2023's Worst Person | Reading Reddit Stories

[@NeuroNotTypical]

The story of the ex showing up to the wedding has more info. After the post went viral, the bride was shown the post and she made a counter post explaining her perspective. The ex with the red dress is absolutely a crazy ex who is constantly trying to meddle in OP’s relationship. For one, the wedding was very intentionally *casual* with the bride’s dress barely being considered an actual wedding dress and the ex was VERY aware. Also, I don’t remember the exact details as it’s been a while since I heard the story, but it made perfect sense why the bride wasn’t expecting the ex to show up. It was made clear to her that she was not invited but the children were in the wedding, and because crazy ex had to drive them, she basically strong armed her ex husband into allowing her to go, but the bride protested and it was decided the ex should not stay for the wedding.

[@hartleyb8356]

Thanks for the explanation! That definitely explains things a lot more.

[@FrancisR420]

I CALLED IT. Why would you mention how it's your time with the kids And that's why you have to come if you were invited? "That was his reasoning" suuuuure If the dude wanted his ex to be around whenever he was with their kids she wouldn't be an ex. I had a dad who would use custody as a weapon against their ex and its disgusting.

[@furgaliciousss8844]

I was about to post this 😂 I saw the brides story first on Reddit

[@rachelcrepeault7617]

I was shouting this at the TV lol 😂 I wanted them to read both reddit stories so they could make a proper decision

[@MizuHime07]

I was about to give the wedding dress story the benefit of the doubt since dress shopping on Amazon the words would be Bridal dress, summer wedding dress, even when you look up “for guests” but after reading this..yeah ex wife is def the asshole.

[@luancosta199]

39:54 "her reluctance to take any chances has held me back many times" *proceeds to make a series of stupid decisions and prove her right*

[@alexiatr]

Exactly. He came up with these stupid "get rich quickly" ideas and she saw through them, but to him she just didn't have any vision.

[@solei5678]

Sounds like she hounded him about gambling or something along those lines.

[@Jfieldsend94]

Well i'm sure from his point of view it wasn't even a bad outcome. He now has a house that he owns and probably has money left over from the sale I'm sure that's how most of his decisions have gone for him in the past, just so happening to negativaly affect everyone around him but he dodges out of the fallout.

[@cally9336]

I'm guessing she handled all the finances and budgeting for the family. He probably didn't even know how much toilet paper cost while he was married.

[@nationalinstituteofcheese3012]

Keep in mind the kids are adults. They’re probably so used to their father making stupid decisions and then taking no accountability and wanting everyone else to bail him out

[@faunaunforgiven]

That ex-wife who showed up in a wedding dress also made another posted ADMITTING that she intentionally showed up the bride, AND the actual bride made another reddit post telling her side of the story and we all get some light on the situation. She absolutely knew what she was doing and then just tried to downplay herself in this story.

[@noahayrton6189]

Also- Red dress at a wedding 😬

[@Gumbier_Than]

I looked up "Bridal dress" on Amazon and showed the reds. None of the dresses looked like what she had. They all looked more like evening cocktail dresses than a bridal gown.

[@cjljl]

​@@noahayrton6189And you KNOW she knew what wearing bright red to a wedding means 🫠

[@Shema-ul8tl]

I've been wanting to know if anyone knew about the bride's post to this 😭

[@TheOriginalKazooMaster]

Anyone have the link for the bride's post?

[@boomgirlbucko]

The snoopy coworker is such a hypocrite. She says "oh it's fine, i'm an open book" and then calls the sext messages "disgusting"

[@BusinessSkrub]

Not only that, but if she had to wake the phone up to even see the preview in the first place.... I'd be losing my hat at her. Don't snoop through people's stuff, like what the heck

[@rudedrugs]

the verdict about esh is insane dude.

[@tiawalls1909]

it blew my mind that the verdict was ESH, that coworker was way out of line! OP did nothing wrong imo

[@odyssey_eight]

What's crazy is this idea that OP was responsible for incoming texts. Like even if there wasn't this pattern of "oh our time zones are different so this happens often", op has 0 control over what could be getting sent to them at any given time. OP is an adult and doesn't text at work, they are not wrong for any texts they may receive and are not an asshole for simply...having a life that exists via proof on their locked phone at work.

