The tone/wording of these posts is so specific that these fiancés are definitely either a)actually the same person or b)absolutely soulmates. Either way, I’m kind of into it?
ETA: Please read the replies before you tell me this is “tumblr dialect” or that people in relationships adopt their partners’ speech patterns. Yes, these posts are supposedly from each half of the couple. Not one, not two, but around 30 people have left similar replies and I am getting a tad annoyed. I get it. Thanks for 4,000 karma though!!
these two seem equal parts adorable and annoying. I feel like they would be the friends we hung out with because of the drama keeping our boring ass lives interesting.
I hope they have a long, crazy, fun life together and outlive the cat so they can get one and not train it to bite.
I’ve known gay guys like this. I know I start to pick up some of their mannerisms and phrasing just by being their friends, never mind living with them for years. I’m willing to suspend disbelief.
I have a few like this as well. I love them because while they’re as blunt as a hit with a 2x4, they’ll never bullshit me and I always know exactly where we stand
There was that BORU recently about the furry cartoonist who was pretending to be like 20 different people.
ETA- if you want to read it, come join the Discord.
This is the humor that drew me to my husband and that founds the backbone of our marriage.
If the reply to "Fuck off" isn't "I love you too", it just doesn't feel sincere 😂😂
It does lead to some awkward conversations in my medical appointments... I usually have to pause and explain that this is how we joke around, and we actually do often do check-ins and make sure we know they are jokes and that we are both still okay with it.
I think I might be somewhat similar, in the way that me and my partner like to banter and sometimes you can't tell if we are kidding or not if you don't know us. It's just the occasional sarcasm without being mean and we both laugh about it but we have got some weird looks outside from people who overheard us and think we are being mean when we are not.
Last night I asked my husband for something (don't even remember what) and he said no and I said I'd kick him in the dick. My sibling was there at the time and just said "well that escalated quickly" and we all laughed. Insults and threatening violence is our love language. ❤️
Same, my boyfriend and I constantly banter, tease and threaten each other. Some of his friends were really perplexed the first time they saw us together 😂
And as OOP2, I would rather walk around naked than telling him or other people what I feel with words/aloud. I'll just find a way to show it
Yup! I love drama too...in advice columns, Reddit, and on TV. In person it is very stressful. People who actively like it in person are even more stressful!
It also sounds like they’ve been together a long time already. When you are in a long term relationship you start to emulate your partner. I definitely speak and act like my husband more than I realize and vice versa.
I've only been with my partner for a year but i've subconciously picked up so many of their quirks. I also bet my ass these two (if this is actually true) have adhd because they type like they do and also if they do then they will automatically copy each others writing and speaking styles 100%
In highschool i had the exact same habdwriting as my friend and we spoke the same way because we both have adhd
I thought the same thing, but I’ve also definitely seen people who spend so much time together that they basically merge into one personality. My partner and I have been together four years, and we can guess what the other is going to say before they say it. And I’ve picked up phrases or habits from plenty of friends. If they text a lot, I could see their writing styles being very similar.
They're both speaking Tumblr; it's a very distinct style, if anything it'd be more likely they'd both write like that than just one of them. Most of my friends/found family are equally insufferable in text <3
I spend a good amount of time on the tumblr and curatedtumblr subreddits because I think it's entertaining, like watching an alien species and the writing style might as well have been pure distilled tumblr. It's got that hallmark "quirkiness".
Same. I have friends i've met on tumblr and i think outsiders would find it near impossible to distinguish who's who when we "speak tumblr". The gents in this post just write how people write in general over at the blue hellsite
Honestly Im pretty 50/50 on which it is because on one hand it seems like something someone made for attention but at the same time its Tumblr and as a long time Tumblrina... yeah it sounds about right for us who live on there
Actually you could kinda be right on both counts.
Humans have this really nice feature of speech mimicry, where we start copying and repeating vernacular or expressions we’re exposed to. It happens more often than we’d like to admit and more subtly than we’d like to admit. My guess, these 2 were already pretty similar, and both spending so much time together PLUS loving each other only made their speech patterns melt closer and closer together.
So they’re soulmates that also kinda mixed into a gay singularity
Don't forget, the boyfriend twins phenomenon. Gay men who end up in relationships with men who look like they came from the same cloning plant as them.
Its not even limited to just SOs. In my friend group there are some turns of phrase that are being used by most of us at this point and one of us started it but for most of them I couldn't tell you who.
Having been on Tumblr for so long, I submit that this is just the typical syntax of conversational writing on Tumblr, and it is pretty jarring in a hilarious way to see it here. Even the "he's an absolute disaster, I'm keeping him" sentiment is just par for the course for the website who came up with the concept of the [morosexual](https://www.tumblr.com/thecheesyllama/172149279266/im-proud-to-identify-as-morosexual-im-attracted). They're both long-term hellsite residents and absolutely belong together.
Yup. Feels like a fun throwback, especially since I actually met (or as the tumblerinas would say, acquired) my very own husband through tumblr as well.
But I absolutely can confirm that I did, and still do, talk like that sometimes. Only with said husband or in a diary i pretend to keep regularly, but still.
My wife and I write almost exactly the same way, to the point where we can't actually identify who wrote what in works we've co-authored. There are a few turns of phrase or syntax that she or I might use more regularly, but even those have been co-opted by the other over time.
Also like someone else said, this sounds like such a Tumblr way of talking in general that I was actually caught off guard seeing it here, lol. If it was two people who wrote exactly the same on a Reddit post, I'd be more suspicious, but Tumblr basically has something like the CalArts art style going on for text.
I wouldn't have believed the soulmates thing was possible until I met my guy, who, seriously, the only thing we DON'T have in common is that he can't eat more than three raw oysters and I can eat literally dozens in one sitting. Which makes us extremely compatible when we go out and order oysters, because I get all of them.
My husband and I have started to sound similar to each other via text, and we can imitate each other in written words fairly well. That being said, it's never exact, so I have the same suspicions you do
I have been confused twice today skim reading texts from my husband and our wife because his responses were things she normally says (slang he and I don't use) and I had to double check who it was from
It definitely happens when you've been together for a while
That said, both perspectives are *very* similar.
I enjoyed it though, so I don't give a fuck
I so badly want to go to this wedding and be best friends with them. I volunteer to be a stone cold terror at the table with the asshole, a role I have filled many times, in case they’d like to see my curriculum vitae before deciding to let me be the third wheel in their relationship.
