'Jealous' Wife Bashed For Forcing Husband to Take IQ Tests

The internet has bashed a "jealous" wife for forcing her husband to take an IQ test in a post going viral on social media.

Published to Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole forum, a man under the anonymous username u/throwaway4funz69 shared his story in order to receive the opinions of the "AITA" community. The popular post has over 6,000 upvotes and 1,000 comments.

The original poster (OP) began his story by saying that he and his wife went to the same college, graduated with the same degree and now work at the same company. However, they work in different divisions of the business, with him in management. The Redditor explained that since his time at his job, he now makes double what his wife makes. Unfortunately, his wife—being in her job position for two years—has not received any raises or promotions.

The OP has been getting jealous vibes from his wife but lets it go since she's very competitive. She has made jokes that the only reason he makes more money than her is that he is a man, even though the person he reports to is a woman. She also said that he is more successful because he is a "good talker," an assessment he agrees with.

When the little jokes he told her got to her, she forced him to take IQ tests. Once he failed one of the tests intentionally, she was very upset. More recently, she came home with an official IQ test, which didn't turn out as she expected.

The OP wrote, "We got the results yesterday and imagine the scenes when I scored higher. She was obviously infuriated, and kept saying dumb s**t which I kept laughing off until she called me a 'f**king drug baby'. My bio mom was a drug addict and I've had no relationship with her since I was 5 (she died before I turned 18).

"This upset me more than it should (considering she wasn't really wrong) and I in turn resorted to calling her a 'dumb jealous b***h'. She has not spoken to me since and is sleeping in a guest bedroom tonight. I think I'm justified in my actions but I do feel bad that I used her insecurities against her in the heat of the moment," he concluded.

Newsweek reached out to u/throwaway4funz69 for comment.

Asking for raises—and being approved—depends on where your job is located, what division you're in, job performance and inflation. Most employers give their employees an average of a 3 percent increase each year, per investopedia.com.

Have you been wanting to ask for a raise at work but don't know where to start? Per indeed.com, make sure it's the right time—double-check how your company is doing financially and the workload of your boss. Take note of your achievements, qualifications and salary trends so you know how much to ask for. Always prepare what you are going to say when you schedule the meeting by writing a script to memorize.

The OP's story has left some Redditors torn, some saying "Everyone Sucks Here" and some defending the OP, writing he's "Not the a**hole."

"[Everyone sucks here], you need couples therapy," u/MsLollister commented, receiving the top comment with over 13,000 upvotes.

U/Teapur questioned the Reddit user above, "[Not the a**hole]. No idea why you'd say [Everyone sucks here] after that cruel low blow by the wife. She sounds awful. Making him do IQ tests so she can prove she's smarter? Constantly s**t talking her partner for his success? She's borderline abusive, and if the genders were reversed (check that off your AITA bingo cards, folks!) everyone would be flipping their s**t at how OP's partner was behaving."

"[Everybody sucks here]. Your marriage sounds awful. One pf you should look for a new job," u/Puzzleheaded_pony711 wrote.

"[Not the a**hole] i dont agree with the [Everyone sucks here] people here at all what she said was much much worse than what you said back not on the same level," u/sinfolop admitted.

"[Not the a**hole]. You were taking the high road until she took it to an entire new level. It's clear that she thinks it's everybody else's fault but hers that she's earning less. Have an honest discussion and determine if there's something else to this and if she can live with the income disparity," u/gover2087 said.