Many people show their love through acts of service, no matter how small. They try to make their significant other’s life easier, even if they may occasionally fail.
Sometimes, these unexpected mishaps lead to hilarious stories that get retold long after the incident. Photos of these comical moments may even surface online, like the ones you’re about to see on this list.
The following images are some of the funniest fumbles of wives and girlfriends as they do their best to please their partners. If you’re a woman with similar experiences, hopefully these posts can make you feel less awful about the blunders you’ve made.
#1 For A Month, I Thought I Lost My Wedding Ring On A Cross Country Road Trip
I Called Gas Stations, Pawn Shops, Searched Lost And Found Post. Finally, I Gave Up Ever Seeing It Again When We Realized It Was Under My Husbands Deodorant!
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#2 That One Time Your Wife Helps You Cut Your Hair 5 Minutes Before You Leave For Church. Thanks Babe, Solid Work
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#3 When You Wanted To Write A Sweet Note For Your Husband…but It Ends Up Looking Like A Creepy Crime Scene
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People often say laughter is the best medicine. In romantic relationships, constructive humor can also help calm couples during conflicts.
Licensed psychologist and therapist Jill Harkaway knows this well, having experienced laughter’s power in tense moments. She explored this in an article on the Psychotherapy Networker.
#4 I Had *one* Job I Literally Had This In Our Wedding Vows
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#5 When You Fail At Your Wifey Duties Of Applying Sunscreen On Your Husband I Blame The Spray Sunscreen. Or We Can Just Call It Art!
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#6 So This Is What Happens When You Wash An Older Pillow… Um… Now What Do I Do? My Pillow Washed Fine, This Pillow Is My Husband’s
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As Harkaway points out, humor’s greatest power is its ability to regulate emotions. She also notes that it can be hard to stay emotionally reactive while we’re laughing.
“Humor doesn’t change our reality, but it can alter our perceptions of and reactions to it. When partners get stuck in repetitive negative patterns, humor can disrupt the sequence, becoming a metacommunication that can give distance and perspective,” Harkaway wrote.
#7 I Know My Cooking Can Be A Little Off And Innovative But Don’t Think This Will Work
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#8 How My Girlfriend Slices Onions
#9 My Wife Is Taking A Gift To A Baby Shower But Wanted To Reuse A Bag From A Previous Party
However, Harkaway also offered a caveat about incorporating humor in relationships. She noted the importance of knowing a partner’s attachment style and the type of humor to use.
People with anxious attachment styles, for example, may respond better to self-deprecating humor, while people with an avoidant attachment style may use aggressive humor to deflect and create distance.
#10 Working From Home. Girlfriend Thought She Would Prank Me. Spend Over An Hour Searching On The Net For Solutions To While My Mouse Didn’t Work
#11 My Girlfriend Was In Charge Of Making Hot Chocolate Tonight
#12 My Girlfriend Changed The Paper Towel And Didn’t Understand Why I Found It Funny
But when it comes to making mistakes as these women did, experts also noted the importance of laughing at yourself. According to Cornell University professor Ovul Sezer, people tend to overestimate how harshly others judge their mistakes, making it hard to take things in stride.
“For minor, harmless blunders, laughing at yourself can signal social confidence, reduce tension, and communicate that the mistake was accidental,” Sezer said.
#13 I Love To Garden. I Can Only Guess What My Wife Got Me For Christmas
#14 My Girlfriend Just Sent Me This Image And Asked “Is This A Hdmi Cable?”
#15 Think I Just Made My Boyfriend A Puppy Milk Latte
Nobody ever gets through life without making a few questionable decisions that lead to blunders. And unless they hurt anybody, these comical misadventures often become moments to laugh about later.
Having a partner to witness and even document them makes this shared experience even more memorable, and these women would likely agree. But what about you, dear reader? Which of these made you laugh the most?
#16 My Wife’s 230,578 Unread Emails
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#17 My Wife Loaded The Dishwasher
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#18 My Wife Eats Apples From The Bottom…including The Core
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#19 Wife Wanted “Gaming” PC So We Can Play Wow Together. Bought It For Her For Christmas, Give It To Her Early. This Is What I Come Home To The Day She Hooked It Up
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#20 My Technophobic Wife Accidentally Locked Down Her Entire School
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#21 Got My Girlfriend A Humidifier For Christmas. This Was Her Room When We Woke Up
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#22 Woke Up And Discovered My Wife Moved Our Coat Stand Yesterday
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#23 Funny Picture Of My Wife Running To Get Out Of Baby Picture
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#24 My Wife Leaves Me Notes In The Morning. I Hope This One’s Not Finished
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#25 Wife Got Assigned A Random Tag At The Dmv. Didn’t Read It Til She Got Home
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#26 Not Sure The Wife Understands What Freezer Bags Are For
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#27 My Girlfriend Was Trying To Take A Photo Of Her Ice Cream
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#28 My GF Accidentally Froze Eggs And Sent Me This
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#29 Girlfriend Accidentally Ordered No Fillings Instead Of Extra Fillings On Uber Eats
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#30 Tyson’s Birthday Cake Baked Up A Bit Stiffer Than I Intended
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#31 What Happens When Your Wife Does Your Laundry? She Gets Herself A New Jcrew Sweater That Use To Be Yours!