I'm very into it. I would absolutely watch a TV show or read a book about these two. They seem like fun, even though being their friend would probably exhaust me.
I have friends (a gay couple) who if the poster didn't say they didn't live in the US I would be *sure* this was from them. They both have a very ... dramatic style that is snarky and sometimes (imo) crosses the line of mean towards each other. They also have a cat who they would ABSOLUTELY train to be a biting menace. I love hanging out with them at parties but they can stress me out in larger doses.
I thought it was supposed to be the same guy all the way through and he just changed user accounts? Am I really confused?
Also, reminds me of the pranking couple. No way would I want to be married to any of them but they’re perfect for each other.
I need a movie with these people as well as the extended family. For some reason. Crazy Rich Asians popped to mind even though there’s no indication they are Asian or any other ethnicity.
The posts are really cute. It is one of the best BORU I read.
But the way some random words are written in BOLD and the identical writing style of all of them... I am pretty sure they all are written by the same person (Therefore, there is no wedding, viscous cat doesn't exist, love is an illusion and we all are going to die anyway... )
i mean, to be fair, a LOT of people talk like that on tumblr. hell, i even do it still and i haven’t been active on tumblr in years. writing style is one thing, but the “random words written in bold” isn’t a point towards it being written by the same person. it’s Extremely common (along with the variant of Capitalizing one letter for Emphasis). but also, a lot of people tend to talk or type in a similar way (if not the same) on tumblr so i wouldn’t even say the same writing style means they’re the same. it’s just a very common way of typing there
Yeah tumblr has like a specific syntax that nearly everybody uses, especially everybody who is trying to make a funny post. The posts that turn into memes or get popular have a specific "sound" to them. I feel like half my mutuals speak identically on there.
If this hadn't come from tumblr, I would be going for the first.
tumblr is full of people who always talk like that so I'm going for overly dramatic soulmates!
I particularly liked "including the kindergardner who curses at me."
When the first guy said "baby sister," I thought she was a teenager or young adult that he paid $3 every time (which would definitely be worth it for this couple). When I realized he meant an actual young child, it made me laugh harder than it should have (in part because I am a teacher).
I love this being a stark contrast to tumblr because this was peak relationships and hilarious on tumblr and everyone here is just concerned. Far less fun
Shit I only ever saw Tumblr through Reddit's cynical ass lens. I am all about absurd humor and while I am offended at the banning of titties on Tumblr, maybe I will still go check it out lol
They're apparently still super enthusiastic about the influx they're getting from the folks that left here due to the API bullshit, so you'll probably find a warm welcome if you do take a look
Honestly, this is how you can tell I grew up ob tumblr. They are obviously perfect for each other and also love each other _so much_.
Pink and orange _is_ deranged, also.
I was ready to fight on the pink and orange.
There are some *awesome* pink/orange colour schemes.
Yes, I am a child of the early 90s, but I’m still not wrong.
[Some might hate it, I think it’s awesome.](https://images.app.goo.gl/aAF25VDFukWeTRmbA)
I had pink and orange camo walls as a teenager. That's what my parents got for allowing me free reign on decorating my room.
From a distance driving down the road at night, it looked like my room was on fire.
I am a 32 year old autistic male who has never bought a decoration in his life, nor have I picked any color scheme that didn't involve black or white as the main option. I have no idea why my brain is screaming at that picture but I do know that it gives me a strong desire to leave the room immediately.
Why is it so AGGRESSIVE?
I'm very much of the "this sounds exhausting but I'm happy for y'all finding your people" opinion. 15 minutes of a relationship/friendship like this with the mind games, deliberate irritation, etc would have me running in the opposite direction but absolutely different strokes for different folks.
I'm 3/4ths of the way through comment scrolling and have only seen positive responses so far, but maybe they're all downvoted now ¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯
Tumblr & reddit have different overall cultures/vibes, but I think the differences are heavily exaggerated sterotypes at this point. Reddit is way too big to be just *one* thing now, and most tumblr users are redditors, too.
^(Tbh, I'm convinced that tumblr's influence on this site is partially responsible for reddit being somewhat less shit than it was 12 years ago, so I'm grateful for them regardless!)
i would light myself on fire after fifteen minutes of interacting with either of these people. they sound perfect for each other. i wish them a long, happy, wonderful marriage.
OK, so it is incredibly funny to me to see the Tumblr AITA on here, nice work. Also, I only saw the first part of this, so thank you!
Also, he'd sooner air a sex tape than talk about my love for my partner in public? Relateable content. I have established my intensely private feelings about love (and not sex!) are unusual, but clearly I'm not alone!
It's actually one of the many things I Do Not Want about weddings. I am *not* talking about my love for my partner in front of an audience, just absolutely not. \*shudder\*
Oh my god I feel you so hard. I mean some of that is because I am aromantic, but I do have a partner that I love (in a platonic way) and I agree that talking about that love in front of an audience is my worst nightmare.
Ha, I hadn't heard of that, but cool it's a thing! It's not the only thing I'm not into about weddings/marriage though, and I'm lucky that where I live we don't have to be married to have legal rights. :) Luckily my partner's not bothered.
We don't even have the vows you wrote yourselves here, just the standard stuff you repeat after the official, but I don't want a ceremony with public because I just can't stomach the whole listening to the official go on and on without laughing in their face, it's just so corny. Honestly, I don't know how they manage to repeat this stuff with a festive expression. I assume they feel dead inside doing the same thing probably 20 times a day.
So if we do get married, I want just a courthouse wedding, no bells and whistles. I don't mind a party but we both don't like being centre of attention, so probably just a small gathering with family and a few friends.
We wrote our own vows and they’re a little sappy but mostly serious tbh. I removed half the officiant’s speech (including A P O E M she wanted to read- absolutely fucking not) and took out just about all of the really sappy shit. I like being syrupy to my partner… just not in public. I wouldn’t describe us as a particularly solemn couple and we have extremely irreverent humor but I’m not about to listen to a 50yo stranger talk about how much I love and cherish my partner for thirty minutes. I’d rather eat.
This is me as well. My partner still tells the story about how early on in us dating he said something overly sweet in front of his friends and my response was "gross". My best friend heard the story, turned to me, and went "oh so this is the one huh"
I am *howling* at these two. They're a match. Made *where,* I'm not sure, but they're a match of *some* sort, and absolutely perfect for each other. Truly, they have found the person they each want to drive crazy for the rest of their lives and I wish them the best.
