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Original poster

In thinking a half eaten Easter egg, left on the kitchen table since yesterday, is fair game?

27 replies

ToadsPornFrogsPawn · 09/04/2012 21:01

I ate a small piece of my DP's egg. He has been cross and aggressive, and says he feels violated, as I have stolen his chocolate. I gave him the egg in the first place, even though he doesn't like chocolate particularly and will always choose a savoury snack.
He has now stomped off into the dark and rainy night, on his bike.
Is he right to call this theft and a breach of trust?

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FoofFighter · 09/04/2012 21:02

YABU and I would be filing for divorce if it were me!

FourEyesGood · 09/04/2012 21:02

Leave the bastard! [bugrin]

ImperialBlether · 09/04/2012 21:02

Oh for goodness sake!

Btw how big's a small piece?

Original poster
ToadsPornFrogsPawn · 09/04/2012 21:05

2 small pieces, a mouthful each. And DD (17) has done the same [bugrin].

total overreaction, IMO, especially as he has given the remainder, about half the egg, to DS(14) as a reward for not stealing!

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SydSaid · 09/04/2012 21:15

Did you have your own egg?

It's not worth a strop, but in my house we each get an egg, and we don't help ourselves to anyone else's. It's just accepted practice.

If someone did have some of mine then I'd probably be a bit cheeky to them, give them a mock hard time - but it wouldn't be something to fall out about.

FeakAndWeeble · 09/04/2012 21:17

He is DBVVVVU. Eat the rest of the egg while he's gone, you've nothing to lose! Grin

On a serious note though, he sounds like a bit of a tosser...

NicholasTeakozy · 09/04/2012 21:18

If it's been there flaunting itself openly since yesterday then it's fair game. Choff away, he should've hidden it if he was going to strop over losing it.

AmberLeaf · 09/04/2012 21:36

You are BVVVVVVVVVVU totally out of order and if he has any sense hes checking into a travelodge as I type.

olibeansmummy · 09/04/2012 21:38

Bloody hell what an over reaction!

DoesItComeInBlack · 09/04/2012 21:45

FFS any chocolate left lying around for 30 seconds in this house is fair game, if you snooze you lose. If it's been there since yesterdat it's practically down on it's knees begging to be eaten. BTW My eldest didn't know for years that eater eggs had a back or came with chocs i the middle. That's how quick you have to be here. If I were you I'd change the locks while he was out sulking.

DoesItComeInBlack · 09/04/2012 21:47

Although if my DP had eaten my easter egg I'd have stabbed him and that possibly could be viewed as an unreasonable over reaction LOL

ApocalypseCheeseToastie · 09/04/2012 21:50

Snooze ya lose in the cheese household

Firawla · 09/04/2012 21:52

its an overreaction from him but if it was my chocolate and dh ate it, and i had been looking fwd to it, then i would be peed off so can see where he is coming from to an extent but he is way way overreacting. you should have got one for yourself too?

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ToadsPornFrogsPawn · 09/04/2012 22:06

I ate all of mine yesterday[bugrin] but it was in the kitchen and available for most of the day. If he'd helped himself to a piece I wouldn't have had a problemI have another one which I haven't opened yet
He's still out in the rain, or maybe sad and lonely in the pub

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Imachocolateportal · 09/04/2012 22:39

YANBU - it was left on the table and there was half left, so it is not like you ate the whole lot and left him nothing, and you left far more than you ate.

He is over reacting. Maybe place two mouthfull pieces of the one you have not opened on the table, with a note saying "even now". He will then probably see he was being quite unreasonable in the grand scale of things.

Pandemoniaa · 09/04/2012 23:04

His reaction sounds way over the top. Having said this, Easter Eggs are absolutely not fair game in this house no matter how abandoned or lonely they might appear. If DP thought to take liberties with mine, words would be exchanged. I'd not be going outside in the sodding rain though.

Chilenachica · 10/04/2012 00:50

He's lucky he's not my OH, there would be no egg left. In this house the bloke knows that unless it was his special present from the DDs it will be scoffed. I always replace thoughBlush

notforlong · 10/04/2012 09:49

You bought him an egg knowing he would have preferred something savoury. You the stole the egg and ate it yourself, because you like chocolate.

Clearly the problem is he didn't buy you an egg, leave him.

sparkle12mar08 · 10/04/2012 09:57

I'd be livid at you sorry! It's simply not yours to take. I wouldn't have stormed out into the night but I'd be very upset at your thoughtlessness and selfishness.

ABitSnowyOutside · 10/04/2012 10:04

Neck his egg then leave the bastard.

RhinosDontEatEasterEggs · 10/04/2012 10:07

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AmberLeaf · 10/04/2012 18:04

Is he back yet? or did he spend the night seeking solace with the Cadburys caramel bunny in a Travelodge?

whackamole · 10/04/2012 18:29

If it's his, and you ate it - then fair game.

If it was my egg, however, you would be treated to much the same reaction!

PersonalClown · 10/04/2012 18:30

If he left it out, not bothering to put it away, then You Snooze, You Lose in this house!!

EdlessAllenPoe · 10/04/2012 18:31

if this was a childrens egg YWBVVU

as it's an adults, i still think it is a little off,

were it my egg, i would not be pleased (ven though i always share)