[@erinmeyers-t9w]

the verdict might have come before they updated saying their phone was locked and in the corner@@rudedrugs

[@NoSoulNoland]

Open relationship guy 38:11 also doesn’t see gay relationships as equally valid. He doesn’t believe a woman could be threatening to his relationship or anything like that.

[@ericataylor7618]

Really good point. Like, dude, a woman could have upstaged you too

[@holyfreakinBLEACH]

yep, exactly. he thought his wife would date women (bc obviously she was getting plenty of man-attention from him, why would she want another guy?) and it would be hot for him and she would remain 'loyal' in his mind. bc women cant actually be in relationships with each other like they can with men (deepest sarcasm possible)

[@EmyN]

Ooooh good point

[@flightofthexwings]

Damn, GREAT point

[@R0mbVs]

Sadly not as uncommon as a belief as you might think. I heard of some dude who told his gf she could sleep with women (essentially he didn't see them as a threat). She did and then said why don't you ever make me O like that and ditched. 🎉😂

[@kevjumbanigahigafan1]

If someone says "I'm an openbook" in response to you wanting privacy, kindly let them know that their life isn't interesting enough for you to care and you aren't their entertainment.

[@ArgoBargo]

For me I’d just respond with “I’m not”

[@kay19129]

I would respond with getting HR involved

[@ankhels]

@@ArgoBargolmao perfect 😂

[@transparentsunflower8295]

​@kay19129 this is me even as more of an open book, people have different levels of comfort when it comes to being more open especially at work.

[@malinoscarsson9362]

It's also irrelevant to the situation.

[@brilab]

i love that anthony and arasha are dressed for a new year's party and shayne is just in a flannel and white t-shirt

[@justinantwine1164]

That's his therapist chair outfit

[@ttintagel]

That's one of the things I love about Ian and Anthony as a duo - Anthony always looks like he's going to the club while Ian looks like he's going to go putter around in the yard.

[@luvely1062]

Anthony shirt looks great!! I know it's extra but I wanna see a thing silver chain that's attached to a pocket watch at his wait pocket.

[@BRACEwits]

He was too busy planning the hats to plan his own outfit

[@GiveMeBourbon]

Trying to settle a bet here, does anyone know where Anthony got his shirts from and specifically, is it worth more or less than $1,000.00.

[@karanaki_3256]

As a bisexual woman, it is incredible how many men just assume it’s lesbianism they can get involved with. Reading that open marriage story made me want to puke! The objectification is crazzyyyy

[@TipTheScales27]

Yep and on dating apps there are so many couples looking for their third 🙄

[@BonnerDoesYouTube]

Also there's a lot of straight women who don't understand that bisexual women aren't a fun birthday present for your boyfriend.

[@karanaki_3256]

@@TipTheScales27 literally every single time 🙄🙄🙄

[@BombShot]

​@@BonnerDoesKZbinheard a story from my bi friend where she found a nice girl on a dating app. When she showed for the first date it went well. When she went for the second date, the date asked her to come home with her, and when she did she found out she was expected to hook up with date, and her boyfriend. It's disgusting.

[@KingOfGaymes]

Fr they’re like “Why women who like women not want me, a man? ☹️” WHY DO YOU THINK

[@thebumpercar1344]

I love when Arasha is so baffled by the audacity of the people in the Reddit stories that she disassociates for a full 5 seconds.

[@Santerima]

I love it when Arasha ain’t in vids

[@timosean.]

​@Santerima there's no need for this

[@daanachmad4032]

@@Santerima So, why are you here?

[@sunnlust]

@@Santerima we need more of her if it means youll stop watching LOL

[@halatiny6537]

@@Santerimaleave

[@DearAnem0ia]

I know that Arasha is seen as the "villain" of Smosh with the lying gag and all, but man, from the first story alone, you can tell she's just a good and honest person. Her takes are always very nuanced, trying to see both sides but eventually sticking with the one that's morally correct. What a queen.

[@ThePi314Man]

Arasha approaches each story with empathy and critical thinking. That's why all of her responses are so good.

