She Wants to Replace Her Ergonomic Work Chair—Yet Her Husband Demands She Pay for It Solo
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Marriage should make basic necessities easier to discuss, not harder to justify.
In this story, one wife needs a proper work chair and replacement winter coat.
Her higher-earning husband refuses even half, calling both purchases beyond her budget.
He also criticizes her income after she uprooted her career for him.
Let’s check out all the details below.
AITA for asking my husband to buy me an office chair and a winter coat?
I started at WFH job six months ago, and I’m starting to feel the strain on my back and wanted to get an ergonomic chair.
Found one on Amazon for 120€ and asked if he could get it for me.
He earns 4x than me and we both contribute 20% of our salary to a shared account where our daily expenses and vacations get covered.
She’s not asking for things she wants. These are thinks she needs.
He said I should not buy stuff that are out of my budget.
And I explained that this is not a luxury but a necessity.
The same thing for the winter coat.
I got it dry cleaned and for some reason the insulation stopped working so I had to throw it out.
She’s trying to be responsible with her money.
Winter coats are on sale now and I expressed that I would like to get one that was around 140€ before the cold hits again.
I don’t get paid much and I’m also saving money for myself and emergencies.
When he made me move to his country I fully paid for everything myself which made me burn through my savings, uproot my career.
Her husband seems to have unreasonable expectations.
It was hard getting a proper job and he expects me to be earning at least 3k monthly, and he’s been on my case not earning as much as him and not contributing as much to the shared account.
I explained that asking for these things are for my comfort and are necessary and it’s not like I’m asking for luxury bags.
He says I should get a better job if I want to buy these kinds of things. AITA?
Her husband is clearly the jerk. Why did she uproot her life for this guy?
Let’s see how Reddit reacted to this story.
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Her husband is being unreasonable.
This person thinks her husband should be more generous.
Another person calls the situation financial abuse.
Here’s a plea not to have kids with this guy.
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Everyone agrees that the husband is the problem.
This woman requested help purchasing two practical necessities, but her husband refused even to split the costs.
He earns four times more while criticizing the career setback caused partly by moving to his country.
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