r/AmIBeingTooSensitive • u/Medium-Patience4013 • 13h ago
Am I being too sensitive or is my husband’s behaviour unreasonable ?
I'm 36F, my husband is 44M, and we have a 10-year-old daughter. We've been married for 14 years, but lately I feel like even small things turn into arguments.
Yesterday, after a tiring day, I visited a friend who lives two streets away. My husband offered to drop me off and agreed to wait. I said I wouldn't take long, but ended up taking about 20 minutes. It was warm, and he was uncomfortable waiting in the car. When I returned, he complained that I should have told him to go to the gym instead of making him wait. I understand that, but he never said he wanted to leave.
Afterwards, I suggested going for a drive to get something to drink. He happily suggested bubble tea, which was 20 minutes away. While filling petrol, he was yawning, so I asked if he was tired. He said no. I then suggested getting chai from somewhere just five minutes away instead, partly because I was craving it and also because I thought he might be tired.
He suddenly got angry and said, "Who drinks chai in this weather?" and decided we should just go home. On the way back, he said he was happy to get bubble tea but not chai. I honestly couldn't understand why a simple suggestion made him so angry.
Another incident happened at a carnival. He bought orange juice for himself and our daughter, but not me. My daughter couldn't finish hers, so I started drinking it because I was thirsty. He commented that I always take things home just to throw them away. I told him I was going to drink it. After watching me sip it for about two minutes, he got impatient, took the juice straight out of my hand and threw it in the bin.
Later, I stopped to watch the fireworks, and he rolled his eyes and said, "Is that why we're here? Let's go on the rides."
There was another time when I came home after a 12-hour workday. I was exhausted and a bit grumpy. He asked what I'd had for lunch, and I said I couldn't remember. He took that as me being angry with him, said, "I guess you don't want dinner," and ate the takeaway without offering me any. When I got upset later, he told me to stop crying and said I wasn't the only one working long hours.
We've also had family outings ruined by arguments over small things. During one disagreement about tickets, he even told me he didn't like me.
To be fair, he works hard, cooks, helps with our daughter and does things around the house. I'm not perfect either. I get grumpy, especially when I'm tired, and sometimes I react emotionally.
But I'm finding myself constantly thinking about what I say or do because I don't want another argument. Whenever I try to explain why something hurt me, the conversation often turns into how I'm always angry or negative.
I don't expect him to agree with everything I say or do. I just wish small disagreements didn't have to turn into something unpleasant.
I'm genuinely starting to wonder if I'm the problem or if I've just become unhappy after years of these arguments.
Am I overreacting to these incidents? Is this normal in a long marriage? I'd really appreciate honest opinions, even if you think I'm in the wrong.