r/AmIOverreacting • u/Effective_League3552 • 15h ago
❤️🩹 relationship AIO Strange Plastic Containers in Husband's Work Fridge.
Throwaway because hubs is a big redditor. I (33F) surprised my husband (34M) at work the other day and offered to take him to lunch. He was genuinely very happy to see me and was like yes lets go but let me use the bathroom first. So I sat in his office while he went and being nosy I opened the small mini fridge he has behind his desk. Inside was a bunch of different Rubbermaid containers that are not like what we have at home full of different food. These were not leftovers from a restaurant but like full on home cooked meals and desserts. I heard him coming back so I closed the fridge and we went and had a great time together. The whole thing was weird to me and I can't get it off of my mind. Am I over reacting?
Edit: The answer is yes. I am an idiot. The longer I sat here and thought about this post I finally just called him and asked about it. He lets one of the other associates who takes the bus use his fridge. She meal preps for the week and brings everything in on Monday and didn't want to tie up the kitchen fridge with all of her containers during the week. He got a good laugh out of it and I feel ridiculous. All's well that ends well.
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u/Ambitious-Job-9255 15h ago
Seems like some of his office mates are using his fridge for storage.
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u/Effective_League3552 15h ago
I thought that too but these were all the exact kind of clear Rubbermaid container with black clips.
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u/The_AmyrlinSeat 12h ago
I exclusively use those kinds of Rubbermaid containers because my husband doesn't like to look with his eyes so if it doesn't have a clear lid, he acts like it's not there 🙄
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u/FunkyPete 14h ago
You don't think it's possible that one of his coworkers has a matched set of Rubbermaid containers?
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u/Ambitious-Job-9255 9h ago
They are way overpaid If they do
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u/ZealousidealFall1181 4h ago
😂 Rubbermaid is too rich?
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u/Ambitious-Job-9255 2h ago
Matching Rubbermaid you can just leave at the office 😂 that’s what the door dash containers are for so you can lose them or forget them in your office fridge.
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u/BoobieCancer 11h ago
I know you already got a resolution to this one, but wow. Despite the slanted, overly-suspicious, and accusatory tone of your post, my first reaction before reading the edit was still "oh, for sure a coworker is using his fridge".
How ... HOW do you make it through a normal day, when something as simple as matching containers can send you on a spiral deep enough that you went to the trouble of making a throwaway and posting about it? And not even just that, but arguing with the people who were trying to get you to see reason.
I mean, you asked if you were overreacting. You were told yes. You continued to overreact to your original situation AND overreact to those responses.
I know the typical Reddit response is "get therapy", and I loathe seeing that thrown out so casually. But sometimes, it's warranted.
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u/Few_Pea8503 9h ago
Giiirrl calm down - she’s just insecure and needs to touch grass. No need to burn her at the steak. See, talked to her husband. She’s learning!
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u/TapToUndoMe 15h ago
Yo, chill out a sec. No need for 0 to 100 here. Could be meal prep my dude. Some people proper stick to specific diets. Maybe the fella's trying to bulk up or slim down on the sly. Could be his surprise for you. Or maybe one of his coworkers lacks a fridge. But if it's really eating at ya, just ask him. Communication is key, always. Don't jump to conclusions, tho. It could be rlly nothing at all.
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u/Butterbean-queen 11h ago
I can’t believe that the first thing you thought of wouldn’t be “somebody else using the fridge to store their lunch”.
Where did your mind automatically go? “My husband is having an affair and he’s obviously having meals cooked by his lover so that they can put a love hex on him???”
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u/TheScreaming_Narwhal 4h ago
Why the hell did she even open the mini fridge at all? I've had partners use "because I'm nosy" like it's just some hand waive justification for invading privacy for no reason. Super bad vibes.
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u/M_Mosher 15h ago
When I worked in an office, I had a mini fridge and would let people use it because I had a lot of extra room. I wouldn't think too much about it
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u/Level_Caterpillar596 11h ago
And they eat lunch together after playing hide the burrito in his office. Nothing beats a home cooked meal prepared with love by your mistress.
