To think a frys cream does not equal a large bag of m&ms.

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DH went across to the shop to get us a treat for sat night in. Living the high life indeed.

We always get a treat of equal 'treat value' IYKWIM. One of us would not get a chocolate fudge cake whilst the other got a milkyway, unless that had, of course, been previously agreed (could not see it happening in a month of sundays). Anyway, I said I wanted a frys choc cream. He comes back with the requested bar and a huge bag of peanut m&ms for himself. I hate peanuts.

AIBU to be a little miffed that he has this giant bag to scoff all night and my little chocolate bar can't last long? He can't see my point. I should add this DH goes beserk if I manage to eek out my treats to last longer than him.

I was going to say YANBU until I read that you asked for a fry's cream.

You snooze, you lose I'm afraid.

YABU.

No way. It is the law that a fry's cream is equal to a small bag of m&ms. However I'm going to say YABU because now I'm going to have to leave the sofa to drag myself to the shop for a fry's cream.

Go yourself!

And buy extra for me. And make them last longer than his.

I was going to say YANBU until I read that you asked for a fry's cream.

You snooze, you lose I'm afraid.

YABU.

You got what you asked for, and now you're complaining?

My Mum always got a Frys Cream whenever we got a choc bar on a Friday night. I always thought 'How foolish.'

I don't get it. You asked for what you wanted. He got it.

Did you want him to have something small so that he didn't have more than you or did you want him to buy you more than one of those bloody revolting frys creams so that it was equal to his big bag of m&ms?

How do you work it out, this treat equality? weight? calories?

I'm not being funny. If he had a small treat you'd have been ok? because it would have been 'equal' to yours? But even though he got what you wanted, you now no longer want it - because he's got more than you?

When me and my sister were kids, we used to count out our chips to make sure mum hadn't given one of us more than the other

Yes, I did indeed get what I asked for. I had stated a frys cream as DH said he was getting a choc bar too. Had he even given a hint that he was going for a giant bag of something (ie not something of equal value) then I would have upped my request. He went against our rules....

Well, next time you go and buy your dh a Freddo frog and yourself one of these

Oh and I never said I didn't want it anymore.....[shocked]

I like your thinking crumpetty

It all sounds terribly complicated. You asked for a chocolate cream, you got one. You don't like peanuts so wouldn't want the M&Ms but for some reason your husband can't have them either - even though he's gone out and bought them? Sounds bonkers to me.

I think he needs to return to the shop and get you another Frys Chocolate cream.

nip over and get yourself something extra.

He probably got you that because that's what you asked for and this treat equality thing you've agreed didn't cross his mind.

Does he really go berserk if your treat lasts longer than his? Berserk? What does he do? Shout at you? Sulk? What? I'm really interested in that [nosy cow emoticon] I just can't imagine sitting next to my husband and then leaping to my feet and screaming at him because I've finished my pringles and he's still got some of his

You shouldn't want it.

They're disgusting.

They shouldn't even be allowed to call themselves chocolate.

You know what? I can imagine sending him into the kitchen for something and then nicking half of what he's got left though

I think if anyone questioned how long my chocolate treats were lasting I'd be telling them to berserk off. Or at the very least, eating even more slowly so that I could enjoy the sight of an alleged adult having a toddler tantrum.

What about a nice Turkish Delight? Get one of those and a Sherbert Fountain. That will trump his family bag of M&Ms.

Yanbu -the problem here is that his chocolate is going to last a lot longer than yours. He should have bought you a bag of revels.

Exactly ebbandflow - his will last so much longer. I see it like his. Say you were getting a takeaway and you each agreed to get a medium sized pizza (really you want a large, but you are both trying to be reasonably restrained). So, you go out and buy the takeaway but decide to get yourself an extra large pizza with tuna on (which you know DH hates with a passion). Therefore you know although DH wanted a big fat pizza (like you have, but he can't eat), he now only has a medium and you have a large one that will way outlast his.....

frys choc creams are much nicer than big bag of peanut m and ms though. yet, he could have got you a medium bag of maltesas as well, to even things up a bit. (small bags are just teasing).

I think you will have to go to the shop and buy yourself more chocolatey stuff, plus get him a panda pop and yourself a massive bottle of fizzy vimto.

he shouldn't go mad if he finishes anything first, it all depends how fast you each eat.

Yanbu to state that one Fry's Choc Cream most definitely does not equal a mighty bag of M&Ms.

You are however YABVU to mention chocolate when I have none in the house and am too poorly to walk to the shop.

I have tried doing the big-eyed cute face thing at dh, but all he did was remind me that I am supposed to be on a diet and have already eaten chocolate more than once this week.

You both sound a little bit pathetic to me, but each to their own I suppose!

Oh blimey. I just noticed this is in AIBU. Do you want me to flame you?