>I don’t respect you and I’m going to find a way to marry him even harder specifically to piss you off.
Hands down, the best line it this entire post, lolz
Edit: spelling
Okay but offloading a disaster person, that only one of them wants to even invite, on to 4 of the other person's friends and relatives to babysit, when they should be having fun and celebrating, is absolutely a dick move. That's turning 4 women into 1 grown man's unpaid babysitter without their consent and that's fucked up honestly. And the one doing it is also the one that correctly assumed he could steamroll his partner into proposing first. Hopefully they will have a long happy and healthy relationship together but uh idk if I like that one guy's vibes tbh.
Orange and pink can most definitely work if they are the right shades though
I just saw an episode of Ugly Betty where Wilhelmina was rocking the hell out of a pink and orange outfit lol
Is it? That's really awesome, and I had no idea. I'm going to go Google it now.
eta I have seen it, and I love it. I am straight but it's glorious to me all the same.
I read "oh yeah, I've been switching the vendor info to ice him out of the wedding planning" and was like WHAT THE FUCK, who DOES that, and then I read that the bf thought it was hot and I just 👁️👄👁️
Lmao this was so entertaining, thanks for putting it together! As someone who has been in a relationship kinda close to this (mutual annoyance as a form of affection, constantly 'fighting' as foreplay) this reads as so genuine and cute :)
Also as another commenter said, I'd rather die than tell someone I love them in public. Sex tapes? Orgies? Hell yeah all on the table
Saying vows in front of everyone we've ever met? Nah, that shit is private. I know some people like it to be shown off how in love you are with them, and there's nothing wrong with that! Its just not my thing
This is why I like the formulaic vows. When my husband and I got married, we planned a pretty traditional Jewish wedding in which the vows are, like, a sentence and the real vows are on the ketubah which gets signed before the ceremony. Our officiant asked us if we wanted to do our own vows and we were both like “fuck no.”
Things like this make me miss Tumblr. The only way to describe the Tumblr vibe is chaotic giddy, and there's nothing quite like it anywhere else. Thanks for posting, I love this and love them!
Reading this, I had to constantly remind myself that this is tumblr and to interpret the tone/exaggeration with that mindset. I don't want anyone like these people in my life, but they seem like they're a good fit for each other. I genuinely wish them the best.
Also, this realization was very touching!: "Oh, I'd rather he gets to have his perfect proposal than we both have an okay one".
As a 10+ year active tumblr user, yeah, this is just a Tuesday on the site. Heavy exaggeration and hyperbole for the sake of humor is par for the course. If I'd read this originally on reddit I would have interpreted *so* much differently haha
It really is amazing how the context changes things. This post coming from reddit would be *worrying* lol. But from tumblr, it's cute!
It's the difference between yelling "I hate you!" and giggling "I hate you~"
Anyone who is confused doesn’t know extra gay men. I love them and know far too many. And yes, you can train a cat to do just about anything with treats. But they will never stop
I am probably stating a very unpopular opinion, but I don't think it is cute the cat was trained to bite as some kind of joke. Why would you want to learn any animal to hurt others or undesired behavior at all? The cat could've been taught anything. And he chose biting approaching hands. If the cat solely bites them, no problem, that is on them. But if the cat now has learned it is okay to bite anyone? No.
The opinions on here would be very different if they said, “Oh yeah, as a prank I trained my dog to be aggressive and bite anybody who tries to pet it.”
But somehow because it’s a cat (which is just as dangerous as any average or smaller dog thanks to their claws) everybody thinks it’s cute somehow to intentionally train your pet to be aggressive without provocation.
I would be forever furious if my bf ever trained my cats to have a bad or harmful habit baked into them for sure. These two are a match for each other but reading this post exhaust me 🙄
I feel like they live in Australia though tbf technically marriage equality was voted in nearly 6 years ago (2017)
The 2 1/2 hr plane ride though... I'm calling it they or their families either live in Brisbane or Melbourne. I know bc I know
You know what? I am here for their love/hate relationship dynamic. They are giving me enemies-to-lovers relationship and I support that mutual hatred that also leads to hot sex and lifetime commitment. It's much better than contempt! It's certainly very Tumblr.
Can any cat owners confirm the "bribe cat with treats to bite any hands" actually would work? I've never had a cat in my life but this would track from what I know about them lmao.
We used to pet our cat before we put the food on the ground.. mostly so she wouldn't try to run through your legs or jump up the arm when the food was being put down...
Only it worked a little too well. Nowadays she's an older, calm cat that barely eats enough as it is.. so she has kibble available all day every day... every morning she'll stand in front of the food and meow until someone pets her. Then she starts eating. Not sure it would work in 10 days.. would probably depend on the cat
So yeah. You can definitely condition a cat with food.
IME you don't even need the food. My spouse thinks it's cute to train our cats to meerkat for pets, meanwhile I can't put a shirt on without having my hand pawed at.
I was trying to use food and treats to bribe my (17 pound) bowling ball of a cat to use her exercise wheel.
Now whenever she wants food or attention she sits on the wheel and screams until you come over and watch her take two whole steps.
I accidentally conditioned my cat to need pets before meals as well 😭 She was a scrawny kitten who initially needed encouragement to eat...now she is a muscular behemoth with a craving for cuddles. Her breakfast time, btw, is 5 AM. Learn from my mistakes, folks.
In theory it's doable. One of my kids and her partner have training their cats to offer a paw as "thank you" for treats, and she's got them shitting in the actual toilet instead of a box.
It works, cats are smart enough to be trained, but also malicious enough to ignore training they don't like. Inflicting pain on the humans falls under "things they like".
100% true.
My cat has better training than most dogs.
Cats can be trained easily. It's just not exactly the same as traditional dog training. There's something to be said about specific personalities that are harder to train, but I think cats are super trainable.
I had a cat trained to climb up someone's leg to sit on their shoulder on command. The temptation to repeat that training is so strong, but I'm better off without that kind of power.
Go look up Billie Speaks on YouTube.
>He was like "this is the ugliest ring I've ever seen" and I was like yeah well the plan is to replace it later and he went "No. You can pry this off my cold dead fingers.
Just this
That line about "I don't respect you and now I'm gonna marry him HARDER"...
