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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Firestone140 on 2024-10-29 00:04:16+00:00.

My wife and I have been happily married for just over a year, but we’ve been together for more than 10. Today, though, was strange.

She quit her teaching job at the end of the school year and found a new job that started in October. So, we decided to use the gap to fix up the house we bought last year: Painting, improving electrics, redecorating, that kind of stuff. I even took time off so we could work on it together. We made good progress but didn’t finish everything.

Now, with her new job, she’s working long hours and is exhausted, so finishing up on painting the last bits hasn’t happened even though I asked her if we could finish it many times. Tools and paint clutter the house.

Today, I finally got fed up with tripping over all the painting gear. I knew she prefers us painting together, but I wanted it done, and wanted to surprise her with the finished task. I set everything up carefully and painted the wall and the wooden rim. It looked good, no mess. I was proud of myself. But then my wife came home…

She saw the painting tape, looked at the wall, and became furious. She barely spoke to me, even though I made dinner. Finally, after asking repeatedly, she said, “It’s no use; you’ll just do it again anyway.” She criticized everything: I should have told her beforehand (it’s not like I do much without her knowing), used different paint, noticed a tiny paint drop.

Then we went to her parents’ anniversary. She didn’t wear her wedding ring (she never takes it off), barely spoke to me on the way, ignored me there, and was all smiles with everyone else. We walked home in silence, and she went to bed without saying goodnight.

So now I’m sitting here, wondering what on earth I missed and if my marriage is over.

TL;DR: I painted a wall to finally finish the living room, but my wife disapproved and is acting like I betrayed her.