Man kicks out guest who insulted his homecooked meal, asks if he acted rashly

Inviting friends over for a house party usually means lots of home-cooked meals. Little did u/AcidentalPhilosopher on Reddit know that the friends he invited would turn out to be toxic and insult his efforts. The 27-year-old man hosted a small dinner party at his home over the weekend, inviting a few friends. While he wasn’t a professional chef, he enjoyed cooking and spent hours preparing a delicious spread for his guests.

"Everyone seemed to like it, except for my friend Mark," the post read. "From the moment he sat down, Mark kept making little comments like, 'Did you forget to season this?' or 'This is why I stick to takeout.' At first, I laughed it off, but he wouldn’t stop. Eventually, he said something like, 'Man, even a frozen pizza would’ve been better than this.'" That's when the host, frustrated by the constant jabs, lost his cool. He stood up for himself and snapped back at Mark for making snarky remarks.

"That was the last straw for me. I told him, 'If you hate it so much, maybe you should just leave.' He laughed, thinking I was joking but I wasn’t. I made it clear he wasn’t welcome to stay if he was going to keep insulting me," the man continued in his Reddit post. "He ended up leaving, but since he didn’t drive, he had to walk home for about 20 minutes. Now, a few friends are saying I overreacted and that kicking him out was too harsh, while others think he deserved it." Later on, Mark texted the man and called him petty, adding how he felt humiliated at the dinner. This left him wondering if he was actually in the wrong for kicking out Mark. Fellow Reddit users sided with the man who hosted the dinner and assured him that he didn't do anything wrong.

u/WinginVegas pointed out, "One comment, okay joke. Two comments, being boorish but ignore. On the third, since he had some need to keep on about the cooking, inviting him to leave was the only reasonable result. If you have that much need to insult your host and feel that the food that everyone else is eating with no problem or complaint is so below your standards, you need to go. Period. Mark is a total drama queen here." u/IAmTAAlways suggested, "The friends who agree with Mark can be disinvited from friendly meals in the future along with Mark." u/lihzee wrote, "I mean, it's a 20-minute walk. Grown-ups usually aren't rude about other peoples' cooking in that way. Mark sounds like he needed a 20-minute walk."

u/Additional_Effect_51 advised, "Protect yourself, your home and your expectations of respect in your orbit. Not only should you tell him to go and enjoy his takeout from now on but the friends who think you overdid it should also be sent to enjoy Mark's takeout with him. Very few if any of these friends will still be your friends in 20 years. People come and go in lives and Mark doesn't sound like he's worthy of the effort." u/Mean_Environment4856 added, "Mark needs to look in a mirror. He was humiliating you with his comments. He chose to walk so he could play the victim. The fact your friends backed him tells me you need better friends all around."