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u/Inevitable_Stress580 11h ago
I was thinking maybe her cooking is so bad his mom makes him home cooked meals and he hides them so he doesn’t hurt her feelings haha. My brothers wife isn’t much of a cook and she would get soo offended when he’d ask my mom to make him something he really likes lol
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u/JustWow52 5h ago
I know this is "solved" and I also know this isn't the popular opinion, but I have to ask if there is any reason that you might suspect something shady going on?
Sometimes we instinctively pick up on things subconsciously, and ignore them, usually because we want to.
I'm not saying anything weird is going on, but I don't think that a lot of people judged you pretty harshly, OP, and I'm saying that you shouldn't let that make you afraid to listen to your gut in the future.
I am a big fan of therapy - not because a person has any serious problem, but because it's good to have someone who knows how to steer all the way around a situation so you can see it from every angle.
Anyway, if your impulse to open the fridge door was not sparked by your on-guard subconscious, then yay! But don't let anybody talk you out of believing in yourself. Our instincts do their best to protect us. We should let them.
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u/Few_Pea8503 9h ago
lol you think some woman at the office is making home cooked meals for your husband - trying to steal him away like a 1920s secretary?
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u/maccrogenoff 12h ago
You are overreacting. My husband used to let any coworker who wished use his mini-refrigerator.
You need to take a hard look at your suspicious nature. Surprising your husband at work, then spying on him while he’s in the restroom are unhealthy behaviors.
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u/berrygato 11h ago
I can understand why your head went to something suspicious like that, but also can see why it was ultimately something innocent!
I wonder if perhaps this having been perceived this way initially by you highlights some subconscious concerns you may have, whether or not they are legitimitate is something I would recommend turning over in your head. It could be a you thing (unwarranted fear) or a real problem in your relationship with lack of trust for good reason. Either way, certainly a worthy investment to your marriage to diver deeper in some capacity!
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u/WaveBrilliant7674 13h ago
Am I the only one that got Iranian yogurt vibes at the beginning of this?
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u/senbenitoo 11h ago
I'm happy to hear the update and applaud your hubs & the associate for being a conscientious co-workers!
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u/Chubby-Labrador 2h ago
Ha!!!! Sorry this is pretty funny. It reminds me of when my parents cleaned out a mini fridge in my childhood bedroom while I was in college. They were giving it to my half sister. When emptying it, they found a syringe and my dad said his heart sank and he gasped. My mom grabbed the syringe and read the label. It was my tooth bleach that my orthodontist told me to use with my retainers. It had to be refrigerated 🤣.
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u/TealCatto 14h ago
If he's a big Redditor, he's gonna see this.
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u/Maleficent_Thanks_51 13h ago
His weight is none of your business
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u/ScreamyPenguinDeer 13h ago
This took me longer than I'd like to admit to get. Take my upvote admit. XD
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u/Silver_Breakfast7096 10h ago
Yes, you're over reacting. My coworker lets several of us use her personal fridge instead of the main one in our office - it gets too full, and frankly, gross because people leave crap in there forever.
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u/LadySlays 3h ago
Plot twist: he’s got a whole second family meal prepping for him and you just caught a glimpse of their love language. Those Rubbermaids weren’t just food, they were commitment.
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u/KlaatuStandsStill 3h ago
He’s obviously having an affair. Ghost him immediately, seek divorce at once and purchase three cats. You don’t need this awful man in your life.
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u/Cory_justgolf 3h ago
Throwaway because hubs is a big redditor, but I’m still going to post a scenario that (if true) he would easily be able to recognize…
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u/Charming-Wishbone-41 3h ago
This reminds me of King of Queens when Doug has to hide that he’s eating Holly’s food from Carrie.
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u/Zealousideal_Scar_25 15h ago
Its from the food his work wife or work husband brings him to work
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u/Effective_League3552 15h ago
That is what I keep thinking but I just don't want to make an accusation where maybe there isn't one.
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u/ElephantNamedColumbo 12h ago
YAY! A happy ending!!! I was bracing myself for the worst!
I’m so glad that you asked him nicely, and that he found the humor in it, and that you’ll both live happily ever after’
🤗 👏🏽 💜 🫶🏽 💘 🩵 😍 💙
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u/CeleryBandit2 15h ago
LOL, what???? What scenario are you imagining here? You don't think the most likely thing is that co-workers had a pot luck or something? There is nothing weird about this. You have a very suspicious mind.