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Valentines date didn't go as planned

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Springsunshine28 · 15/02/2025 15:24

Today was supposed to be special. Since my husband was working yesterday, we planned to celebrate Valentine’s Day today. It was also a big milestone for us because our little one got invited to their first birthday party! I was really looking forward to it—both of us work full-time, so we barely get time together. The plan was to go to the party as a family, then head out for dinner and roam around the city.

Everything was going fine until my husband started looking for the remote control. He’s very particular about where things should be (like the remote always being next to the TV). I was the last one to use it while working out, but I was pretty sure I left it on the sofa. Our kid had been playing with the cushions, so it probably got buried somewhere. My husband was searching for it, getting visibly frustrated, and we were already running late. I told him we could just look for it later, hoping to keep the mood light.

But instead, he got really worked up, saying I always misplace things and bringing up other minor stuff, like pan lids not being in the "right" place. I admit I can be forgetful with small things, but I’m generally organized. I was really trying not to let this ruin the day, but it just killed the vibe.

We got in the car, and I asked him to please not let this ruin the day. But he kept going, and based on past experiences, I knew how this would play out—we’d just end up cold and distant, unable to switch back to being affectionate like nothing happened.

At that point, I lost it too. I told him he didn’t even plan anything for our Valentine’s Day dinner, and all I was asking was for him to not let something as small as a remote control ruin our time together. Honestly, this has always been an issue in our relationship—small things escalating into bigger arguments. And sometimes, I just want to feel special, especially on days that are supposed to be meaningful.

I was so frustrated that I told him to just drop us off at the party and come back later to pick us up.
After the party, he asked me what the plan was. I was still upset, so I told him I’d be going out on my own to the restaurant we were supposed to go to. He just said “okay” and dropped me off at the train station.

Honestly, I feel kind of numb right now—upset, but not in the way I used to be. Before, I’d be really angry, but now? I’m just annoyed and over it. I don’t want to waste the day, especially since I’m all dressed up, so I’m thinking of heading to London for some solo time instead.

Am I being an asshole for doing this?

OP posts:
Amaranthasweetandfair · 15/02/2025 16:52

Ah, a new milestone I should have been aware of and marked accordingly. Like them getting their first doll 🤣

Onceachunkymonkey · 15/02/2025 16:52

FrenchandSaunders · 15/02/2025 15:44

Is he a copper?

That’s the most random question I think I’ve seen on here. 😂

Onceachunkymonkey · 15/02/2025 16:51

Please tell me you weren’t all going to some kids party like you were invited too? How is it s big milestone to be invited to a party.

he does sound tedious. And a temperamental ballache to be round, however if my husband was telling me a birthday party invite was a big milestone and we should all go like we were invited too and not just as a guardian, I’d find that tedious.

failingrocks · 15/02/2025 16:40

You both sound toxic.

It was also a big milestone for us because our little one got invited to their first birthday party!

And this sounds just batshit.

ArtTheClown · 15/02/2025 16:33

This isn't good. I have a tendency to get wound up by small things and go on and on and not let it drop. It is a really toxic character trait, and I've deeply upset my DH a few times. I work really, really hard not to do it as I have no desire to hurt and upset my husband, and to be an abusive dickhead.

OP would your DH similarly admit to this being a character flaw and commit to working hard to change it? Because if not, honestly I'd get away from him. It's no way to live, being berated for minor human failings.

Mrsdyna · 15/02/2025 16:29

It sounds like he wanted to get out of having to make any effort for valentine's day by ranting about a remote. Very romantic.

Daleksatemyshed · 15/02/2025 16:26

He's just another man who uses any excuse to try and spoil a special occasion for you, no decent man would be that annoyed about a TV controller or bringing up small problems from years ago. If he's doing this more often Op then this relationship is going downhill fast

Nothatgingerpirate · 15/02/2025 16:26

StormingNorman · 15/02/2025 15:42

YABU for getting worked up about Valentines Day.

Personally, I also think YABU for not putting the remote back when you know it’s important to him to have things organised. Although, this is one of those situations where neither of you care enough about the other to accept and accommodate your differences - so you are both BU.

Very good.

Altogether, a not so pretty shit show.

Springsunshine28 · 15/02/2025 16:25

PeloMom · 15/02/2025 16:18

Cop. Policeman.

Oh no he is not. He is a nurse lol 😆

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Springsunshine28 · 15/02/2025 16:20

BoredZelda · 15/02/2025 16:13

Sounds like you were wound up and arsey too and kept the bad vibe going so it was never gonna get resolved.

