This is one way to lose your seat at the table.
A woman was shocked to discover her 30-year-old boyfriend of two years created a PowerPoint presentation criticizing her homemade dinner and then created a slideshow to shame her because she didn’t find the meal funny .
But she had the last laugh.
The 28-year-old went viral on Reddit, where she shared her uncomfortable situation online, asking users for advice and action.
She explained that she usually cooks most of the meals for her and her live-in boyfriend because she really enjoys it and because her boyfriend “claims he can’t even ‘boil water’ without setting off the smoke alarm.” “
One night, while they were working on what she considered one of their favorite foods, her boyfriend “got a weird smile on his face” and told her he’d been taking notes and giving a demonstration.
The confused woman “thought it was a joke until he stood up” and began walking her through a PowerPoint presentation titled “Improving Our Family Dining Experience.”
“I couldn’t believe it as he went on page after page criticizing my dishes: ‘Slide 1: Too much garlic’, ‘Slide 2: Pasta consistency’, ‘Slide 3: More salt, less Put dirty stuff in. ‘” she recalled.
The woman was “stunned” and immediately decided not to feed her boyfriend anymore and let him cook for himself.
Her boyfriend initially tried to “back out”, insisting it was “just for fun” and that he was “just trying to help,” but she didn’t appreciate the feedback.
She wrote in a second Reddit post that after a few days of trying to fend for herself, her boyfriend started sulking, claiming she “ruined the joke,” prompting her to talk about their relationship and what she thought was the speech How “disrespectful”. postal.
“Well, what does he do?” He smirked and said, “Oh, I’m ready!” “He actually grabbed his laptop, connected it to the TV again, and showed me another PowerPoint called ‘How to Make a Joke: A Comprehensive Guide,'” she wrote, adding again that she was “shocked I was speechless.
“It’s like he really thought he could win me over with this next-level speech. Spoiler alert: He didn’t.”
To try and communicate with her boyfriend in a way he could understand, the distraught woman then created her own PowerPoint presentation titled “Why It’s Time to Move On: A Guide to Saying Goodbye.”
She claims her boyfriend sat down with “the same goofy smile on his face” as he showed the slides, but when she saw the fourth slide titled “Top 10 Reasons You’re Moving Out Today,” For a moment, her smile disappeared and she was packing her bags. “Resources for Finding Your Own Apartment” slideshow.
“So, yes, we broke up and I’m single, happy, cooking for myself, and without any criticism other than my cat’s judgmental gaze,” she wrote.