'I thought I would get a chuckle from the crowd': Extreme cringe ensues as man embarrasses his new GF at family wedding

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Feb 9, 2023 7:00 PM EST

Immediately after introducing himself to his new girlfriend's family, this guy committed a wild wedding faux pas. Now, he's scratching his head, wondering if he was the bad guy in this situation. Perhaps he wasn't expecting to get roasted by r/AmItheA******, but he certainly did! 

As u/iWorkWithPlanes explained, he went to a wedding where his girlfriend's entire family was. After meeting everyone, the ceremony and reception commenced, and that was when the OP decided to lighten the mood, for some reason. He apparently thought that this was the proper time to play a "joke," and this joke bombed SO hard. In fact, the OP was actually asked to leave the wedding by his new GF's mother. How has this guy not been dumped yet? 

Check out this story below for some intense cringe. After that, check out why this one nurse had to send a cease and desist message to their pesky HOA. 

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    Yellow - 'There was an audible gasp from everyone around, followed by an awkward silence... Nobody laughed.'
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    Font - r/AmItheA u/iWorkWithPlanes . Posted by 20 hours ago n AITA for interfering in the bouquet toss at my GF's sister's wedding?
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    Font - AITA for interfering in the bouquet toss at my GF's sister's wedding? My girlfriend (we'll call her 'Maggie') and I went to her sister's wedding on Sunday (1/22). It was a great event, and things were going well for most of the evening. This was the first time I met Maggie's mother, but I had already met the rest of her family.
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    Font - toss, When it came time for the bouquet Maggie was one of the ladies in the group to try & catch it. I thought I had an opportunity to be funny and lift the mood, so I stood behind Maggie and slapped the flowers to the ground before she could catch them. Idk if she actually would have been the one to catch them, but I did it anyways. I was doing it as a joke, which I thought would be obvious to everyone (I was like 0.0001% serious, I'm actually not interested in marriage. I'm in my 20s).
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    Rectangle - After I slapped the bouquet to the floor there was an audible gasp from everyone around, followed by an awkward silence. I was a little embarrassed but I laughed anyways to try to nonverbally show everyone that it was a joke. Nobody laughed.
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    Font - After a bit the moment had passed, and everyone was starting a big dinner. Nobody talked to me and I was getting a couple sideways glances. Maggie's mother eventually pulled me aside and (very respectfully) asked me to leave. To which I obliged. I didn't want to cause a scene.
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    Font - A few weeks later my GF & her sister are over it, but the mom still seems weird about it. I haven't spoken to her since then. Was this an AH move? Or was it just a lighthearted joke that was misinterpreted?
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    Font - Alyssa_Hargreaves Colo-rectal Surgeon [44] YTA. 20 hr. ago It's a tradition that not many people take to heart. It's not an automatic you must be married thing. You made a unnecessary scene and damaged your relationship with your girlfriend AND her family. You ruined a possibly cute moment for no reason Jokes are supposed to be funny. So explain the joke. Seriously explain how ruining a moment at a wedding is so da funny. 20.8k Reply Share
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    Font - Positivelythinking. 18 hr. ago The brides normally prize the photographs from the wedding. The bouquet is one of those moments that was lost. Hey, move on from this sooner the better.
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    Font - Peaceful-Spirit9 . 17 hr. ago OP is assuming that if she caught the bouquet he is the one she wants to marry. I bet this isn't the first time that she's had to deal with embarrassing "just kidding" moments which are actually "just being a passive aggressive AH" moments. OP is lying to others and possibly to himself if he thinks that this was just a harmless joke. Given that he admitted in the post that he doesn't want to get married, his actions were a message, not a joke. Inappropriate t
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    Font - FeedbackCreative8334 16 hr. ago Parta pant [4] . This is why kids and toddlers are shooed out of the way before the bouquet toss. Looks like they missed one. Oh wait, this was a grown man? Yeah... this definitely justifies the use of the word "cringe" as an adjective. (OP: YTA, but don't worry. Nobody wants to marry someone who behaves the way you did, so your bachelorhood is not in danger.)
