AIBU, DH, the white lie and pettiness

[PollyRockets]

So today DH has been out helping a friend move

This was planned, but I was told he would be home by 3/4 as he left early to get started in the morning.

To be a nice wife I then book us in for a meal at 18:00 as he will have been working hard all day and you know, I also like other people cooking for me (not selfless)

At 15:15 I called to check how everything was going, see if there was any gossip he'd be bringing back and to make sure he had eaten lunch (he is one of those people who can last all day without eating as he 'forgets' and tbh in this heat I was worried)

He was just finishing said lunch and told me he would be leaving in a minute.

It's now 17:00 and he has just left the town his friend is in. It will take him at least 45 mins to an hour to get home.

Thus making us late for dinner (as it's a 25 min drive to the restaurant)

I am raging

So onto my AIBU as I hope no one would say I'm unreasonable for being pissed off at the above.

I have called the restaurant and changed the booking to 18:45. WIBU to still act as if the booking was for 18:00 and to dine out on my pissed offness all evening so he makes it up to me via gifts and/or superior sex?

@stuntbubbles

You caught me

Dinnertime is 8pm here. I think most people who are g feeding small children eat between 7pm and 9pm. I’m not sure restaurants are even open for dinner at 5pm!

So, on an average day, what time would you eat breakfast, lunch and dinner? And when do you go to bed.

misses point of thread because this is more fun

Most people who aren't feeding small children, that should say.

After helping someone move house the last thing I'd want is to be going out! YABU

3 hours is plenty of wiggle room

Anyway it's worked a charm

He's paying for dinner and getting me some apology treats tomorrow

I'll be collecting my Oscar shortly

I've just finished my tea 🤣 not everyone eats late!
I would be annoyed aswell

@Cherchezlaspice

Small children fed between 7-9 that's bedtime lady!!

This place never fails to open my eyes to parenting differences

It's great!

Am ramming a share bag of mini cheddars into my mouth

I couldn't hold out the extra time!

This reminds me of one of Mark’s lines from Peep Show - ‘Definitely got a legitimate grievance here, let’s milk it!’ 😂

Where there's blame there's a claim! And I'm claiming tonight

Omg OP I can't believe how calm and collected you are in answering all of these idiots who are clearly on a different planet... well done @PollyRockets

But you’ve worked? You know standard work hours in most jobs are 9 to 5, or thereabouts, so most people obviously aren’t having dinner at 5pm.

He was never going to be home by 4pm if he was helping a friend move in this heat. They've probably gone for a couple of beers.

Apology treats? …poor guy

@Cherchezlaspice

All my last office based roles were 8-4 seems standard when I was applying

Even my current role is 8:30-4:30, WFH 4 days a week and the one day I'm in the office I leave at 3 to get home for dinner time!!

Even those who work till 5 most live close to their work or perm WFH atm so are eating by 5:30 ish

I genuinely think I'd keel over if I had to wait until 8/9 to eat.

Hopefully in the form of border biscuits

Apology treats??? He should be running for the hills instead....

People who aren't feeding small children. Corrected in the very next post.

I'm talking about adult dinner times.

@Cherchezlaspice

Ahh, gotcha was starting to worry my entire evening routines were out of whack!

I think at a push I could last till 7 but I wouldn't try for fun.

I haven't green lit an evening run!

He's paying for dinner

This is your husband, correct? With whom you have kids and for whom you’re pregnant? And you don’t share finances?

I don’t want to join a pile on, but I’m very confused by this thread. ☹️

We have our own spends

This is coming from his

Not the family meal out pot tonight!

He is starting to suspect I had always planned this move but alas I shan't give the game away.

How is having separate finances confusing?

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