Woman praised for 'student' method to ensure partner doesn't steal her snacks
If you've ever been a student, you'll understand the struggles of having to label every last thing that's put in the fridge. Whether you wrote it in black marker pen with a threatening message accompanying it, or ripped off a bit of paper and unassumingly wrote your initials, there are many methods to try and keep greedy housemates away from your stuff.
But what if your housemate is your partner of four years, and he's the one stealing your snacks?
A woman said that she'd been living with her partner for three years, but over this time they've "struggled to find a good compromise with food" - and she complained that she knew her snacks were not "safe" when her boyfriend was around.
She took to Reddit to write: "At times, I just want to buy a snack for myself and feel like it's safe in the house. But my partner has a different stance, and once he sees a snack in the house, he immediately eats it. This has been a consistent problem. He eats like there is no tomorrow, and I feel my food is unsafe around him and don't feel comfortable leaving it out.
"I started buying snacks that I know he dislikes, so that they felt safe. But he will even eat the food he doesn't like, which indicates there is a problem. I then began splitting things in half, to feel like I had more control over my food. He would then pick at both halves and disrespect this, too.
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"My last resort is buying myself a Tupperware box that is labelled with my name, to ensure he does not eat my stuff. He is accusing me of being childish and unable to share, whereas I just want to feel like my food is safe in my own home. I know I could simply buy two of every snack I want, but I don't think it should come to that and I feel like my food boundaries should be respected."
In the comments, people defended her and were quick to tell her she wasn't being unreasonable. One wrote: "You chose a reasonable response to an unreasonable situation. That never makes you an a**hole. [...] This situation is untenable. If there is nothing wrong with him, it simply means that he has 0 respect for you, which does not make for a healthy relationship. If there is something wrong with him and he is ignoring it, he is making himself a burden on you, which also makes for an unhealthy relationship. He needs to figure out what the f**k is going on, otherwise, I don't see how this won't severely damage your relationship."
Someone else said: "If you can't trust your partner, there is no relationship", whilst another said: "Why are you with this person? They have zero respect for you, your boundaries, and your money. If this was me, I'd keep my food somewhere really safe - a new place to live by myself."
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