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What Men Say:

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No, not the same as moaning! Unfortunately, this one does come up a lot.  Around fourteen percent mention it.

‘It’s the nagging thing,’ says David (pictured), 37, a finance manager from Poole.  ‘I think my personal habits are fine.  But she finds them frustrating.  Apparently I leave my towels in the wrong place.  I also leave piles of clothes around which she finds annoying, but I think it’s ok.’

Complaints range from the blunt – ‘When she’s tired, she nags about anything’ – to the subtle – ‘She’s constantly trying to change the way I do things by gentle reminders.’

What the Experts Say:

‘Nagging is about trying to change someone,’ says Mary. ‘The problem is that people only change if they want to.  Try taking a step back and asking, “What does it take for me to stop nagging you?”’