Contentious husband sends partner 'wife acceptance' email after she receives two job rejections in a day: 'Unless this came with a salary, I'd decline'

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Aug 12, 2024 12:00 PM EDT

Marriage offers up many challenges and a big one of these is how your partner shows up for you when you're going through struggles with your finances or career. Unless you're very lucky, few things can be more stressful than having somebody by your side through your unemployment who doesn't necessarily make it better.

It's also true that support comes in many different forms, and some are going to appeal less to those outside of the relationship. This was something that caused a massive controversy on Twitter recently when a wife revealed how her husband had tried to cheer her up after she faced multiple job rejections. 

Sending her an email with the subject line 'Your application has been accepted', he proceeded to say that she had succeeded in obtaining the role of being his wife. Not everybody thought this was a cute gesture, to say the least. It has to be said, you can see why somebody might take this the wrong way.

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    The PhD Place The PhD Place @ThePhDPlace This is so pure Follow
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    haleydrewthis 14h I received two rejection emails today. Then my husband sent me this: 11:53 Your application has been accepted! Inbox LTE 70 G Gideon Dunster 11:39 AM to me v Hi Haley, I am excited to tell you that you have been accepted as "wife" to Gideon!! Congratulations!! Best, Dunster Wife Selection Committee
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    Brad | Stoned Thembo (... @HuntersReject97 Replying to @ThePhDPlace This isn't "so pure" this is a really Follow thing to do. Especially with how he did the subject line KNOWING she had 2 rejections for actual jobs
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    The PhD Place The PhD Place @ThePhDPlace • 13h Replying to @Hunters Reject97 I think it was well intentioned and it was taken well by the OP
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    Cor @btc_cor.2d Replying to @ThePhD Place It's wholesome, but I think it would be awful if they were desperately searching for a job & got their hopes up reading the subject
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    IfeTrillions @Tiwaorange +2d Replying to @ThePhDPlace This is cute but I feel it might have raised her hopes up and be triggering
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    Anchal Bhatia @bhatiaanchal29. 2d Replying to @ThePhDPlace This is the best thing I have read today :) god bless!!
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    ria @riaaxoo 13h Replying to @ThePhDPlace i would get irritated
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    Body Piercings by Lola @ThePhoenix_ Replying to @ThePhD Place This would me off Follow
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    Apey @apeybreakyheart 2d Replying to @ThePhDPlace Unless this came with a salary I'd decline
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    Manubea the milk lover @obaa boni. 2d : This would be my 13th reason
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    "CLASSY" FRED BLA... @megantheevalium Follow imagine tirelessly looking for a job because the man you married doesn't provide for you and he sends you this
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    she's exiting the flop @Kegbu1 - 2d Imagine thinking you finally got an acceptance and it's just your husband being idiot a
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    Jannifer Gao @Jani__Gee .2d There's really someone for everyone bc I'd have to block him.
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    Beth @tiedwithaswift 1h ⚫ This has really divided people and whilst I get both sides I really think he was just trying to remind her that whilst the rejections might be making her feel hopeless he sees the beauty in her and not everything is terrible
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    krook @KrookTM • 2d the divorce papers would basically be on autoreply do NOT persons heart like this with an unemployed
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    Chairman @Notoraaay 5m • This is not it
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    e@wapipapii 2d Realistically this would ruin her day she'd be thinking she got a real acceptance letter from the subject and then have to face the fact that it's actually this total bull
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    hawaa @vampluvrgirl • 2d not ppl managing to hate on this like a husband can't cheer his wife up like he'll always choose her despite outside rejections
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    tehreem @busynesswoman_ • 2d Having a partner who is considerate of you is such a blessing
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