Man Exclusively Using the Garage and Making Wife Park on the Street Dragged

A man exclusively using the garage for his own car, making his wife park on the street, has been dragged online.

The husband took to Reddit to ask for opinions on their household set-up, posting the dilemma in r/AmITheA**hole sub under the username u/hwcminh.

He explained they live in a townhouse in the Bay Area, and he uses the garage to charge his electric vehicle overnight. That means his wife, who drives a Prius, has to park elsewhere.

The post, which can be read here, amassed more than 9,000 comments and upvotes since being posted last month, with people debating the parking arrangement.

Stephanie O'Dea, certified life coach and a New York Times bestselling author, told Newsweek: "This car is a luxury item. If pampering the luxury item is that important and is deemed more important than having your wife feel treasured and valuable, this luxury item was probably a stretch, financially.

"I'd venture to guess that in this relationship, the guy is flexing—he wants the car to keep up with the other people at work/neighborhood, and for right now, probably because he's rather young and immature, this is more important than building a long-standing business partnership with what should be the love of his life which will hopefully withstand 50-60 years."

Dr. Tom Murray, a couples and sex therapist, told Newsweek "putting material possessions over one's spouse" was a clear red flag.

He said: "In general, what's a fair way to decide which party gets use of the driveway?

"Material possessions are symbols of something. The symbolic meaning needs to be explored and shared between the spouses.

"When a couple marries, there needs to be a transition from 'me' to we. What's good for the me isn't always good for the we. The relationship has needs, too, and neglecting them erodes any hope for a long-term future with the person."

In the post, the man explained as well as charging his car, he kept it in the garage to "keep it out of the elements."

He wrote: "There are guest parking spots right next to the garage, but when those are unavailable, I request that my wife parks her car (a beat-up 2006 Prius) on the street, which is 200 feet from the garage down an asphalt driveway."

Her commute is 10 minutes, his is 40, as he said: "She leaves for work at 6 am, while I don't work until 8 am."

After the post blew up, he added an update where he confirmed he is "financially responsible" for both cars, adding: "I'm not trying to flex nor trying to be a 'Tesla Bro'."

And he claimed his wife had been involved in a few scrapes in the Prius, including breaking a side mirror while reversing out the garage.

He claimed their neighborhood is "safe" and the streets are "well-lit," and his wife agreed to the "parking arrangement" before the new car was bought, adding he owned the Prius for 11 years before giving it to his wife.

"She's sentimentally attached to the Prius and won't trade it in until it kicks the can," he added. And he confirmed he walks his wife to the car when she parks it so far away it's out of view.

Despite his additional points, numerous people dragged the man for not letting his wife ever use the garage.

The top comment, from Xiena13, racked up more than 19,000 upvotes, as said: "ESH, what in the American is this?? First of all, it seems to me that your car is more important to you than your wife, which makes you TA, but I also can't understand how anyone would even bother to complain about walking 200 ft (60 m, that's really nothing). This entire thing being such an issue that you feel the need to post it on the internet is astounding to me."

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The acronym ESH, everyone sucks here, reflects the overall ruling of the post, but people still weren't impressed with the division of the garage use.

HanSolosHammer wrote: "I think it's implied that she leaves home earlier than him, when it's dark and colder, and she's living in a home with a functional garage and never gets to use it. I'd be annoyed to."

DazMR2 asked: "Why does he have to charge it every night? Is the commute a 200 mile roundtrip? I don't refill my ICE powered car every time I use it."

NerdyLifting said: "It doesn't need to charge EVERY day. A Model Y gets over 300 miles on a full charge. They should take turns parking in the garage."

Namesaretoohardforme added: "YTA. Trade in your Tesla for something that won't ruin your relationship. And next time, don't demand your wife do things you aren't willing to do."

Although the man had a few supporters, as Crazy-Water7933 replied: "His car needs to charge, she literally just had to walk a tiny bit to the street."

Newsweek reached out to u/hwcminh for comment. We could not verify the details of the case.