I would HATE to be married to one of the border trolls.
HUSBAND: "Honey, I took out the trash, cleaned the kitchen, mowed the lawn, made dinner, and found time to buy you this anniversary ring!"
WIFE: "NOT GOOD ENOUGH! You didn't get me a 1 carat diamond! You don't love me! I'm moving back in with mother!"
LOL...ain't it the truth!
Heh.
You might have a better understanding of the situation if your hypothetical husband had only mowed half the yard while saying he had done it all; the trash was not only still in the kitchen, but in every room of the house, and the kitchen was dirtier than when he started cleaning it. And to top that off, the wife was only asking him to take out the trash and close the door to begin with.