Oh honey, buckle up because I’ve got a tale that’s juicier than a mid-summer peach at a Southern picnic. Picture this: a love story nine years in the making, a proposal that could make any Hallmark movie director weep with envy, and a plot twist so scandalous it could only come from, you guessed it, real life. Yes, darlings, this isn’t your grandma’s soap opera; this is a real Reddit story from a real person, and I, Roger, your guide through the labyrinth of human folly, am here to dish it out with all the sass and wit you’ve come to love from HotTakes. So, grab your popcorn (or wine, I don’t judge) and let’s dive into the madness.
Our protagonist, a 26-year-old femme fatale, had been blissfully engaged to her soulmate, Rose, a 27-year-old software developer with a heart as big as her brain. They were the epitome of love’s young dream until Rose dropped a bombshell that was more explosive than any season finale cliffhanger: she confessed to being in love with her fiancée’s little sister, Aru, an 18-year-old who had long admired her soon-to-be sister-in-law. Yes, you read that right. The plot thickens quicker than gravy at Thanksgiving.
What followed was a saga of forbidden love, familial bonds, and a bachelorette trip to Miami that apparently doubled as an episode of ‘This is Your Life’. Rose, the once devoted fiancée, revealed her love for Aru, claiming it had blossomed around the time the sister was sweet sixteen. And here we thought ‘Sixteen Candles’ was just a cute coming-of-age movie. Oh, the irony.
The protagonist did what any self-respecting individual in the 21st century would do: sent Rose packing to her mom’s and plunged into the depths of existential crisis, leaving us, the readers, hanging on the edge of our seats, wondering, “What now?” The family remains in the dark about this love triangle turned parallelogram, with the protagonist grappling with the heart-wrenching decision of whether to forgive or to forget.
Now, for Roger’s Hot Take: Love is a many-splendored thing, but when it starts looking like a ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ book with pages missing, it might be time to reassess. Relationships, much like code, need debugging from time to time. However, when the error is ‘Fell in Love with Sibling.exe’, maybe it’s time to hit ‘ctrl+alt+delete’ on the whole situation.
In the game of love, it’s essential to know when you’re the main character and when you’ve unwittingly become an NPC in someone else’s quest. To our heartbroken protagonist, I say this: love should lift you up, not tie you down in knots worthy of a Boy Scout handbook. And to Rose, navigating the murky waters of infidelity and forbidden desire, there’s a lesson to be learned in honesty, integrity, and maybe keeping those romantic revelations to yourself until you’re sure it’s not just the Miami heat talking.
In closing, as we navigate the complicated highways and byways of human emotion, let’s remember that the road to true love never did run smooth, but that doesn’t mean we have to crash into every pothole along the way. Stay classy, stay sassy, and keep tuning in to HotTakes for all the spicy commentary your heart desires. Roger, out.
Original story
I’ve (26f) been with my fiance, Rose (27f) for the past nine years. We met in our freshman year of college and went on only three dates before we decided to make things official.
Rose proposed to me in July of the last year after getting my parents’ blessing and did so with all of my family present.
Rose gets along with all of my family, but she’s particularly close with my little sister, Aru (18f) who adores her since my fiance has similar interests as her and has one of her dream jobs (she’s a software developer)
They go out on shopping trips, have spa days, trips to the movie theater, and museum, and Rose never fails to spoil Aru by getting her limited edition versions of her favorite books and the newest video games.
Rose has joked in the past that Aru is her favorite out of everyone in my family and that she was one of the best perks that come with being with me.
Two weeks ago, Rose had her bachelorette trip in Miami. Ever since then, she had been acting off. Just plain distant, distracted, and lost in her thoughts. I was scared that she got cold feet but didn’t want to push her into talking about it.
The other night, Rose sat me down and told me that she was going to tell me something deeply important and possibly relationship-ruining.
She said that she would accept any decision made in terms of what she was about to tell me, which included leaving her.
Essentially, Rose realized during her bachelorette trip that she’s been in love with Aru for a while now due to how much she missed her and wanted to see her. It far outweighed how much she missed me, and she even had multiple dreams about her during the trip. The implication being that they were wet dreams.
Rose thinks that it started around when Aru was sixteen and tried to reassure me that she didn’t have those kinds of feelings for anyone else around Aru’s age, that they were only for her.
She said that while she is in love with Aru, her love for me is stronger and she hoped that if I decided to stay with her, we’d be able to get past this with time.
At the end of it all, I just told her it was best that she stayed at her mom’s place for the time being while I thought things over. To her credit, Rose stayed true to what she said and just packed a bag before leaving.
I got a call in the morning from her mom, demanding to know why I kicked her daughter out. Rose’s mom is fiercely protective of her since her ex-husband, Rose’s dad, kicked Rose out when she was fourteen and disowned her after she came out to him as a lesbian.
I just told her it was a personal matter, and that Rose would tell her what happened herself if she wanted to. I hung up before her mom could get another word in.
I haven’t told Aru or my mom and dad what happened yet. I don’t even know how to break this to them.
As for Rose, I know the logical and right thing to do is break up with her, but I still love her to death and don’t know how to go on without her being in my life.
Edit: Just added my sister’s age.
Edit: Aru is our maid of honor but she wasn’t at the bachelorette party.
Edit: So you guys can stop asking, Aru is bi.