AITA for doing the same thing as my wife?
In the quiet battleground of a marriage, two partners grapple with the delicate balance of love and individual boundaries.
One refuses an intimate act she finds distasteful, standing firm in her autonomy, while the other seeks freedom from a weekly ritual that drains his spirit, sacrificing his own comfort for her happiness.
Caught between personal desires and mutual respect, their conflict reveals the raw vulnerability beneath the surface of compromise.
Each believes they are justified in their choice, yet the clash exposes the painful truth that love sometimes means confronting the limits of sacrifice.
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The original poster (OP) is facing a conflict where his wife has unilaterally decided to stop performing a s*xual act she dislikes, which the OP accepts as her right.
However, the OP then decided to stop an activity he dislikes—attending mandatory Friday dinners with his in-laws—which he does only to ensure his wife's happiness.
His wife views his action as malicious retaliation, while the OP sees it as an equal exchange based on shared sacrifice.
Is the OP's decision to stop visiting his in-laws a justifiable response to his wife ending s*xual intimacy she dislikes, or is his comparison of the two situations fundamentally flawed because of the nature of sacrifice and spousal expectation?
Should both partners maintain disliked obligations if they are vital to the other's well-being, or are both ent*tled to withdraw from non-essential but mutually supportive activities?
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