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Me [20 F] with my boyfriend [20 M] of 2 years, his student is suddenly being too friendly
I am not The OOP, OOP is u/BrunetteThrow111 Me [20 F] with my boyfriend [20 M] of 2 years, his student is suddenly being too friendly TRIGGER WARNING: Sexual harassment and obsessive behavior Original Post Oct 16, 2015 Hi there reddit. Apologies for the throwaway, but I know that she browses reddit. As such, some names and ages are also modified a bit. Alright, so my boyfriend (Robin) is a tutor for our university. He's got many, many students, and I am perfectly comfortable with the amount of time he spends with them (no more than an hour per session and no more than three per day, since he wants to also devote time to both schooling and our relationship). One student in particular (Lucy, 18F) has been spending quite a bit of our time with our friend group recently, and once again, I am okay with that; the more the merrier, you know? Well, Lucy seemed nice enough at first; good sense of humor, witty, and in general a nice person. It wasn't until she had been in the group for two weeks that both myself and Robin started noticing some odd things: Anytime we sit together with our friends for a meal, Lucy always has to take a seat next to Robin. Always. She texts him constantly, asking him what he is doing and if he can come over to her place for some "extra tutoring." Robin is very, very firm about his one hour per student, three students per day rule. My boyfriend loves strawberry ramune. One day, he opened the door to his dorm and found a crate of it, all from her. We are pretty big fans of Attack on Titan, and we do wear shirts and the like a lot. One day, she shows up in full Scouting Legion attire, which costs hundreds of dollars. She claims she's a fan, but when I asked her opinion on a certain character, she got the character completely wrong. (For those who care/are wondering, I asked her opinion on Commander Erwin, but she launched into a long, full of wrong facts explanation on Pixis instead.) We are also big fans of Gravity Falls, and are therefore planning to dress as Dipper and Pacifica for Halloween. She's insisting on being part of the costume, as Wendy, who Dipper had a giant crush on throughout the show. We were talking about bearded ladies once. One of my friends cracked a joke about such people being perfect for myself and Robin, since we're both openly bisexual. Robin snorted and said "I prefer my women like I prefer my men: brunette and clean-shaven." while winking at me. Lucy started laughing and said, "And here I thought you preferred your women blonde!" she was the only one who laughed. I could go on and on about her odd behavior, but I think you guys get the gist of it. What's going on, reddit? She was not like this at all before, according to my boyfriend. In fact, she used to shy away from him whenever he reached over to take her paper to correct it. We are both very, very uncomfortable with her behavior, but have no idea as to how to approach it. Speaking with her is out of the question; she makes a big deal out of small things (something I learned when she took her computer to the university ITS, where I work) and we don't want to cause any scenes. Any advice? tl;dr: Boyfriend's student is behaving towards him in a very friendly way, to the point where we're both uncomfortable. We don't want to talk to her because we want to avoid anyone causing a scene. Any advice would be appreciated! RELEVANT COMMENTS acciointernet It sounds like you've already talked to him about it and he doesn't like her behavior either. If th ats true, he needs to be clear about how uncomfortable it makes him. This means: speaking to her about how she cannot give him any more gifts explaining she cannot join your costume because it is a couples costume and he wants it to be personal to the two of you possibly dropping her as a student and finding a replacement I understand this might be hard if you guys don't like confrontation but trust me when I say it is absolutely necessary. She is young and she probably doesn't realize how aggressive she's being, but you don't want to make the situation any more awkward than it will be by allowing her crush to grow. Nip it in the bud asap. OOP We will! Thank you for the input! He is going to speak with her during their session tonight (which, with luck, won't be cancelled!). We are both already prepared to tell her that we will not tolerate any more of this behavior... the only thing is, as I've stated in other comments, she can be quite the loud one. We don't want that sort of attention. Do you think there's any way we can speak with her to avoid that? LazyTits127 I doubt it if she's that type of person. Just tell folks she was coming on too strong with your SO and you