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    Font - ER Mmm_lemon_cakes - 16 hr. ago YTA clearly. I'm not one of the people who read these kinds of posts and jumps to conclusions, but the is time I will. She should NOT have gotten over it. You are very lucky she didn't dump you that very night. She still has a chance to change her mind, and I hope she does. You should sincerely apologize to her mom. You ruined a moment at her daughter's wedding to declare to everyone in the family that you want to make a point of not marrying your GF SO BAD
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    Font - crystallz2000. 15 hr. ago Parta pant [1] All of this. OP, you: 1. Didn't know these people well enough to play a "joke" like this. It's almost like pulling out a chair behind someone as they're sitting down and making them fall on the ground. MAYBE it's funny if it's an inside joke with everyone, but you wouldn't do it to a stranger. You essentially did this to a stranger. 2. Sent a "funny" message that you don't want to marry your GF. To her family. And her. A guy who was probably TRYING
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    Font - notsosmartymarti. 15 hr. ago OP is suffering from main character syndrome. He had to make the bouquet toss a means to show his gf (the sister of the bride) his opinions on marrying her. But hey he laughed so it's a joke people, come on.
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    Font - Suzdg 16 hr. ago Parta pant [2] YTA. Also wondering why OP felt the need to lift the mood at a wedding. Going out on a limb assuming the mood was perfectly fine w out his "helping"
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    Font - . Wild Score_711 - 16 hr. ago My 10 year old niece caught the bouquet at my wedding. I'm positive that nobody expected her to get married until she was an adult.
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    Font - Human_Allegedly . 15 hr. ago I've seen boyfriends/partners try to lift their girlfriends to get the bouquet. It's hilarious because it's so chaotic they usually miss and everyone's laughing at the silliness. THAT would have been an okay joke in my book. However it still depends on the family and how they feel about about these things.
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    Font - graceface103. 15 hr. ago Oof this just reminded me that all of this is going to resurface when the photos come back. The stupid look on OP's face. The shock and disgust of his gf then the crowd. The poor bouquet being batted then laying on the floor. The awkward faces afterwards while OP tries to laugh it off. Yikes. OP, I'd try bribing the photographer if you have any hope of salvaging the relationship with the mother.
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    Font - biancanevenc · 13 hr. ago . This goes beyond messing up a lighthearted moment at a wedding. While very few people take the bouquet toss seriously, by standing behind his girlfriend and making sure she did not catch the bouquet, OP announced to all the world that he is not interested in marrying his girlfriend. This was a hurtful and humiliating 'joke' for OP's girlfriend and not a message she would appreciate receiving on the day her sister got married. I'm surprised she hasn't dumped OP
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    Font - someonespetmongoose 14 hr. ago Also do you know how expensive those bouquets can get. Even if it was cheap it's very sentimental and you hit it with force onto the floor. Some people like to preserve those things
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    Facial expression - SirMasonParker - 12 hr. ago "Ha ha I hate even the idea of possibly one day being married to you, isn't that hilarious?"
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    Font - 18 kiwikanel 9 hr. ago If you check out his comment history you will discover that he thinks bullying is okay.. And i think this explains a lot about the "joke"
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    Font - Adjshaw 11 hr. ago I'm willing to bet this is one of those situations where people have mistaken a funny scene in a S comedy for a real life joke. They watch a loveable and well meaning character do something horrifically stupid before later being redeemed, and only remember how funny it was they did the thing.
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    Font - dazechong 10 hr. ago Parta ipant [1] Also OP is YTA for including unnecessary emoji in that post. Yes, I am a bad judgy person. *waits for downvotes*
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    Font - Woppydoppy567 . 8 hr. ago Really had 12 year old 'haha thats funneh!" Vibes from this. Come on OP, you need to be better.
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    Mammal - adultosaurs 7 hr. ago 'It's funny to show how much I don't wanna marry my gf hyuk hyuk' selfish, self centered, self important, tone deaf and cruel.
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