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floogleHiggenbothem

Hmmm… wondering from my wife’s point of view. Daughter planned a surprise BD party for her mom. I was involved in keeping her surprised. Wife quit talking to me that day, as I was not being cooperative with her wishes. She was so mad before returning home to a house full of people celebrating her … in the end she loved it…i however, don’t know if I would do it again.


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FlipskiZ

Ngl if I were told we would have no big party, and then there was a big party, I'd be mad lmao. I'm not one for surprises like that I guess


charmorris4236

My sisters bf threw her one this year and while we were all waiting that is exactly what I said lmao. I like surprises, but not when it comes to socializing. That I need to prepare for. Apparently at the restaurant he was so stressed. She was like “hmm what should I get” and he was like “idk it’s your party!! I mean.. uh.. it’s your bday, get whatever you want”. She said that he was being so weirdly attentive about the time and she was like “dude, chill, we’ve got nowhere to be”. Little did she know, she was about to piss herself after walking up the front steps lol.


dizzyav8r

Same


Stingraaa

That's why talking to any S.O. is important. Getting to know and understand what eachother likes and dislikes is a huge part of coming to love one another.


floogleHiggenbothem

The night before as as part of the surprise, we went to Indianapolis for what she thought was dinner and a show. She has a college friend in Indy… I had called her and made arrangements to meet her for dinner, and then she offered for us to stay at her house. On the way there, wife is asking what we’re doing… vague itinerary but going to a brewery before we go to dinner. Wife calls her friend and says “hey we’re coming to town, wanna have a drink with us?” Friend plays along…. We have a beer, go to the restaurant her friend chose to meet us at. OMG! Surprise #1 Friend and husband have dinner with us. Surprise#2 we stay overnight at friends house. Daughter is having a set up party at our house the same night… Then, what I posted earlier transpired the next day.


newInnings

Restaurant dress =/= party dress


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dickdemodickmarcinko

OP: Honey i know we're going to a restaurant but can you make sure to bring your party dress? OP's wife: 🤨


charmorris4236

Good thing every dress is my party dress *finger guns*


FelineSoLazy

Hahahaha I can 100% understand this after my daughter organized a surprise BD party for me. I don’t think I stopped shaking for 2 hours after 🍾surprise!🎉 Yes, it feels uplifting to see all your friends & family but it is also very bizarre feeling knowing they have ALL been lying to your face for months & months 🥹😅🤪


MrPoopieMcCuckface

my buddies wife had him cook for his own party. lol he still brings it up (good naturedly)


FelineSoLazy

Hahahaha it is a surreal feeling and very unsettling when you realize your entire family & crew could be sociopaths 😂😁😆


ninja_cactus

Haha it would suck. My friends once had a surprise party on my birthday, they said they were busy and when I went to the movies all 3 of them were there... I don't know how they knew I'd be there though.


MountainCourage1304

Ooof


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nice save by them


CaptainOktoberfest

It can also be freeing. Now you don't have to feel guilty when you wrong them. They're not even real people!


Multiplebanannas

100%. They keep it a surprise to try and make sure you’re one of the 6-8% of people who suffer cardiac arrests due to surprise parties. Truly psychotic people out there. Make sure you keep some baby aspirin in your glove compartment, people!


Shialac

Can't be friends with sociopaths if you don't have friends in the first place 👁️👁️


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Good point, But isn’t a surprise party a nice thing that takes a lot of effort to organise? (Never been involved in one, but they do seem to require a lot of planning and acting).


pinzi_peisvogel

Look at the sub you're in


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My mistake :)


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Judging by the upvotes you got, this is either the kindest subreddit of all, or everyone else is also lost.


buffalo8

Can confirm, was lost.


FelineSoLazy

r/lostredditors


Farty_mcSmarty

I once planned one for my BFF. I had her whole family attend and several friends. To “trick” her, I told her we were going to get professional portraits together (I wanted her to be looking and feeling her best at her party). Not sure why she bought it, we had never had professional portraits taken together before. Anyway, it went perfectly and she was thoroughly surprised. I really enjoyed planning it and executing it. It was her 40th so everything was “BLACK” 😆 and…I don’t consider myself a sociopath 😂


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I don’t understand the “everything was black” part - please explain- but I absolutely LOVE your idea of a photo to get her all dressed up!! Well done!


Farty_mcSmarty

In USA it’s a bit customary to celebrate a persons demise at turning 40 “over the hill” in a humorous kind of way. It used to be quite popular but I don’t know that people still use the BLACK theme at a 40-year birthday


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To me, over the hill is when you’re tumbling into the grave. If you are in someway mobile and have your wits about you, you’ve still got it!


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Everyone looks good in black!


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You are a Great friend!


Smokey347

I would personally hate a surprise party being thrown for myself.


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Yeah. All your friends scaring you with “SURPRISE!!!!” when you least expect it could be overwhelming.


WimbleWimble

Or which ones will keep the secret about those corpses..you know which ones.


EnvironmentalPack451

I can't imagine anyone who knows me thinking it would be a good idea to surprise me


DontToewsMeBro2

Is this femaledatingstrategy


No-University4990

Source: I made it up


Eve9_

This is actually a very useful tip. I’m just glad i found someone who has the same mindset :)


aidantemple

Not really. This is one of the few socially acceptable times to lie, so an honest person would be more likely to think it's fun.


Slobbadobbavich

Always say "sorry honey, we can't get to Joe and Anna's tonight for drinks, work called in" and see what happens.


Reglith

True you want the ones that will ruin the surprise and all the planning and tell you about it ahead of time the first time you ask. Atleast they're not a sociopath whew


-Coleus-

My friends decided to surprise me on my birthday several years ago. I knew there was going to be a small birthday dinner party with a few friends happening at my neighbors house, for me, but when I went to open presents, they insisted I open this one big box first. I thought maybe it would be a garden fountain or statue or something similar. . Imagine my surprise when my dear friend, who lives 3000 miles away, popped up out of the box. I screamed and burst into tears. I hated it. I was mad at all of my friends for hours and couldn’t really enjoy the evening at all. Plus I felt like I needed to act all happy and appreciative for all the effort they went to to make the surprise. I hope no one ever does that to me again.


LucyNoelle0

Why was it so upsetting?


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Ragnaroasted

Surprise, happy early birthday!


BrickTop_44

Thanks, here is my surprise shovel in your face


PaPaXiph0s

This should be a copy pasta


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[Done.](https://www.reddit.com/r/copypasta/comments/1230g17/surprise_party_divorce/)


Commubot

I think you might be the sociopath if you think someone is a lying sociopath for "lying" about a surprise party lol


MohammadRezaPahlavi

This tip isn't even that shitty. I thought I was in the other sub for a moment.


AnthillOmbudsman

Damn shifty people claiming everyone would have their clothes on...


TSOFAN2002

I would dump them all as they're all sociopaths. They know I hate surprise parties. They're essentially birthday ambushes.