were both uncomfortable, so this is the decision you guys decided. Sorry her feeling are hurt, but it's better to do something now, than later. It would just be stringing her along and you both don't want her one day get tired of waiting and she attacks him with her mouth during a session. I also had to laugh at the fact she bought an expensive outfit and you asked her a few questions. I feel kinda bad but hey, back off girl. ETA: make it clear it's a couples costume and tell her it's weird to be that character she wants to be. I don't know if you guys are direct with her or not, but that really helps when you tell the person straight up. It makes them feel awkward and rethink their choices OOP I've already texted quite a few of our friends regarding this, and a lot of them agreed that her behavior was odd. Some even pointed out a few things that I had missed! Honestly, I'm absolutely shocked that she went so far to attempt to win him over. Buy an expensive outfit indeed, it's one of those things that I truly wish I had the money for! I am not one of the girls that is into super designer clothes, but show me a lovely cosplay outfit? I'd be drooling over it in a heartbeat. We have a bit of a game plan mapped out for when she comes over tonight. Of course, all we can do now is wait and see and hope that she either ends this behavior around him or leaves us alone for good. [deleted] What were the other things? I'm glad your boyfriend shoots her advances down. It's honestly refreshing after reading all these awful threads. (I can't stop, its like novellas. Help) OOP Oh lord, I'm glad as well. For all the stories you read about terrible guys, I'm glad Robin at least isn't one of them. As for the other things... "Jokingly" asked him how big his dick was. When he asked her why, she answered with "Just so I know what I'm up against!" Baked our whole group a plate of cookies. Handed the first one to Robin. She ran out by the time she got to me (but she served herself first!) Robin once showed up in nice pants. Robin's butt looks good in nice pants. I eyed that booty and wolf-whistled at it because hot fucking damn. According to one of my friends, the moment I turned away from the booty, she made an attempt to smack it, but Robin took a step away at that instant (without realizing that she wanted dat booty). We, as a group, fucking love sushi. So most weekends, we go out and grab some. She tagged along and, participated in our usual practice of ordering a bunch of different kinds of sushi and sharing it all as a table. When hers arrived, she immediately attempted to feed Robin from her chopstick. He didn't take it. Her roll was fucking nasty anyways. Robin is a tall man, but he is also a very skinny man. I am a short woman, but I am also a slim woman. Since we are the skinniest in our group, sometimes, my buddy Josh (whom we refer to as Black Santa, because he is a big, friendly black man), likes to pick us up bridal style and carry us around. When Robin got picked up one time, he was passed between our group friends, all pretending to either carry him off or carry him over the threshold. She tried grabbing at him, but the first thing she did when she got him was grab for his butt, resulting in him freaking out and causing her to drop him. Our group loves Super Smash Brothers. When Robin and I play, we usually go as "partner" Smashers. (ie, when he's Ness, I'm Lucas, and when he's Link, I'm Zelda, stuff like that) Robin once picked (lol) Robin. I picked Lucina. Lucy also picked Lucina and made a comment about how Robin and Lucina could get married in Fire Emblem: Awakening. Robin and I knocked her out within the first three minutes of the game, then proceeded to toot the bridal march once we won. (It was a team match, two on each team) Lucy once asked Robin what made him like me so much. Robin jokingly says that it's because I give him a lock of my hair whenever he's about to take a test, so he has something to rub his face in when he's feeling stressed (I don't; I give him a fully-body massage after each test). When his next test rolls around, she walks up and hands him a chunk of her own hair. Honestly, that last one is what caused me to post the thing in the first place. I guess I was just too frazzled to include it, but... there you go. Update Oct 17, 2015 (Next Day) Hello Reddit. If you've not read my original post, you may read it here. original tl;dr: Boyfriend's (Robin) student (Lucy, 18F) has lately been coming onto him in ways that we find both odd and unwelcome. He resolved to speak to her during their next tutoring session, which happened last night. Last night, Lucy came for her tutoring session. At the time, I was helping Robin with his laundry, so when she knocked, only Robin went to go answer the door. I decided to stay behind in the room, continuing