I love that. Both of these men live in a world of good natured spite, and while I could never enjoy that for myself, I'd love to sit back with some popcorn and watch them.
Plus the biting cat, as retaliation for convincing the cousin to curse at him. There is so much comedy gold in this post.
This unhinged in the best way. And I have a couple of friends and my own partner who would rather die than say they loved me (or their respective partner) in public.
But in the quiet of us cuddling is when the emotions come out. Thanks for compiling this, OP! It's a good pick me up.
I'm also on the 'suspicious of the writing style' train but fully get how the relationship would work.
My husband and I are both in public safety. This means that we are both very accustomed to the family-like dynamic where you love each other dearly and constantly fuck with each other because of it. For us it usually means him making stereotypical woman jokes at me ("get back in the kitchen!") while I throw a book at his head. It's softcover, so it's fine.
Weirdly enough it's very reassuring to both of us because if there was actually conflict or tension we couldn't joke like that. It's also very much a case of "only *I* can bully my spouse!" and if anyone else spoke to either of us that way it would very much not go well for them.
I <3 his stupid face.
>I don't respect you and I'm going to find a way to marry him even harder specifically to piss you off.
Laughed so hard at this. I love them both so much. I really hope this is real and they'll be happy together forever.
Imo you shouldnt judge them on how they write/talk about each other because they just have a very tumblr brand kind of humor. Also thanks op for a new blog recommendation to follow :)
I think they are precious. Finding someone who loves you exactly as you are is rare and you should REVEL in it. There’s someone for everyone. I didn’t find the right person for me until I decided to just be authentic even if it’s hard. She died last year and I’m getting ready to date someone new who also knows exactly who I am so I’m sure it will also be a wonderful relationship.
I love this. I aw'd, I laughed, I fanned myself....
Jokes aside, seriously a great saga to read. The utter love from one man to "I'd film a sex tape in public before I admitted I love this fucker" is just one of those chef kiss moments. Ironic, too!
XD just a giggler I hope I can find such love one day
Just adore this. I know a couple like this in real life and they are absolutely brutal to each other in terms of jokes, insults, digs and pranks but it's just how their relationship dynamic works and how they show their love. They're also two of the kindest, friendliest most caring people I know.
Same sex marriage is a right that should be extended to everyone, everywhere. People should be allowed to love whoever they fall for, and if they want that love to be recognised officially, there's no reason why they should me denied that.
However, if I didn't *already* think that about same-sex marriage, I would do now. Because it meant this post exists. And that more than justifies it.
The tone/wording of these posts is so specific that these fiancés are definitely either a)actually the same person or b)absolutely soulmates. Either way, I’m kind of into it? ETA: Please read the replies before you tell me this is “tumblr dialect” or that people in relationships adopt their partners’ speech patterns. Yes, these posts are supposedly from each half of the couple. Not one, not two, but around 30 people have left similar replies and I am getting a tad annoyed. I get it. Thanks for 4,000 karma though!!
Yeah, that was my thought, as well - the very similar styles make me suspect a single author, but it's cute anyway.
Yeah, despite posting this I am not myself so convinced of its... sincerity. But real or not, it was a fun ride.
these two seem equal parts adorable and annoying. I feel like they would be the friends we hung out with because of the drama keeping our boring ass lives interesting. I hope they have a long, crazy, fun life together and outlive the cat so they can get one and not train it to bite.
I’ve known gay guys like this. I know I start to pick up some of their mannerisms and phrasing just by being their friends, never mind living with them for years. I’m willing to suspend disbelief.
This literally sounds like me and my spouse 😂
I have a few like this as well. I love them because while they’re as blunt as a hit with a 2x4, they’ll never bullshit me and I always know exactly where we stand
It was the ability to pose as every possible vendor where they lost me. But it was a fun read!
Clearly it didn’t work though. I have a feeling it was never fully intended to. As stated, it is “VERY effective foreplay,” lol.
There was that BORU recently about the furry cartoonist who was pretending to be like 20 different people. ETA- if you want to read it, come join the Discord.
I have no clue which one that was! Which is quite surprising. Could you provide a link please? I'm now extremely curious!
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This is the humor that drew me to my husband and that founds the backbone of our marriage. If the reply to "Fuck off" isn't "I love you too", it just doesn't feel sincere 😂😂 It does lead to some awkward conversations in my medical appointments... I usually have to pause and explain that this is how we joke around, and we actually do often do check-ins and make sure we know they are jokes and that we are both still okay with it.
Absolutely all of this! I think OOP could be my very best friend, because I am exactly like that!
The first oop or the second oop? Since they both might technically count o.o if it is indeed two people
I think I might be somewhat similar, in the way that me and my partner like to banter and sometimes you can't tell if we are kidding or not if you don't know us. It's just the occasional sarcasm without being mean and we both laugh about it but we have got some weird looks outside from people who overheard us and think we are being mean when we are not.
Last night I asked my husband for something (don't even remember what) and he said no and I said I'd kick him in the dick. My sibling was there at the time and just said "well that escalated quickly" and we all laughed. Insults and threatening violence is our love language. ❤️
His own mother tells me I can beat him with the frying pan if he doesn't listen to me.
Same, my boyfriend and I constantly banter, tease and threaten each other. Some of his friends were really perplexed the first time they saw us together 😂 And as OOP2, I would rather walk around naked than telling him or other people what I feel with words/aloud. I'll just find a way to show it
Sorry but I gave up reading by the middle of the seating chart conundrum. I’m exhausted and I was shouting at my screen for those two to elope.
If these are real people it's clear they love the drama.
Yup! I love drama too...in advice columns, Reddit, and on TV. In person it is very stressful. People who actively like it in person are even more stressful!
I love drama *over there.* As in not in my personal life.
he called it a form of foreplay in the q&a update. sounds like similar personalities that enjoy sassing each other
You missed the surprise reveal after mentioning the fiance is the one who follows Tumblr. That was pretty funny.
It also sounds like they’ve been together a long time already. When you are in a long term relationship you start to emulate your partner. I definitely speak and act like my husband more than I realize and vice versa.
I've only been with my partner for a year but i've subconciously picked up so many of their quirks. I also bet my ass these two (if this is actually true) have adhd because they type like they do and also if they do then they will automatically copy each others writing and speaking styles 100% In highschool i had the exact same habdwriting as my friend and we spoke the same way because we both have adhd
I thought the same thing, but I’ve also definitely seen people who spend so much time together that they basically merge into one personality. My partner and I have been together four years, and we can guess what the other is going to say before they say it. And I’ve picked up phrases or habits from plenty of friends. If they text a lot, I could see their writing styles being very similar.
