Wife Tells Husband She’s Leaving Him if He Doesn’t Say Yes to Her Disney Trip

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Everyone loves a good trip to Disneyland, but if you're planning one for your whole family, then you know it can get pricey (not to mention stressful when it comes down to all the planning). One man recently got in the mother of all marital arguments with his wife after he put his foot down over her demands for a family trip to Disneyland. Apparently, she became so angry over it that she threatened to divorce him.

It all started when the couple recently got some news.

The man's parents inherited a small property at some point, and they mentioned that they intend to sell it within the next year. When they do, they plan to distribute the money from the sale evenly between their four children.

Pretty nice gesture, huh?

Problem is, the couple has different ideas of how to spend their portion of the money.

According to the husband, his wife walked into the room one morning and declared: "When we get that money it's 100 percent nonnegotiable we are booking Disneyland."

That's right — nonnegotiable.

Now, it's not that the dad dislikes Disney or anything.

In fact, he admits that his whole family would likely love it.

"My kids love Disney/Pixar films," he explained in his post on Reddit, which has since been deleted. "My son has additional needs and communicates through pictures and phrases from his favorite films. He would almost certainly enjoy going to Disneyland."

And it's not as though going to Disneyland has been totally out of the question so far, even without the extra money.

"We are OK financially," he went on, "but like most people would need to save up for a big holiday like that."

In fact, the couple has even discussed going together in the past but had wanted to do it when their kids were older.

Nevertheless, he didn't care for his wife's approach.

"I responded by laughing as I thought she was joking," the father wrote. "While I would definitely consider it, I don't think she gets to unilaterally decide what that money is spent on without any kind of discussion."

But "laughing it off" was apparently not the response his wife was looking for. In fact, she got so fuming mad, she threatened to leave him.

"Her response was to say if I can't commit to it then she is leaving me," the husband relayed.

The husband was left pretty baffled by the whole thing.

"She is prone to over reacting, so clearly I think she is in the wrong," he wrote.

Still, he wondered if he was ultimately in the wrong because he knows his kids would love a trip to Disneyland when all was said and done, especially if his son got to meet some of his favorite characters.

A lot of people were pretty floored by the wife's response.

"I wouldn't want to marry someone who just decided they're going to take money I'm inheriting from my parents and have the final say on where it goes," one person wrote.

"She threatened to divorce him because he is not sharing the money that HE gets," another person scoffed. "Wife or girlfriend, why would she have a say in your money?"

"Holding relationships hostage is emotionally abusive behavior," another person commented.

In fact, most commenters sided with the husband.

Especially given the times we're in.

"As long as Corona is around, you should definitely try to keep money as a back-up instead of spending it for Disneyland so her going 'either we go there or I am gone' is pretty insane," one person wrote. "Also, her saying she will leave you if the money is not spend for Disneyland is a big red flag. How is a trip to Disneyland in a pandemic more important than your marriage?"

"Never been a better time to wait and see with finances, which is probably why the parents are trying to set their kids up with this plan," another person chimed in.

At least one person tried to play devil's advocate, though.

"She went about this wrong, but it sounds like she is very set on sharing a family experience with the children that you admit that they’d probably love, when in other circumstances a trip like this would be out of your budget for many, many years," one person reasoned. "Children grow up, fast, and children with special needs do often have wonderful times at the parks because of their inclusiveness and staff training. She may be being dramatic, or she may be screaming for a break or a bit of family joy, or demanding a priority that isn't just all business when it comes to how finances are spent in your household.

"Give your family a wonderful gift," the person continued. "Let them go to Disney. And let yourself go to the parks and have fun, too … The gift money should be for joy, splurges, and things you wouldn’t otherwise do for yourselves."

It's too soon to say how exactly this panned out because the dad hasn't followed up on the thread to share any updates. Hopefully, though, this gets resolved (and not by divorce).