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msn2wolf

AITAH for losing the mood after my wife brought up all my stressors while I was trying to decompress?

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Background:

I am a 48M, married to my wife (41F), and we have two kids. Lately, I've had a massive amount of noise in my head and stress on my shoulders.

First, my father is alive but currently battling cancer. He desperately needs surgery, but he doesn't have insurance, which is a massive financial and emotional burden. On top of that, my mom is breaking down with nerves over the whole situation.

Second, I am a business owner with 20 employees relying on me. I had a really tough meeting earlier today with a major customer who didn't react well and is now threatening to leave.

The Incident:

I got home from work already exhausted. During dinner, I had to jump on a video call with my business partner, but afterward, I managed to get the kids to bed. I finally poured myself a drink to just decompress and clear my head.

I went over to my wife and tried to get snuggly with her. Instead of just relaxing with me, she suddenly wanted to hear everything. She started asking me to talk about work, my dad, my angry customers, and all the problems going on in my life.

After essentially forcing me to relive all of my active trauma and stress for the day, she then decided she wanted to get frisky.

The Conflict:

I apologized and told her I wasn't in the mood anymore. I had originally just been trying to decompress, and talking about all of that immediately brought my stress levels right back up to a ten. Because I turned her down, she complained and told me that I'm being "too delicate."

AITAH for not wanting to share with my wife and just do the deed?

Posted Mar 5, 2026, 2:32 AM UTC

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