Stubborn couple argue over a bag of licorice, woman makes boyfriend eat the whole bag: 'Be grateful for my gift'

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Jul 3, 2024 4:00 PM EDT

When couples fight about the little things, it's always really about something greater. No one is ever just mad about their partner leaving dishes in the sink. At the end of the day, they're ultimately upset because they feel like their boundaries, space, and rules have been ignored and therefore disrespected. 

Here, we have a couple who erupted into an argument over a bag of licorice, but really, both parties were just giving each other a hard time. Essentially, the boyfriend is known for detesting the brand of salty licorice that his girlfriend frequently purchases. One day, however, he demanded to have some of hers but she refused, since she knew it was not his cup of tea. He then decided to take the opportunity to make this about how his partner does not have the final say regarding what he does or does not like. Sure, this is true in theory, but really, can a girl just enjoy her own licorice and not have to share it? 

Of course, the argument did not end there, but the girlfriend decided to match his energy and present him with a licorice-twisted challenge. For more stories like this, take a look at this one about a sister who got back at her brother for always eating her food.

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    SOFT AUSTRALIA LIQUORICE VERIFIED ORIGINAL FLAVOR PLANT NO BASED FRUCTOSE 7 02 (200g)
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    Boyfriend vs. a bag of salty licorice. This is a really silly story that I just remembered and I thought maybe people here would think it's funny. This story includes my now ex boyfriend, though we are still close friends.
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    One morning he woke up before I did and for some reason he was incredibly grumpy. Happens to the best of us and I'm not
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    bothered by it, because it's just him getting annoyed over really silly things and we always laugh about it later. On this particular morning, he spotted some food on the counter that I hadn't touched in a while.
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    This included a bag of "double salty" licorice. If you're a Dutch person, you know exactly what I'm talking about. For non Dutch people, think of the saltiest licorice ever, to the point where you feel your cheeks tensing up. It's an acquired taste, but I like it.
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    Now, I have been with this man for three years, and not once in that time did he voluntarily eat any type of licorice. If he bought a bag of candy that has any licorice in it, he would give it to me. He even has these lemon ice creams that he loves, which are on a stick of licorice rather than wood.
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    He always gives those to me. He has never liked licorice and especially not the really salty ones. He even said that to me on numerous occasions. He definitely does not like licorice.
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    Yet for some reason, this particular morning, he'd decided that he wanted the bag of salty licorice and pretty much demanded it. I said no, knowing he doesn't like it and also because it's mine, and he got really annoyed at me. I told him he doesn't like salty licorice, so I am not giving it to him.
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    He claimed that he loves licorice and refused to give in. I still said no and he went to work. I had to hold in my laughter the whole time.
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    Naturally, I went to the store and bought the biggest bag of the saltiest licorice I could find, which was not cheap, but totally worth it. When he got back home, I told him I had a present for him and I, of course, gave him the bag of licorice. He pretended to be happy with it and continued to say he loves salty licorice,
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    until I gave him "that look" and told him to stop being stubborn, because I know he doesn't like it. He eventually admitted that he indeed doesn't like it. I jokingly said he had to eat the whole bag now, since he'd been so stubborn about it all day. My ex boyfriend agreed, and so I spent the rest of the day
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    reminding him to "be grateful for my gift" and he gave me a guilty look every time I brought it up, like I'd just caught him doing something. Halfway through the bag he had to give up.
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    Just to clarify, it was all in good fun and after he finally admitted that he doesn't like salty licorice, we both laughed every time I "made" him eat some. I do still occasionally bring it up to tease him, of course. He hasn't made any more claims about liking something he doesn't like since then.
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    Eagle_Pancake 1 day ago I was once on a business trip to Norway and saw that salty licorice everywhere, but I didn't realize it was salty, I thought it was covered in sugar. So I got some of it, and absolutely hated it.
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    But I couldn't just throw it away, so I told all of my coworkers that it was delicious and amazing to get them all to try it. That was a funny morning.
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    invinciblecomics OP. 1 day ago That sounds hilarious, haha. It's funny how no one except people who grew up with these seem to like it, while us Dutch people are like "yes, super salty licorice is totally great". Your coworkers must have felt so betrayed, lol.
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    Cold_Barber_4761. 1 day ago Well done! This made me laugh! ☺ I'm American, but I love dubbelzout drop! That being said, it's definitely an acquired taste! I always loved regular black licorice in general and then lived in Utrecht for a year for uni in my early 20s.
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    The first time I had zout drop (in a mixed bag), I nearly spit it out. My Dutch roommates were laughing so hard! But by the end of my time there, I was eating the dubbel zout just like a Dutch person!
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    I still buy a bag, maybe once a year, when I get a craving. But one time I made the mistake of eating a bunch right before a medical appointment and I had to explain to my doctor (back in the US) why my normally very good blood pressure was extremely high that day!
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