My wife married into my Warhammer collection. We have a Warhammer room. I’m pretty sure she doesn’t even like Warhammer but has her own painted figurines.

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    i mean you’re an adult, you can buy your own jar and enjoy whatever you like in parallel, why are people like that?

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    I hate people like this because they’re just miserable on purpose.

    My partner doesn’t like Marmite and I do. Solution, I buy Marmite and she doesn’t eat it.

    Just buy the peanut butter you like, as well.

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    My son likes creamy, husband likes crunchy, so I stock both?

    Husband did give up sour cream, but If he wanted it so bad, hes get it himself or ask me. I dont like blue cheese, yet we always have it in the house.

    This is dumb.

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      Yeah, feels kinda like boomer energy. Gave up something unecessary to prove his love in a way that was never asked for, probably resents her for it or pulls that out as a talisman any time she brings up something she does care about because marriage isn’t about partnership; it’s a constant power struggle.

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        A lot of people don’t believe in a relationship that isn’t a power struggle. They don’t believe in relationships that are cooperative. Many people are seeking relationships where they dominate or are dominated.

        I date. I meet plenty of women who tell me on the first date that I must give up something to prove to them my worth or dedication to them. Because the point of the relationship to her is for men to suffer for her sake, and anything the man pursues for his own personal happiness is a her losing out on what should be given to her.

        This might include hobbies, friends, possessions, lifestyle choices, and pets.

        I also meet women occasionally who basically want me to tell them how to dress, what to think, what friends to have, etc. Which is kind of the flipside.

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      ya for condiments everyone literally can just have their own jar. You are not required to use everything someone else used.

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        This. Lazy ass man, cant be arsed to go shopping. Thinks it’s a “woman’s job”. Complains when she doesnt serve his wishes.

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      Someone I listen to loves peanut butter but his partner is allergic, so he doesn’t have peanut butter anymore. I know the stakes are higher, but it’s more valid to match the solution. This post feels almost like intentionally suffering to make yourself a Martyr when the solution is very simple.

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        Peanut allergies are often sensitive enough to be triggered by trace amounts of peanuts in the environment, so completely eliminating it to keep a partner safe makes sense. The OP is clearly depicting a toxic variety of hetero relationships where guys refuse to make an effort at compromise and just say “my wife always gets her way.”

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          Though I do wonder how many people out there worry about a deadly peanut allergy they grew out of but haven’t realized they can now enjoy one of the best foods in existence.

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      “Let me tell you something. I have not controlled a SINGLE financial decision in this house since 1987 and I am PAYING for it. I put a ROOF over this woman’s head for 40 YEARS and somehow SHE controls the checkbook. Every week she does the shopping WITHOUT me, like I am not the one whose PENSION is funding the whole OPERATION. I fought for this country and I cannot get a peanut butter with some TEXTURE because apparently BARBARA knows best about EVERYTHING now.”

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      Exactly. It’s that tired old stereotype that you either have to have an adversarial relationship with your SO, or let them have their way all the time… Did you not both agree to a partnership!?

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        I think it’s from a time when people(both men and women, but mostly women) married for social and economic reasons. Those reasons kept people in relationships who had long since checked out.

        Now it resonates with fewer people because women can leave bad relationships more easily.

        That’s also why I assume the manisphere is a thing because there are a lot of sour people who are upset they are not owed a person just for existing.

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      Relationship dysfunction is just assumed to be an unalterable, unavoidable feature of reality for Boomers, so, much of their humor is literally them coping with their inability to be fully functional people.

      See also: Every single ‘Pobody’s Nerfect’ Minions boomer-meme.

      In I guess fairness to them: What do you expect from a generation raised by parents with undiagnosed PTSD?

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    I’ve been married 17 years. I like wearing swimming trunks, and my wife likes wearing bikinis. I haven’t worn trunks in 17 years.

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      I’ve been married for 17 years. I don’t want to wash my hands after peeing, my wife wants me to wash my hands after peeing. I’ve washed my hands for 17 years.

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    I do the shopping, i buy her smooth and me crunchy. How is that difficult? Love does not require suffering.

