A wife has turned to Reddit for advice on whether she was in the wrong for refusing to cook yet another meal for her picky-eating husband. Despite cooking his favorite meals all week, her husband would refuse to eat them if he was ‘not in the mood’ and would go to bed without dinner. When the wife finally put her foot down, the husband accused her of not caring about his feelings. Read on to see if Reddit agrees with the wife’s actions.
Redditors debate if wife was justified in husband’s food dispute

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️ When picky eating becomes a problem
Cooking for someone who has a limited palate can be challenging, but what happens when it becomes a constant source of conflict? One woman’s husband expects her to cook only what he likes but then complains when he’s not in the mood for it. Is it reasonable to expect someone to cater to your every culinary whim, or is it time for him to broaden his horizons? Join the discussion in the comments below. But first, let’s dive into the details of this food-related feud.
NTA. Stop cooking for him. He’s a grown ass man.

Cooking for a toddler or a 33-year-old husband?

Spouse’s emotional manipulation over picky eating is disgusting

Commenter sympathizes with wife, sassy replies follow
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Husband’s picky eating habits compared to a toddler.

Husband’s words made readers uncomfortable, suspect control issues
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Spouse not short-order cook, time to stop jumping through hoops ♀️

Stop pandering to his abusive behavior. ⛔️

Spouse’s picky eating habits causing trouble? Stop cooking and coddling.

Take away his dino nuggets? Savage but fair.

Commenter suggests husband’s behavior is emotionally manipulative.

Picky eaters, toddlers, and empathy

Don’t enable his picky habits, you deserve respect

“Eat what I cook or go hungry” – a harsh but fair approach.

Cook for yourself or starve: taking turns cooking with NTA.

Standing up for yourself is not being TA #KnowYourWorth

Don’t let his picky eating habits be your burden ♀️

One commenter questions why someone would tolerate this behavior

Empowerment advice for dependent spouse, prepare for worst-case scenario

Cooking for a picky eater is hard, but emotional abuse is worse

Husband’s picky eating habits called out as manipulative. NTA

Cooking for a picky eater can be frustrating and unappreciated

Hilarious NTA comment about picky eating with a funny joke

Stand up for yourself! ♀️ Stop cooking for him until you have a serious conversation.

Stand your ground! Cook what you want and let him grow up .

Don’t be his personal chef, NTA. ️

Standing up to a picky eater husband NTA wins

Dealing with a picky eater? NTA for setting boundaries ️

Sassy response to picky eater husband’s demands.

Don’t apologize, he’s wasting good food and doesn’t appreciate you

Stand up for yourself! You deserve appreciation and respect.

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Don’t let his picky eating control you ️

Empowerment! Stand up for yourself and demand respect

Spouse’s picky eating habits causing marital frustration and manipulation

Dealing with a picky eater spouse and manipulation. NTA. ♀️

Commenter jokes about fridge and work-life balance, replies with love.

Fed up wife takes stand against picky eater husband ️

Let him cook his own meals

Take charge of your kitchen!

Taking a stand for culinary equality

Stop wasting money and food, he can cook for himself ♀️

Spouse threatens to cut off husband’s ‘pickiness’ – NTA

Meal planning might save your relationship ️

Spouse’s picky eating habits escalate to abusive behavior

Stand up for yourself! NTA for setting boundaries.

Cooking for a picky eater? NTA says cook for yourself

Empower him to cook, he’s an adult man after all

Partner not short-order cook. NTA, husband is. ♀️

Wife makes two favorite meals, guilted into third. Sarcasm included.

Supportive response to wife’s decision.

Cooked 2 meals, he wanted none. ♀️ Definitely not the a**hole.

Dealing with a picky eater? Just do it yourself! ️
