For not calling DH to congratulate him on Arsenal winning the Premiership?

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Hubby is an Arsenal fan, has been as long as Ive known him but doesn't got to many matches. DS1 supports a local team, has a season ticket and is rather more passionate about his team.

This week I worked away and while I wasn't here Arsenal won the league. They didn't win it as a result of a match they were in they won it as a result of another team losing meaning they couldn't be caught.

Hubby has had a proper moan that all his mates messaged him to say congratulations and I didn't even ring. Im a bit miffed because if there had been an Arsenal game on that determined it id have kept track of the score.

He works as a Driving Instructor and every single time he has a student pass I text or call. I am always supportive of the things he achieves personally.

If he was at the level of supporting DH1 is I'd understand his annoyance. AIBU to think its a bit much?

What a knob 😂 like others have said, if he was an arsenal player then I'd see his point.

Tell him to fuck off and only come back when he can act like the grown man he is.

Surly has to be a joke!? Did he score the winning goal? I wouldn’t be able to keep a straight Face if hubby said this too me!

I refuse to believe there is a man alive that is this fucking pathetic.

I’d say I’m so sorry my darling husband, but as you do not

1. attend matches
2. play for the other team who lost
3. play for Arsenal themselves

What is it that I need to congratulate you for?

What an idiot he is!

My ex once complained during an argument that I didn’t message/call him when Hulk Hogan died and other people did so I was clearly a heartless bitch, this amongst other reasons contributed to him becoming my ex.

I only wish I was joking here.

Congratulate him? Was he playing?

Really?!
Just tell him to stop being ridiculous.

oh dear OP. Your "hubby" is truly pathetic

why would you be expected to congratulate DH for something he had no part in. I'm sure you can do much better than him

I’m married to a massive football fan. If I was away and I happened to see on the news that they’d won something important I might (only might mind) text yay - enjoy your beer but I certainly wouldn’t be congratulating him?! What the hell for?

Also in my regrettably extensive experience of male football fans their mates who support different teams don’t usually text congrats, they text “amusing bantz” about how they’re shit really and will probably go down next season.

Congratulate him for what? It’s not like he actively contributed to them winning!
A brief ‘ahh, I bet you’re pleased love’ would suffice imo.

This is what happens when schools give out participation ribbons for everyone on sports day, kids these days think they deserve a medal for everything ffs.

Why are you enabling such needy behaviour, he sounds pathetic, set him a real challenge to raise the bar a bit.

A few years ago my dogs breed won crufts and we all started making a fuss of her, she did the dog equivalent of raising an eyebrow at our mad behaviour as she'd not done anything - so currently your DH is below a dog for knowing what is praise worthy.

I assume he wasn't on the team and didn't score any of the winning goals.

What is he actually to be congratulated for? Nothing! Which makes him an attention seeking twat, and I'd be telling him so.

Are you sure you didn't accidentally marry a toddler?

Not sure why you even congratulate him when one of his students passes their driving test. It wouldn't have even occurred to me to start that one.

This literally sounds like the most pointless thing to be annoyed at that I’ve ever come across.
I might start expecting a congratulatory text from my DH when my favourite franchise of real housewives in confirmed to be renewed for another series 🙄🙄

Man City didn’t lose. They drew with Bournemouth.

I did congratulate my Gooner DH, but what I actually meant was « Now we can relax and enjoy the Bank Holiday rather than being on tenterhooks until 6pm Sunday. And thank goodness you now feel your season ticket was worth the money. »

The phrase can have many meanings…

I don't know which has annoyed me more today - the heat or your husband.
God! What a petulant little twat 🙄

18 year old DS has been a dedicated Arsenal fan for at least 10 years and goes to games as often as he can. He was ecstatic at his beloved team winning the Prem, but didn’t expect any congratulations because him sitting watching Man City vs Bournemouth on the tv didn’t actually affect the result….

I completely agree with you OP!

Are you for real? How do you tolerate this man baby?

Men who think their football team’s successes are a personal achievements are idiots.

😂

Shit, I didn’t congratulate my DH either. He’s been a season ticket holder for 60 years this year. Even my brothers, who support another team sent him messages. Way I see it, he personally did nothing to gain the win!

Fancy expecting messages of congratulation because a football team has been successful despite your lack of active contribution. What a childish prick.

Every time I feel down about being single I read posts like this and think 'nope, fine as I am...'

He's not a footballer who plays for Arsenal so there's nothing to congratulate him on. He's done absolutely zero.

If you were a Taylor Swift fan, say; would he 'congratulate' you if she won an award? Or if your favourite tennis player won a tournament?

How pathetic that he told you he moaned at his mates that you didn't say anything. Surely he can't be this childish in other aspects of your relationship?

He hasn't done anything to be congratulated over! He just watched.

Didn’t know mikel arteta moonlighted as a driving instructor. Thought the manager post would have paid more tbh

People who put emotional investment into something they have no control over always seem a bit daft to me.