Wife Left Furious After Husband Refuses To Watch Her Beloved Show, Only To Get Hooked When Cousin Recommeds It
He dismissed her suggestion for years, then jumped when his cousin recommended it.
A small moment during a lazy evening sparked a surprisingly tense conversation for this couple. For years, the wife had gently nudged her husband to try Gilmore Girls with her. She grew up loving the show and thought it might be a fun series to share.
He always brushed it off, saying it just wasn’t his thing. She didn’t push, and she didn’t resent it. She simply watched the show on her own every now and then, happy to revisit something that had shaped a piece of her teenage years.
During a family dinner, his cousin mentioned how he got hooked on the same show after his wife introduced him to it. The husband laughed about it at the table and moved on.
The next day, while the couple lounged on the couch looking for something to watch, he suddenly typed Gilmore Girls into the search bar and acted excited to finally try it. He even said his cousin told him it was surprisingly good.
For his wife, it landed in the wrong place. She had recommended this exact show for ages, clips and all, and he never budged. Now, one casual endorsement from a cousin had him ready to binge it.
When she pointed out the double standard, he brushed it off and asked if she was sure it was the same show. That only made her feel more overlooked, and she told him he could watch it alone before heading to the bedroom.
It wasn’t really about television. It was about feeling dismissed until someone else said the same thing she’d been saying for years. If you want the full story, here are the screenshots so you can read everything yourself.
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OP got pissed at him for snubbing her recommendations all these years, only to finally pick up interest now. To make matters worse, he feigned ignorance
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Important edit
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We gathered some interesting comments from the Reddit community
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“I'm willing to bet this isn't the first time he's done something like this.”
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“ NTA. I bet he got turned off at the thought that it was a female-oriented show, and only opened up to trying it when a male recommended it.”
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“The number of times I’ve been in this situation with men, it’s too many to count.”
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“This is something men do so much to us.”
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“It can feel hurtful to recommend something over and over to someone and the second someone else does they acknowledge it.”
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This situation wasn’t about a TV show as much as it was about wanting to feel heard. His interest only sparked after someone else validated the same suggestion she had made for years, and that can sting even in the calmest relationships.
At the same time, it’s easy to see how he might not have realized the impact of the moment. They eventually talked through it, which is what matters most. What do you think about how both of them handled it?
