[Danielle G.]

This man left his wife stranded after he got insulted—was he being unreasonable?​

AIBU, which stands for 'Am I Being Unreasonable', is the perfect platform for sharing your thoughts and opinions! So, for today's AIBU discussion, we have this story from Reddit/Desperate-Solid-2378:

Am I being unreasonable for leaving my wife at a restaurant after she insulted me?

'My wife and I were at a restaurant to celebrate a big milestone in my career. I was talking about my career in voice acting (which I absolutely love) before she decided to insult me by saying "you should be a mime instead so no one has to hear you talking anymore".'

'My wife always makes a lot of jokes like these, basically insulting me which I usually don't pay too much attention too. This "joke" in particular really hurt me because I used to be very self conscious about my voice due to being bullied for years about the way I used to speak so this hit me really hard. She also knows this was a hard point in my life and it was very hard to get past it. After she said this, I just said "are you serious?" before standing up abruptly and walking away.'

'I didn't tell her where I was going but I drove to my studio and have been here for the past few hours. She has been blowing up my phone with calls and messages about leaving her at the restaurant to pay the bill (it was an expensive restaurant and I usually pay for our outings as I make more money) and for leaving her 'stranded' as I took the car when I left.'

'I'm not sure if I'm overreacting as my wife always says this is just her sense of humour and I need to stop being a snowflake but she is blowing up my phone, calling me immature for leaving over a joke. Am I being unreasonable?'

 

[Ettyboo]

Depends on how long he was 'acting' for. If my partner started speaking in an acting voice for ages, I would be saying something as well. A little is fine, a continuous monologue would drive anyone crazy.