Are you suggesting if he was wound up, caused a bad atmosphere then calmly asked what the plan was, OP was just supposed to slap a smile on and say "romantic dinner for two, dear"

I am actually wishing I can feel that way to not have this dragging feeling for so long. I know we will talk about this when I get home later. At the moment eating my ramen and will have some foot massage and a nice cake later on. 😋

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Springsunshine28 · 15/02/2025 16:19

MumblesParty · 15/02/2025 16:12

Losing things isn’t minor to everyone.

This. Actually the past few months i am noticing him bringing up past events arguments from like 10 years ago that I thought he already moved on from it. I don't know maybe he just cannot forget it.

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PeloMom · 15/02/2025 16:18

Springsunshine28 · 15/02/2025 16:17

Sorry what does it mean by copper? I'm not very good with some terminologies

Cop. Policeman.

Springsunshine28 · 15/02/2025 16:17

FrenchandSaunders · 15/02/2025 15:44

Is he a copper?

Sorry what does it mean by copper? I'm not very good with some terminologies

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BoredZelda · 15/02/2025 16:13

Sounds like you were wound up and arsey too and kept the bad vibe going so it was never gonna get resolved.

Are you suggesting if he was wound up, caused a bad atmosphere then calmly asked what the plan was, OP was just supposed to slap a smile on and say "romantic dinner for two, dear"

MumblesParty · 15/02/2025 16:12

Normallynumb · 15/02/2025 16:09

It sounds like he picked an argument to sabotage your hopes for a nice Valentine's Day
Such a minor thing to start a row about
He didn't need it at that moment anyway.
You say he goes cold and distant after these minor events, how often does he make mountains out of molehills and bring up your past " mistakes"?
It sounds exhausting
Are you on eggshells waiting for he next fight?
Think seriously about continuing the relationship

Losing things isn’t minor to everyone.

MumblesParty · 15/02/2025 16:12

When I was growing up my Mum lost things all the time. Including a £50 note that she’d been given as a present, and we were really poor, so £50 was important. She insisted on buying the name labels for uniform when DS started school, then lost them, so I had to buy more. She found them nearly 20 years later. She’s lost numerous important documents over the years. She has a saying - “it’s not lost, it’s in the house somewhere, I just don’t know where, but it’ll turn up”. But by time things turned up, the damage was done. So consequently I’m neurotic about knowing where everything is. I would struggle to go out for the day if the remote was lost, and being told “it’s just a remote” would wind me up. I can’t help it, my experience growing up has made me this way. It sounds to me as if both of you are rather stubborn and stroppy, not being able to move on from a disagreement.

Floralnomad · 15/02/2025 16:10

Both of you sound like you need to get a grip , he’s a knob for getting cross about the remote ( unless he has OCD in which case he probably can’t help it) and you’ve totally overreacted. Plus it’s hardly a valentines date going to a child’s birthday party and then out to dinner presumably with afore mentioned child , it’s going out for a family dinner .

Normallynumb · 15/02/2025 16:09

It sounds like he picked an argument to sabotage your hopes for a nice Valentine's Day
Such a minor thing to start a row about
He didn't need it at that moment anyway.
You say he goes cold and distant after these minor events, how often does he make mountains out of molehills and bring up your past " mistakes"?
It sounds exhausting
Are you on eggshells waiting for he next fight?
Think seriously about continuing the relationship

SwerveCity · 15/02/2025 16:01

He sounds like a right dick.

ExercicenformedeZ · 15/02/2025 16:00

Parlezz · 15/02/2025 15:57

What the fuck? You actually went for your valentine's date on your own because instead of every moment of the day being perfect and him not ignoring the thing you'd done that annoyed him, he said what he thought.

It's not a special occasion that your child was invited to a birthday party either.

He should have ignored it, though. It's a misplaced TV remote ffs. It's hardly a big deal. I completely sympathise with the OP, it sounds as if he was determined to spoil the day.

ExercicenformedeZ · 15/02/2025 15:59

YANBU and he's a bellend. He should just have let the remote thing go, it's not the end of the world. It also sounds as if he has form for this nonsense. He sounds like a controlling arsehole.

Parlezz · 15/02/2025 15:57

What the fuck? You actually went for your valentine's date on your own because instead of every moment of the day being perfect and him not ignoring the thing you'd done that annoyed him, he said what he thought.

It's not a special occasion that your child was invited to a birthday party either.

Charlize43 · 15/02/2025 15:55

From what you've written there seems to be huge issues of incompatiblity. Buy him a subscription to Apple TV and pack a suitcase and leave him.

mnreader · 15/02/2025 15:54

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