‘I was dumped because I’m not good at household chores’

When the woman was told she was not "wife material" by her partner of 2.5 years, the internet gathered in the most wholesome way. 

What makes a "good wife" these days? 

You're right, what a bloody stupid question that is! 

I wish I was lying when I say that this is exactly the question one woman recently asked the internet after her partner of two and a half years deemed her "not good enough" to marry. 

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He dumped me because I’m not “good” at household chores

The 33-year-old woman took to Reddit to share her experience, which involved a brutal dumping for a very petty reason. 

"He dumped me because I’m not 'good' at household chores, in turn not worth marrying (his words)," she began her post. 

"Because I added a red piece of clothing to a white laundry load. Because I forgot to put a sauce bottle back in the fridge before we went out and it spoiled. Because I 'make too many mistakes.'

Sorry, but that pretty much describes ANYONE at some point in their life! 

The woman went on to elaborate on her personal situation. 

"I live alone. I work two jobs, not because I have to, but because I love what I do. He never supported me financially. I do just fine by myself. My home is not a disaster. My life is not falling apart," she insisted. 

"But somehow, when he’s around, I become hyper-aware. I get anxious. I second-guess things. Maybe I actually make more mistakes. Maybe he just points them out more. Either way, I start feeling like a complete failure around him.

"I’m 33. I know I’m not a mess. But being left over things like this? It made me feel like I’m defective. Like I’m not 'wife material' or whatever that means. And I hate how much that’s eating at me. It sucks. Because I know I’m not perfect, but I feel so small."

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You dodged a bullet!

In the most wholesome of ways, the internet gathered around to congratulate the woman for getting out of what they described as a relationship riddled with red flags. 

"Sometimes in this life, the trash takes itself out," one person commented. 

"Well.... You dodged a bullet," another agreed. 

Another chimed in with: "Good riddance. When he says you’re not wife material it means he can’t act like a man baby and engage with his life beyond going to work."

Meanwhile, others took the opportunity to point out how ridiculous the reasoning for the dumping was. 

"OP, you are taking care of yourself really well. All of us normal folks have left a sauce bottle out or ended up with pink ‘whites'," someone added. 

"He wants a nanny or a maid. Basically someone to take care of HIM at an obscene level of perfection if these normal human things have caused him to break it off," another agreed. 

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The biggest red flag

While the reference to being "good enough wife material" was definitely a major red flag, the biggest concern of all that people were keen to point out was the reference to how the woman's partner made her feel. 

"If a partner makes you more anxious by their very presence, they shouldn't be your partner. They should bring joy into your life, not remove it," someone said. 

"It sounds like he completely destroyed your sense of self worth," another pointed out. 

"You are so much better without him, especially with the way he makes you feel. Move on, you will be fine without him," another encouraged. 

Originally published as ‘I was dumped because I’m not good at household chores’