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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/cryingporcelain on 2026-01-22 13:03:50+00:00.
Greetings Reddit! This actually happened a few years ago, and it's something we laugh about now, my partner and I were discussing it this morning, so I thought I'd post about it.
My mother in law is an absolute diamond of a woman, and after helping me through a difficult situation, I wanted to do something nice for her, and landed on getting her some nice flowers. Since I don't drive and the nearest florist was a little out of my way, I ordered them online with a nice card to go with them and, considering my good deed done, simply went about my life.
What I didn't know at the time, is that the gossip mill keeps churning, even when you're in your 60s, and there had been someone in my father in laws ear about my mother in law, allegedly, having an affair. The fact that he even entertained that this was a possibility was wild, honestly, because the woman does not have that kind of time, but a poorly timed bunch of flowers being delivered to their door, WITHOUT THE CARD, only watered the seed of doubt that was planted. So, an argument swiftly ensued.
I only learned this a few days later, when my partner came back from visiting his parents, and asked me about the flowers I'd ordered. He explained what had happened, and I immediately went to their house and told them the flowers were from me, and the company must have forgotten to include my note. My mother in law thanked me and my poor father in law probably felt very silly.
So yeah, quite a minor fuck up, and like I said, we laugh about it now, but I still feel kind of bad for inadvertently causing an argument between them.
TL;DR, bought my MIL a bunch of flowers, which made my FIL suspect she was having an affair.