Woman stirs controversy after sharing reason for ‘faking’ food poisoning

She consulted Reddit's "Am I the A******" (AITA) forum for help. "AITA for faking food poisoning to teach my boyfriend a lesson?" she wrote. "My boyfriend and I both love to cook. "However, he has a serious issue with cross-contamination that drives me insane. "However, he has a serious issue with cross-contamination that drives me insane. we were making carnitas when I noticed that he was using the same knife and cutting board to chop raw pork, to then chop up onions and radishes. we were making carnitas when I noticed that he was using the same knife and cutting board to chop raw pork, to then chop up onions and radishes. I told him we couldn’t use the onions and radishes for the dish because they were contaminated with raw pork". I told him we couldn’t use the onions and radishes for the dish because they were contaminated with raw pork". "He flipped out and kept saying, 'It’s not like it’s chicken.' He stormed off into our bedroom and refused to finish cooking with me," she said. "Without him knowing, I cut up new onions and radishes for garnishing and we ate dinner separately. "The next day we were supposed to go to his parent’s place as they were hosting a congratulatory dinner for my boyfriend's new job. "I faked being ill and hung out in bed watching Netflix and reading most of the day. His mother messaged me later on, explaining that it was extremely rude of me to have missed the dinner". Reddit users didn't think the girlfriend's deception was necessary. "Manipulative and mean," one person commented