AITAH for proving my childhood home was in fact larger than my husband’s?
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So to add context, my husband (m35) and I (f35) grew up in very different neighborhoods (urban vs suburban). When we 1st started dating, his parents wouldn’t allow him to drive their cars to see me for fear that they be stolen or vandalized. 🙄 The stigma surrounding the area wasn’t the best, but my mom and grandparents lived on quiet blocks although they were undeniably in ”the hood”. We’ve been married over a decade and to this day, his parents have not been to a single event or holiday hosted at my childhood home.
Now to the part where I may be the AH…
Last night, we were discussing possible living arrangements and space requirements for an upcoming move. I suggested a multi unit apartment building That we could convert to a multi family home. He noted he didn’t like that idea of an apartment building and we could have a house with multiple kitchens. Then he referenced my grandparents house saying “your grandparents house isn’t that big and they have two kitchens”. I said “I disagree. I think it’s pretty big.” He made a face. I retorted “It’s bigger than your parent’s house.” He said “absolutely not!“ and then I started to compare. My grandparents have more floors, bed and bathrooms…. He tried to ration that just because they had more floors doesn’t mean it was bigger and the square footage is what matters.
SOOOO I looked up the square footage of each home and compared them. My grandparent’s home is 200sq ft larger than his parent‘s. He looked dejected 😔 He admitted that I was right. I felt bad so I mentioned that his parent’s lot of land was bigger… by a lot. He rooked his eyes and walked away.
I took some time to think about it and was able to apologize for being defensive because of the context listed above.
But was I the AH for proving my childhood home was in fact bigger than his?