Man Slammed for Saying He Would 'Starve' After Girlfriend Made Leftovers

Commenters in a popular internet forum criticized a man who berated his girlfriend after she cooked leftovers for dinner, leaving him to "starve."

The anonymous woman, known only as u/ Glittering-Ad793, detailed the incident in Reddit's popular "Am I The A**hole" forum where it received nearly 9,200 upvotes and 2,300 comments.

The viral post can be found here.

Analysis from the Pew Research Center found that 59 percent of women say they do more household chores than their male counterparts, while six percent say their partner does more.

When surveyed, 46 percent of men said they equally shared household responsibilities while 20 percent say they do more than their partner and 34 percent say their partner does more. Among these activities included cooking and grocery shopping.

In the post titled "AITA for cooking 'scraps' for dinner" the woman, 27, recounted the argument she had with her boyfriend, 41, after he asked her to cook him dinner.

She said her boyfriend asked what she was making for dinner and she told him she was preparing what was left in the fridge: uncooked burger patties, pasta salad, and grilled corn.

When she brought up making leftovers, her boyfriend said she was "throwing a hissy fit" because she did not want to cook him a "good meal."

The woman's boyfriend said he would just eat crackers for dinner and fell asleep. The woman said she felt "horrible" once he was asleep so she decided to cook up rice, ground beef, peppers, onions, and grilled corn, and mixed it all together with a chipotle sauce and melted cheese.

"When I presented it with him he wouldn't even taste it," the post read. "He asked if I got fresh ingredients at the store or just used what we had. I told him I cooked everything fresh but it was bought yesterday."

She explained that the corn and pepper hadn't been cooked before and that it was all just leftover food from the day before.

"He then told me I ruined his night further by not listening to him and letting him make his 'cracker meal' and a horrible gf for trying to serve him 'scraps,'" the post read. "I insisted that it's not scraps but he kept yelling 'scraps' and told me to leave him alone to 'starve.'"

The woman asked if she was wrong for making the dish and not listening to her boyfriend or if he was just "being a jerk."

Nearly 2,300 users commented on the post, with a majority criticizing the woman's boyfriend for acting "entitled" and being "abusive."

"NTA, but you should definitely 'scrap' the bf," one user commented.

"When's the break up?" another user commented. "This entitled attitude is a Huge Red Flag."

"Please run as quickly as you can. He is 41 years old and can't fix a meal for himself and complains when you cook for him," another wrote. "He sounds immature, demanding and honestly abusive. He's picking a fight over nothing and being controlling. The age difference is concerning as well. Please look after yourself. NTA."

"At this point in this sub, when I see these age differences, esp when it's the older one whining about the 20 yr old being a 20 yr old, I just roll my eyes and move along," another user commented. "You get what you pay for. Or whatever."

Newsweek reached out to u/Glittering-Ad793 for comment.

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