UPDATE: My girlfriend told me she was with a friend, but that friend was with me picking out an engagement ring. How do I confront my girlfriend about her lie?
In a heartwarming update, a Redditor revealed that their girlfriend’s lie about meeting a friend wasn’t as suspicious as it seemed. When confronted, she admitted she wasn’t cheating or shopping for an engagement ring.
she was secretly planning to surprise him with a Kenyan sand boa, knowing his lifelong love for snakes. The proposal plans are still intact, and now the couple is excited to welcome their new pet. Read the original story below.
For those who want to read the previous part: https://aita.pics/JZnAP
‘ UPDATE: My girlfriend told me she was with a friend, but that friend was with me picking out an engagement ring. How do I confront my girlfriend about her lie?’
I decided to confront my girlfriend. I thought about using some of the lies people suggested, but they just wouldn’t make sense. To say I ran into Justine somewhere: well, I told my girl I had to stay home and do stuff around the house, and that’s why I couldn’t go with her to see my SIL.
To say Justine was helping me pick out jewelry: it doesn’t make sense for her to come all the way to our house to help me pick out a piece of jewelry unless it was a serious piece of jewelry (like an engagement ring).
If I just wanted to get her a piece of jewelry as a gift, I’d ask her friends for suggestions or ask them to send me pictures of jewelry she might like. It all happens over text. None of the excuses made sense. So, I decided to be honest.
I basically just said that I knew we’d been thinking about marriage and she probably knew a proposal was coming soon so I invited Justine over to help me find her the perfect ring, and that so happened to be the day that she said she was going to see her, so… what’s the deal?
She immediately started grinning like an i**ot and prodding me about proposing and the ring, but then we got back onto the topic of where she was and she confessed what she was really doing. No, she wasn’t cheating, and no, she wasn’t picking out a ring for me (the amount of times that was commented was crazy).
So, some people are dog people and some people are cat people. Well, me, I’m a snake person. I grew up with snakes my whole life. But I never felt I was able to get one because my girlfriend has always been uneasy about living with a snake which I completely respected.
Also, the process of buying and raising a snake is very different than that of buying and raising a dog or cat. It’s quite complicated. So you could imagine my surprise when my girlfriend showed me a picture of her holding the cutest Kenyan sand boa I have EVER SEEN!
Needless to say, my girlfriend was going to surprise me with a snake! We’re picking her up next week (let me know if you want a pet tax, she’s so cute). I definitely did not expect this and I feel bad for ruining the surprise, but oh well. Life is good! Sorry if this isn’t the ending you guys wanted or expected, just a snake haha. Thanks for reading!!.
Take a look at the comments from fellow users:
quackslike − Rattled over nothing 🙂
Redd_81 − I’m glad to see honesty and communication triumphed. Congrats on your future engagement, your new pet, and a happy resolution!! EDIT: I’m also chuckling at the TLDR. Snake, but not the ‘snake’ that everyone was thinking. 😉 Depending on how you think it would go over, I’d be tempted to name the snake ‘Justine.’ 😛
currently_distracted − I love how you both were trying to surprise each other, and both surprises were ruined in the sweetest way.
disslexeec − Skipped and read the tldr… I got what I deserved.. Happy it worked out for you man!
Kashinami − Imagine what would have happened if you blew up at her. This just goes to show that it’s better to talk things out with someone, instead of jumping to conclusions.
loosetacos − Whoever gave you he snake award on your first post was way ahead of this
Ira_Sanctae − Pet tax! Pet tax!. P. S. Im happy for you 2 OP
Shinta83 − A pleassssant ssssurprise.. I’ll see myself out
xiaomantoubuns − PET TAX PLEASE
monikiez − Snake ending is best ending 😭😭😭
Would you have expected such an unexpected yet thoughtful twist to the story? How do you handle misunderstandings in a relationship while preserving the element of surprise? Share your thoughts below!