AITA for telling my wife off for making our home smell of weed before new clients come around.
This morning we woke, and I could tell my wife was upset, mostly about our cat passing away. I stayed in bed for an extra hour with her to comfort and cuddle, etc. Then eventually I had to get out of bed as I had a new client coming to the house. At the time of leaving the bed, her mood had improved.
She was well aware of new clients coming over, as I had mentioned it numerous times. Fast forward, it’s 10 minutes until the clients arrive, and I have just finished cleaning my office and prepping. I then walk into the adjacent room, and it reeks of marijuana.
I immediately panic because obviously it would look completely unprofessional to prospective clients that we are getting high. I quickly turn on the A/C and spray perfume everywhere. My wife does help and offers the idea of scented spray, but she is also telling me to relax and that they are not going to smell it because the doors are shut to my office area. This agitates me further.
I do not believe this, as I think the smell can travel quite easily, and that we might be accustomed to the smell and can no longer tell how intense it is. I am quite agitated, and my voice does raise; I do not shout at her, but my voice is louder than usual. I also tell her that I am disappointed in her for not having the foresight to see this problem.
Fast forward, my meeting goes well, but I will never know if they were able to smell the marijuana or not.
Afterward I apologise to my wife for my agitated mood; I ask her to be considerate of the fact I was panicked and tense. She is upset with me for scolding her—I then (immaturely) rescind my previous apology because in my mind, if she is going to act defensive about this situation, then the gloves are off.
We have not spoken since. Am I the Asshole?
AITA for telling my wife off for making our home smell of weed before new clients come around.
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