'He’s a grown man who can grab takeout or cook from the freezer/pantry': Husband blames wife with full-time job for not stocking the fridge after his work trip

The way you divide up chores in a marriage is ultimately up to you. There is no set of rules that we all have to abide by; there is only communication between partners. If one of you works a demanding job while the other stays at home, then it might make sense that the one who stays at home does all the housework. If you both have full-time jobs but one of you is a great cook while the other is a great dishwasher, then boom. There you go. But this is a negotiation that happens every day, minute by minute. We all have to make thousands of decisions every day. And this means that sometimes, they can be the wrong one. What matters, though, is that you approach each situation with compassion and understanding. That's not exactly what happened in this story. 

In this story, a husband had unrealistic expectations for his wife and wasn't open to hearing her side of the story. When he got home from a work trip to find the fridge empty, he felt abandoned. She felt like he was overreacting. 

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