AITAH: didn’t get my wife breakfast
The person writing this account woke up wanting a bagel and offered to buy breakfast for their family.
The daughter agreed to a bagel, but the wife initially declined any breakfast item, only asking later for a muffin, specifically excluding the corn variety.
When the writer arrived at the only shop, which sells only bagels and muffins, they found that all non-corn muffins were sold out. The writer bought the bagels and informed the wife they could not get a muffin.
The wife then expressed frustration, stating she would eat a corn muffin instead, and became upset upon the writer's return because she felt she lacked a 'fancy breakfast' and was angry the writer did not procure breakfast from another location.
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The original poster (OP) is caught between trying to fulfill a simple request for their wife and the logistical limits imposed by the local shop's limited stock.
The wife's reaction escalated from initial refusal to demanding an item that became unavailable, then showing disappointment over the lack of a specific treat compared to others.
The central question is whether the OP was obligated to source an alternative breakfast item from another location when the requested muffin was unavailable, or if the wife's expectation for a specific type of 'fancy' breakfast, after declining the initial offer, was unreasonable given the circumstances.
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