Games are meant to be fun, but they can also bring out unexpected tensions, especially when there’s a winner and a loser.

What started as a couple’s lighthearted challenge over who got to pick dinner ended in hurt feelings and unsatiated appetites.

You’ll want to read on for this one.

AITA for picking a dinner my girlfriend didn’t like while playing a game?

My girlfriend wanted us to play a game where we go to the grocery store and play rock, paper, scissors to determine what we’ll eat for dinner that night.

We do four rounds: one for appetizer, dessert, entrée, and drink.

So once he was declared the winner, he claimed his prize.

I won three out of four rounds (appetizer, entrée, dessert). I picked frozen pizza for the entrée, to which my girlfriend said, “I’m not eating that, I don’t like frozen pizza.”

He tries to appease her by offering to pick something else, but she says it’s fine.

I said, “Oh, I’ll pick something else then,” and then she said, “No, you won, I can’t tell you what to pick,” so I still chose frozen pizza.

But it wasn’t fine.

She was then frustrated and quiet with me throughout the rest of the night.

Even when I mentioned, “Okay, I put the pizza in the oven for 19 minutes,” she said, “I’m not eating it, so you don’t have to tell me,” in an annoyed tone.

Now he knows something’s really up.

Overall, this gave me the impression I did something wrong by choosing something she didn’t like.

But at the same time, I feel frustrated that we agreed to play the game and then she ended up not eating what I chose after losing.

AITA?

Seems like this guy just couldn’t win in this scenario.

What did Reddit have to say?

This game seems like more trouble than it’s worth at this point.

This user thinks they would fare much better in this scenario.

The girlfriend isn’t exactly playing fair here.

On the other hand, maybe he should have known better than to pick the frozen pizza if he knew she didn’t like it.

The rules of the game may have been simple, but the fallout was anything but.

Some games just aren’t worth playing.

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