to fold his laundry, but listening in case I had to step in. Everything started out normal enough at first, with her putting her books down and trying to make small talk with him. Robin is a very polite man, so he answered her small-talk questions accordingly, but the moment they sat down (according to Robin, she actually scooted her chair closer to his, so much that their legs were nearly touching under the table!), Robin got to business. Reddit... what happens next is completely unreal. I don't even know if I had only dreamed of all of this or not, but... I truly do wish I could have made this up. Unfortunately, I'm not creative enough nor am I capable enough. I would never have thought that such a seemingly normal girl could turn out like this, but... I suppose there are unexpected ugly sides everywhere. Nevertheless, here is what happened: Robin immediately started out telling her that lately, he's noticed that she's been trying to insert herself into both his and my own hobbies for quite a while. He also noted that she seems to be spending quite a bit of money on him lately as well, noting the strawberry ramune crate and (I didn't even know about this one!) the Attack on Titan ring set. He said that while he is flattered and appreciates the gifts, he wants her to stop because it is not appropriate behavior between a tutor and his tutee. I think she may have tried to say something, because Robin said rather quickly after that, "And I'm sorry, but even from a friend, I can't accept gifts that... extravagant." She was quiet for a bit. I actually had to sneak-shuffle my way over to the doorway (staying out of sight, of course, since they would be able to see me from the table) to hear anything, but it sounded like Lucy started crying, or sniffling at the very least. Next thing I know, she's burst into tears, and rambling something that, afterwards, even Robin couldn't comprehend. By the time she was able to be comprehensible again, that's when shit got weird. She started blubbering about star signs. About how it was written in the stars that not only were they compatible, but they were destined to be together. She told him how she had read in her horoscope or fortune or something like that, that her true love would be her greatest teacher and she the wisest of his students. She also went on and on about how it was meant to be that they would meet for tutoring, then fall deeply and love and carry on a forbidden romance until he could, and I quote "Shed the shackles of [his] duty and false lover (???) so that [they] may walk forever amongst the stars." By now, both Robin and I were shocked speechless. While we perfectly respect those that truly believe in fate and the like, this was something that we simply couldn't get our heads around. I honestly wanted to walk out and say something, but kept quiet because then she started on another tirade. She started going on and on about how it was written in wherever she is getting this from that I was undeserving of Robin's love, and that I was only there because I wanted to lead Robin astray from the "true path of love." She also said that, once she fulfilled her duty of lifting "the veil" from Robin's eyes, they would travel the world and together raise three beautiful children, all with Robin's eyes and her hair. She would teach them how to be good, kind people, and he would pass on his wisdom. Together, she claimed, they would become king and queen of the world. Robin stopped her right after that and said that, veil or not, he's most certainly not going to leave me and that even if he did, he had no feelings for her beyond a student and maybe a friend. He also said that, on top of that, this was not about some destiny but about her behavior and his request that she stop it. He asked her to understand that the costume in question was a couples costume and thus, he wanted to make it special for just myself and him. He told her that, while he appreciated that another person shared the same interests as us, that she was going to far with them. Lucy immediately countered with, "If [my name] truly loved you, she would not be cheating on you right this moment! I saw her fucking three different guys on my way to your room!" Now, that got me pissed. Yes, okay, shit was already pretty nuts, but really? If you're going to lie about me cheating, at least have the courtesy to make me seem less stupid. Either way, I was so done at that point, and in a fit of anger, I took hold of one of the articles of clothing I was folding and marched the fuck out. The look on her face was priceless. Here she was, caught in a bold-faced lie, and there I was, waving Robin's boxers around going "She's right, Robin! I'm fucking leaving you! I'm sorry, but I'm more in love with your boxers!" Robin can't take it. He just starts cracking