This is what a "full" dishwasher looks like in my house

I have the opposite problem, my wife stuffs it so freaking full it has no chance to work. And the typical problem of not knowing how to load it so things are organized and easier to put away.

Is that a frisbee?

Now that we have two kids and eat at home 99.9999% of the time, I just run that bitch every night. I'll find random shite to throw in there if is isn't full. Like a cat.

Full dishwasher at my house

You both are odd. Why does it matter if it was run with few dishes? Who cares about "wasted" water unless you're in Ca.?

Try not to sweat it. If it was your wife, partner, or children that did this, be thankful that they cleaned the dishes. Remember, it could always be worse.

I’m guilty of this with laundry. I could easily put more dirty clothes into the washer and I recognize that I’m being somewhat wasteful (although our washer adjusts to the appropriate fill level) but for me, the thought of having all the laundry finished outweighs the wastefulness in my mind.

It may not be the way that others would do it, but everyone of us gets to do what we want to do, whether others agree with it or not. The quirkiness of our “routines” are just that. As long as it is not malicious, harmful, or hurtful to others, in the grand scheme of things, much of what we let annoy us is just that, an annoyance. Let it go. Let it be.

I have the opposite problem, my wife will not press start if there’s room for one more glass. She’ll go to sleep with it 99% full