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If you don't mind, may I ask a couple of questions to clarify?

How old are you and your husband?

And how long have you been married?

Marriage is about compromise, on both sides. Maybe you can ask him to pick up his things in the morning before he goes to work? If you just chat with him, in a calm cool voice, and don't use any harsh words, he shouldn't get too angry. You just need to reach a compromise you can both be slightly happy with
Good luck <3

I think every newlywed couple has to adjust to living with each other.

You just have to gradually ease into it.

Just my two cents. :0

From my own experience, it takes some time to get used to even being married.

I was married at 18 (my husband was 20). And eventhough we dated for 3 years prior to that, we still didn't know everything about each other until we lived together after we were married.

It's not until you live with someone that you get to truely know all their little quirks and habits. There were things I didn't know about my husband until we lived together and there were things he didn't know about me either. So these things take some adjusting too. So just give that time. If he came straight out of living at home with his family to living with you, he may be used to his mother or someone doing certain chores around the house, so you may just need to simply sit down and have a discussion about these things and set up a schedule or arrangement of sorts.

As for the "being tired after a long day at work" thing... well, I gotta somewhat agree with Captain Sipid on this. I too am a stay at home mom, so my husband is the one out working. And when he gets home from his rather laborious job after a 10 (or more) hour shift, he is exhausted. And, yes, it is frustrating at times, but he's only human. He's not a robot. So try and cut your husband some slack there, 'cause chances are his is tired.

Now, my situation is a bit different than your's in that I have 2 toddlers running around non-stop, so I am exhausted too at the end of along day dealing with the kids, and he understands that because we've discussed this at length. While my job may not be as physically demanding as his, it IS mentally and emotionally demanding, so he does his best to pull his weight with the kids and give me breaks when he can.

So enjoy the peace you have while you got it. 'Cause once your kiddo is born, you're gonna have your normal chores to do in addition to dealing with a baby. Also, now would be the best time to come to an agreement with your husband about household chores and baby-breaks... before the baby arrives. That will be one less thing to be tense about, trust me!

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GEtting used to living together is a very common thing for newly weds. Tossing a pregnancy into the mix early on is not easy either. Talking is important but aproaching the talk is important too... Try not to jump him with your issues as soon as he is home form work. Guys are tired at the end of a shift and need time to mentally shift gears into home life. Do do your best to have a hot meal on the go and be ready to greet him warmly and show him how much you apreciate him being home. Let him have some time to come in and settle down. Once he is fed, then mension that you have some thing you would like to discuss and would this be a good time to talk. If not then plan a time say on the days off when you can talk about it.

The not picking up after themselves is a big issue with a lot of men... to some the idea of a laundry basket is an alien concept. I put my hubby's basket on his side of the bed and explained what it was and what it was for. He told me he knew what it was and why was I explaining it to him. I commented that it was empty but the floor right beside it was littered with dirty clothing. He looked at it, looked at the clothing and said nothing but put them in the basket. I mensioned that I would like that to happen more often.

He may not realize that pregnancy takes its tole, and a new baby even more so. I would not make a fight about it, but rather take it to him as a problem you need solved. Explain your concerns about what happens when the baby comes along, when you are so big with baby you can no longer see the clothing on the floor let alone your feet! Let him know how dangerous a fall would be to you and his unborn child. This is all new to him and he may honestly not realize what a hazard it is. Plan together a way to make things better for you both. As with kids guys do better when they have a hand in the plan.

I sympathize with you on the hating to be alone at night thing, My first husband worked till the wee hours too... but THEN he went out to friend's homes to hang out... so instead of comming in at two am, he would leave me till 4, 5 or even 6 in the morning. I was over due, did not know where to reach him and had a 17 month old at home as well. That was inconciderate and selfish. He was abusive and the marriage did not last. At least with husband number 2 we take time to talk, he does help around the house, and even when he was working he also took time to help out with weekly chores around the house. But we had to talk about what needed to happen, and that had to wait until he was not exausted from a long hard day at work.