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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Ok_Arm923 on 2025-12-01 13:38:44+00:00.
This happened yesterday at Thanksgiving, and I’m still replaying it in my head like an idiot.
Everything was normal food, random cousins, the annual argument about who ruined the mashed potatoes and at some point I was stuck in the kitchen trying to make small talk with one of my uncles. He asked how things were going with my partner, and I said something harmless like, Yeah, we’re good, just figuring out adult stuff.
Apparently that was the trigger.
He immediately launches into this 10minute story about his divorce from years ago, how messy splitting assets was, and how kids these days don’t think ahead. Everyone within earshot started chiming in boomers, millennials, Gen Z cousins and suddenly the entire living room was debating marriage timelines, finances, and why no one gets married at 22 anymore.
Meanwhile I’m sitting there like:
I JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT PIE.
Then someone goes, Well if these two ever get married, they better plan better than we did, and the whole room looked at us like we were giving a presentation. My partner kicked me under the table so hard I almost dropped my plate.
Anyway, TIFU by trying to make casual Thanksgiving conversation and accidentally turning it into a multigenerational TED Talk about marriage prep
TL;DR: I said one sentence about my relationship at Thanksgiving and accidentally triggered a full family debate about marriage, money, and prenups.