Imagine working overtime to support your wife’s decision to be a stay-at-home wife, only for her to go vegetarian and refuse to cook meat for you! That’s the story of our 28-year-old protagonist, who’s been married for two years and is an avid weight lifter. His wife, also 28, quit her job a year ago and became a stay-at-home wife, promising to take care of all the chores and cook delicious meals. But when she decided to go vegetarian, she refused to cook meat for her husband, leaving him in a tough spot.
Wife Quits Job, Becomes SAHW

The New Arrangement

Promises Made, Promises Broken

Reality Check

The One Thing She’s Good At ️

Wife’s Vegetarian Announcement

Meat-Free Ultimatum

Hubby’s Counter Offer

Accusations Fly

Hubby’s Perspective ♂️

Meat-Loving Hubby vs. Vegetarian Wife
So here’s the deal: our protagonist works overtime to support his wife’s stay-at-home lifestyle, but she’s not quite living up to her end of the bargain. She’s been cooking dinner 5 times a week, but now she’s gone vegetarian and refuses to cook meat for her meat-loving hubby. He’s willing to stop working overtime and cook his own meals with meat, but only if she goes back to work part-time. She accuses him of being financially abusive, but he just wants to eat meals with meat! ♂️ Let’s see what the internet thinks of this meaty dilemma…
NTA, but good luck with this can of worms

NTA. Wife needs to pull her weight in the relationship

NTA. Vegetarian wife refusing to cook meat for husband debated.

NTA. Commenter suggests equal household responsibilities. Lazy wife?

Wife accuses husband of abuse for not being a vegetarian. NTA.
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NTA commenter argues wife should uphold her partnership responsibilities

NTA, but the wife’s behavior seems controlling and hypocritical

Title is misleading, commenter agrees NTA, with humorous reply.

NTA, but wife’s entitlement and financial abuse red flags are concerning
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Hubby not the a**hole for expecting wife to keep deal

Commenter calls out wife for not wanting to work.
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Commenter suggests divorce before kids over vegetarian dispute. ♂️
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Fairness in household chores, NTA for not doing all work

User defends OP against false abuse claims by wife. NTA

Partner goes vegetarian and refuses to cook meat for spouse. NTA.

Commenter and reply agree – wife’s behavior is controlling and abusive
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NTA wants wife to get a job, accused of financial abuse

Religious vegetarian wife suggests separate meat cooking for husband. ✌️

Vegan influencers causing marital strife? NTA comment sparks sarcasm.
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Supportive comment for husband dealing with vegetarian wife

SAHW goes vegetarian and refuses to cook meat for husband

NTA. Wife goes vegetarian, refuses to cook meat for hubby

Marriage is a partnership, both parties need to contribute
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Doubting the authenticity of posts, anyone else feels this way?
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Commenter calls out manipulative behavior in vegetarian wife

Commenter suggests divorce or wife returning to work.

Wife goes veg, won’t cook meat for hubby. Divorce incoming?

NTA defends wife’s decision not to cook meat for husband

Hubby’s wife goes vegetarian, refuses to cook meat. NTA.

Marriage advice: Counseling may help with wife’s unilateral decisions.

Vegetarian wife refuses to cook meat, NTA, divorce incoming
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Vegetarian commenter acknowledges unfairness of wife’s actions towards husband.

Commenter defends vegetarian wife against manipulative husband

Commenter suspects ulterior motive in post, gets an economics lesson

Wife made a unilateral decision again, NTA for feeling upset

Commenter is not the a**hole for wife’s dietary choice.

Commenter suggests discussing lifestyle choices and finding autonomy.

Struggling with unbalanced household contributions due to vegetarianism.

Commenter unsure of judgment, hints at relationship issues

Bodybuilder hubby needs meat, wife refuses. NTA or ESH?

NTA suggests growing own food instead of grocery store trips

Wife quits job, goes vegetarian, refuses to cook meat. Commenter advises leaving.

Hubby wants meat, wife won’t cook. NTA suggests solutions.

Pregnant SAHW doing 90% of homemaking, NTA for feeling used
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Commenter relates to OP’s situation, suggests leaving with humor.

Wife goes veg, refuses to cook meat. Commenter says NTA.

Partner’s vegetarianism is emotionally manipulative. Seek counseling or leave.

Ouch! That’s a harsh judgment on the wife’s behavior!
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NTA for wanting wife to keep her end, consider veganism

Husband’s vegetarian wife refuses to cook meat. Is she TA?

Agreement broken. Vegetarianism aside, how will you handle it?

NTA commenter advises OP to stand up to wife’s mooching.

Marriage advice: Have a frank honest discussion with a counselor
