The wedding anniversary turned sour, causing the wife and mother to feel defensive, as Reddit users labeled the situation 'toxic'.

The woman who shared her story of a 10th wedding anniversary gone wrong received little sympathy from other Reddit users, with one commenter calling the situation "toxic" and most criticizing her for poor communication and lack of consideration for her husband.

In less than 24 hours, her post garnered more than 5,000 reactions and 1,000 comments.

The woman, who is 37 years old and married to her 38-year-old husband, wrote that their 10-year anniversary was last week.

She took the day off work to spend time with him, but it didn't happen, as she said.

"I knew my husband had the day off because he had taken the call the day before," wrote "Illustrious_Goat_143."

My gift was waiting for me on the end table on our anniversary, even though it wasn't wrapped, I appreciated it and didn't complain.

After dropping off our 8-year-old boy and 7-year-old girl at the bus stop, I went home and made breakfast for him. I brought it to him in bed, but he was still sleeping. No problem, I just ate it myself.

"I asked if he had any plans for the day, and he said, ‘To relax.’"

She wrote, "My husband woke up at around 9, said ‘Happy Anniversary,’ went downstairs, and made himself breakfast."

She inquired about his plans for the day and he replied, "Relax."

He said no to my suggestion of going to a restaurant or seeing a movie together, leaving me feeling disheartened, but I took his response.

She said that 20 minutes later, she got dressed and headed out to treat herself to the spa, shopping, and other activities.

Was she wrong "for leaving my husband at home with our kids after he blew off our anniversary"?

When the woman returned home at 6 p.m., her husband was with their kids. By the time the kids went to bed, he brought up the fact that she had left and asked why she did so.

She revealed that she told him the reason for her actions was because she wasn't willing to spend all day doing nothing as he requested, and that he didn't value her time enough to spend it with her, so it wasn't a problem for her to spend time alone.

I'm posting here on Reddit to determine if my past actions were a--hole-like.

She inquired if she was in the wrong for leaving her husband at home with their children after he missed their anniversary celebration.

"Where was his gift? Did you get him one?"

Another Reddit user responded to the woman with a series of direct comments.

This person wrote that the husband "is a jerk for refusing to do something when you asked and you're an jerk too for a variety of reasons."

Did you get the commenter a gift?

If you made him breakfast while he was sleeping and then ate it, he made his breakfast — that’s not a point for you.

The woman was directly confronted by the commenter, who accused her of not communicating and leaving her partner alone on their anniversary. If the woman truly desired to spend time together, she could have made an effort. Instead, the commenter suggested that the woman wanted to be pampered or spoiled.

The commenter concluded the assessment with, "This post conveys the sentiment that it is the husband's responsibility to plan their anniversary and the wife's role is to enjoy it."

"You know the one basis of a good marriage is communication."

Assuming in medicine, I am assuming that your husband was on call the day before. Call blows. The next day, all I want to do is rest.

The person observed that you did not plan anything with him/her but expected him/her to cater to your needs. Afterward, you simply departed.

The person added, "This is toxic."

Another commenter tried to educate the poster about a few relationship basics.

"For 10 years, you've been married. The foundation of a successful marriage is communication. If your husband desired to remain at home while you wished to venture out, that's acceptable. However, it's crucial to inform him of your plans before leaving."

It's astonishing that you've reached your 10th anniversary despite the fact that neither of you is skilled in communication.

A psychologist was contacted by Planet Chronicle Digital for insights on the couple's predicament.

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