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I'm assuming you have a generally normal relationship with your husband and he usually respects your desires. No offense to any men on this board or elsewhere with my generalization but men tend to take things on face value. When someone says something is okay, they take it as gospel no matter what previous info was there. He may have remembered that day was important to you, but he probably thought you changed your mind when you okay'd game night. He thought "WHOO HOO! Football!" not "This day is really important to her. I should stay home."

He probably got mad because he was confused about what you wanted. "She said it was okay, now it's not, so IS it or ISN'T it?"

I'm sorry for the disappointing night. It sounds like you had been planning a really good time. I would honestly give him a pass because he seems generally clueless about your feelings and not malicious. If this should ever happen again just be upfront and say: "I messed up. That's our night and I need you to be there because I've planned something special."

But make sure you and he plan something together to make up for tonight.