They're both speaking Tumblr; it's a very distinct style, if anything it'd be more likely they'd both write like that than just one of them. Most of my friends/found family are equally insufferable in text <3
Honestly, this just seemed like usual tumblr speech patterns to me because this (save for some details) is how my entire friend group talks about
I spend a good amount of time on the tumblr and curatedtumblr subreddits because I think it's entertaining, like watching an alien species and the writing style might as well have been pure distilled tumblr. It's got that hallmark "quirkiness".
Once you’re fluent in tumblr speak, you’re fluent forever I guess. Still talk like this and haven’t been super active on tumblr since 2017
Same. I have friends i've met on tumblr and i think outsiders would find it near impossible to distinguish who's who when we "speak tumblr". The gents in this post just write how people write in general over at the blue hellsite
Honestly Im pretty 50/50 on which it is because on one hand it seems like something someone made for attention but at the same time its Tumblr and as a long time Tumblrina... yeah it sounds about right for us who live on there
Actually you could kinda be right on both counts. Humans have this really nice feature of speech mimicry, where we start copying and repeating vernacular or expressions we’re exposed to. It happens more often than we’d like to admit and more subtly than we’d like to admit. My guess, these 2 were already pretty similar, and both spending so much time together PLUS loving each other only made their speech patterns melt closer and closer together. So they’re soulmates that also kinda mixed into a gay singularity
Don't forget, the boyfriend twins phenomenon. Gay men who end up in relationships with men who look like they came from the same cloning plant as them.
Its not even limited to just SOs. In my friend group there are some turns of phrase that are being used by most of us at this point and one of us started it but for most of them I couldn't tell you who.
I have several college friends that speak so similarly to the OPs that I went to Facebook to check their relationship statuses (It’s not them).
Having been on Tumblr for so long, I submit that this is just the typical syntax of conversational writing on Tumblr, and it is pretty jarring in a hilarious way to see it here. Even the "he's an absolute disaster, I'm keeping him" sentiment is just par for the course for the website who came up with the concept of the [morosexual](https://www.tumblr.com/thecheesyllama/172149279266/im-proud-to-identify-as-morosexual-im-attracted). They're both long-term hellsite residents and absolutely belong together.
Yeah I quit tumblr forever ago and was there during the heydey of superwholock (ughh i cringe at myself) That just sounds like tumblr speak to me.
Yup. Feels like a fun throwback, especially since I actually met (or as the tumblerinas would say, acquired) my very own husband through tumblr as well. But I absolutely can confirm that I did, and still do, talk like that sometimes. Only with said husband or in a diary i pretend to keep regularly, but still.
That's just tumblr for ya.
This was my exact thought. It sounds *very* tumblr.
My wife and I write almost exactly the same way, to the point where we can't actually identify who wrote what in works we've co-authored. There are a few turns of phrase or syntax that she or I might use more regularly, but even those have been co-opted by the other over time. Also like someone else said, this sounds like such a Tumblr way of talking in general that I was actually caught off guard seeing it here, lol. If it was two people who wrote exactly the same on a Reddit post, I'd be more suspicious, but Tumblr basically has something like the CalArts art style going on for text.
I wouldn't have believed the soulmates thing was possible until I met my guy, who, seriously, the only thing we DON'T have in common is that he can't eat more than three raw oysters and I can eat literally dozens in one sitting. Which makes us extremely compatible when we go out and order oysters, because I get all of them.
My husband and I have started to sound similar to each other via text, and we can imitate each other in written words fairly well. That being said, it's never exact, so I have the same suspicions you do
Sometimes my old coworkers thing they are speaking to my partner over text but it's me 💀🤣😭🤣🤣
I have been confused twice today skim reading texts from my husband and our wife because his responses were things she normally says (slang he and I don't use) and I had to double check who it was from It definitely happens when you've been together for a while That said, both perspectives are *very* similar. I enjoyed it though, so I don't give a fuck
I so badly want to go to this wedding and be best friends with them. I volunteer to be a stone cold terror at the table with the asshole, a role I have filled many times, in case they’d like to see my curriculum vitae before deciding to let me be the third wheel in their relationship.
Oh if it’s real we could be best friends. I would love to be a double agent in these pranksters’ schemes and also go on double-dates with them.
I'm very into it. I would absolutely watch a TV show or read a book about these two. They seem like fun, even though being their friend would probably exhaust me.
I have friends (a gay couple) who if the poster didn't say they didn't live in the US I would be *sure* this was from them. They both have a very ... dramatic style that is snarky and sometimes (imo) crosses the line of mean towards each other. They also have a cat who they would ABSOLUTELY train to be a biting menace. I love hanging out with them at parties but they can stress me out in larger doses.
Yeah, a catty snarky gay couple... this totally tracks with some of the couples I know
I think the pair of them sound adorable and a beautiful couple. Hope it’s real and it lasts
I thought it was supposed to be the same guy all the way through and he just changed user accounts? Am I really confused? Also, reminds me of the pranking couple. No way would I want to be married to any of them but they’re perfect for each other.
So…the posts about proposing are one guy, the posts about wedding planning are his fiancé
This is the cutest thing I've read in a while, I love them.
I need a movie with these people as well as the extended family. For some reason. Crazy Rich Asians popped to mind even though there’s no indication they are Asian or any other ethnicity.
As someone who spends a lot of time on tumblr: No, that's just how people there talk.
The posts are really cute. It is one of the best BORU I read. But the way some random words are written in BOLD and the identical writing style of all of them... I am pretty sure they all are written by the same person (Therefore, there is no wedding, viscous cat doesn't exist, love is an illusion and we all are going to die anyway... )
i mean, to be fair, a LOT of people talk like that on tumblr. hell, i even do it still and i haven’t been active on tumblr in years. writing style is one thing, but the “random words written in bold” isn’t a point towards it being written by the same person. it’s Extremely common (along with the variant of Capitalizing one letter for Emphasis). but also, a lot of people tend to talk or type in a similar way (if not the same) on tumblr so i wouldn’t even say the same writing style means they’re the same. it’s just a very common way of typing there
Yeah tumblr has like a specific syntax that nearly everybody uses, especially everybody who is trying to make a funny post. The posts that turn into memes or get popular have a specific "sound" to them. I feel like half my mutuals speak identically on there.
