Sounds way more expensive than:

"Hunny, I appreciate that you want to help me remember what needs doing, but it's overwhelming if you tell me as soon as I come home from a long day at work. I know I have a habit of forgetting, so let's make a deal: if I forget to do something come 9 PM, I'll take on one of your chores the next day. Does that sound fair to you?"

Or if your SO can take the hint from humor: "If I had a nickel for every time you told me to take out the trash when I was about to do it..."

> "If I had a nickel for every time you told me to take out the trash when I was about to do it..."

This actually happens a lot... and then you don't get the credit for doing it, because she told you to do it :/

I always thought it was "honey" -- like the stuff bees make?

You're probably right. I think "hunny" is derived "honey" -> "hun" -> "hunny" though.

Hunny is how 'honey' is spelled in Winnie the Pooh.

that's because bears can't spell

Silly old bear.

Sounds a lot cheaper than suffering this though: "No it doesn't sound fair!! What, you can't remember something like that either??" or "You are ALWAYS Tired, God I have to do everything, why did I marry you..." etc, etc.

- Not that I hear that from anyone. Perhaps different strokes for different folk applies here? - (PS: I love you honey)

The other (unwritten) upside being that therapy can help with a lot of other problems too... Of course you should openly talk about it. But sometimes an appeal to authority does wonders to get the point across.