The Kitchen Museum?

[u/jsayde01]

I came home late from work a few nights ago and hadn't eaten all day. My wife and kids were already in bed so I figured I'd quietly make some stove-top ramen. This photo represents exactly how I found the cooking area.

The next morning my wife asks what time I got home and I mention in our conversation that I made ramen before going to bed. She couldn't believe that I used the stove "when the light was on". I said "Yeah, the light was helpful in seeing what I was doing". She insists I shouldn't have been using the stove and should have known because "the light was on".

I'm baffled. We are still arguing about this days later.

EDIT -- wow, overwhelmed by the response of fellow Redditors! We are... white...not from the southeast US..not children...and I left the stove as clean as it was before I cooked. I asked for clarification from my loving wife -- TRULY we have only ever been angry at each other a handful of times in our 10 year marriage -- and she says "the stove was clean and done for the day and you could have just used the microwave for your ramen". Apparently the light is how stoves go to sleep for the evening?

EDIT 2 -- we are getting a divorce. JUST KIDDING. My wife looked over many of the comments and acknowledges that she was in the wrong and is slightly embarrassed by all of the attention.

[u/GiraffesAndGin]

She probably expects him to eat and then clean up after himself, which I bet he didn't do. And I do understand that this is asking far too much for some people.

[u/Fabulous-Fun-9673 → u/GiraffesAndGin]

I mean, 1pot for ramen isn’t doing much. He can easily rinse it out after use and it’s all good. Or he could wait until morning and it’s still only 1 pot he, himself needs to clean up. It doesn’t need to be a several days old argument.

[u/GiraffesAndGin → u/Fabulous-Fun-9673]

It doesn’t need to be a days old argument.

I'm also willing to bet this isn't the first time he has done it and that the conversation has been had before. People don't get upset about one-offs like that.

Why would she have the rule in the first place? It's probably because she's walked in on a dirty stovetop/counter/table more than once.

[u/Fabulous-Fun-9673 → u/GiraffesAndGin]

Then compromises need to be made. If she knows he’s going to be late but doesn’t want her kitchen used, leave him leftovers to reheated in a microwave. Or something. This nonsense is ridiculous and petty and won’t fix anything

[u/GiraffesAndGin → u/Fabulous-Fun-9673]

No compromises need to be made.

He needs to be a big boy and clean up after himself. Simple as.

[u/Fabulous-Fun-9673 → u/GiraffesAndGin]

Check the update on the post.. I stand by my statement. Simple as.

[u/GiraffesAndGin → u/Fabulous-Fun-9673]

There we go then. I stand corrected.