Employee accidentally sends a steamy love letter to their boss instead of their girlfriend in a classic Valentine's Day mixup: 'I accidentally confessed my undying love'

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Feb 15, 2024 9:00 AM EST

The first, most embarrassing moment in every kid's life usually happens around middle school. You know, that moment that someone finds out about your crush and reveals it to the entire class? It's the first time your cheeks burn, your stomach drops, and you ever wish you could disappear into the floor. For those of us with a bleeding heart and a knack for making blunders in our love life, that feeling becomes all too familiar, but for the star of our next story, the searing shame of wearing his heart on his sleeve nearly cost him his job. 

After writing up a colorfully worded love letter to his girlfriend, u/HopeWhich1179 accidentally took a leap of faith– directly off of a cliff. Scroll for the entire story of how one employee accidentally turned over a steamy love letter to his boss that was intended only for the eyes of his girlfriend. I suppose this is why we always double-check our document stacks before submitting them to upper management. 

After this, here's another bossy encounter where an employee calls their manager's bluff, quitting immediately after being called 'replaceable'. 

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    71 anda mus "I wanted to disappear right then and there"
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    r/tifu. 2 days ago HopeWhich1179 : TIFU by Accidentally Sending a Love Letter to My Boss Instead of My Girlfriend S So, this literally happened yesterday, and I'm still cringing at the thought of going back to work on Monday.
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    A bit of context: I've been dating my girlfriend for about six months now, and things have been going great. We're both a bit old-fashioned, so we like sending each other handwritten letters every now and then, just to keep the romance alive, you know?
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    Anyway, I spent the better part of Sunday evening crafting the perfect love letter. I'm talking about pouring my heart and soul onto this piece of paper, confessing my deepest feelings, and even including a couple of (what I thought were) pretty steamy paragraphs. I sealed it in an envelope, ready to be mailed first thing in the morning.
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    Monday morning comes, and I'm in a bit of a rush. I grab the letter from my desk, along with a bunch of documents that I needed to hand over to my boss. My mind's already on the busy day ahead, so I'm not paying much attention to what I'm doing.
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    Fast forward to the afternoon, my boss calls me into his office with a very... interesting look on his face. He hands me an envelope - the envelope - and asks if I meant to give this to him. My heart sank. I immediately realized what had happened. In my morning rush, I'd mixed up the envelopes and handed him my love letter instead of the documents.
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    Thankfully, my boss is a pretty cool guy. He laughed it off, saying he was flattered but happily married. He even joked about my "impressive" choice of adjectives. I wanted to disappear right then and there.
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    So yeah, that's how I ended up accidentally confessing my undying love to my boss instead of my girlfriend. I've since rewritten the letter (and triple- checked the recipient this time). As for my girlfriend, she found the whole ordeal hilarious once the initial mortification wore off.
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    TL;DR: Mixed up my envelopes and accidentally sent a steamy love letter to my boss instead of my girlfriend. Survived the ordeal with my job intact, but my ego's definitely seen better days.
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    Karl Lagervet 2d ago . -I want to talk to you about something -Is it about the love letter I gave you accidentally? -*stops pouring 2 glasses of wine*. Accidentally?
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    Dark_Mode_Nose_Wind • 2d ago "My dearest June, it's been a fortnight since I last gazed upon your ample bosom..." Reply 662 Share ... TakuyaLee 2d ago ...talking like that should automatically get someone a 30% raise.
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    LE SSNs4evr 2d ago "As for my girlfriend, she thought my TPS reports were really boring. In fact, she was baffled as to why I would have given her an envelope full of TPS reports at all." 272 272 Reply chrisk018. Share ... 2d ago Probably because you forgot the cover sheet. Did you get the memo about that?
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    erin_baile 2d ago I had a friend send a long intimate break up text to her boss by mistake. We were like 20 at the time and we didn't know what to do. So she just pretended it didn't happen and he never brought it up. 487 Reply Share chrisk018. 2d ago That boss was The One. Never should've let him go.
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    That_Grim_Texan I sent my boss a "I love you" text meant for my wife. . 2d ago. Edited 2d ago He texted back, "I'm not sure I feel the same way. You're a great guy, but now just isn't the time."
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    LC_Anderton • 2d ago Whilst working away in London, I sent a text message to my wife saying "I love you" I got a reply from my landlord saying "That's nice... but I'm not lowering your rent"
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    thelessertit I was hoping you'd say you switched letters and had also given your girlfriend a formal demand for more pay and better working conditions or you would reluctantly be forced to accept one of the many other offers you are considering. . 2d ago
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    inby04. 2d ago Two possible plots: • he is happily married • "Thank you for the letter. Are u free this weekend?"
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    BigD0089 2d ago I've sent my fair share of goodnight/love notes to my flowback working in the oilfield thinking I was typing it to my wife. One time had one repeat my same mistake back to me that night.
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    Macca4704 • 2d ago Some people call it advances, others call it advancement... 45 ↓ Reply ↑ Share ... billsil 2d ago I got one from a coworker one year. It was hilarious. He texted me more than he texted his wife. He got really angry when I went to tease him about it. Years later he told me he did that to nip it in the bud.
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    2d ago Steven1789 Presumably you addressed the sealed the envelope. So why would your boss open it? Even if the envelope wasn't addressed, it was sealed. Do you regularly seal work in envelopes? What's more, once the boss started reading your letter, wouldn't he just stop?
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    CrazyLemonLover • 1d ago Look. I'm not saying this was a good move.... But when you end up with a promotion and invited over to your bosses house for dinner next month.......
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    . Tinky WinkySwag • 1d ago I'll come in any weekend you'd like for those TPS reports. 423 Reply ↑ Share ... madpiano 1d ago You gave your boss an idea for Valentine's. You are in his good books
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