[@MSte21]

I was genuinely surprised at first by how thoughtful and empathetic she is for these. She's actually a super sweet person.

[@rickyricardo9710]

She's so beautiful too she's literally glowing in this video. (said as a gay man lol)

[@DearAnem0ia]

@@rickyricardo9710 Dude, her as the Sun Baby in the Teletubbies Reunion? Like, I got a girlfriend and she's the most beautiful person ever, but damn, I was gawking--

[@tesstucker3311]

Right? And she clearly thinks very deeply about something before commenting on it. I struggle with that myself because I have Tourettes so I really admire that 😂

[@OyDouble]

it’s always great to see arasha bonding with her stepdad

[@DearAnem0ia]

Second stepdad

[@muixlac]

​@@enchantedgoldrushidk bro you tell me. and then what?

[@t-dizzle]

@@enchantedgoldrusherm why would you say that 😭

[@currybun8570]

​@@enchantedgoldrushbecause she booked at Marvel?

[@Xeroforte]

​@@enchantedgoldrush don't worry, no one would care or take you seriously

[@Nauta222]

Anthony hearing "I felt my wife had nothing left to give me" and being so physically repulsed his instinct was to try and leave the room is the GREENEST of flags.

[@AlexDoge20]

I like seeing anyone on this couch but Arasha and Anthony were the unexpected pairing of just like good communication and healthy understanding. A good tone to end the year on!

[@johnsamuels4048]

When I read "anyone on this couch but Arasha" I thought this comment was gonna go a different away. Couldn't agree more, Arasha comes across as very sociall aware and emotionally mature

[@joshuad3507]

​​@@johnsamuels4048 tbf a lot of comments seem to be surprised how Arasha is one of the most nuanced guests on the show. I think this is why she is so good at playing a villian when she wants to without being one. To play a villian you either have to be a real one, or you have to such a high emotional intelligence to understand how to make yourself out as one. I'm not suprirsed it's the latter, cause if Arasha really was as mean or manipulative as she plays up, no one would put up with her on the cast

[@JPringle-rz6gc]

Yeah, I really admire her emotional intelligence. I wish more people had such empathy and understanding...@@johnsamuels4048

[@jdubbs6508]

YES not overly serious but just enough to feel like we’re talking to our deep friends! lol

[@yanicknj]

​@@joshuad3507chances of you, a random person getting this is rare but... For anyone else.... It's why brennan lee mulligan and other DMs like Matt mercer can play such good convincing villains. Actually add in most actors to that too.

[@matilly23]

With the guy that wanted an open relationship, it also definitely showed his character when he said he had asked his wife multiple times and she said no. OPs usually try to twist the story so that it is in a better light for them and this guy still sounds awful, so I can't imagine the real kind of pressuring this poor woman was subject to.

[@trashcandy.]

that's what killed me. this is the GOOD version of the story and it's still one of the worst things i've ever heard.

[@meowJACK]

Fr. Repeatedly asking for an open relationship when your partner already said no is disgusting. "PLEASE LET ME CHEAT ON YOU!! PLEEEEASE!!!"

[@CometQueen]

These stories always go this way "she said yes! (After being pestered for days)"

[@jakkehaes3863]

The minute the wife agreed to opening the relationship up, she knew it was over and she wanted to teach him a lesson and I think that's beautiful.

[@RazorBlade651]

That woman who is constantly snooping on her coworker is literally by definition creating a hostile work environment and the OP needs to report her to HR yesterday.

[@qingjiang3658]

Nice one. I’m imagining Amanda repeating the phrase “Report her yesterday”

[@highdefinition450]

​@@qingjiang3658why amanda

[@halatiny6537]

@@highdefinition450she says that

[@HRRRRRDRRRRR]

In saying that, abusing that scenario to stir up shit when they do it is also creating a hostile work environment. It's like poisoning your own food when you know a co-worker is going to eat it from a shared fridge, you are literally poisoning someone and deserve a felony charge.

[@SwampRattler08]

​@HRRRRRDRRRRR literally all the coworker had to do was not look at *someone else's* phone. No sympathy for her

[@byrontheusurper6505]

"She has a very low sex drive" "I only sleep with people I click with" yup that makes sense

[@alexemerson9886]

Asked and answered 😂 Did that OP at any point connect those dots? No, dear viewer, he did not.

