved in together was just how messy she is. Clothes lying everywhere, toothpaste lying on the bathroom counter without the top on, empty glass on the nightstand...crazy

Oh man, every chick I've lived with has been messy. The only difference being, I was messy in my room but they are big time in the bathrooms and common areas as well. I don't need anyone else to do my dishes or clean off where I sit on the sofa or whatever so I try to show the same respect in those areas. Not that I'm OCD about it or get mad if others don't, I think that it's just respectful and the right thing to do.

Empty glass on the nightstand isn't that crazy though, it's just for water right?

After I gave up more closet space and dresser drawers for her clothes she has gotten less messy. Seriously she has like three closets and two dressers for her clothes...and yet there still isn't enough room.
Maybe you can talk her into donating what she's not going to use/what doesn't fit anymore, etc. Hopefully all of the extra clothes means that she dresses well, I'd sacrifice space for that, as shallow as it may sound.

Funny thread to pull me away from lurching.

I keep the klitchen pretty well clean in my house sincei do the cooking. My wife half asses the rest of the house. Seriously the other day I noticed a shadow in the corner. Serious cobwebs. I cleaned it but its got to get pretty bad for me to do something about it. I hate cleaning.

As far as cars go, it seems like the nicer the car the less time I put into it. When I was younger I kept my crap cars immaculate. I'm talkin seat covers were shampooed monthly, waxed every few weeks, smelling like cocoa butter, steering wheel covers changed out every time they got dirty. My cousin made mention of it a few days ago when he noticed how clean I'm keeping my newest truck, which is 10 years old and paid for. The truck I just turned in on lease, a 2006 Tundra, I kept a wreck from the time I bought it brand new. I've even Rain-X'ed the windshield twice and bought new floormats and a steering wheel cover for the truck!

Maybe its age though. I cleaned my wife's minivan and started shopping for some big chrome wheels for it this week as well.