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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/yumPotato-Juice on 2026-03-12 02:34:08+00:00.
TL;DR I asked how my friend was, she said terrible. I said she should feel sexy instead. She immediately burst into tears and said that her dog had died that morning.
Okay, I'll get right into it... Essentially, I coincidentally ran into one of my best friends this afternoon, and she wasn't doing anything, so I figured she was fine for a quick chat. I asked her, "Hey, ____, how are you doing?". She responded with "terrible," which I would definitely have taken seriously if she was anyone else, but that's her response pretty much whenever I ask that question (she's a really sarcastic person). We are always jokingly flirting with each other, so I responded, quote, "Well, you should feel sexy because you look sexy" AND SHE IMMEDIATELY BURST INTO TEARS AND TOLD ME THAT HER DOG HAD DIED THAT MORNINGGGGG when she started crying, she left right away, so I feel like I made one of the worst days of her life WORSE, AND chased her from the theater we were at! THIS WAS LITERALLY THE WORST FUCKING THING I COULD HAVE SAID I DONT KNOW WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH ME
Please help. I have no idea how I am going to recover from this one.
edit: I also commented this!
Context!!
I am a woman and I do NOT want to get with my friend. All flirting is a joke.
I have followed up with my friend and told her I would be there if she needed anything and just reach out. I will bring her candy, a gift and a card tomorrow.
This is one of my closest friends and this would be a normal interaction between us under normal circumstances... this would have been a completely funny joke to make if her dog had not died.