Omg dh!

[larig]

I thought you were going to say that he lost his iPhone too!

[Melbel]

That is frustrating. I am a bit directionally challenged at times, but do not hesitate to use the NAV system in the car or a map app on my iPhone (now I am starting to see why DH got me these features).

Look at it this way - at least he would actually ASK for directions, which is a step in the right direction. Does he have siri on his iPhone. If so, he should be able to get directions with a voice command.

[Twoboos]

I thought you were going to say that he lost his iPhone too!

I thought so, too!!!

[Green_Tea]

My DH has NO sense of direction and it makes. me. crazy. because he believes his sense of direction is STELLAR. When we drove to DC in April, I told him to stay on 95 and wake me up at the Delaware state line. He woke me up an hour later and said, "Hey, the Garden State Parkway is the same as 95, right?" Um, NO IT IS NOT. We ended up tacking 3 hours onto our trip because of that little detour.

The kicker? He won't buy (and doesn't want me to buy) a GPS. Because he thinks that's a crutch.

Newflash, DH: Your legs are BROKEN and you NEED a crutch!

[arivecchi]

This sounds like my DH. He'll print off maps on paper instead of using the GPS or nav system.

That is totally DH too. Old school - but he could not even be bothered to print out a map this time - because he "knew the way". Sure buddy.

Dh is like that. Brilliant academically but omg he can't even make a reservation without breaking into a sweat!

This is exactly it! It's like he devotes all of his mental energy to certain things and is completely useless for the rest.

The kicker? He won't buy (and doesn't want me to buy) a GPS. Because he thinks that's a crutch.

Newflash, DH: Your legs are BROKEN and you NEED a crutch!

Ok, your DH wins!

[elektra]

Dh is like that. Brilliant academically but omg he can't even make a reservation without breaking into a sweat!

I guess I should be thankful for my Cal State educated DH- he doesn't lose stuff, and can find his way around town just fine! LOL!

The genius thing reminds me of a wedding I was in once where the groomsman I was walking with was an NFL player. An athletic genius if you will. He was super nervous, kept asking me about when we were supposed to walk down the aisle, which way to turn,etc. I was thinking, "dude, don't you have to memorize all kinds of plays and perform in front of thousands of people every week?? Relax! It's just a little wedding!"


I recall other BBB'ers posting about their forgetful genius DH's too. There must be something to it.

[nfowife]

My husband is the same way. And he is a trained military navigator! It was his job. Ugh!

[MontrealMum]

I thought you were going to say that he lost his iPhone too!

I think it's funny that this is what many of us thought when we read the title And it reminds me to go get my phone back from DH. He borrows it from time to time and I do NOT want it lost.

[zukeypur]

Mine does the EXACT. SAME. THING.

[mommylamb]

I saw the title and thought "oooh, what'd he lose??" I guess the answer is "his sense of direction."

My first thought too. LOL! My DH is the same except he pretty much refuses to go places he hasn't been before unless I'm with him. And it baffles him how when we are going someplace that I will try new routes and that I know what direction we are facing instinctively. The whole North South East West thing is totally lost on him. DS1 has a better sense of direction already.