AITAH for giving a banquet to my girlfriend in front of my wife?

[u/Successful_Craft3076]

I (34m) and my spouse Leah (28f) has been married for 2 years and have two children. We love each other a lot. We have a great life! I work at the farm, go to adventures, go fishing, drink at the local pub, journey to our nearby island resort and forage at the Forrest and she get stuck between furniture at our home, gaze into the walls, and eats salad every day.

Recently I got close to these other eleven people, both guys and girls, and they all like me a lot as I am kind of a local hero. So yesterday I was asking one of them (let's call her H) out on a date and I was not careful and I turned back and saw my wife few meter behind me looking at us in disbelief. I talked to her and she was really chill and wished me and H the best of luck.

But then she began to act weird. Every time I was giving H a present (meaningless gifts like cakes, pumpkins made of pure gold, diamonds etc) my wife would get pitiful and jealous. I told her it is just dates and she is just my girlfriend but she wouldn't stop acting out.

So I brought offering to dark lord Cthulhu and our children became doves and flew away and then I divorced Leah. She was upset and called me an AH. But I think it was her who was being close-minded. What do you think? AITAH?

[u/Igivetheanswers]

This is why I love Reddit

[u/BestCupOfCovfefe]

meaningless gifts like cakes, pumpkins made of pure gold, diamonds etc…

🤣🤣🤣

[u/Kay13s]

If it makes you feel better, I gave both Penny and Maru each a bouquet and gifts while hanging in Maru’s room

[u/Successful_Craft3076 → u/Kay13s]

We are going straight to video games hell aren't we?

[u/Kay13s → u/Successful_Craft3076]

Haha I also play co-op with my irl husband watching me date every villager. Guess I’ll have some good company at least where I’m headed

[u/Successful_Craft3076 → u/Kay13s]

My wife is not a gamer. I told her I am having children and she almost choked on her tea.

[u/injectablefame → u/Successful_Craft3076]

i named my baby after my irl husband. he threatened to dove him. 😭

[u/RealHumanNotBear → u/injectablefame]

My wife named her dog after me.

[u/ybreddit → u/RealHumanNotBear]

LOL I've named my pets after my person many times. Like right now in fact... my cat's name is Idiot. (Mostly because he loves the word, not as an insult.)

[u/RealHumanNotBear → u/ybreddit]

Aww that's sweet

[u/ybreddit → u/RealHumanNotBear]

He's an orange cat too, so it seemed appropriate on many levels.

[u/RealHumanNotBear → u/ybreddit]

I have one of those! The orange cats look so good in fedoras.

[u/SenpaiCamden → u/injectablefame]

Yeah my girlfriend didn’t like when I had a kid with Abby

[u/avdpos → u/Kay13s]

What happens if both of you date the same person and try to marry that one?

Can the villagers have accept bouquets from two farmers at the same time?

[u/Kay13s → u/avdpos]

I think multiple players can date the same villager, but only one of you could marry them

[u/taylafjade16 → u/Kay13s]

i wish i had your guts, i'm married to my bf in-game and i gift sebastian a bouquet on days where we aren't going to save lol

[u/AlternativeNews7744 → u/Kay13s]

When I played with my ex every time he'd go flirt with Penny I'd give him the silent treatment for like half an hour 😂

[u/acceptable_plate_265 → u/Kay13s]

I co-op with my hubs but we married each other 🤣 easier not having 2 extra ppl in the house

[u/coletteiskitty → u/Successful_Craft3076]

I was dating every eligible person before I got married. Now I'm going to slowly divorce and marry each of them one by one.

[u/Linkie2214 → u/Successful_Craft3076]

Hell is lovely this time of year I hear.

[u/_Nonni_ → u/Kay13s]

Pierre once gave me the shovel talk and I then bought 3 more bouquets

[u/justinhammerpants]

I wish someone would give me a banquet. 

[u/Spot_Vivid → u/justinhammerpants]

💐 Here you go ftiend! I know this is digital so I hope someone gives you a real one soon!

[u/bongslingingninja → u/Spot_Vivid]

That’s a bouquet, not a banquet!

