After cooking dinner for her boyfriend, she didn’t take it well when he spoke down to her. Then, after dropping his dinner on the floor and refusing to accept his demands to clean it up, she finally gave him hell!
Balancing Lives
She had dated him for a few months after meeting at university. They were both studying, but her boyfriend had more exams than her, so he spent more time studying. She tried to be as supportive as she could.
Exam Revision
She visited her boyfriend one weekend, and he was engrossed in his revision. It was a pretty stressful time, and she always tried to be respectful of that, particularly having been through her own exams.
A Dinner Gesture
Aware that he was stressed, she chose to be the caring and supportive girlfriend and decided to cook dinner for him. She thought that surprising him with a lovely meal might give him some time out from his textbooks.
A Hostile Greeting
After preparing a delicious pasta meal that she’d spent a while preparing, she called her boyfriend for dinner. To her shock, he bluntly responded with, “What’s for dinner tonight, woman?”
Harsh Tone
He’d never spoken to her that way previously, so she was double shocked. Equally, she wouldn’t have minded if he’d said it in jest, but he hadn’t. He said it with a definitive frustration, as though he was genuinely expectant of a nice meal.
An Emotional Trigger
The use of that derogatory term was particularly painful for her due to her history of abusive encounters with it. She had previously been in a relationship with someone who was a self-admitting misogynist, and he often called her ‘woman’ as though she was an object.
The Breaking Point
In an instant, her frustration reached a breaking point, and she accidentally dropped the pot of pasta sauce onto the floor, spilling dinner all over the place. He stared at her in disbelief as her hands visibly shook.
An Unintentional Outburst
Her response was spontaneous. She exclaimed, “Well, nothing’s for dinner tonight now!” And I better not hear you using that word again!” Her boyfriend was more concerned about the sauce on his rug than her feelings. He defended his use of the word, claiming it was part of a TikTok trend and a joke.
A Hasty Departure
She couldn’t accept that explanation. She walked out and ordered takeout for herself. She spent the evening at her friend’s house with a bottle of wine to clear her mind, still infuriated at his disrespect for her.
The Morning After
The next day, her boyfriend demanded that she clean his rug because he was busy with exams. She was appalled that he had left the mess overnight. If he was that concerned, he could have just cleaned it himself!
An Angry Woman
She responded, “Yeah, so that’s the woman tax, honey! Leave me alone until you’re ready to handle your own cooking and cleaning because this woman isn’t doing it anymore!”
A Stalemate
He reluctantly agreed to do his own household work but claimed that she should clean the sauce she spilled. She declined, citing her discomfort with doing chores for someone who used that term to demean her.
The TikTok Excuse
He persisted in his defense, asserting that it was merely a ‘TikTok trend’ and that he didn’t intend to demean her. He said she was overreacting and that there was nothing wrong with the word woman. She agreed but said there was a time and a place, and he’d used it in a derogatory manner.
A Prank Retaliation
Eventually, fed up with the TikTok trend excuse and angered at his inability to even try and understand why she was angry, she created a fictional ‘trend’ called ‘saucing’ and told him that it was just a little joke to throw pasta sauce around!
The Strain on the Relationship
Her boyfriend’s annoyance escalated, and he hung up on her. She was left wondering if this TikTok trend incident could spell the end of their relationship. She didn’t want to break up but refused to be spoken down to by anyone.
An Unsatisfactory Answer
Later that night, he sent her a text to say they needed to try and get past the incident. She asked if he understood why she was upset, and he replied, saying he couldn’t, but they’d have to just agree to disagree.
An Extra Dig
She couldn’t help herself. She sent a text back saying, ‘Not sure why I’m surprised, really. I should hardly expect a very average man to even begin to understand the wonderful complexities of a smart woman!“
Ignoring Messages
He replied a few minutes later with an apology. She was satisfied, but she didn’t respond to him. In fact, when he sent a few text messages that evening, she ignored them, letting him fester for a while.
An Important Clarification
She assumed that their relationship would survive the hiccup, but she would certainly clarify that such a reminder should not be necessary as women generally do not appreciate such language when used in a derogatory context. And if he couldn’t get that, then he was history!
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