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#32 My Girlfriend Told Me She Used To Play Skyrim But Stopped Playing Because It “Got Too Hard” Thought It Was Weird So I Looked At Her Save
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#33 Wife Thought My Razors Had Arrived
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#34 The Joe Nugget. When #worstwifeever Does Laundry With Your Business Cards In Your Pocket
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#35 I’m Not Very Good With The Bernina, And Now My Husband’s Patched Pants Look Like A Different Kind Of Hole
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#36 Drew This For My Boyfriend This Morning And Forgot About It. Scared Myself Instead
#37 My Girlfriend Is Embarrassed By Her Painting. It Is Perfect
#38 My Wife’s Attempt At Cutting Brownies Last Night After A Few Drinks
#39 Just Finished Making My Husbands Dinner
#40 So My Girlfriend Attempted To Sew Me A Monkey
#41 How My Wife Measured 1 Tbsp Of Butter
#42 Every Time My Girlfriend Gets Drunk
#43 My Girlfriend Slept Walk Last Night And We Woke Up With This In Bed
#44 My Wife Blew Up The Toilet. Dropped A Paperweight On It When Opening The Window Above. Basically, A Small Bowling Ball
#45 I Asked My Wife To Touch The Water, Then Something Fell Out Of Her Bag
#46 My Partner Put My Laptop In The Freezer Cause It Was Overheating
#47 How My Wife “Mops” The Hardwood Floors
#48 Tried Making A Frog Cake For My BF, I Think He’s Gonna Leave Me
#49 Fiancée Wanted An Iced Latte
#50 My Wife Gave Me Bathbomb For Valentines Called Luna. Pretty Sure They Should Have Called It Waterbirth
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#51 I’m Grateful My Wife Does Laundry Often But Dang, This Is A Whole Fossil Record
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#52 I Asked My Husband To Seal An Envelope For Mailing
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#53 My Wife Hung This On Our Door And Didn’t Really Put A Lot Of Thought In The Arm Position. My Girl Here Seems To Be Having Fun
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#54 The Way My Wife Cut The Pizzas
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#55 Moved Our Extremely Heavy King Bed Headboard For The First Time In 5 Years. Guess Which Side My Wife Sleeps On
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#56 What My Wife Does To Muffins
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#57 My GF Applies Toothpaste By Dipping Her Toothbrush Into The Cut End Instead Of Applying It Normally
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#58 My Wife Put My Bob Ross Mug In The Dishwasher
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#59 Wife Accidentally Took A Picture Of Me Instead Of Videoing Me Lighting The Mortars
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#60 My Wife Took A Ceramics Class This Week. She Made Me This Ice Cream Bowl. It’s Small, But Adorable
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#61 My Adhd Girlfriends Laptop Hasn’t Been Shut Down In Half A Year
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#62 Girlfriends Cable Management
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#63 My Girlfriend Failed The Morning Test
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#64 How To Tell Your Husband You Accidentally Shrank His Favorite Wool Sweater
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#65 My 39-Week Pregnant Wife Went To The Store To “Get Stuff For Dinner.” This Is What She Came Home With
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#66 My Wife After A 13 Hour Nursing Shift In The Covid Unit
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#67 We’re Moving… This Is How My Wife Packed The Kids’ Dolls
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#68 I Think My Wife Forgot She Was 7 And A Half Months Pregnant When She Tried To Hide So She Could Jump Out And Scare Me
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#69 I Asked My Wife Where The Tape Measurer Is. She Said In The Drawer
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#70 Wife Got A Free Haircut Today 😂
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#71 Girlfriend Has Been Using These To Do The Dishes For The Past Week Before I Realized Something
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#72 I Asked My GF To Cut The Potatoes In Half. Those Are Teeth Marks
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#73 My High Wife’s Attempt At A Mug Cake
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#74 His Girlfriend Forgot To Take The Plastic Off The Cheese
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