Couples share hilarious instances when their spouse had to put their foot down in their marriage: 'I'm not allowed to adopt a raccoon, not even a baby one'

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    . r/Random Thoughts • 2 days Moist Fail_9269 What is one unusual "rule" that your spouse made for you?
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    My wife and i have an amazing relationship. She realizes i have....different interests so to speak. She tries her best to support my hobbies that she doesn't enjoy, but sometimes she has to draw the line in a fun way. I'll go first:
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    I'm not allowed to collect maggots and rear them to adulthood so I can identify the species and its forensic relevance. I am not allowed to rear maggots anywhere on our property.
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    What silly "rule" does your spouse make for you? ETA: i love all the responses! You guys have really made me laugh and feel much better after a day so far.
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    To clarify, it is not silly for people to not want maggots in their house. I was referring to rules that other spouses probably don't make for their partners, which is what i meant by unusual. As far as i know, i don't know any other couples that have had to explicitly ban maggot rearing from their property.
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    flow2ebb2flow • 2d ago I made a rule for my partner that he's not allowed to say "How do you like them apples?" any more, at any time, anywhere
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    MysteriousLaura • 2d ago I love hot tea, coffee, hot chocolate, hot apple cider... So naturally, I have a lot of mugs. Mugs from places we've traveled, mugs as gifts, mugs that are sentimental for some reason... We have an entire cabinet of mugs in our kitchen, absolutely packed full of mugs.
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    Now, any time I see a new mug I like or get one as a gift, my husband tells me I have to retire one of my other mugs. Bonus points, I just typed "mug" so many times I did the thing where I start to question if it's even a real word...
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    Dalberg TheKing • 2d ago I'm not allowed to play with thermite. I kinda understand after the whole dropping copper in a fairly high concentration of nitric acid in an enclosed space & breathing in the fumes requiring a 3am visit to Accident & Emergency.
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    beingleigh 2d ago I'm not allowed to adopt a racoon, not even a baby one. So mean.
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    Longjumping_Ad2643 • 2d ago I have to take a break or a nap when she tells me to do so. She has to drink up if I present to her a glass of cold water. We use safewords for everyday things like when her fidgeting with a clicky toy or pen is about to drive me mad We are both neurodivergent and we help keep each other sane and healthy.
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    Bruce-man-Bat-wayne 2d ago No chicken wings in the hot tub.
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    AliveBreadfruit314 . 2d ago I'm not allowed to bring home hitchhikers and keep them in the shed so that I can study their species
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    nytshaed512 • 2d ago If he can't have a tank, I can't have a flame thrower.
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    . catty_combs • 2d ago So, I'm not lactose intolerant, but my body doesn't tolerate lactose (I'm just as confused as you probably are, dw). And, if I choose to eat anything with lactose, my husband has made the rule that I have to either lay on my back to sleep or on the side that my front faces him so my bottom is not too close to
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    him. Apparently, one night after a particularly cheesey and delectable pepperoni pizza, I went to sleep with my bottom pointing towards him, and he felt the heat from one of my farts. burn his leg, (even though we were both wearing pj's, so it wasn't bare on leg), and then he almost vomited when it hit his nose.
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    MissNat... • • 2d ago Edited 2d ago It is an unwritten rule, but I don't ask what the equipment for our media room costs, he doesn't comment on the books for our ...?) library. (You need 1000+ books to call it a library, I'm getting closer!)
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    Glittering CorgiMama • 2d ago We have a 1 comes in, 1 goes out rule for blankets, decorative pillows and dog toys. I fear coffee mugs might be added to the list soon too.
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    headhunterofhell2 • 2d ago I'm not allowed to buy a car if I can't drive it home. I'm not required to drive it home, It doesn't have to be legal or safe to drive it home. It just has to be capable of operating under it's own power.
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    Vtbsk_1887 • 2d ago I am not allowed to sing early in the morning. They need time to wake up.

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