11 Ridiculous Arguments That EVERY Couple Has

Outwit, outplay, outlast. Despite all the lovely bits, it only takes the smallest, silliest little situations to turn us all into feuding arch-enemies.
Love is a battlefield, and at some point we will ALL go through one of these arguments. It's science.

1. The Backseat Driver. Driving on dates is so much fun at the start of a relationship! THEN THE PROBLEMS BEGIN. Directions, driving skills (or lack thereof), distractions, we are often at our don't-tell-what-to-do-I-have-done-this-all-my-life angriest. That turnoff you just missed? It'll cost you.

2. Laziness. Failing to deliver a glass of water, not wanting to extract oneself from the couch to get the remote, demanding that your significant other should be the one to turn off the bedroom light because you're sleepier. Two lazy people would rather go 12 rounds in the ring with each other than actually do whatever it is that they should be doing.

3. TV & Movie 'debates'. Chances are, when you want to watch Frozen (again), they want to watch a pschological thriller. You want to watch that documentary on the Renaissance, they want to watch Family Guy. It takes longer to decide what to watch than it does to actually watch the movie or show you end up watching separately. In different rooms. Because your bf/gf has the WORST TASTE EVER.

4. Food. It used to bring you so much joy, now it's a bloody minefield. Again, one person wants a summery salad and the other wants to eat the entire KFC family combo by themselves - it's never gonna end pretty. 'I don't mind' is the biggest lie ever told in this situation, be warned.

5. The checkout. Nothing to do with what you do at the end of your rounds at New World. Sure, it's human nature, but the ol' wandering eye can only mean trouble - 'Look but don't touch' is never the answer. Just don't get caught looking. 

6. "I'm not going to fight with you over this". The statement itself a sure indication that things are spiraling out of control - give up, put on the gloves, you're already neck-deep in a scrap.

7. The playfight gone wrong. What starts off as a bit of a laugh, mixed with an unexpected show of strength or lack of co-ordination, can end in sheer disaster.
"HAHA LOLZ!" "ok that hurts now" "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!?"

8. Sleeping. OH DEAR LORD. Sleeping is the fun bit at the start of a relationship - usually you've done something fun immediately prior to sleep and you fall into a deep, fulfilling sleep in each other's arms on either side of the bed, no worries. Once the dust settles from initial relations however, the bed becomes a battlefield where every inch on 'your side' is sacred territory. And don't even get us started on blanket theft. 

9. "You always"... remember in primary school, learning about 'I' statements? If there's one thing that'll set someone off and escalate an argument to 1940s Western Europe level, it's making an unsubstantiated claim about your opposition. PS when you resort to the 'You always say that', you've already lost the argument. Further debate is futile. Abort abort abort!

10. Music. In particular, in the car. WHY DO YOU HAVE TO CHANGE IT SO MUCH AND I'VE ALREADY HEARD THIS SONG 10 TIMES TODAY

11. Hot or Cold? Lastly, this little doozy can strike ANYWHERE. In bed, in the lounge, the car, walking to get a FroYo. One of you will always be a sweaty mess and the other will always be sub-Antarctic. Get used to it, there is no way you can avoid it. Just remove your clothes and huddle. Which could probably solve ANY of the arguments mentioned in this post!