Things had been tough. Their marriage was fraying.
She said 'You do not do enough'.
He said 'You do too much'.
That night he washed the dishes for the very first time.
In the morning, after he left for work, she rearranged the dishwasher.
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I am guilty of being a dishwasher rearranger! My dishwasher must have everything in its place. I do have the good sense to wait until the dishwasher loader has left the house.
Now and then I try to switch it up on myself, just to step out a bit.
In the morning, I make it right.