We all have our quirks, but sometimes they can lead to conflict within a relationship. One husband recently found himself in hot water (pun intended) after refusing to buy his wife’s preferred drink: unflavored seltzer water. But it’s not just any seltzer water she craves; she insists on letting it go flat before drinking it. Is this a harmless preference or an expensive and wasteful habit? Let’s dive into this fizzy drama!
The Bizarre Water Preference

The Costly Habit

The Grocery Shopping Incident

Seltzer Overload!

Wife’s Smug Response

Family Drama Ensues

The Seltzer Addiction

The Flat Seltzer Ritual

Sanitary Concerns

Awkward Guest Offerings

Flat Seltzer Showdown: Who’s in the Wrong?
This husband thought he was doing the right thing by refusing to buy his wife’s strange and expensive water preference, but her family disagrees. Now, their home is overflowing with seltzer water, and tensions are high. Is he being unreasonable, or is her flat seltzer habit a waste of money and space? Let’s see what the internet has to say about this bubbly dilemma…
Reduce waste and control carbonation with a soda stream!

Buying a soda stream could save the world and marriage

Passive aggressive Olympics: ESH comment section takes the gold.

Soda stream saves money, flat water for wife, planet wins!

Soda stream solution to wife’s bizarre water preference. NTA.

Mixed feelings in the comment section with an ESH verdict.

Wife likes flat seltzer, husband refuses to buy it. YTA.

Engaging in a healthy debate about taste preferences

Spouses resort to childish behavior instead of communication ♂️

Eco-conscious commenter calls out wife’s wasteful water habit. #NTA

Spouse’s bizarre water preference prompts NTA judgement and comparison

Soda stream: better for the environment and your marriage

Man refuses to buy wife’s preferred seltzer, deemed YTA

Guests offered warm, pre-opened cans of water? NTA for refusing. ESH for not recycling.

Don’t be an a**hole, respect your partner’s preferences

Soda stream is cheaper and she sounds entitled

Debate over basic vs specialty water preferences

Father defends wife’s bizarre water preference with cute anecdote

Man gets called out for not buying wife’s water preference

Spouse’s bizarre water preference is wasteful and obsessive. Seek therapy.

Spouse’s water preference: weird hill to die on? YTA.

Drinking tap water vs. buying expensive water. ESH.

Couple’s petty argument over flat seltzer exposes deeper issues. ESH.

Who pays for groceries? Any weird preferences you have?

Seltzer-loving commenter sympathizes with husband’s refusal to buy flat water

Engaging chaos! Commenter loves the malicious nonsense. ESH.

Couple needs to budget and communicate better. ESH

Budget concerns over wife’s water preference, seeking more information
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Compromise is key! ESH until 25 boxes, that’s excessive

Hilarious NTA comment on wife’s bizarre water preference

Soda stream suggestion for bizarre water preference, ESH judgement.

Is buying expensive water necessary or a waste of money?

Sneaky or smart? Comment suggests testing spouse’s water preference

Spouse’s emotionally violent reaction to not buying water – NTA

Man refuses to buy wife’s bizarre water preference. NTA.

Know your spouse’s preferences or face the consequences. YTA

Spouse’s bizarre water preference causing marital tension. NTA for frustration.

Spouse’s flat seltzer water obsession leads to ESH judgement.

Hilarious comparison to pasta with tomato sauce. NTA wins.
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Man refuses to buy wife’s bizarre water preference. NTA.

Man refuses to buy wife’s water preference, both are AHs.

Soda stream: A solution to wife’s bizarre water preference?

Wife’s bizarre water preference causes tension and unhygienic habits. NTA.

Exploring the taste and value of mineral water preferences

Wife’s bizarre water preference leaves husband in a tough spot

Water preferences cause marital drama. ESH, family involved. ♂️

Compromise on water preference, but excess hoarding is unnecessary.

Bottled water or SodaStream? The debate continues

Water preferences cause drama and make everyone an a**hole

Man refuses to buy wife’s bizarre water preference. Hilarious comment thread.

Man faces backlash for refusing to buy wife’s harmless water preference

NTA commenter criticizes wife’s gross water preference and hygiene practices.

Man criticized for not buying wife’s iconic water preference

Seltzer tips and flat drinks lead to ESH judgement.

Environmental concerns and marital communication in water dispute

Sodastream struggles and game-changing advice

Soda maker or 2L jugs? The struggle of a bizarre preference.

NTA for not buying expensive water, but try talking it out
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Spouse’s bizarre water preference creates conflict, NTA stands firm

Wife’s bizarre water preference causes conflict in two-person relationship. NTA.

NTA who suggests trying ionized water and warns against stagnant water

First world water problems
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Bug in the water? This ESH comment is evil genius

Let your wife enjoy her water. It’s WATER

Sodastream user defends wife’s water preference, calls OP YTA

Soda stream to the rescue! ESH for wastefulness.
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Buying expensive water: ESH, but it’s a first world problem