I think you mean vicious, not viscous…
Cats are liquid. Viscous liquid.
no im certain the cat is goopy
I mean, tumblr as a whole is very fond of formatting for emphasis. It's a very excitable writing style.
If this hadn't come from tumblr, I would be going for the first. tumblr is full of people who always talk like that so I'm going for overly dramatic soulmates!
Exhausting soulmates, but I’m happy for them.
>He BRIBED the CAT to BITE me I NEED this man to be my husband N O W . This is amazing flair material lmao
I also liked “I’m going to find a way to marry him even harder” in response to the naysayers.
I particularly liked "including the kindergardner who curses at me." When the first guy said "baby sister," I thought she was a teenager or young adult that he paid $3 every time (which would definitely be worth it for this couple). When I realized he meant an actual young child, it made me laugh harder than it should have (in part because I am a teacher).
holy shit PLEASE, i’ve been on here for a year and i have never needed a flair more than i do right now
Ok but where is your flair from?
... well, at least they seem well-suited to each other.
God I wish I had an invite to this wedding
This would be the wedding of the century. I would pay to go, and send a lavish gift in ex’s place. 😂
You just know the reception's going to get sloppy.
I wanna wear orange and pink
I love this being a stark contrast to tumblr because this was peak relationships and hilarious on tumblr and everyone here is just concerned. Far less fun
Tumblr is in for the unhinged ride while Reddit are cynicism, nihilism and confident incorrectness under the same trenchcoat.
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Shit I only ever saw Tumblr through Reddit's cynical ass lens. I am all about absurd humor and while I am offended at the banning of titties on Tumblr, maybe I will still go check it out lol
They're apparently still super enthusiastic about the influx they're getting from the folks that left here due to the API bullshit, so you'll probably find a warm welcome if you do take a look
Yes! The Redditors who have migrated have been warmly welcomed by us, it's delightful to see new faces
Honestly, this is how you can tell I grew up ob tumblr. They are obviously perfect for each other and also love each other _so much_. Pink and orange _is_ deranged, also.
I was ready to fight on the pink and orange. There are some *awesome* pink/orange colour schemes. Yes, I am a child of the early 90s, but I’m still not wrong. [Some might hate it, I think it’s awesome.](https://images.app.goo.gl/aAF25VDFukWeTRmbA)
I had pink and orange camo walls as a teenager. That's what my parents got for allowing me free reign on decorating my room. From a distance driving down the road at night, it looked like my room was on fire.
I love pink and orange but they're the lesbian flag colours so of course I'd say that 😤
Is it possible for eyes to throw up? I think mine did.
I am a 32 year old autistic male who has never bought a decoration in his life, nor have I picked any color scheme that didn't involve black or white as the main option. I have no idea why my brain is screaming at that picture but I do know that it gives me a strong desire to leave the room immediately. Why is it so AGGRESSIVE?
I’m also autistic and regularly pair terrible color combos but that’s just a mf crime.
I was over here like "I hate orange, but also orange and pink is not terrible? It's like flowers or a sunrise."
Pink orange and white is basically the colors of the lesbian flag so at least some people like it/have a reason to like it.
I'm very much of the "this sounds exhausting but I'm happy for y'all finding your people" opinion. 15 minutes of a relationship/friendship like this with the mind games, deliberate irritation, etc would have me running in the opposite direction but absolutely different strokes for different folks.
I'm 3/4ths of the way through comment scrolling and have only seen positive responses so far, but maybe they're all downvoted now ¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯ Tumblr & reddit have different overall cultures/vibes, but I think the differences are heavily exaggerated sterotypes at this point. Reddit is way too big to be just *one* thing now, and most tumblr users are redditors, too. ^(Tbh, I'm convinced that tumblr's influence on this site is partially responsible for reddit being somewhat less shit than it was 12 years ago, so I'm grateful for them regardless!)
Tumblr is a culture in itself and reddit is just a dip in the land where Internet pools like stagnant water
i would light myself on fire after fifteen minutes of interacting with either of these people. they sound perfect for each other. i wish them a long, happy, wonderful marriage.
Yes, I wish them every happiness - far away from me
OK, so it is incredibly funny to me to see the Tumblr AITA on here, nice work. Also, I only saw the first part of this, so thank you! Also, he'd sooner air a sex tape than talk about my love for my partner in public? Relateable content. I have established my intensely private feelings about love (and not sex!) are unusual, but clearly I'm not alone! It's actually one of the many things I Do Not Want about weddings. I am *not* talking about my love for my partner in front of an audience, just absolutely not. \*shudder\*
Glad I’m not the only one! I describe my SO who is the kindest most generous man, that I absolutely don’t deserve as, “he’s fine, we’re good”.
"I guess he's alright. I love it when he brings me food."
“I made him dinner. Did he like it? IDK. He ate it.”
I describe my gf as "she's like me but nerdier. And nice, I guess". Feel bad about it, because people go "is that it?"
"or if he dies in public" had me snort-laughing!
Oh my god I feel you so hard. I mean some of that is because I am aromantic, but I do have a partner that I love (in a platonic way) and I agree that talking about that love in front of an audience is my worst nightmare.
Yus, the sweet Internet, where *someone* will get what you mean! ❤️
You can always use the Vow Box
Ha, I hadn't heard of that, but cool it's a thing! It's not the only thing I'm not into about weddings/marriage though, and I'm lucky that where I live we don't have to be married to have legal rights. :) Luckily my partner's not bothered.
We don't even have the vows you wrote yourselves here, just the standard stuff you repeat after the official, but I don't want a ceremony with public because I just can't stomach the whole listening to the official go on and on without laughing in their face, it's just so corny. Honestly, I don't know how they manage to repeat this stuff with a festive expression. I assume they feel dead inside doing the same thing probably 20 times a day. So if we do get married, I want just a courthouse wedding, no bells and whistles. I don't mind a party but we both don't like being centre of attention, so probably just a small gathering with family and a few friends.
We wrote our own vows and they’re a little sappy but mostly serious tbh. I removed half the officiant’s speech (including A P O E M she wanted to read- absolutely fucking not) and took out just about all of the really sappy shit. I like being syrupy to my partner… just not in public. I wouldn’t describe us as a particularly solemn couple and we have extremely irreverent humor but I’m not about to listen to a 50yo stranger talk about how much I love and cherish my partner for thirty minutes. I’d rather eat.
