Imagine having your wife’s best friend over for a weekend visit, and she ends up setting your kitchen on fire while trying to teach you a cooking trick she learned from TikTok. That’s exactly what happened to this husband, who now wonders if the friend should help pay for the damages caused by her fiery mishap. Let’s dive into the story and see if we can make sense of this heated situation.
Weekend Visit Turns Fiery
Fiery Italian Persona
TikTok Trick Takes Over
Heat Is On
Pan Gets Too Hot to Handle
Inferno Ignites!
Wife to the Rescue
Damage Assessment
Who’s Gonna Pay?
Friend’s Defense ️
Decision Time ⏳
Wife Caught in the Middle
To Pay or Not to Pay? That’s the Burning Question
So, after a fiery TikTok-inspired cooking lesson gone wrong, this husband is left with a damaged microwave and a dilemma: should his wife’s best friend help pay for the damages she caused? While the friend insists it was an accident, the husband can’t help but feel she should take some responsibility. As for the wife, she’s stuck in the middle, unsure of what to do. ♀️ Let’s see what the internet thinks of this heated predicament…
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Friend sets kitchen on fire, no middle ground, NTA.
Accusations of sabotage in kitchen fire lead to shared blame.
ESH should pay for damages. OP’s silence contributed to fire.
Taking responsibility is key. NTA, get her to pay.
User believes the fire was not an accident, NTA.
OP is called out for being TA and risking their home
TikTok trend gone wrong, ESH, both at fault for fire.
OP is the a**hole for not speaking up and letting it happen
Wife’s BFF sets kitchen on fire, commenter says NTA and suggests friend should pay for damages.
Friend sets house on fire, ESH, get insurance involved
Kitchen disaster caused by both, new microwave is the cost. ESH
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NTA commenter explains Leindenfrost effect and offers cooking tips.
OP called out for expecting friend to pay for fire damage
User shares tips on how to check oil temperature
ESH, but mostly the wife’s friend. You knew it wasn’t safe, but she should still pay for it.
OP is partly to blame for not stopping the BFF
NTA for asking her to pay for half the damage. But you’re also responsible for letting her set fire to your home to teach her a lesson. You got incredibly lucky that the damage wasn’t worse.
OP and friends share the blame for the kitchen fire
Don’t mess with TikTok trends if you don’t know them
Cooking disaster leads to shared responsibility and cooking lessons.
Friend sets kitchen on fire, NTA for asking her to pay
Teaching a lesson backfired, now dealing with wife’s anger
Contributing to damage caused, even accidentally, is common decency.
OP’s negligence caused fire, YTA for blaming friend.
No fire extinguisher, no luck. ESH for not being prepared.
Split the bill and swallow your pride
Setting the kitchen on fire? NTA says she should pay.
OP called YTA for not speaking up about potential fire hazard.
Demanding full payment for damages, NTA and no compromise.
Friend’s kitchen mishap sparks debate over liability. NTA.
Kitchen disaster caused by TikTok advice, all share responsibility.
Both parties should split the damage cost. OP also shares blame.
TikTok strikes again! Wife’s BFF sets kitchen on fire
Childhood experiments prove NTA, friend should replace microwave.
NTA, but both friend and wife are TA
Hold people accountable for their actions , not free from consequences
Kitchen disaster averted, commenter is NTA for blaming friend
Tik Tok strikes again! NTA, wife should handle her friend.
NTA explains Leidenfrost effect and stove damage persistence
Friend sets kitchen on fire over TikTok trend, refuses to pay. NTA.
Restitution matters even in small accidents. NTA
TikTok strikes again! Wife’s BFF sets kitchen on fire
NTA comment calls out TikTok and warns of dangerous trends.
Taking responsibility for accidents is adult logic, not toddler logic.
Accidents have consequences, even if you’re not an a**hole.
Pregnant wife’s friend sets fire to kitchen. NTA wants compensation.
Cooking advice from TikTok leads to kitchen disaster
Comparing kitchen fire to car accident, NTA not liable
Driver’s responsibility applies to accidents, same for kitchen fires. NTA
Wife’s friend sets kitchen on fire, commenter says she’s 100% responsible
Friend’s recklessness caused fire, not a real friend. NTA.
NTA, friend should pay for damages. TikTok is misleading.
Fire blanket suggestion and fair responsibility assessment.
Good manners dictate paying for damage caused to property. #NTA
User suggests BFF pays half for kitchen damage, criticizes TikTok.
Friend sets kitchen on fire , commenter says she must pay
Intentional damage deserves consequences, NTA stands for it.
Preventable accident caused by wife’s BFF. NTA, she should pay.
OP shares blame for kitchen fire, should have intervened earlier
Overconfident friend sets kitchen on fire, should pay for damage
Friend sets kitchen on fire, NTA demands full payment.
Friend sets kitchen on fire, NTA says she should pay.
Take responsibility for staying silent, but joke about it now
No winning in this sucky situation, NTA
You both messed up, but who pays for the damage?
Wife’s BFF caused fire, NTA says she should pay damages.
Accident or not, friend should pay for the damage. #NTA
Friend should pay 100% for the damages. NTA
Friend sets kitchen on fire, NTA wants full payment.
Fair split of cost for fire damage, with a tip
Fiery personalities and lack of accountability. NTA.
Take her to court! NTA for demanding full payment
ESH. Home safety plan needs rethinking. Friend and OP at fault.
Cutting off toxic friends is priceless
Friend sets kitchen on fire, NTA wants her to pay
