He’s Considering Breaking Up With His Fiancée After Learning She Told Her Best Friend That She Got The Ick When He Cried Over Work Stress Last Year
Have you ever heard the phrase “ick?” It typically means something someone does to turn you off in some way. Now, can you imagine someone you love telling you that you gave them the “ick?”
A man is considering ending things with his fiancée after she told her friends that he gave her the ick when he had a crying fit due to stress last year.
He and his fiancée are both 26, have been together for seven years, and got engaged last month.
Last year, he was dealing with a lot of stress from work, and it took a toll on his mental health. It got so bad that one night, while at home with his fiancée, he burst into tears and had a hard time controlling himself.
“My fiancée was surprised, but she comforted me, asked me what it was about, and I told her it was life in general,” he recalled.
“The week after I cried, I got a promotion at work, and I realized I was just overthinking everything and that things were fine. Mentally, I started feeling much better.”
Although things went back to normal after his little breakdown, he didn’t realize that moment had stuck with his fiancée until recently.
His fiancée has a best friend named Ellie, who also happens to be close with his sister. Ellie is also getting married, so his fiancée and sister have been spending more time with her.
Then, a few days ago, his sister passed on some information she heard from Ellie about his fiancée.
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Apparently, Ellie and his fiancée were talking about their partner’s “green flags” and what they love about each of them. They also touched upon what they thought could be done better or something that bothered them.
“My fiancée joked about me crying last year and that she found that [to be an] ick,” he explained.
“Ellie found that very funny and then shared it with my sister. My sister told me she didn’t think it was funny at all but just carried on with the conversation and pretended everything was normal, but she wanted to share this with me.”
He was so hurt by this that he decided to confront his fiancée, and she nervously admitted that she had brought up his crying fit. She said she was just joking around and didn’t mean it when she said she thought it was icky.
Still, he was feeling quite betrayed and told her he’d need some space.
“My fiancée started crying and told me she was just joking about it and that she loved that I was comfortable expressing my emotions to her,” he added.
“The thing is, I don’t really believe my fiancée, and I feel really sad and hurt that she found my crying an ick and that she joked about it with her friend.”
After giving it some thought, he isn’t sure if he and his fiancée can come back from this, and he’s considering calling off their engagement.
Would he be overreacting by calling it off, or are his feelings valid?
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