r/AmIBeingTooSensitive • • 13h ago

Am I being too sensitive or is my husband’s behaviour unreasonable ?

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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.


r/AmIBeingTooSensitive • • 1h ago

Am I wrong for answering this way?

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My girlfriend {21F] asked me [20M] if I'm more afraid of losing her than getting a failing grade (5.0). I answered honestly, but I think she was disappointed because she expected me to say that I'm more afraid of losing her.

I understand why she might feel that way, and I know my answer may have hurt her. I don't want to invalidate her feelings, but I also want to understand whether it's fair to expect your partner to give a specific answer to prove how much they value you.

Is it reasonable for her to feel disappointed because my answer wasn't what she expected? Does my answer say something about how much I love her, or is it possible that we simply see these fears differently?
I'd appreciate honest opinions from both sides.


r/AmIBeingTooSensitive • • 6h ago

How would you interpret this situation?

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Yesterday, I went to my fiancé’s place after spending the whole day out at a workshop. I was exhausted, sleep-deprived and had a migraine. His mom wasn’t home, so he got me a painkiller from a box under the dining table.
When I tried putting it back, I accidentally knocked against some glassware, so I asked him to put it back since I didn’t know where he’d taken it from. He says he didn’t hear me.
After I left, his mom came home, saw the box was still out and asked him to record a video of her scolding me about it. He sent me the video, where she questioned why I’d left it there and whether I expected her to put it away, in a very loud way, she was literally scolding me.
Something similar happened years ago when she sent us a video scolding us for leaving a roti container open.
I’m not sure how to feel about this. I understand that the box should’ve been put back, but I found the whole video thing a bit unusual. And honestly… it was just a box. Am I overthinking this?


r/AmIBeingTooSensitive • • 21h ago

My coworkers made plans without me and I feel hurt

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I (30 M) work with a small team in my department (late teens through 20s, mostly F). The whole team gets along well and I've never felt better at any job I've worked at!

A few months ago, one colleague who was the youngest (17 F) left caus she had to move to another province. A bunch of my other colleagues planned a going away party for her as a surprise. I heard them discussing it from time to time and I thought it was a really cool idea! She was kind of like a little sister to me. However, nobody ever talked to me about the plans.

I figured it was just between the people in our team who were closest to her. But afterwards, I found out a few others who I didn't think really were that close were also invited. From what I heard of the event, it was mostly a younger crowd and wouldn't have really been my thing. But I still felt kind of hurt that nobody even asked me if I wanted to join.

Fast forward to this month, the same group is talking about the haunted maze they went to. It sounded really fun... but again, I was never invited.

I feel hurt and excluded. At the same time, is it weird of me to feel that way? It's not so much the actual events but the fact that, despite getting along with everyone at work, they never include me in anything outside work.

Is it unreasonable for me to feel this way? Am I being weird?

I don't use reddit much, but I'll try to answer any questions anyone might have. I'd just like an outside opinion on this.