We all have our quirks, but sometimes they can go too far. One woman recently shared her story of how her boyfriend’s strange obsession with everything bagels led to their breakup. For five years, he played a bizarre game with his family and service workers, pretending not to know what an everything bagel is. But when she finally had enough, things took a dramatic turn. Here’s the full story.
The Bagel Joke Begins

The Family’s Inside Joke

Confusing the Cashiers

The Everything Bagel Confusion ♂️

The Frustrating Back and Forth

The Girlfriend’s Silence

The Plain Bagel Twist

The Cashier’s Frustration

The Hometown Coffee Shop Incident ☕️

The Girlfriend’s Interruptions ️

The Tension Rises

The Car Blowup

The Girlfriend’s Humiliation

The Silent Treatment

The Breakup

The Bagel Joke Breakup Explanation

The Father’s Laughter

The Bagel Joke That Ended a Relationship
After five years of enduring her boyfriend’s strange everything bagel joke, one woman finally reached her breaking point. Tired of watching him confuse and frustrate service workers, she confronted him, only for their relationship to come to a dramatic end. Now staying at her parents’ house, she’s left to explain the bizarre reason for their breakup, while her dad finds the whole situation hilarious. Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…
Don’t be a douche to service workers
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Boyfriend’s inside joke with family becomes cruel prank on employees

Customer’s ‘bagel stand-up comedy’ ends in justified breakup

Potato Guy vs Everything Bagel Guy: Redditors debate who’s worse

Boyfriend’s bagel joke causes breakup, commenters call him petty AF

NTA breaks up with boyfriend over rude bagel joke

Don’t waste people’s time with bad jokes

Empathetic NTA comment with a touch of humor

NTA. Boyfriend’s insensitive joke crosses the line with service workers

Respectful treatment of service workers is a non-negotiable

Being obnoxious to service workers for fun makes you a jerk

OP’s boyfriend’s failed everything bagel joke leads to breakup.

Is he purposely tormenting her? Breakup seems justified ♀️

Savage reply shuts down insulting comment

NTA for breaking up with a boyfriend who terrorizes service workers

Standing up against abuse of power and time-wasting behavior

You go, NTA! Dump that a-hole

Passionate defense of bagels against disrespectful boyfriend

Dumping him after the first joke would have been smarter

Don’t be a jerk, even if it’s a family joke

Retail worker vents frustration towards difficult customer, boyfriend’s behavior.

Customer’s cruel joke leads to justified breakup
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Service industry worker calls out abusive behavior towards employees

Don’t be that person who insists on telling stale jokes

Bagel joke leads to breakup. NTA finds it annoying.

Bagel ignorance forgiven, but boyfriend’s joke went too far

Repetitive bagel joke leads to breakup, commenter calls out behavior.
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No a-hole here! But what was the joke?

Beware of how your partner treats those with less power

Comparing him to The Office characters, NTA wins the breakup.

Bagel joke backfires, leads to justified breakup and service worker frustration.

Partner’s humor fails, relationship ends. NTA.

After 5 years, a bagel joke breaks them up. ESH.

When wealth becomes arrogance: a cautionary tale

Dump him and find someone with an actual sense of humor

When a ‘joke’ gets old, it’s not funny anymore

Bagel joke leads to breakup, but commenters have the last laugh

Dodged a bullet! Commenter’s ex’s family also made fun of service workers. NTA

Commenter finds humor in breakup but acknowledges joke’s harm.
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Boyfriend’s annoying bagel joke leads to justified breakup.

Standing up against disrespectful behavior. You go, NTA!
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Dodging a bullet with a bad bagel joke

Girl dodges a bullet with a lame jokester ex-boyfriend

Dodging a canon ball after a bad joke breakup

Commenter sympathizes with boyfriend’s pride, others don’t agree.
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Bagel joke as a power play on service workers, not funny. NTA.

Potato incident deja vu! NTA wins this breakup.

Communication breakdown leads to bagel breakup. NTA, but speak up.

The disturbing power trip of wasting underpaid service workers’ time

A miscommunication leads to a crummy breakup for both parties.

Don’t settle for someone who mistreats service workers

Dodged a bullet with a bizarre bagel joke

Commenter sympathizes with bagel place workers, suggests posting on r/Talesfromyourserver

Dumped for a bagel joke NTA wins.

Bagel joke leads to breakup, commenter says NTA

Bagel joke costs man his relationship and respect.
