Bagel Joke Turns Bitter: Couple’s 5-Year Relationship Crumbles Over ‘Everything Bagel’

We’ve all heard of couples arguing over the smallest things, but this story takes the cake… or should we say, the bagel? A woman shared her experience with her boyfriend’s peculiar sense of humor, which ultimately led to the end of their 5-year relationship. What started as a harmless joke turned into a bitter argument, and you won’t believe what happened next!

The Infamous Bagel Joke

A Family Tradition?

The Breakfast Routine

Confusing the Cashier

The Frustrating Back and Forth

Silent Witness

The Twist: He Never Gets It!

Frustration Reaches Boiling Point

Enough is Enough!

The Confrontation

Car Blow Up

Humiliation and Frustration

Silent Treatment

The Breakup

The Aftermath

Dad’s Prediction

A Joke Gone Too Far: The Bagel That Broke the Relationship

This woman’s 5-year relationship came to an abrupt end over her boyfriend’s peculiar ‘everything bagel’ joke. The joke involved him pretending not to know what an everything bagel was, frustrating cashiers at breakfast spots. She finally had enough and snapped at him in her favorite coffee shop, leading to a heated argument. After a night apart, he broke up with her the next morning. Now, she’s left to pick up the pieces and wonder if a bagel joke was really worth it.

Humorous bagel joke causes relationship to crumble. #NTA

Inside jokes shouldn’t inconvenience others. NTA for calling out.

Customer’s ‘everything bagel’ joke crosses the line, NTA comment agrees.

Introducing ‘Potato Guy’ to the rescue! NTA wins.

Don’t mess with service workers. NTA, keep an eye out.

Don’t push boundaries with jokes, it’s a**hole behavior. #NTA

Power dynamics exploited in relationship, commenter calls out behavior.

Empathy over humor: Commenter defends service workers in bagel dispute.

Customer’s prank on service worker deemed disrespectful and obnoxious

OP’s boyfriend’s bagel joke backfires, deemed annoying by commenters. NTA.

NTA. Commenter sympathizes and encourages to move on.

NTA comment calls out abuse of power in relationship.

Passionate defense of everything bagel, break up advice included.

Don’t be a jerk to service workers

Retail worker vents frustration towards difficult customer, offers insight into job

Standing up against workplace harassment.

Service industry worker calls out abusive behavior in funny comment.

Don’t let a stale joke ruin your relationship

Bagel joke gets stale, relationship crumbles. NTA stands firm.

Reflect on your boyfriend’s behavior towards service people

Humorous NTA comment acknowledges the situation and criticizes the behavior.

Lost in the bagel humor: a relatable struggle

Sassy NTA comment suggests hilarious revenge on ex-boyfriend.

Bagel joke leads to relationship breakdown. NTA for blowing up.

Partner’s annoying bagel joke causes relationship to crumble. NTA.

Couple’s relationship crumbles over bagel prank and delayed reaction.

Dodged a bullet, NTA.

Dodged a bullet! NTA commenter calls out weird ex-boyfriend behavior

Dodging a canon ball: woman’s breakup over bagel joke.

Don’t date someone who mistreats service workers

Standing up against disrespect and time-wasting. NTA

Inappropriate bagel joke leads to power play accusation. NTA.

Communicate better to avoid boiling point blowouts. NTA.

The power trip of frustrating underpaid service workers

When pride gets in the way of admitting fault

NTA. Annoying customers are the worst. No time for jokes

Dodging a bullet with a weird bagel joke

Dodged a bullet . Petty jokes aren’t worth a 5-year relationship

Couple’s relationship crumbles over bagel joke with wasted time.

Humor is subjective, but hazing is never okay. NTA.

Don’t waste your time with an instigator.

NTA: A reminder to treat servers well on dates

Partner’s unfunny ‘inside joke’ causes relationship to crumble

NTA calls out entitled behavior towards service workers.

NTA comment calls out rude behavior over bagel order

Family-dependent ‘inside joke’ is just insufferable. NTA

NTA. Customer’s ‘inside joke’ with family not amusing to servers. Bye dude.

Encouraging comment, advises OP to move on. NTA judgement.

Cashier shares frustration with ‘joke’ and supports breakup decision

Dumping someone over an everything bagel? NTA dodged a bullet

Couple’s relationship crumbles over everything bagel. Both at fault.

Petty but satisfying response to breakup over bagel misunderstanding

NTA calls out family’s entitled behavior towards hospitality workers.

Public bagel joke leads to relationship breakdown. NTA comment agrees.

Supportive comment calling out bad behavior and encouraging self-respect.

Being rude to service workers is a red flag

Step-dad’s annoying joke sparks NTA agreement in comments.

Dump him! NTA stands up for service workers

Don’t mess with food workers. NTA, partner is TA.

Don’t joke about frustrating minimum wage workers, NTA stands firm.

Customer’s bad attempt at humor ruins relationship over bagel

Dump him, more (stress free) bagels for you.

Bagel prank not funny at work, NTA stands up.

Former cashier defends bagel joke, calls out attention-seeking behavior.

Partner’s bagel order causes relationship to crumble. NTA comment.

Empathetic comment defends service workers against bagel prankster.

NTA calls out a bad joke, but no replies to back.

Customer’s ‘bagel joke’ causes relationship to crumble. Commenter NTA.

Taking a stand against workplace bullying.

Confused UK resident asks about ‘everything bagel’ in breakup article

Partner’s bagel joke is sadistic and banal, why stay? ‍♀️

NTA! Partner’s immaturity and poor treatment of staff is concerning

Former foodservice worker calls out abusive behavior, supports NTA response

User calls out partner’s family for insensitive ‘joke’, questions future.