[@sadstrawberrygirl]

nice catch lmao

[@freddword1083]

😊​@@alexemerson9886

[@joeparedes6974]

I really appreciate SMOSH's editors/whoever's doing them taking the time to actually make captions. I'm not deaf or anything but with my ADHD, it really does help me just understand the videos better. They're one of the only channels I've found that actually bothers with it and I just wanted to say I very much appreciate it.

[@gray.sonS2005]

i was just thinking the same thing!! i wasn't expecting typed out captions and was very happy to find them coherent:]]

[@mage1439]

It's always interesting to see how sensitive Arasha is when she's not being a Machiavellian master manipulator.

[@mp5enthusiast]

Probably why she's so good at it, lol

[@JPGameStuffs]

I was about to say this haha @@mp5enthusiast

[@boomgirlbucko]

I'm sorry, what?

[@CJMGalaxy]

High emotional intelligence, it’s one hell of a superpower

[@kaykaygunss6057]

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[@Becca-96]

For the second story: the bride posted her side on reddit as well. The ex left a lot out lol

[@borkbork4124]

Yup, a lot was left out that they later shared. It was all calculated.

[@peach23786]

What for example

[@Becca-96]

@peach23786 well for one, she used the bride's real name (probably with the intention of the bride finding it), and said in a few comments that the wedding was going to be "closure" for her

[@Gaspardicles]

trying to find that out i wanna read it!! can someone link it?

[@rickyricardo9710]

honestly the ex gave me ah vibes for even staying. Whether you think it's fair or not, why would you want to stay at someone's wedding if they've told you they don't want you there? Unless you have a reason like spite.

[@livieloubelle]

I always love Arasha in these! She really shines in these chill settings where she’s just voicing out her thoughts. I think her & Shayne have the highest emotional intelligence among the cast. They could cohost a show like this. I would be SO tuned in.

[@Gamespectives]

Seeing these reddit stories. I think most of Smosh cast have high EQ. But yeah especially Arasha, Shayne and Noah . Even Keith, Courtney, Damien and Ian, but not as much as the first 3. Angela is sweet I think she is on the lower end, but still seems higher than the American Average lol!

[@livieloubelle]

@@Gamespectives Yeah i didn't mean to imply that the others don't have high EQ 😆 but I think these two def stand out in how nuanced & articulate they are in their human understanding. I don't just see it here in Reddit stories but also in their talking games, Shayne in Smosh Mouth and Arasha in Agree to Disagree. Plus i think that reflects in their comedy too cuz these two are also the most likely to pull psychological tricks 😆

[@tinatinatina24]

dont sleep on my love damien, hes amazing in every reddit video he does@@Gamespectives

[@DJinThaMatrix]

I feel like we say that about everyone on this show

[@MadaraUchiha-.._]

@@Gamespectives keith kinda gave me the ick when he said he wouldn’t care if his friend was a cheater… and when most of them were being kinda rude to damien and spencer (best boys frfr)

[@PeachiBuns2]

In reference to the sexting teacher story, I'm cracking up at the snoop saying she "won't go to HR because the kids would be heavily affected by a change in leadership". Girl, bye, she didn't want to go to HR because she knew SHE would get in trouble lmaooo typical trick by manipulative people

[@ITSMETHESHEEP]

She could definitely make a case to HR about her sexting during work hours while working with children if she wanted too.

[@naylaw1928]

​@@ITSMETHESHEEP she technically could not because it was still mentioned in the story that the message was received, the phone was practically hidden from preschoolers who were out on recess, and worst case scenario if dude sent a picture but she was still on lock screen previews you wouldn't be able to see an image most phones I know would give you only maybe the top 1/10 of the picture or just say picture

[@naylaw1928]

​@@leastselfawarepotassiumeven if you were to say it it could just as easily be disproven and still filed as the incorrect way of handling that suspicion

[@naylaw1928]

@@leastselfawarepotassium in some cases yes but not every and this case is very easily open shut like it ended up being

[@thespankmyfrank]

@@ITSMETHESHEEP That could VERY easily be disproven by showing the time she sent her texts. If they were all sent in the evening, she was clearly not working while writing them.