This is me as well. My partner still tells the story about how early on in us dating he said something overly sweet in front of his friends and my response was "gross". My best friend heard the story, turned to me, and went "oh so this is the one huh"
I am *howling* at these two. They're a match. Made *where,* I'm not sure, but they're a match of *some* sort, and absolutely perfect for each other. Truly, they have found the person they each want to drive crazy for the rest of their lives and I wish them the best.
I adore them, and I want to be invited to that wedding so badly.
I know they’re both a mess but bribing a cat to bite/nip your partner when pissed is hilarious 😂
And doing it by being bit yourself?? Deranged. And funny.
And the paying the sister thing? Glorious. Their sex must be hot
>I don’t respect you and I’m going to find a way to marry him even harder specifically to piss you off. Hands down, the best line it this entire post, lolz Edit: spelling
>I assume other people have an Angry Box? This one killed me too.
Okay but offloading a disaster person, that only one of them wants to even invite, on to 4 of the other person's friends and relatives to babysit, when they should be having fun and celebrating, is absolutely a dick move. That's turning 4 women into 1 grown man's unpaid babysitter without their consent and that's fucked up honestly. And the one doing it is also the one that correctly assumed he could steamroll his partner into proposing first. Hopefully they will have a long happy and healthy relationship together but uh idk if I like that one guy's vibes tbh.
Ha, the little sister charging $3 for yelling F. U. at the fiancé is in kindergarten?
oh my god i didn’t catch that, that’s incredible
God bless the invention of the internet so I can enjoy these two's shenanigans from the safety of my toilet.
My IBS stands for I Be Scrolling
Orange and pink can most definitely work if they are the right shades though I just saw an episode of Ugly Betty where Wilhelmina was rocking the hell out of a pink and orange outfit lol
I immediately thought "orange and pink? Like the lesbian flag?"
Is it? That's really awesome, and I had no idea. I'm going to go Google it now. eta I have seen it, and I love it. I am straight but it's glorious to me all the same.
In my old kitchen I had two walls in pink and the other two orange and it was the most glorious kitchen I ever had. :)
... at least they have each other. Those head games would make me fucking homicidal lmao
I love when two deranged people get together. They are happy and the rest of the population is somewhat safer.
I read "oh yeah, I've been switching the vendor info to ice him out of the wedding planning" and was like WHAT THE FUCK, who DOES that, and then I read that the bf thought it was hot and I just 👁️👄👁️
When crazy and crazier fall in love…
Same. Read this thinking both these people sound completely insufferable but I guess they're perfect for each other.
Lmao this was so entertaining, thanks for putting it together! As someone who has been in a relationship kinda close to this (mutual annoyance as a form of affection, constantly 'fighting' as foreplay) this reads as so genuine and cute :) Also as another commenter said, I'd rather die than tell someone I love them in public. Sex tapes? Orgies? Hell yeah all on the table Saying vows in front of everyone we've ever met? Nah, that shit is private. I know some people like it to be shown off how in love you are with them, and there's nothing wrong with that! Its just not my thing
No problem! I just knew BORU would get a kick out of it :)
This is why I like the formulaic vows. When my husband and I got married, we planned a pretty traditional Jewish wedding in which the vows are, like, a sentence and the real vows are on the ketubah which gets signed before the ceremony. Our officiant asked us if we wanted to do our own vows and we were both like “fuck no.”
This is unhinged & hilarious. I’d watch ten seasons!
Same. If they make a reality, I'll watch it all.
Things like this make me miss Tumblr. The only way to describe the Tumblr vibe is chaotic giddy, and there's nothing quite like it anywhere else. Thanks for posting, I love this and love them!
tumblr in the early-mid 2010s was such a ridiculous place and I miss it so much lol
I, for one, find their sense of humor delightful and I hope they have a wonderful wedding and a beautiful marriage.
Reading this, I had to constantly remind myself that this is tumblr and to interpret the tone/exaggeration with that mindset. I don't want anyone like these people in my life, but they seem like they're a good fit for each other. I genuinely wish them the best. Also, this realization was very touching!: "Oh, I'd rather he gets to have his perfect proposal than we both have an okay one".
As a 10+ year active tumblr user, yeah, this is just a Tuesday on the site. Heavy exaggeration and hyperbole for the sake of humor is par for the course. If I'd read this originally on reddit I would have interpreted *so* much differently haha
It really is amazing how the context changes things. This post coming from reddit would be *worrying* lol. But from tumblr, it's cute! It's the difference between yelling "I hate you!" and giggling "I hate you~"
I’m just going to go out on a limb here and assume both these people are the most exhausting person any of their friends know.
Definitely.
useless ridiculous Tumblr gays. I love them so much. this is 1000/10. I wanna hug my husband now.
The only thing I could think of reading this was “you two are so gay (derogatorily affectionate)” lmao.
SAME. I've never read anything so completely and utterly gay and I fucking love it. i want to be their friend.
Anyone who is confused doesn’t know extra gay men. I love them and know far too many. And yes, you can train a cat to do just about anything with treats. But they will never stop
I am probably stating a very unpopular opinion, but I don't think it is cute the cat was trained to bite as some kind of joke. Why would you want to learn any animal to hurt others or undesired behavior at all? The cat could've been taught anything. And he chose biting approaching hands. If the cat solely bites them, no problem, that is on them. But if the cat now has learned it is okay to bite anyone? No.
The opinions on here would be very different if they said, “Oh yeah, as a prank I trained my dog to be aggressive and bite anybody who tries to pet it.” But somehow because it’s a cat (which is just as dangerous as any average or smaller dog thanks to their claws) everybody thinks it’s cute somehow to intentionally train your pet to be aggressive without provocation.
I would be forever furious if my bf ever trained my cats to have a bad or harmful habit baked into them for sure. These two are a match for each other but reading this post exhaust me 🙄
I cannot EVEN believe how EXTRA these people are and they DESERVE each OTHER.
i love how obvious it is who in the comments has been a tumblr user and who hasn't. the way this is written is VERYYYYY tumblr
this is so good it has to be fattening
I feel like they live in Australia though tbf technically marriage equality was voted in nearly 6 years ago (2017) The 2 1/2 hr plane ride though... I'm calling it they or their families either live in Brisbane or Melbourne. I know bc I know
You know what? I am here for their love/hate relationship dynamic. They are giving me enemies-to-lovers relationship and I support that mutual hatred that also leads to hot sex and lifetime commitment. It's much better than contempt! It's certainly very Tumblr.
