'She told me that I am being a jerk': Wife last-minute cancels catering service for 20 people, insists husband helps

Brad Dickson • Managing Editor

Jun 16, 2023 6:00 PM EDT

If you change a plan, especially at the last minute, you need to take responsibility for the increased workload that you've made for everyone. This principle holds true even when you suddenly decide to cancel a catering service because you'd rather cook for 20 people yourself. If you have the ability and time and would like to take on that task, more power to you, but don't expect others to give up their time and energy to help out when they were quite happy with the original option in the first place.

This is the scenario that this husband posted about on Reddit's r/AITA subreddit when his wife, along with his brother's wife, decided to cancel the catering service that he had arranged for his mother's retirement party. The wives thought they would take it upon themselves, but the husband's wife grew angry when he refused to help her with the undertaking, calling him sexist for leaving the women to cook.

Reddit has sided with the husband on this one. What's your take? After you've passed judgment here, check out this husband who wouldn't stick up for his wife when his friend was feeding their cat toxic food.