[@JDSmith2030]

Listening to theses are like adult bedtime stories. They should do an episode where they read stories that come from different POV.

[@geminievil]

Different POV?

[@JDSmith2030]

@@geminievilthere be so many stories about one situation and be multiple pov of that same situation. An example of one this guy who was adopted ran away from his adopted family because his sisters didn’t like him and one of the sisters made a post as well.

[@JordyJordyMan]

They mentioned the idea in a previous episode but there's not many good stories like that, sadly

[@OMguyhait]

I actually fall asleep sometimes while listening to these. It's peaceful for some reason

[@plasma7596]

​@@OMguyhaitMe too! Shayne's voice is just so sleepable lol

[@jazzycat8917]

Unless the entire wedding was a black tie event, wearing a full strapless ball gown to a wedding in which you are not the bride or a bridesmaid is an ASSHOLE move. Wearing a RED strapless ballgown as the EX is an MEGA asshole move, that shit has connotations and she knew it. Wearing a red strapless BRIDAL ballgown is a GALACTIC asshole move. The OP of that story is the insecure one and petty as hell, she did that deliberately knowing she could try and spin it to look like the victim.

[@josieruggeri2866]

You need to look up the counter post, the bride posted her side and the og poster is actually insane and extremely downplayed her post

[@noahayrton6189]

Glad I found a comment where somebody else knows about the “Red Dress at a Wedding” thing. When they did the dress reveal I had an audible reaction.

[@elleeedman1808]

Even at a black tie wedding I wouldn’t feel comfortable wearing a full length mermaid gown like that. I wouldn’t feel good wearing full length anything unless I was in the bridal party or that’s specifically what the bride asked for

[@veee364]

The fact that it was a red dress at an ex's wedding was already wild, thank you for being the comment I was looking for

[@dimsufferer9951]

It was apparently a very casual wedding

[@melgirl31]

It's too bad during the "I asked my wife to open our relationship" one they didn't bring up the fact that OP did not respect women. Women getting together was not a threat to his relationship, but these other MEN? He respects men and is threatened by only them. What a tool. Loved this video

[@hexinthelilypond4213]

Yeah it tells us that he doesn’t view WLW relationships as “real” or on the same level as hetero relationships since they aren’t a threat to him

[@5tinygrapes]

​@@hexinthelilypond4213took the words out of my mouth

[@cristianrios6740]

Would have been ironic too if she did find a woman and left him for her

[@oliviamorris3213]

As a bi person, this is too common of an occurrence. 😩 They don’t see women as a threat to the relationship because they don’t see them as people. Everything is this selfish fantasy even getting into a relationship with bi women in the first place.

[@freeflyingwolf]

On top of that, "days of asking" means he *refused* to take no for an answer and badgered her into saying yes.

[@Cavemanner]

With the teacher story it's obvious the snoop only mentioned that she felt "violated" because she wanted the OP to clearly know she had seen those messages. She clearly gets off on the power trip of knowing things about OP that OP probably doesn't want her to. And then her excuse for not going to HR was a transparent cover for "I know I'd be the one in the shit if I admit to snooping on you, so I'm gonna turn it on you".

[@stephansenat1197]

I just think going through someone's phone is absolutely insane. It's like going through someone's mail: which, by the way, is a felony.

[@sweetest-of-memes]

Story 5 - “I felt sexually harassed by your private text messages I read on your phone while you were gone” 😂

[@treymiller2275]

There have been prior vaguely related Reddit stories that I feel the cast kinda shit the bed when they speak on them. And this particular story is definitely being added to the imaginary list I'm unsure if it's because of that recent HR workplace seminar that Shayne spoke of, but their minds are kinda broken on this story and are way way way way way too keen to point out possible flaws of the OP and brush aside just how shitty of a person the co-teacher was.

[@sweetest-of-memes]

@@treymiller2275 I get what you’re saying for sure, there have been certain opinions shared in older videos that frustrated me or seemed a little out of touch. But I don’t think it’s that deep in this case, they were genuinely not sure what to make of the fact that the OP kind of let the coworker fall into their trap. Ultimately though it’s extremely obvious OP did nothing wrong.