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      Yeah some decisions require picking one or the other. A $4 jar of peanut butter doesn’t seem like one of those things.

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        Especially when buying 2 jars means they are both being used at half rate, so you end up spending the same amount of $/month

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    This is very stupid.

    My spouse was diagnosed later in life with a severe gluten intolerance. She went from enjoying beer and soft pretzels to being told “never again if you don’t want to shit yourself in public”

    We have a simple rule. Bog standard gluten stuff is fine for me to have, sandwich bread, cereal, etc.

    They told me that it was just very upsetting if I was enjoying some delicious gluten treat that they could no longer have.

    I love my spouse, so I don’t eat delicious gluten treats in front of them because it would make them upset. Instead I figured out how to make lots of gluten free treats we can both enjoy together. Sometimes I miss the ease of getting a Popeyes chicken sandwich (I still can as long as I don’t eat it right in front of them) but I’ve learned to make gluten free fried chicken we can both enjoy.

    Maybe other people would think this is silly, but the person I love is worth it to me.

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    A healthy relatinship is also one where both partners understand, respects and upholds the other’s right to have personal preferences and enjoy them.

    The most basic show of respect here would be to have two separate jars of peanut butter, so both can enjoy their favorite.

    Most people have pleasure when seeing their loved ones having pleasure themselves. It shows affection and care for the other and is a basic show of empathy.

    It’s a good post for the laughs but it is a depressing admission for a relationship that long.

    What are the consequences of the dude buying a separate peanut butter jar for him? Divorce? Accusations of lying and being unfaithful by thought?

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      There is a possibility that his preference for peanut butter isn’t that strong, and it’s easier to just stock one kind. It’s also possible she eats significantly more peanut butter than him, so his jar would sit unfinished for much longer, possibly separating out.

      And if it’s something like that, it’d just be a funny way to state their situation.

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    It’s already been said, but yeah just get both? I’ve been married over 20 years, and I’m vegan while my wife is omnivore. Hasn’t been a big problem.

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    One time, while on dispatch for a client, I was stuck on the phone with their ISP. Behind me were all of the company interns, arguing about peanut butter.

    It’s always stuck with me for two reasons. 1: One guy was arguing that crunchy peanut butter was like regular peanut butter, but with added wasps. 2: I regret every day that I did not ask the Comcast guy to weigh in over the phone.

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      crunchy peanut butter was like regular peanut butter, but with added wasps.

      I have so many questions about what that guy thought peanut butter is, and what it’s made of.

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          I think he really just didn’t like the texture. I can’t see the reasoning still, but I’ll admit at the time, his argument swayed me.

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        Yeah, the wasps thing had me thinking he might’ve had an allergy, but probably wouldn’t be eating smooth peanut butter either then…

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    My mother likes Scott brand toilet paper. My father likes Charmin. My father installed a second spool holder next to the toilet. One is loaded with Scott, the other with Charmin. They’ll celebrate their 46th wedding anniversary this year.

    If “we like different brands/styles of household consumable goods” isn’t a solvable problem, if you solve it by buying one of each kind so everybody gets what they want, and your partner goes to un-solve it…unpartner them, because they’re unfit.

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      That is so ridiculously romantic omfg ❤️😍

      In my relationship, we have few things we give up for one another due to sensory issues. For example, I gave up strong cheeses because he can’t stand the smell and he let’s me control what types of blankets and bedsheets we have because I have intense sensory issues with certain types of fabrics.

      Sometimes giving something up for the other isn’t a break up worthy offense, but it would be if it was done to take joy away from the other person or in some way infringed on their personal joy and happiness.

      Personally, I can live with or without strong cheese. It doesn’t kill me to not have it and he doesn’t give two shits about what textures our blankets have. But if he owned a blanket that had a horrible texture, and it was important to him to keep it, I would try my best to deal with it as long as I don’t have to touch it too much. And for him, I went out and got me a block of stinky cheese one time because he wanted me to enjoy good cheese. I haven’t asked it of him and I don’t think I will try and get strong cheese again anytime soon because it’s more important to me that he’s comfortable than me getting peak dairy.

      ❤️❤️🤗