up and almost falls out of his chair. He may have been done for the count, but I wasn't done. I immediately marched up to Lucy and told her that, sorry not sorry, she is no longer welcome in our friend group. I told her that I did not like the way she was trying to steal my boyfriend, or the way she kept butting into the things that we planned to be "just us" sort of things. I also very emphatically told her that the both of us were not welcoming to people who would dare to spread lies about either of us. And the entire way through, she cried and cried and kept mumbling things like "fate" and "destiny" and all her mumbo jumbo. Eventually, Robin managed to compose himself enough to start talking again. He told her that he agreed with me, and that while he would have eventually forgiven her attempting to come between the relationship and acting inappropriately towards him, but he could never forgive someone attempting to lie to him about someone he loved dearly. So with that, he got up, gathered her stuff for her, and gestured to the door. But of course, Lucy had to go in for one more attempt. What does she do? She fucking pulls out her tits. She had come in wearing rather revealing clothing, which is actually quite normal for her, but apparently, she wasn't wearing a bra (and maybe no underwear at all!) underneath it. She just pulls down her collar and BAM! Tits. Robin immediately recoils and looks away, because while he's fine with seeing breasts (he's taking quite a few different anatomy classes!), he's just always been the sort of person that would rather just... not see bare boobies waving at him. And oh boy, is she waving those things around, practically screaming at him to look at them and understand that it is her she desires, not me, because her breasts are bigger and better and because they're destined to be together. During this whole time, I'm just... I'm speechless. I can't even comprehend what's going on anymore. Luckily, it just so happened that she was so loud that the RA knocked on the door, and I was at least functional enough to run and open it. She was too far gone to even notice that knock, so when our lovely RA looked in, all she saw was Robin yelling at her that it was inappropriate and to put them away, while she was yelling at him that one look at her and all of his desire for me would transfer to her. Once the RA managed to recover from... well, the shock of what the fuck was happening, she immediately stormed in (she's a tiny woman, but was raised by a father in the Marines. A very tough nut to crack!) and took control of the situation. She had come because residents were complaining about the noise in Robin's dorm, so she had to investigate. She sat us all down on the couch and had us tell our stories. Robin and I remained firm with our accounts, telling her about Lucy's behavior and what had happened this night. Lucy was crying and blubbering her little destiny spiel, trying to put lies in there about how I scratched her with my fingernails (bullshit just from looking at her and my nails: she had no scratches on her, and my nails are cut down and very blunt) and about how I seduced Robin and stole him from her and blah blah blah. The RA knew me personally enough to know that I was Robin's girlfriend and that I would never attack another person for no reason, so of course, Lucy's account is taken with a grain of salt. From that point on, it was only a matter of waiting for Campus Security to arrive so that Lucy could be taken away for disturbing the peace and indecent exposure. They wanted to take myself and Robin too, but my RA managed to convince them that Lucy was the only one yelling (which she was!) and that, if anything, we were the victims. We may get pulled in for further questioning, of course, and matter itself is still under investigation, so there is a chance that Robin and I may receive write-ups for this incident or something, but such a chance is low. I'll update again when I can, but for now, it's over. We're cutting her off from our friend group, Robin and I blocked her on all social media and her number, and if it becomes an absolute necessity, we're getting a restraining order. I know this story is wild and crazy and just unbelievable. I know that, if I had not witnessed this, I would never have believed myself. If you told me when I first posted my original post yesterday that I would bear witness to a crazy girl attempting to shove her tits in my boyfriend's face and screaming about how they were destined to be together, I would have asked what you've been smoking and if I could have some of that. But there you go... I'm not asking you to believe me. I'm just asking that, if you're capable of coming up with something like this, to send me whatever it is you have that lets you do that. Peace out, Reddit. See