[@leonmalaga16]

​@@treymiller2275 It reminds of the roommates girlfriend who didn't knock when repeatedly warned that he could be naked and then he made sure to sleep over the covers and she saw him naked

[@jacoosacoon118]

​​@@leonmalaga16I immediately thought of the same story. I couldn't finish that ep because Courtney kept implying he was a creep and I just noped tf out. This one was definitely milder. I think the cast members that express this viewpoint often struggle with confrontation and anxiety though so it makes sense why these situations make them SUPER uncomforable.

[@Breezey357]

Yeah I definitely think that was what Shane was thinking about- how even if the coworker was Definitely in the wrong, you still shouldn't boobytrap someone into looking at a dick pic (kinda like the rules against boobytrapping food against lunch thieves). I think there was also some ambiguity in the first post where they weren't sure if the phone was left out with screen on/notifications showing, or if the coworker had unlocked the phone

[@elihall88]

You all are missing a HUGE piece to the “wearing a pretty dress to my ex’s wedding” story. The bride posted her side of the story, and after hearing her side, I fully changed my answer to the ex is an ahole

[@Gin_isnotmyname]

Really hope they talk about it in the next episode of reddit stories

[@dyllangames3592]

They read that story on another episode lmao and still said the ex was the asshole

[@renataly3840]

@@dyllangames3592wait, really? which episode was that?

[@tinaleyner7526]

I watched this reddit story on Charlette Dobre’s (may have spelled that wrong) channel where she included the brides side and honestly the ex is the asshole.

[@8Rincewind]

Where can they read the bride's side?

[@trishapottsmith6075]

For the second story, you should read the bride's side. She found the post, and the ex used her real name in the story prior to even showing the dress, so she knew it was about her. After reading the bride's side, there is so much the ex left out in an attempt to make her look better.

[@dimsufferer9951]

Also the other posts the OP made literally saying she did it on purpose

[@AB-ip2ct]

Besides the fetishization of lesbian s3x in the open marriage story, another added layer of ick for me is how the husband views sapphic relationships. He doesn't see relationships between two women as a serious or "real" thing, which is why he doesn't feel threatened by it. To him wlw relationships are inferior/not as valid as a relationship between a man & a woman. He views two women together as a source of entertainment or s3xual gratification for him. These are just objects to him & he doesn't see them as full grown human beings deserving of respect & dignity. It has multiple layers of homophobia & fetishization. I absolutely despise this narrative many men seem to participate in & it's unfortunately so common. A lot of people view this as these men being accepting towards sapphics/LGBTQ+ community, when in reality it's just homophobia wrapped in a pretty package.

[@d25102]

literally would prefer straight up homophobia instead of the "omg girl only kiss girl for me" bullshit

[@okaraimani1047]

This. Also, my first thought as a bisexual woman is: maybe she would fall deeper in with another woman and its more plausible for casual sex if she's only kicking with men? Lol cause that's how my brain works. If I'm dating a man and we open the relationship..and I date other women..we may really have a problem, whereas with men, I don't get emotionally involved as easily. So I'd probably have this pattern too. 😅

[@islaythejabberwokky]

My partner and I (im a woman) were in a polyamorous "throuple" for several years, and it was always so irritating when the people she talked to would be flirty and pushy if she mentioned that she was poly... It was always the same scenario: "I have a girlfriend" was NEVER taken as a serious rejection, and usually the response was along the lines of "Ooh, that's hot. Anyway~", but the moment she mentioned having a male partner as well, SUDDENLY these dudes would get the message and back off. What was MORE irritating to me, personally, is the fact that in our weird little relationship triangle, it was me and her-- the two females-- who had been in an established relationship first, for several years, and we were LIVING TOGETHER, and we opened it up to the male third member later on (he was long-distance). Pretty infuriating that the Glorified Boy-Toy was respected more than the "Wife" (we used these terms in a casual joking manner all the time, mind you, we were quite comfortable in our three-way relationship lol)... not to mention how my partner was treated like a prize piece of meat in every single social circle simply because she was open to talk about her own sexuality and polyamory... Yeah. Big Society Ick.

