My Husband Kept Leaving ‘Just a Bit’ of Food Over to Avoid Doing Dishes – So I Came Up with a Tricky Solution He Never Saw Coming
I’ve been married to Kyle for 12 years, and while I love him, he has one habit that drove me crazy: refusing to wash dishes by leaving a tiny bit of food in them—just enough to claim they weren’t dirty. He’d stash these scraps in the fridge, insisting he might finish them later. Spoiler: he never did.
After asking him countless times to stop, I came up with a plan. I secretly collected all his “leftovers” into one container. Then one day, I served them to him as a fancy “tasting menu” lunch—complete with one green bean, half a nugget, and a spoonful of soup. He laughed, got the message, and promised to change.
To really drive it home, I later staged a “full experience” dinner: a sip of water, 1% TV remote battery, an almost-worn shirt, and the final 30 seconds of his favorite movie. He couldn’t stop laughing—and more importantly, he finally got it.
That night, he cleaned every dish without being asked. And two months later, he’s still doing it. Turns out, a little creativity can go a long way in marriage—and sometimes, the best way to make a point is with humor.
