Reddit Stories: Proposal Surprise & A Very Strange Butter Mystery

A Surprise Proposal

• 💍 OP shares her suspicion that her partner, D, might be proposing, detailing their three-year relationship built on a foundation of friendship that began nine years prior.
• 💖 The narrative recounts OP's difficult past, including an abusive marriage and financial hardship, from which D was a supportive friend.
• ✨ After both separated from their previous partners, OP and D reconnected, their strong feelings and palpable attraction leading to a committed relationship and the anticipation of a child.
• 🎁 Several clues, including a promise ring, a measured engagement finger, a planned walk at a significant location, and a surprise manicure, all pointed towards an imminent proposal.
• ✅ The update confirms the proposal happened during their walk, with D getting down on one knee and presenting a beautiful ring, leading to an emotional acceptance from OP.

The Mysterious Butter Incident

• ❓ A woman recounts her confusion and disturbance when her boyfriend, after moving in together, repeatedly takes a stick of butter into the bathroom for over an hour, with the butter disappearing afterward.
• 🤫 Despite her attempts to track the butter usage and direct questioning, her boyfriend deflects, lies, and eventually asks her to promise not to ask about his "butter activities" again.
• 💡 The boyfriend eventually confesses that his actions are a "sensual activity" and an "inappropriate use of butter," which he used to do in college.
• 💔 The revelation leads to OP feeling mortified and confused, questioning the relationship and ultimately deciding she cannot be with someone who engages in such activities, leading to the relationship's potential end and public embarrassment.

Entitled Mom and the Wedding Cake

• 🎂 A man plans to share his wedding cake top with his wife on their first anniversary, but his mother insists on having a family celebration the day before.
• 🍰 The cake top is stored in the mother's freezer, and the son fears she might eat it out of spite or disrespect, recalling her past behavior during wedding planning.
• ⚔️ To prevent potential issues, the son and his wife consider a "cake heist" to retrieve the cake top before the mother can interfere.
• 🗣️ The story highlights a mother's lack of respect for her adult son and his marriage, a common theme in "entitled parent" narratives.