Bristolian couples are the 2nd least argumentative in the UK, survey reveals

With around 30 million cohabiting couples recorded in the UK, it's unsurprising that at some point annoying habits start to creep in. But which pet peeves test the nation’s love birds the most?

In a recent study, fitted furniture specialists Hammonds Furniture surveyed 2000 UK adults, revealing which cities are the best and worst when it comes to arguing over each other’s bad habits.

They found that Bristol is second when it comes to couples arguing the least about each other's bad habits.

The most common arguments among Bristol couples are about not listening, leaving cups out / leaving washing up and leaving lights on in the house.

Bristol was followed by Norwich, Sheffield, Southampton, and Belfast where couples were found to argue about. Edinburgh came in as the number one least argumentative city for couples in the UK.

The most argumentative cities for couples in the UK are:

• Manchester – 49% argue more than once a month.
• London – 37%
• Birmingham – 36%
• Newcastle – 35%
• Cardiff/Glasgow - 31%

On the other hand, the least argumentative cities for couples in the UK are:

• Edinburgh – 85% argue less than once a month.
• Bristol – 84%
• Norwich – 77%
• Sheffield – 73%
• Southampton/Belfast - 72%

Overall, more than half of UK adults in relationships (51%) – the equivalent to 15 million people – find ‘not listening’ the most annoying habit of their partner. When assessing their own bad habits, a few might be telling a few porky pies with only one in seven (16%) admitting to being guilty of not listening.

But this is just the beginning, in fact over 12 million (42%) of Brits get annoyed by their partners snoring, whilst over a third (39%) are not a fan of their other half’s cleanliness, by leaving the washing or cups out around the house.

Top annoying partner habits (UK wide):

• Not listening - 51%
• Snoring - 42%
• Leaving cups / washing up out - 39%
• Avoiding household tasks – 35%
• Stealing bed covers at night – 35%
• Too much screen time – 35%
• Leaving lights on in the house – 35%
• Leaving dirty clothes on the floor – 33%
• Nagging – 29%
• Not emptying bins – 28%