My girlfriend is fairly regularly commenting on (what she perceives as) my dirtiness.

All 3 options are viable in the context of different relationships between different people.

A) Only if you believe you're being true to yourself by wanting to be the person she may or may not want you to be. Her comments don't necessarily mean she wants you to change. Could just be playful comments. If she does want you to be cleaner, eh I've heard of worse compromises made in a relationship. And remember, it's not tit for tat. She might be adjusting to your needs in some other totally unrelated way. Don't keep score unless it's super imbalanced.

B) Viable if it doesn't bother you that much. People will disagree, but I think choosing your battles is one of the most important skills in life, business, highways lol, etc.

C) Requires perfect execution IMO. Complaining about someone complaining is a slippery slope. There are probably comments you've made that minorly annoyed her at some point, so you should be prepared to address those. Could easily become a keeping score dynamic, which isn't the best thing for relationship help.

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