When I ask for something to be done around the house--any chore I cannot do all by myself--days or weeks pass before it is actually done. It's a guarantee I will have to ask again at least twice. I can never, and I do mean never, ask for something once, and get it. Sometimes I even have to lose my temper first before I can expect to receive what I asked for.

As a specific example, we have an antique desk in our hallway. It normally resides in the living room, but we moved it to make room for the Christmas tree. After the tree came down, I asked my husband to help me move it back. He gave me a "later" kind of answer. It's been about three weeks since then, and the desk is still in the hallway.

If I remind, I usually get, "I forgot about it." That seems to be the excuse of choice. Are my requests so unimportant?