After being accused of loading the dishwasher like a ‘T-Rex’, a woman has revealed how she got revenge on her house proud boyfriend – but some people think she’s in the wrong
The eternal struggle between partners – how to load the dishwasher correctly. Everyone has their own way of doing it and always believes their way is the best. A woman who got fed up with her ex-boyfriend’s “anal-retentive” ways and being compared to a T-Rex when stacking the dishwasher has revealed how she got revenge.
Sharing the hilarious story, she wrote: “I was in a relationship with a know it all, for far too long. He was anal-retentive about how the dishwasher needed to be this way and not that way, his way was the best, yada yada yada.
“It was exhausting listening to him go on and on about the damn dishwasher and how my way ‘looked like a T-rex had loaded it’. Finally, I had enough. I took a package of Oreos and crushed some crumbs in the clean dishes of the dishwasher on the rack (when he wasn’t looking) and showed him his way wasn’t working anymore.
“Cups, saucers, plates, utensils were covered In a fine film of what looked like ‘dirt’ I kept doing this for days and he kept having to rewash the dishes in the sink, completely flabbergasted as to why the dishes weren’t spectacularly clean. He stopped gloating about his ‘dishwashing skills’ after a while… I have no regrets.”
Most people reading the Reddit post were thrilled with the act of revenge and rushed to share their own tales of housework pettiness. One person replied: “Six years ago I told my girlfriend at the time that I didn’t like the way she loaded the dishwasher. She looked at me and just said ‘Ok, you do it then’.
“We are married now and she still has not touched the dishwasher since that day. This has actually worked out for the best because neither of us have complained about the dishes since, and it started us on figuring out what chores I’m capable of, which ones she is, and which ones we need to support each other to get done.”
Another user added: “This is why I don’t do laundry. My husband said I don’t fold socks correctly. So he does the laundry. He even learned to clean my delicates properly, and I only had to sacrifice a cashmere sweater. Overall, I feel like it’s a good deal!”
But many other people accused the writer of gaslighting her ex. One person replied: “So you had to sabotage the dishes to ‘prove’ you were right, (clearly you weren’t). Really shows how utterly pathetic, toxic & angry you are, and we know who the actual abusive party was in that failed relationship, hope bro sees this one day and gets a solid vindication regarding you’re gaslighting.”
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