I spilled nail polish on my boyfriends end table, hes very upset, should he really be, or is he over reacting?

Question

It's not I i tried to do it, or noticed I did it and left it on there because I didn't care about it. When I saw it, I cleaned it up. There is a spot the size of a nickle that the nailpolish ate through the stain, but thats it. He's not really talking to me, and last night when we went to bed I said "I love you, thanks for helping me clean today" then he said, "I love you too, thanks for ruining my table",

I think he is over reacting, is he?

Answer 1

I don't think he's over reacting - you ruined his table and don't even care. To you, its just "a spot the size of a nickle that the nail polish ate thru, but that's it". To him, its his table that has been ruined. It doesn't matter how much the table is worth, what matters is that you didn't care enough to make sure something like that didn't happen (would it really have been so hard to do your nails with a towel underneath your hands/toes?).

Answer 2

YES,but also you should look at it from his point,if the table was a expensive set then you shouldn't have had the nail polish on it in the first place that's why we make bathrooms for.you can how ever make it better. Get you some fine sandpaper and lightly sand the top of the end table,get all the old stain off,then match up the stain get a brush and re stain it while he is at work.When he comes home say "honey I have a surprise for you" then show him that you fixed the stain.He should be thank full that you fixed it and that you was thought full enough to take it upon yourself to do it. Plus you will be keeping your self busy and learning to do something that may someday give you a Hobie like restoring old antique furniture.

Answer 3

Yes i'd say he is, its an end table for pitys sake not a car or something big. if its an expensive table it can be repaired, if its not whats the big deal anyway? do you two live together? if not perhaps he's upset that the nail polish is a clue that there is a girl around the place. does he over react to other things? and if you are living together isn't it more like the table instead of HIS table? hopefully he doesn't act like this about everything, if he does i'd say he has some issues that haven't shown themselves yet. oh and tell him to NEVER EVER have children if he can't stand a spot on an end table! if he wants to behave so pathetically about it then when he makes a comment like he did going to bed i'd just say, your welcome i was thinking that tomorrow i'd work on the coffee table, or perhaps the dinner table and then wednesday i have some plans for the CARPET!!! just to point out how ridiculous he's being!

Answer 4

Put yourself in his place, think of something that is really important to you. I think the anger comes from the fact that damaging his coffee table could have been avoided had you taken the proper precautions when painting your nails, your lack of doing it makes it seem like his things are not all that important to you, and that well may be, but they are very important to him. Keep that in mind the next time you paint your nails. As for the over reacting part, that may be true, the table can always be sanded and revarnished, but he will hold on to this a while, we ladies call it leverage, it will pass.

Answer 5

Whats done is done, your boyfriend is over reacting a bit, unless of course the table is a family heirloom.
Look in the Yellow pages for a furniture refinishing company, have them come over or take the end table to them and let then refinish it and pay for it yourself. He will not have anything to complain about anymore and and will realize that you care.
I think he should not have said that in bed to you, that was completely over the top, but sometimes we can be babies and asses. Let me apologize on behalf of him...sorry..

Answer 6

He is over reacting. He is being a big baby.

My last girlfriend was just like that.

She would run into a counter and get hurt. I would ask "are you ok?"

She would run into the vacuum knocking it over. I would ask "are you ok?"

I would drop a can of paint on my foot. She would day "Is the floor damanged?" or "Is the paint can damanged?"

She never figured that I cared more than the object.

If he does not forgive you for an accident, he sucks.

He should go back to mommy.

Answer 7

Maybe this is the straw that broke the camel's back. He may be angry about something else and this is just what set him off. He needs to talk to you about this because he is definitely over reacting and if this is how he acts over a trivial thing, how will he react over something important? You could confront him, tell him that you know he is angry about something else and that it's not fair to treat you like this and that you deserve to know what's really going on.

Answer 8

One morning I woke up and had to be at class in like 15 min. I had a big assignment due. As I was rushing around like a man woman getting ready, my boyfriend rolled over in bed and knocked coffee all over my big report. I was so mad- I yelled at him, told him he ruined it and then since I was going to be late, ran out the door.

Later, after I had cooled down, I realized he didn't mean to do it. I had overreacted and I felt like a jerk. Hopefully your man will realize the same thing. If not, then yes, he overreacted.

Answer 9

If the table very nice and then he isn't over reacting. I think you should buy him a new table or go some where get it clean.

Answer 10

Is the table a family heirloom or a costly piece of furniture? If so, then he has a right to be grumpy for a few days. Do something nice for him and show true remorse...if he is still angry then he is being a baby.