📝 AITA for rejecting husband's offer to cook dinner?

By One_Broccoli_525 • Score: 41 • April 20, 2025 7:29 PM


Tldr: Husband is moody and non-communicative after I rejected his offer to cook dinner. AITA?

Today my husband offered to cook dinner. We were originally going to order in but he saw the prices and said he could do a better job cooking at home than paying for the delivery.

I told him I was tired and didn't have the energy to wash the dishes etc after he cooked (down with a cold and a backache while taking care of our 5mo baby). In response he said fine he'll not only cook but also wash the dishes. Based on past experiences, I knew he'll be resentful after that so I reiterated why not we just save the hassle and order in?

He got moody and commented that I have a husband who cooks and yet I still rejected his offer instead of being thankful.

Anyway he continued to be in a sullen mood after that and I couldn't stand it anymore so I asked him what's the issue. He first said it's cus I was mad at him for his suggestion (?). And when I said I wasn't mad, he said he was unhappy that there's so much ingredients in the fridge and yet he cannot use them. At this point I'm not sure which is the real reason why he's moody.

So I was like ok how about I cook dinner instead and use up some of those ingredients and you take care of our baby and then do the dishes after? And he was like okay.

So I cooked dinner and he ate the food without saying thank you and later on went to bed without wanting to clear the air.

AITA for rejecting his offer to cook and saying I didn't want to do the dishes?

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