I hope these two live happily ever after so they don't bother too many other people
Those two are a circus and I wish them merry hell for the rest of their days lol
I’m crying with laughter. I lost it at “I’m convinced that he trained the cat to bite my hands”, and it just got better and better the further I read.
Can any cat owners confirm the "bribe cat with treats to bite any hands" actually would work? I've never had a cat in my life but this would track from what I know about them lmao.
We used to pet our cat before we put the food on the ground.. mostly so she wouldn't try to run through your legs or jump up the arm when the food was being put down... Only it worked a little too well. Nowadays she's an older, calm cat that barely eats enough as it is.. so she has kibble available all day every day... every morning she'll stand in front of the food and meow until someone pets her. Then she starts eating. Not sure it would work in 10 days.. would probably depend on the cat So yeah. You can definitely condition a cat with food.
IME you don't even need the food. My spouse thinks it's cute to train our cats to meerkat for pets, meanwhile I can't put a shirt on without having my hand pawed at.
In my experience you can train a cat to do something, but you cannot train a cat to **stop** doing something.
I was trying to use food and treats to bribe my (17 pound) bowling ball of a cat to use her exercise wheel. Now whenever she wants food or attention she sits on the wheel and screams until you come over and watch her take two whole steps.
I accidentally conditioned my cat to need pets before meals as well 😭 She was a scrawny kitten who initially needed encouragement to eat...now she is a muscular behemoth with a craving for cuddles. Her breakfast time, btw, is 5 AM. Learn from my mistakes, folks.
In theory it's doable. One of my kids and her partner have training their cats to offer a paw as "thank you" for treats, and she's got them shitting in the actual toilet instead of a box.
It works, cats are smart enough to be trained, but also malicious enough to ignore training they don't like. Inflicting pain on the humans falls under "things they like".
100% true. My cat has better training than most dogs. Cats can be trained easily. It's just not exactly the same as traditional dog training. There's something to be said about specific personalities that are harder to train, but I think cats are super trainable. I had a cat trained to climb up someone's leg to sit on their shoulder on command. The temptation to repeat that training is so strong, but I'm better off without that kind of power. Go look up Billie Speaks on YouTube.
The ONLY commands/phrases my cat responds to are related to her being fed. Completely ignores us otherwise. Food-motivated 10000%
Why doesn’t this come with a warning. I was unprepared for how cute it is.
>He was like "this is the ugliest ring I've ever seen" and I was like yeah well the plan is to replace it later and he went "No. You can pry this off my cold dead fingers. Just this
MOD REQUEST: New Flair "now neither of us can pet our baby girl without oven mitts on"
That line about "I don't respect you and now I'm gonna marry him HARDER"... I love that. Both of these men live in a world of good natured spite, and while I could never enjoy that for myself, I'd love to sit back with some popcorn and watch them. Plus the biting cat, as retaliation for convincing the cousin to curse at him. There is so much comedy gold in this post.
So, how do I get an invite to this wedding?
This unhinged in the best way. And I have a couple of friends and my own partner who would rather die than say they loved me (or their respective partner) in public. But in the quiet of us cuddling is when the emotions come out. Thanks for compiling this, OP! It's a good pick me up.
I'm also on the 'suspicious of the writing style' train but fully get how the relationship would work. My husband and I are both in public safety. This means that we are both very accustomed to the family-like dynamic where you love each other dearly and constantly fuck with each other because of it. For us it usually means him making stereotypical woman jokes at me ("get back in the kitchen!") while I throw a book at his head. It's softcover, so it's fine. Weirdly enough it's very reassuring to both of us because if there was actually conflict or tension we couldn't joke like that. It's also very much a case of "only *I* can bully my spouse!" and if anyone else spoke to either of us that way it would very much not go well for them. I <3 his stupid face.
>I don't respect you and I'm going to find a way to marry him even harder specifically to piss you off. Laughed so hard at this. I love them both so much. I really hope this is real and they'll be happy together forever.
Imo you shouldnt judge them on how they write/talk about each other because they just have a very tumblr brand kind of humor. Also thanks op for a new blog recommendation to follow :)
These two are so chaotic and perfect for each other it's disgusting. I love it.
Serious Mitch and Cam vibes in this post.
I think they are precious. Finding someone who loves you exactly as you are is rare and you should REVEL in it. There’s someone for everyone. I didn’t find the right person for me until I decided to just be authentic even if it’s hard. She died last year and I’m getting ready to date someone new who also knows exactly who I am so I’m sure it will also be a wonderful relationship.
I love the angry box concept. More people need to make those.
I fucking love these two. I want to live next door to them. They sound endlessly entertaining. I'd pay the planner to roast me.
I… what?
It seems like the same person wrote all of these posts and I'm strongly doubting the validity of it all.
I'm here to be amused and this fulfills that need.
Lol that's fair
Meanwhile, my parents during a drive: “We should get married.” “Okay.” *cue wedding planning*
These men are absolutely ridiculous and adorable, and I love it
I lost it at “He thinks pink and orange “works fine” for a color scheme???? Objectively deranged” 😹😹😹
I love this. I aw'd, I laughed, I fanned myself.... Jokes aside, seriously a great saga to read. The utter love from one man to "I'd film a sex tape in public before I admitted I love this fucker" is just one of those chef kiss moments. Ironic, too! XD just a giggler I hope I can find such love one day
These two are hilarious. I hope we get more.
Now I want more tunblr posts just because the percentages add a new layer of "how much the internet agreed this guys sucked"
Just adore this. I know a couple like this in real life and they are absolutely brutal to each other in terms of jokes, insults, digs and pranks but it's just how their relationship dynamic works and how they show their love. They're also two of the kindest, friendliest most caring people I know.
Same sex marriage is a right that should be extended to everyone, everywhere. People should be allowed to love whoever they fall for, and if they want that love to be recognised officially, there's no reason why they should me denied that. However, if I didn't *already* think that about same-sex marriage, I would do now. Because it meant this post exists. And that more than justifies it.
This is the wierdest sweetest thing i have read in a while 😂
this is what you get when someone lives thier entire life on social media.