you in the next update! tl;dr: She was destined to wave her tits at him. FINAL COMMENTS Akavimceblack The boxers must be heartbroken. Seriously though....Lucy is right at the age when serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia begin to show. And she is clearly not mentally well. Not just kooky, she has a serious problem. OOP They'll live. Or, as Robin jokingly claimed, they'll burn so they won't steal me from him. As far as the schizophrenia goes... honestly, I didn't think it would be this nuts. I know there are different severities and that it shows differently on different people, but this is just shocking. I can send an email to the school administration to try to get her some help, if they're not doing so already; it's likely not my obligation to do so, but I really don't want to see her suffer, even after everything. 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Perfectly acceptable dinner rejected by boyfriend again
I am NOT the Original Poster. That is moonrabbit368. She posted in r/mildlyinfuriating Thanks to u/L_RaspberryCrochet for the rec! Do NOT Comment on Original Posts. Latest update is 7 days old. This has not been posted to this sub before Mood Spoiler: happy ending Original Post: January 1, 2026 My boyfriend is a very picky eater. We have been living together for a few months and it seems like I can never get his food right. It's honestly discouraging. I have kids, they happily eat my food. I cook for family gatherings and church events. I've never had a problem with people eating my food. It's like every day there are new rules. He can't eat chicken for dinner because he had chicken for lunch. He isn't really in the mood for porkchops. It's just "missing something". He doesn't eat onions, tomatoes, fish, any kind of asian food, he doesn't eat most vegetables with the exception of broccoli. He only eats vanilla ice cream. He doesn't like food heated in the microwave (so leftovers are out.) He doesn't like corn. It's just endless. I'm old school and trying to be a good partner. He can't really cook at all. His favorite meal is Hamburger Helper. I think a lot of it is how he grew up but damn is it frustrating. The first picture is tonight's dinner. I added more pictures of stuff I have cooked that he won't eat. Like he will door dash jack in the box. And he'll be apologetic but it just sucks really bad. Image 1: Tonight's dinner (broccoli, baked potato and porkchops) Image 2: Chicken, broccoli, mashed potatoes and gravy Image 3: A roast of some sort with meat and veggies Image 4: A plated soft-shell taco Image 5: Broccoli, potatoes, carrots and beef Image 6: Pie Editor's note: All of these look delicious and if I weren't celiac I would totally eat every bit of each dish. ETA: I've been trying to keep up with the comments but it's overwhelming (in a very sweet and awesome way) 💗 A few notes: 1- I know the paper plates are very lazy on my part, I'm not proud of that and I need to do better. Between the kids, the job, the house and school (I'm going to school remotely) I have been cutting corners on things like dishes. not an excuse, just a reason and a commitment to do better. 2- My boyfriend does expect me to cook for him. I cook him dinner every night and lunch on the weekends. He doesn't eat breakfast and will not take a lunch to work. He buys fast food for lunch during the week. 3- He has not been diagnosed with ASD or ADHD or Arfid but I don't rule anything out. Mostly I just want to say thank you, I was not prepared for how incredibly kind, helpful and insightful people have been. It is deeply touching and it's given me both peace and guidance for my next steps. 🩷 Some of OOP's Comments: Creighton2023: Stop cooking for him. He can cook/order what he wants. You’re just wasting food otherwise. But what’s with the paper plates? You can get really cheap plates at goodwill or even new ones at target. OOP: It's very bad of me. I work full time, he and I commute together to the big city and it's an hour each way. I'm also going to school remotely too. Between that and the kids and the housekeeping... but those are excuses and I know. I'm just trying to stay afloat most days. The first picture: The first pic is boneless porkchops, it's the first time I have made him porkchops and we had a conversation when I was meal planning where he said he would be open to pork chops. I did a rub with seasoning salt and then dredged them in seasoned flour, pan fried them with oil and butter. The children enjoyed them very much. He wouldn't try them though. TrickInvite6296: does he expect you to make meals for him? OOP: (downvoted) Definitely yes. And I really don't mind at all, I just get frustrated because his food preferences are very narrow and so often I end up cooking a separate meal just for him because I don't think it's