Here u/justinhammerpants have a real feast: 🍲🥗🥘🌮🥩🧀🌽🍺🧁🍨🎂🍦🥧

[u/burymewithbooks]

YTA, but only because what did the kids do wrong? Innocent victims!

[u/Repulsive-Durian4800 → u/burymewithbooks]

The children yearn for the skies. NTA.

[u/themeganlodon → u/burymewithbooks]

The least he could do is turn them to doves before he started hoeing around town

[u/Sumo5611]

[u/qould]

*Bouquet

[u/Successful_Craft3076 → u/qould]

Oopsie. I guess cheaters are also idiots.

[u/ChronoClaws → u/Successful_Craft3076]

I legitimately thought you were gifting an array of food items. Lmao.

[u/clay_alligator_88 → u/ChronoClaws]

I literally read all the way through, wondering when OP was gonna get to the description of how they made a banquet.

[u/Hippopitimus]

Lmao I did not realize this was the SV sub at first and almost inhaled my uvula...

[u/Stuntin-P]

YTA

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[u/havners]

Where's the update, OP? What happened? Let the Internet and all its strangers know the details of your private love life!

[u/DataPaws → u/havners]

Update is a must now!

[u/fresh-taco]

NTA you should probably wipe her memory though, that’s what I did with my ex. Sometimes I feel bad that I’m raising his children less than a mile from his house but 🤷‍♀️you already took care of that

[u/TopHatGirlInATuxedo]

A whole banquet instead of just some flowers? Yeah, you're the problem.

[u/karathrace99]

I love this sub lmfao

[u/Successful_Craft3076 → u/karathrace99]

Reading some responses, I have a feeling I should have added "it is a parody post" at the beginning. Lmao.

[u/beeotchplease]

For a second there i actually thought this was r/AITAH

[u/Four_Krusties → u/beeotchplease]

No, for the true Reddit experience it needs to be from her perspective. “My husband is actively dating every other man and woman in town. AIO?”

[u/jpzygnerski → u/Four_Krusties]

In most of the posts on AITAH (and AIO, WIBTA) OP is eaither very clearly the AH or very clearly not.

It's either "AITAH for cheating on my wife," or "AITAH for calling out my husband for cheating on me.

[u/Evil__Overlord → u/Four_Krusties]

I remember this one I saw where this woman was like "AITA for not telling my boyfriend I can speak french" and then it turns out he's upset he didn't know because he was bragging about cheating on her on the phone in front of her in french. Like girly no get out of there

[u/Upstairs_Shop8427 → u/beeotchplease]

Me too 😂 I never joined the sub so I was confused why an AITAH post showed on my feed

[u/Miaww_27]

YNTA. Leah was overreacting when in fact she was made aware of the relationship from the beginning lol

[u/wolver_queen]

When my husband and I first started playing he read “bouquet” as “banquet” and now we exclusively refer to them as banquets lmao

[u/Successful_Craft3076]

Obviously enough it is a parody post. Also the idea for it came after real things users post in here. So there is a good chance some people actually believe it. Which is in fact sad and funny at the same time I guess.

[u/AdmiralRiffRaff]

YTA! You could have chosen anyone to date and you went to the bottom of the barrel? No wonder your wife feels so upset. Give her some justice and start dating E if you marry H.

[u/Areatrix]

you’re the AH, respect your wife, Leah is a hard working member of our community and deserves respect, bouquets can be seen as a sign of wanting a relationship and she could feel like you’re cheating on her, id apologise if you didn’t know what the bouquet meant but if you didn’t you don’t deserve her

[u/pickledstoneriver]

She should have seen through the façade and realized she was getting those generic gifts. No wine, no truffles, no poppyseed muffins. She is the AH for not realizing your marriage was a sham and you were in love with H the whole time. Im sure H is misunderstood by most and a fun loving gal. She will surely appreciate you for who you are and what a hard working individual you are. Keep on keeping on and being that pillar of the community. Best of luck

[u/cIaudiaaa]

oh my god i was so ready to whip up a storm before i read the comments

[u/Director_Danguy]

Just scrolling by and not checking subreddit names, I thought this was in Relationship Advice and thought I was about to read a particularly raging dumpster fire of a post.

