An Online Community Rallies Behind A Lady Who Was Called "Fat" By Her Boyfriend For Eating At His Family’s Christmas Dinner

The Christmas family dinner is filled with all types of scents in the air, from cookies to the warmth of the chimney, along with many dishes prepared to stuff you like a Thanksgiving turkey. What could possibly go wrong on such occasions?

Reddit user TheOA12345 shares her story, which is loaded with unexpected developments. Everything appeared to be going well during her first Christmas dinner with her partner’s parents until it abruptly took a turn for the worse.

The author was raised to eat as much as her stomach could hold in order not to disrespect the host, so she filled her plate and had another when prompted by the host. How could she deny herself some coffee and a slice of cheesecake as well, right?

Receiving a strange look from her partner during dinner, which she dismissed, followed by being yelled at and called fat for lacking manners, was far from how the author imagined this wonderful night would end. Much to her dismay, however, Arabian dining manners are quite different from what one might be used to, as going to a guest's home on an empty stomach is considered disrespectful in Arab culture.

She didn’t know that—at least, the author of the story didn’t—and she wasn’t cautioned about any of this. Afterwards, she was blamed for her lack of "common knowledge."

After their first Christmas dinner together, the lady is abruptly faulted by her partner for lacking table manners

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Due to what transpired, the lady turned to the trusted subreddit group to ask whether her accidental misappreciation of her partner's culture was truly what set things off on the wrong path. So strap in and scroll down to read the full story.

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Firstly...

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You're invited...

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Strange looks...

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Dessert time!

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Time to go...

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Being embarrassed

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Cultural knowledge

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You're "fat"

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Common knowledge

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In addition...

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Nothing hateful here

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In all honesty, the Reddit community saved the day, as their comments made all the difference. The post received nearly 4,000 opinions and suggestions.

The author chose to try some of them out and shared a follow-up story seven days later. The online community flooded in to give their opinions...

That's so toxic

Sarphadonyx

An impossible game

snarkisms

From an Arabian

arakace

He should have told you

Dork86

The rules should have been communicated

NUT-me-SHELL

Call or text...

MsBiJo

A cultural taboo

logirl1975

After a couple of quick messages, she finally uncovered his lies, as the tables had turned and it turned out that the entire fiasco was a misunderstanding. He did not refer to her as "fat," but rather as "greedy" (as if that’s any consolation), and her partner used that as a cover-up.

It turns out that his parents were facing some financial issues, and he simply did not want to share the burden of their tough situation, especially before their first Christmas dinner together.

The update

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A suggestion

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A short convo

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Explaining time

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Understanding the situation

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Eat little and save...

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Feeling guilty

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Everything is fine

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Some users still didn't buy the boyfriend's story.

Paying them back

MeiMei91

Not beneficial to the situation

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Silent treatment

SnooFoxes4362

Another lie?

KardalSpindal

Many people consider dinner at their partner’s family home to be a significant test. Regardless of how beautiful you are or whether you possess the most graceful table manners fit for royalty, there will always be something for which you are unprepared.

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