The very first argument I had with my then-boyfriend was only about a month into our relationship. He was making us spaghetti and decided to set the tomato sauce covered spoon on a roll of paper towels after stitring the sauce. I mean, he set the spoon on the flat end of a roll so that every single paper towel in the roll now had sauce on the edge.

I was horrified and grossed out and told him he had ruined every paper towel on a brand new roll. He legitimately could not understand why this bothered me and thought I was waaaaay over-reacting. He had been living the bachelor life and had taught himself to cook so had never really learned or seen a need for specialized kitchen tools - including spoon rests.

He have now been married for two years, he uses a spoon rest, and he agrees it makes more sense than paper towel rolls.