Aunt, 52, Says Nephew’s Wife Is ‘The Most Spoiled Woman’ She’s Ever Seen—Mocks Him for Financially Supporting Her And Being ‘Trained Like A Dog’
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Apparently, treating your wife well is controversial when you’re married into dysfunction.
That’s what one 37-year-old husband realized after years of side-eyes and snide comments from his 52-year-old aunt — all aimed at his wife, who lives with chronic pain.
In a post on Reddit, he said their rhythm as a couple works: he got a promotion, she left her job to focus on her health, and they’ve been thriving since. He said it was “the best decision we ever made.”
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He brings home flowers, signs her up for classes, handles dinner when she’s not feeling well. She manages the house on good days, and he picks up the slack on bad ones. There’s no scoreboard — just a system that works.
His aunt, though, couldn’t stand it. At every family gathering, she’d throw a jab. If his wife took up pottery, the aunt muttered, “Must be nice to have nothing to do all day.” If he cooked? “So you’re doing everything now.” Gifts? “She’s got you wrapped around her finger.”
He stayed quiet for years. But during a recent dinner — with his wife home recovering from a bad week — he mentioned leaving early to pick up her prescription. The aunt laughed and said, “That girl has you trained like a dog. She’s the most spoiled woman I’ve ever seen.”
That’s when he finally said it:
“She’s not spoiled. Your husband just doesn’t give a sh*t about you, and you’re taking it out on my wife because you can’t deal with that.”
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A Supportive Marriage Can Make Other People Deeply Uncomfortable
Commenters didn’t think he was cruel — they thought he’d simply told the truth. For years, the aunt had been targeting someone who wasn’t even there to defend herself. Not because she was offended by the wife’s choices, but because she was uncomfortable with her own.
This is a textbook example of what psychologists call crab mentality — the behavior where people in a group try to pull down anyone who seems to rise or escape, just like crabs trying to crawl out of a bucket. It often shows up in families when one person’s healthy relationship or financial success threatens the fragile balance everyone else is clinging to.
A 2024 study published in the South African Journal of Business Management found that this mentality thrives in high-stress, insecure environments. When someone within a group finds peace, support, or success, others who feel stuck may react with resentment instead of reflection.
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The truth is, it’s no one’s business how a couple splits their responsibilities — emotionally, financially, or practically. If one partner earns more and the other rests more, if someone takes care of prescriptions while the other focuses on healing — that’s between them. If it works, and both people are happy, that’s the only metric that matters.
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