Take the creator of thingsmygirlfriendandihavearguedabout.com

He painstakingly outlines the bewildering array of arguments which develop when a “text-book Only Child” has to adapt to coupledom.

For him, even the most inane midemeanours are squabble fodder. What’s the best way to cut a Kiwi fruit in half, the best way to hang up washing, who put toothpaste speckles on the bathroom mirror, where to sit in the cinema…the list goes on…

And these are minor infractions – the rant about the TV remote is so vast it has to be sub-divided into bullet points !

For this couple the outlook seems bleak. Even if they resolve the arguments about Robot Wars, nail clippings or what colour to paint the room they still have to deal with the inevitable ongoing argument….about arguments .