Below I’ve compiled the best of We Fought About, an awesomely honest Twitter feed chronicling all the stuff one happy couple fights about. Alan and Claire have a great relationship, but they fight sometimes, and the root causes of their arguments are as hilarious as they are totally relatable.
1. When “sorry” comes out wrong and makes things even worse.
Alan laughed through an apology.
— We Fought About: (@WeFoughtAbout) August 11, 2014
2. When either party tries to speak for the other.
Claire spoke for me again.
— We Fought About: (@WeFoughtAbout) August 29, 2014
3. When one person doesn’t respect the other’s plush friends.
Alan pushed my stuffed animal off our bed.
— We Fought About: (@WeFoughtAbout) May 2, 2014
4. When only one of you is in a funny mood.
Claire was not in the mood for jokes.
— We Fought About: (@WeFoughtAbout) August 25, 2014
5. When one person can’t seem to stfu while the other’s trying to sleep.
Alan was yelling while I was trying to sleep.
— We Fought About: (@WeFoughtAbout) September 29, 2014
6. When two people are hungry but their stomachs want completely different things.
What to have for dinner.
— We Fought About: (@WeFoughtAbout) June 25, 2015
7. When watching The Bachelor prompts a dangerous line of questioning.
Claire asked if I would choose her on The Bachelor.
— We Fought About: (@WeFoughtAbout) January 22, 2014
8. When one person tunes out and it’s annoying af.
I said something to Alan three times before he responded to me.
— We Fought About: (@WeFoughtAbout) September 6, 2014
9. When technology makes someone forget their manners altogether.
Alan went on a date with his phone and I was the third wheel.
— We Fought About: (@WeFoughtAbout) February 12, 2015
10. When one person dismisses the other, whether or not they do it on purpose.
Claire walked towards me and I waved her away.
— We Fought About: (@WeFoughtAbout) September 18, 2014
11. When someone’s ego takes a hit so they act super childish.
Alan threatened to throw my Christmas present away because I guessed what it was.
— We Fought About: (@WeFoughtAbout) December 24, 2014
12. When either person resorts to a low blow.
Alan called me high maintenance.
— We Fought About: (@WeFoughtAbout) December 8, 2014
13. When you dare to smash your partner’s pet ownership dreams.
Claire wouldn't let me get a cat.
— We Fought About: (@WeFoughtAbout) June 19, 2014
14. When someone fails to share some juicy gossip with the team.
Alan didn't tell me a secret our mutual friend told him.
— We Fought About: (@WeFoughtAbout) August 3, 2014
15. When someone cheats on the new restaurant front.
Alan tried the new restaurant in our neighborhood without me.
— We Fought About: (@WeFoughtAbout) May 14, 2014
16. When either person has terrible taste in television.
Claire said watching an episode of My Little Pony was the happiest she had been all month.
— We Fought About: (@WeFoughtAbout) March 15, 2014
17. When you just can’t play nicely with each other.
Alan kept knocking my character over in the Lego Harry Potter game.
— We Fought About: (@WeFoughtAbout) February 16, 2014
18. When someone says something remarkably idiotic.
Alan called another girl his favorite Snapchat friend.
— We Fought About: (@WeFoughtAbout) November 21, 2013
19. When either party admits to thinking about their ex.
Claire realized it was one of her ex's birthdays today, but she forgot when mine is.
— We Fought About: (@WeFoughtAbout) November 3, 2013
20. When your partner makes you feel like a worthless mutt, even if they do it by accident.
Alan comforted me and our dog the exact same way.
— We Fought About: (@WeFoughtAbout) January 21, 2015
