
23. They’ll Need the Curtains to Hide the Shame
This story comes from Krista P. of Geneseo, IL which was originally posted on Zabitat.
“After numerous days of begging my fiancé to hang my curtains, I finally attempted it on my own. It took me about 6 hours to hang curtains on two windows. When it was all said and done, it was kinda crooked so I made the curtains cover the crookedness. I was happy with my job well done. My fiancé gets home from work in the evening and when he arrived I brought him to the living room and showed him my hard work. He opened one of the curtains and at the same time was saying, âgood job baby’. Not a second later the rod and the curtain both fell and hit him on the head. I felt so bad! He got a huge bump on his forehead from the end of the big rod. “

We feel so sorry for Kristina! Instead of committing a DIY fail like this, watch a YouTube tutorial in order to get the step-by-step instructions. When done correctly, hanging a curtain rod should only take a few minutes. The idea of it taking 6 hours and still not working out is sort of mind-boggling. This is a great example of how sometimes, if it seems too hard, just need to wait for help. Or, if your fiance is ignoring you, call a handyman! If he gets upset that you paid money for help, maybe that will motivate him to get the job done more quickly next time.