good for the kids to eat the same 4 things all the time. sophietheadventurer: Is this the same boyfriend who has wildly different political views to you? Maybe time to drop him to the curb Editor's note: That referenced post is here. I didn't include the text because it wasn't quite relevant to this post, but you can read it at the link OOP: Yes we had a lot of very heated conversations about it. I told him it was a deal breaker for me if he wasn't willing to talk about it with me and that it might be a deal breaker even if he did. He grew up in small town Texas, he was handed a lot of his beliefs and I pushed him to question them. We have come a long way in those conversations and he has genuinely changed his mind about some things. We talk about politics often now, it's not taboo anymore To another commenter: He had a lot of bad information. He was very defensive about the whole thing at first. I told him that I couldn't be with someone that isn't kind, compassionate and just. He was hurt that I thought that about him. I pointed out specific things that this administration has done, we looked at evidence together, did some deep dives on immigration etc. If everyone you know is a Trump supporter, if your whole family is Fox news viewers, then there are lots of "facts" you take for granted. RepostFrom4chan: Any kind of Asian food? Having traveled to 7 counties in Asia i have no idea what that means. They eat everything? OOP: Fair about the asian food. He won't eat sushi, won't eat dumplings, won't eat stirfry, won't eat fried rice or rice noodles, won't eat tofu or ... ok it'd probably be faster to list what he does eat: ground beef, potatoes, chicken without bones, rice to a degree, cheese, chili, pickles, sausage, green beans (only italian cut and only out of a can,) canned stew, fast food hamburgers with no vegetables on them, fast food tacos with only meat and cheese on them, vanilla ice cream, beef jerky... ArcticPoisoned: (one of the top comments) I’ll be your boyfriend!!!! (I am a 29 year old woman) OOP: This is my favorite comment thread, thank you 😊 thomasinanna: I say this with love OP but this relationship sounds exhausting. You're working very hard with your job, giving your children delicious meals, making informed decisions on what news you consume in this crazy world. You sound like a lovely human being! And I'll ask something that was once asked to me: Does this man make your life BETTER? Note I'm not asking if you love him, but does he improve your well-being, happiness etc etc like you do for him? What is he bringing to your life? OOP: (downvoted) I had to read this a few times and sit with it. He listens to me, he reminds me to take my medicine, he drives and I am such a nervous driver, he cares when I cry, he makes me laugh. If I am truthful it hasn't been good for my health. I do too much and neglect my health. But don't women do that? Don't we burn brightly for the people we love and it always has a cost, doesn't it? Isn't it always like that? To a longer comment: Hi, that was all very hard to read. I am a real person and this is really my life. I didn't mean for things to get this deep on this post but they have and I can't unring a bell now. Finding a therapist sounds like a do-able step. I just wanted a normal, stable, safe, predictable life. I don't think I've ever had that and it's looking like this is not it either maybe. I try really really hard to be a good mom and a good person. I'll talk to a therapist. Thank you Mini Update Comment: January 3, 2026 (2 days later) I think things are changing. Just me posting the post was a sign to myself that I am not happy with the status quo. I'm generally a pretty patient person. But like last night I made him chili dogs and fries because that is something he will consistently eat and I was cooking something for the kids that I knew he wouldn't eat. When I took it to him he said "You're not going to believe this but I had chili dogs for lunch." And I blurted out "I don't care." We were both shocked I think and I went back to the kitchen. Mini Update Comment: January 4, 2026 (Next Day, 3 days from OG post) This was tough love and I thank you for it. This post was just me venting from my kitchen into the void but turned into something very different. Apparently there are a lot of things that I thought or think are normal that are maybe not normal at all. I made a decision to start therapy, it's fully covered through my job and I think it's going to be helpful to have a sane adult that I can talk to about all of it. I know it might not be the big step people would like me to take but I just don't trust myself fully right now to be making big decisions. Anyways, I just wanted to say thank you and let you know that I did read your comment and that it did help me. Mini Update Post: January 