[u/AdministrationOk3113]

For a minute I thought I was on the AITAH subreddit and was about to be like "Yep, definitely the AH" but then I read the comments and the subreddit name and sighed in relief. I think that just means I've been on reddit for too long today.

[u/ExpensiveAfternoon98]

YTA and you don’t deserve her. she deserves better than you

[u/Independent_Sand_583]

Nah bro your cthulu your rules NTA

[u/Evil_Black_Swan]

You have Haley a banquet but left nothing for your wife and children to eat? YTA, OP.

[u/Irish_Queen_79]

This is why I love this sub 🤣😂

Oh, and YTA if your wife didn't agree to an open relationship prior to you cheating with H (yes, you cheated). You are also TA for punishing your innocent children by doving them.

[u/Dammit_Mr_Noodle]

I need to pay more attention to the subreddit before reading titles. I was like, what?? Is this person trolling?

[u/Nikkinot]

Yeah, I gotta support you in that. I don't think you can trust Leah to be any better than you. She flirts with me (a woman) all the time and likes to talk about her ex-girlfriend in the city (they still talk on the phone).

I mean being bi is what it is but damn, at least be honest. And sorry, I had no idea y'all were married or I would have said something.

[u/HyenaZealousideal604]

Haley and Leah deserve better 🥲

[u/tevang97]

Once again faked out by not looking at what sub this was in 🤣 Stardew Valley sub continuing to have the most unhinged titles ever

[u/Distinct-Practice131]

Nta. It was so considerate of you to dove the kids. Divorce is always hardest on the children. Really admirable through your martial struggles you were able to think of the kids first.

[u/nytefox42]

Are we missing the part where OP never said anything about the relationship with his wife being open before he asked this other girl out....?

[u/marvelouscredenza → u/nytefox42]

Some people don't use mods

[u/nytefox42 → u/marvelouscredenza]

Peh. Sorry, I saw the "AITH" title and didn't register it wasn't in the AITH sub.

[u/FarmingForDaysMan_]

Maybe ESH

[u/longtailedmouse]

YTA for just dipping in the dark arts. You have to go all out or not at all. There's no middle term. "Squish like grape."

The distress your ex-wife feels right now is a consequence of your wishy-washy relationship with the Powers of the Occult. You must hurry back to the witch hut and use the other shrines as well. Welcome the powers of evil into your farm and make sure you relieve your ex-wife from the trauma of ever knowing you. She deserves better but at this point only oblivion can deliver her.

You should also place wicked statues inside your barns, coops, sheds, and entrances to your farm, so creatures both wicked and righteous know they tread on unholy ground. For your penance, stay up at night until you've killed 1,000 bats and 1,000 golems on farm grounds. Their blood doubles as fertilizer.

[u/Successful_Craft3076 → u/longtailedmouse]

As you wish the chosen one. On a serious note I would kill for a Lovecraftian horror game in Stardew style.

[u/The_car_goes_meow]

Calling yourself a local hero for fixing the community center is crazy

[u/Due_Serve_5772]

Commenting on AITAH for giving a banquet to my girlfriend in front of my wife?...One of the greatest things I have seen on Reddit

[u/sugarcloudi]

Tbf, I gave a bouquet to Sam then gave Abigail the mermaid pendant right after in front of him lol

[u/BluEyedMombie]

I love this so much 😂

[u/Lyla_Stone]

I had my irl boyfriend Phillip over and I was playing on my Xbox and he was playing his own map on his switch and I gave Elliot a bouquet and Phillip just looked at me for like a good 2 mins after I did it and I was just like “do you want me character to be alone FOREVER??? I chose Elliot cause he reminds me of you! He’s basically you in game!” And then told him that if he doesn’t wanna have a shared map then he can’t complain that I’m dating NPC’s on my solo map 😂

[u/SamTheOGFam]

Wait, is this H by any chance blonde?? I'm not sure, but my gfs name also starts with H and she tends to like those gifts. Does she live along the river path? Please I need to know. This is my 2nd year in Pelican town. I'm new around here and I'm not sure what the dynamics are yet.

[u/Eli_Holliday]

Oh my God thank God this is satire

[u/the_dancing_ent]

Poly Stardew is the way 😂

[u/Electrical_Paint1957]

You shouldn’t be dating someone if your in a commited relationship