It’s not uncommon for couples to clash over household habits, but sometimes the smallest things spark the biggest fights.

One man just wanted to clean the kitchen, but one decision over where to put a few cups set the whole day off course for him and his wife.

Read on for the full story!

AITA for putting dirty cups in the sink before washing them?

I am off work today, so I decided I would wash dishes at some point.

I moved a bunch of dishes out of the sink and counter into a plastic tub.

But here’s where things got messy.

My wife got mad because I put three reusable to-go coffee cups in the tub. She has this weird thing about putting glasses or cups in the sink.

It is especially annoying because she has so much stuff cluttering up the counter, there is barely any room for anything else.

It’s not like she’s really going out of her way to do any chores.

Also, for the past several years, any cleaning that gets done, gets done by me.

So he lets her know how hypocritical she’s being.

I got annoyed when she fussed and told her that she doesn’t ever wash dishes, so she doesn’t need to say anything about how I do them.

And then the day really went off the rails.

That’s all it took. We were off to the races!

Then as she was leaving for work, she tried to guilt-trip me that she was going to be crying during her whole drive.

AITA for putting those cups in that tub even though I suspected she would fuss about it?

Why should a few “misplaced” cups overshadow his helpful attitude?

Redditors chime in with their thoughts.

This commenter thinks that if she doesn’t like the way he does the dishes, then she should do them herself.

There may be some deeper issues at play here.

Even this redditor who’s particular about the dishes thinks his wife went too far.

Maybe his wife is just looking for a fight at this point.

Everyone has their “things” but it’s always frustrating to clash with your partner over something so inconsequential.

The kitchen was cleaner, but their relationship was messier than ever.

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