6, 2026 (2 days later, 5 from OG post) Thank you, this was very thoughtfully written. I am still trying to sort out what to do, I want to make the right decision with a cool head. I think it's leaning very much in that direction. Tonight I set his plate in front of him and he looked at it for a minute, got up and took it back to the kitchen. He came back with some chips. I said "not good?" He said "no." And I didn't offer to make him anything else, didn't ask him what was wrong with it, I just said "Oh okay." And shrugged and went back to my dinner. That shook him up I think because he is not used to me being nonchalant about it. So I feel like something has changed, my mindset is changing. I'm grateful for the encouragement and all the good advice, I am continuing to read the comments and replying when I get breaks. It might be pathetic but I don't really have any grownup friends to talk to about this stuff so this has been helpful Update Post: January 31, 2026 (1 month from OG post, 25 days from last comment update) Title: He's not going to eat these porkchops. 😐 About a month ago I made a post here because my boyfriend didn't want to eat the porkchops I cooked for dinner. Well tonight I made porkchops again and he's not going to eat these either because we broke up and he moved out. I'm so much better off and I just wanted to thank you all for the kind words and advice, it was very eye opening to me. I wish that I could invite you all to dinner 🥰 Image: more yummy food ETA : Couple of notes: 1- The yellow stuff is smashed potatoes with cheese on top. 2- I swear that butter on the broccoli melted right after that picture LOL ETA part two: Some people have asked for recipes. I'm not a fancy cook and it isn't anything very special or original but here goes: For the porkchops, I take them out of the fridge 30 mins before I cook them so that they are room temperature. I salt them when I take them out too. Then I mix some flour with seasonings. This time I used salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and chili powder. I dredged the porkchops in the seasoned flour before frying them in a little oil over medium high heat. I do two or three minutes a side to get nice color then I drop the heat to low, put a lid on it and cook until my meat thermometer says they are 145 F inside. I remove them from the heat and let them rest three to five minutes, covered. For the smashed potatoes I boil the potatoes in salted water until they are fully cooked. Then I oil a sheet pan, smash the potatoes with a potato masher. You're not trying to make puree, it's not mashed potatoes, you are just smashing them once or twice each. Then I drizzle them with olive oil, add whatever seasonings I want and bake them in a very hot oven (425 or 450) until they are crispy (ten or fifteen minutes, watch them!) The kids wanted cheese on them so I put the cheese on two or three minutes before I took them out of the oven. Some of OOP's Comments: Fun_Button5835: (top comment) Were you the one where he would order Jack in the Box and eat it lukewarm instead of eating your home cooking? (Editor's note: Jack in the Box is a fast food restaurant mostly on the west coast.) OOP: Yes 😭 he would doordash jack in the box. VatoCornichone: Ngl you had me in the first half. OOP: Haha imagine I was coming back to post that I was still feeding that man?? I would've gotten run out of town! EPIC_NERD_HYPE: does your bf know that all of reddit detests him? your last post got 100k upvotes. OOP: I have heard through mutual friends that he has seen the original post about it 👀 OOP adds: It wasn't just the porkchops. He was critical about everything. And I spent a lot of my time and energy trying to make an unhappy man happy. He almost never had anything good to say about anything I did. He criticized Christmas presents I gave him, he dictated how I dressed and how I spent my time. He'd play video games all weekend while I cleaned the house, if I wanted to take a nap on a Saturday afternoon he would ask why I was being lazy. Nothing was ever good enough. There was a lot going on. I had just let it get worse and worse. I don't really talk to anyone in my offline life about my relationships so the reddit post was really the first time that I told anyone anything about what was happening. It was eye opening for me and I'm grateful. OOP clarifies: I broke up with him. It wasn't right after my last post, but after my last post I made an appointment with a therapist. During my second appointment I just blurted out that I was really unhappy and told the lady everyyyyything. Cried a bunch. Slept on it. Broke up with him the next day. He moved in with his brother that weekend. submitted by /u/LucyAriaRose to r/BestofRedditorUpdates [link] [comments]
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