A wife has admitted she felt “nervous” after receiving an unexpected letter from her husband which has now gone viral on social media.
“You can give me a million guesses about how this letter is going to end and I still won’t see it coming,” one person said of the letter, which was shared with X.
Joyy, who goes by the handle @JoyyUnSpeakable on the site, wrote the letter, written by her husband Fred, which has been viewed 32.4 million times.
“To my wife,” the envelope containing the mysterious letter read,
“Ladies…choose yourselves. After almost 11 years of marriage I realize this is all nonsense,” she wrote in the post.
Fred began his letter with a disclaimer, writing: “Dear wife, let me begin by saying that I love you deeply.”
“You mean the world to me. However, for my own sake and yours, I must be completely honest with you,” he wrote. “I have to tell my truth. I hate to do it, but it’s an opportunity that will never come back because what I have to say needs to be said.”
After reading the nerve-wracking first paragraph, many on social media thought Fred would admit to cheating — but what he shared was entirely different.
“Tonight, October 22, 2024. Marks opening night for the New York Knicks’ 24-25 season,” he explained. “I’ll watch the game tonight.”
Fred went on to say that he “won’t be a husband or a father” from 7pm until the end of the game.
“You’re going to spend a few hours alone,” he declared.
Fred said that during this time, he will not watch their show with his wife, take the dog out, or put his children to bed.
“I would sit on the couch with a drink in my hand and watch the game. That was it,” he said.
“This doesn’t mean I love you any less. It just means tonight is not about you. This is about ruining the Boston Celtics ring ceremony,” he declared.
“The rest of the season is negotiable until we get to the playoffs. Then I’ll have to ditch you for now.”
He ended the letter by saying that if his wife had any questions, she could call him and discuss them – but only back game.
After reading her husband’s formal letter, Joy texted him: “I gave you almost 12 years of my life just for you to write me a letter like this???” He replied: “I have to stay true to myself! ! Even if it hurts.”
Joey also responded to her original post by saying that her husband did watch the game, but he didn’t give up on being a father or husband.
“He bought food and ice cream on the way home from get off work. I was sitting on the couch talking to him while the game was going on. I hope he doesn’t leave me,” she quipped, sharing that she and her son watched with Fred Video of the game.
People in the comments were shocked by what the letter said at the end.
“Honestly I didn’t expect this and it left me like this for the first half,” one wrote. “Thank you both for having a great marriage and fucking each other up. You need to get him back and give us a part 2!”
“This is gold! I would approve of giving him beer and chips in a heartbeat,” another responded.
“Girl, you’re scaring me,” said a third. “Oh my gosh, I thought he was going to divorce you in a handwritten letter.”