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Just had a petty fallout - AIBU

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Siw2020 · 23/12/2020 23:11

I have no idea why I reacted in this way and maybe iabu.

DP came home from work late tonight (key worker), I was starving and had dinner ready. He insisted on showering (which is fine, has become routine to reduce covid risk) and then wanted to clear a few bits up, I suggested/insisted we had dinner first (it was probably about 9/9.30pm at this point). We both finished our meals, I plated up dessert as a prechristmas treat while we watched a bit of tv. We always go to bed together and I kept prompting as I start work early tomorrow (he does not) at this point I'm nackered and my eyes are closing.

He asked me to clear away the bits he was going to earlier, I said I'm too tired asked if he can. Nothing was getting done... Still sat on the couch, I'm getting more and more tired just wanted us to go to bed.

Out of nowhere I had an outburst. Told him he's upsetting me and to just do it himself .. nothing happens, so I get up and do the (minor) chore myself while whinging and whining telling him I never get a choice, he can sleep in a different room etc. A bit of shouting involved and storm off to bed have moved his stuff to the spare room.
He reciprocated, I feel like shit and now we're in separate rooms.

Typing this out feels so stupid and I realise this is so petty. I was probably just hangry/tired and wanted to for once be allowed to not do anything (he has the morning off when he can do said chores). Instead have argued over nothing and fallen out so close to Christmas.

On the one hand just want to make things right but on the other I think I'm feeling unjustifiably pissed off and don't feel like apologising. I do feel bad though, he's probably equally nackered after work all day and hardly asked too much of me. I think it was just the expectation that pissed me off.

WWYD?

OP posts:
LuluJakey1 · 24/12/2020 11:03

What a fuss about absolutely nowt!

lyinginthegutterstaringatstars · 24/12/2020 11:12

Just go to bed by yourself when you're tired?

2BDIs · 24/12/2020 11:36

@BlackCatShadow

Well, I agree that it's a different situation if the OP is creeping around him because she's scared of his reaction. If that's the case, then he's at fault.

To me, it sounded like the OP was sitting on the sofa waiting for him to go to bed. He didn't want to go to bed, so he was deliberately putting off doing the chores.

Communication is the key. The OP should be able to say I'm tired. I'm heading up, are you coming? and he says no, I'm going to chill for a bit, so go ahead.

I highly doubt the op was cared of her partner the fact she in her own words started screaming and shouting at him and moved him into spare room
Littleyell · 24/12/2020 12:03

This sounded like it stemmed from the food OP. 9pm is too late to be having dinner. I think if you had of eaten sooner the rest... wouldn’t of bothered you so much. Just say next time your going to eat I hope you don’t mind I’m starving!

JorisBonson · 24/12/2020 12:04

We're both shift workers. I would have eaten my dinner and gone to bed without him. It's not the end of the world.

coldwaterfeed · 24/12/2020 18:43

[quote slashlover]@coldwaterfeed

Everyone here is assuming that it’s OP who insists they eat together and go to bed at the same time but given how much pressure OP felt to get up and do the chore that he wanted done, I think it may be the other way round.

Did you miss the part where the OP said

With regards to eating late- it's become routine, unless one of us is finishing at midnight/later we often wait for the other person to come home to have dinner together. Not always, and neither would be remotely offended if hadn't. I just filled my time up with other tasks till he got back.[/quote]
No, I didn’t miss it but everyone is still blaming OP, so I may as well blame the DH 🤷‍♀️

MariaK91 · 24/12/2020 21:39

My DH sometimes works late, sometimes on last minute notice so I've already cooked dinner and expected to share the meal with him. It's annoying but if I'm tired or hungry I'll just eat/go to sleep. Or have a small snack to keep me going and then have a smaller dinner while he eats a normal dinner. If you can't go to bed or eat by yourself some of the time then I would say you are unhealthily dependent on him! He's not your parent! Be a bit more independent!

Bookworming · 25/12/2020 06:15

*What would his reaction have been if he’d come home and you’d already eaten?

What would his reaction be if you just went to be before him?

Why did you have to do the chore he wanted doing to ‘keep the peace’? What are the consequences of not keeping the peace?*

It's almost like you're insinuating that the OP wasn't on the wrong....... of course it's MN and women are never wrong!

coldwaterfeed · 25/12/2020 06:24

@Bookworming those are all good questions. Why do you think that person is insinuating? And I don’t think OP was in the wrong. Very strange post. Anyway OP is long gone.

Bookworming · 25/12/2020 06:28

@coldwaterfeed I think she was totally wrong and acting like a petulant child!

Not all men are sinister nasty people

Glad OP apologised though, her DH deserved one.

coldwaterfeed · 25/12/2020 08:06

@Bookworming you’re very wrong, Book.

Bookworming · 25/12/2020 08:09

@Bookworming you’re very wrong, Book?

What's the "book" mean?

Look even OP admitted she was wrong and apologised, as she should so 🤷‍♀️

ScrapThatThen · 25/12/2020 08:18

I think you had a totally normal Christmas argument - everyone is tired and everyone just wants to relax and be a teeny bit selfish when they have been working hard for others. So minor chores or choices become an issue. Hopefully he will show a bit of give and take today and you will both be more relaxed soon. You're human that's all. Enjoy the day together I'd you can.

Eckhart · 25/12/2020 08:57

@Bookworming

of course it's MN and women are never wrong

Have you read the thread? Lots of people suggesting that OP should have done things differently. This is nothing like a 'she is right, he is wrong' thread.

Bookworming · 25/12/2020 08:59

I was referring to the one particular quote @Eckhart

justilou1 · 25/12/2020 09:44

Why is he telling you to do chores and not helping though? Am I missing something?

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