Meet our couple, both 30 years old, childfree by choice, and working from home. The wife, a social media/ad sales manager, and the husband, a computer scientist. As they began spending more time together, the wife noticed her husband’s work schedule was more flexible, allowing him to play Xbox and do chores while she worked long hours. This led to her making snide comments about his salary and workload, ultimately pushing him to snap back.
The Couple’s Background
Their Jobs and Salaries
Working from Home
Husband’s Downtime
Chores and Cooking
Wife’s Gratitude
Wife’s Work Schedule ⏰
Frustration and Jealousy
Husband’s Attempts to Deflect ️
Snide Comments Continue
Husband Finally Snaps!
The Ultimatum
Wife’s Reaction
Missing Information
Seeking Answers
Was He Justified or Just an A**hole?
After months of snide comments from his wife about his salary and workload, our computer scientist husband finally snapped, telling her his job was harder and if she was unhappy, she could go back to school for a computer science degree. Now, with the wife ignoring him and her mom scolding him, he’s left wondering if he was justified in his outburst or if he’s just an a**hole. Let’s see what the internet has to say about this heated situation…
COVID is the AH, but wife is also AH for jealousy and rudeness.
Husband defends income after wife’s constant snide remarks. ESH.
Debate over who works harder is pointless, but who’s TA?
NTA. The wife’s bitterness and disrespect towards husband’s job is unacceptable.
NTA comment defends husband’s career against wife’s jealousy.
Couple needs counseling to learn mutual respect. ESH.
NTA shuts down spouse’s job comparison with confidence
Both parties need to communicate and respect each other’s feelings
Comparing two different scenarios?
Computer Science vs Social Media: Which is tougher? NTA judgment.
Supportive comment sparks debate on gender blame in relationships
Choosing a less lucrative field doesn’t give her the right
Mutual respect needed in job difficulty debate. Time for adult conversation.
Money talks: NTA husband defends job against wife’s rudeness.
NTA. Shut down wife’s r**e comments. Ignore her attitude.
Gender stereotyping and discrimination in STEM fields.
NTA objectively, but wife’s frustration with job causing AH behavior
Commenter thinks husband is not the a**hole
Commenter defends husband, advises wife to improve her situation.
Jealous wife gets put in her place. NTA wins
Defending his job, NTA shuts down wife’s argument.
Empowering response to husband’s unfair comparison.
NTA commenter calls out MIL for meddling in husband-wife dispute
Jealousy is a red flag. NTA for giving a r**e awakening
NTA comment shuts down wife’s jealousy with humor
NTA, but it’s a ‘class warfare’ problem. Support her career.
Different jobs have different challenges, even with same salary/skillset.
Navigating feelings of inadequacy in a marriage can be tough
Partner should lift each other up, not drag each other down
Supportive comment defends social media career, calls out jealousy.
Defending NTA comment against ESH accusations
Balanced perspective on the couple’s jobs and mutual respect
Standing up for yourself is NTA, but jealousy isn’t ♂️
Empathy for burnt-out spouse, but no excuse for belittling husband.
NTA commenter advises to avoid double standards in arguments.
NTA commenter defends husband’s response to wife’s snarky comments.
NTA comment shuts down wife’s immaturity and mom’s interference.
Debate over whose job is harder and more valuable. YTA leaning ESH.
Seek conflict resolution instead of blaming each other
NTA thinks wife is overworking.
Encouraging response to unhappy spouse’s frustration at work
Respectful clapback to belittling wife, MIL should b**t out.
Commenter defends OP’s job as not being paid by the hour.
Commenter accuses bias and gender reversal in reposted story.
Last Updated on June 11, 2023 by Diply Social Team