Aimeé
It’s week three of quarantine in many parts of the U.S. and tempers are running high. All sorts of emotions are running high, really, but anger feels safer to express than hysterical fear, so that’s what’s happening. People who live alone are screaming at the dog. If they don’t have a dog, they’re screaming at a sack of potatoes they’ve dressed up in human clothes. People in relationships or with roommates have those folks to scream at and they’re doing it. A lot.
Podcaster Erin Gloria Ryan asked her many followers what the dumbest fight that people who are cohabiting have gotten into since being trapped together:
What’s the dumbest fight you and your significant other or roommate have gotten into since being trapped inside together for the foreseeable?
— Erin Killer Easter Bunny Ryan (@morninggloria) March 26, 2020
She shared an example of an argument over tortillas that she has with her fiancé:
I’ll start: I got really angry over the suggestion that we should throw away the giant flour tortillas that have been in the fridge for two weeks. “I AM GOING TO MAKE BURRITOS WITH THOSE!” “Are you though?”
— Erin Killer Easter Bunny Ryan (@morninggloria) March 26, 2020
If you’re not screaming at someone about unmade burritos, are you even in quarantine? The responses are pretty hilarious, even if the arguments weren’t at the time. Let’s all try to have a little more patience with each other in this difficult time. Because otherwise there will be a record number of divorces when the courthouses reopen.
1.
Whether I HAVE TO cremate him and miss my opportunity to dramatically throw myself into his coffin at the viewing. Not kidding.
— Jane Marie (@SeeJaneMarie) March 26, 2020
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Also, I organize the belt how I am going to bag and ultimately put away the groceries. (e.g. All cold items together.) He just throws them on like it’s a free for all! LOL
— Maureen H (@mlokos27) March 26, 2020
3.
That this was/wasn’t funny. https://t.co/pbFlKPPJRi pic.twitter.com/jDDCt3osDU
— Jennifer (@jennuhfer9100) March 26, 2020
4.
My partner went to take a bath and when she came out she announced that she had just purchased a $400 telescope.
— Kristen Hamilton (@khamilt9) March 26, 2020
5.
Not a fight but my wife asked “Do you ever wish our house number was even “
— Jeremy White (@JeremyWGR) March 26, 2020
6.
Kitchen sponge resting location.
— Victoria Macchi (@VMMacchi) March 26, 2020
7.
My boyfriend told me the white cheddar Cheetos he bought were solely for his consumption and proceeded to put them on the highest rack in our pantry.
— Melissa Pino (@melissapino_) March 26, 2020
8.
“Why did you put this 38lb bag of dog food on top of this bin? Now I can’t get anything out of it!”
“Do you need something out of there?”
“No but I might!”
“Well let me know and I’ll move the bag for you”
“WHAT IF YOU’RE NOT AROUND?!”
(We haven’t left the house in a week)— JoJo Inglis (@mj_inglis) March 26, 2020
9.
He was too busy reading Reddit and wasn’t paying the correct amount of attention to TIGER KING.
— an erin for all seasons (@likepenguins) March 26, 2020
10.
I poured myself a bowl of cereal with some lactose-free milk. Fiancé freaks out and tells me I have to drink from the two massive gallons of whole milk he insisted on buying since they will go bad soon. I am lactose intolerant. I don’t know who that milk is for.
— Christi (@_cheelicious) March 26, 2020