[@idkwhattoputheretbhbuthere]

It's not "so common", a lot of men are like that, even women, but it's not common.

[@lixyororke]

as a lesbian, fully agreed. also, you don't have to censor the word sex here, it's not like tiktok, and censoring words makes them harder to read/harder for screen readers to read out

[@sydneymerryman8804]

Maybe I'm misremembering but I'm 99% sure the wedding dress story had an update/response _from the ex's new wife_ explaining why she was actually mad & how op left so many details out. I would have loved to see everyone's reaction to it. (If I'm not thinking about an entirely different post at least).

[@Nanna_Broedsgaard]

You’re right, it’s that post where there is a response post from OPs ex’s new wife, I would have loved to see their reaction to that as well, I feel like Arasha’s response about the dress would have changed

[@peach23786]

What was left out

[@sydneymerryman8804]

@@peach23786 I can't remember exactly but it was a lot about OP's behavior previously & how she treated the bride. And comments she was making / how she was acting unreasonable once she arrived at the wedding

[@rbridget24]

Where can I find this post?? I wanna read it now lol

[@crystaljackson7013]

they left out so much! As much as I love this channel it seems kind of lazy.

[@Latency345]

51:38 This reminds me a lot of those twitter arguments where someone gets mad at an explicit artwork and blame the artist for it, when the artist did everything right by tagging the art correctly and adding content warnings.

[@uhohspaghettios3801]

"After 5 years of marriage, I felt she had given me all she had to offer" The girlfriend need to RUN, not walk, to the nearest exit

[@artemis88899]

*The wife, which is even worse

[@herringtonoso4064]

Not to mention, he said that and then thought people would be upset alongside him that she found someone else...

[@yrlcldmstrfr]

the worst part of the making ex wife homeless story is that of course she didnt want to agree to the house being used as collateral, she was the person living there! she was the one taking the risk and she didnt get a nice fresh house if the plan actually works!

[@clarissathompson0103]

She knew her ex husband was a dumbass and I wish she didn't give in 😢

[@dubiousinformation1756]

​@@clarissathompson0103 Yeah, the irony of him saying "she was holding me back". The only thing she was holding him back from was his own dumb decisions.

[@SabsWhyTho]

Anthony has such good takes sometimes and then sometimes he's "It's weird, it seems like she intentionally left the phone so the lady would be shocked" Shayne: "Yeah she was trying to shock her" Anthony: "Yeah it's like she was trying to shock her"

[@christoph8852]

it’s the same as she wanted to get R because she wore a skirt

[@sosparkleshine]

@@christoph8852 what

[@jacobhogan3208]

“Her reluctance to taking any chances has held *me* back many times. Anyways this was a good plan and it worked for a *while* .” Those two statements alone are insane.

[@ZaWRLD]

Bro has zero self awareness 😭

[@gio_giotte]

Seems like he is just a massively irresponsible dude who can't see consequences beyond his own annoyances

[@ohhi7168]

​@@gio_giotteProbably cause his wife is the one facing the consequences

[@yannodo]

Now I'm hoping for a Smosh Theatre episode where they just play in fake training course videos about stupid situations

[@starrynight3141]

they HAVE to do this

[@ThatDaltonGuyW]

I can't like this because it's at the perfect number, but I like this. 😂

[@emmaj8337]

i hope the guy from the first story finds an ANGEL because he handled the situation so calmly and respectfully

[@BloodyMary9494]

The post about the open marriage hit home so hard. I had a partner who wanted us to both sleep with other women because I'm bi. He would keep pestering me and trying to persuade me to try to get me to cave. I told him that since I'm bi, I'm allowed to sleep with other men, right? I've never seen someone shut up so quick. And good on Arasha for hitting the nail on the head about him having this fantasy in his mind and I picked up on it too because I know my partner was trying to do the same exact thing.

[@arjjive582]

April Fools idea: AITA but side with the obvious assholes all throughout the episode

[@queenemmers]

OMG this would be hilarious!

[@oliviashearer]

I think they already made that one. Isn't that the one with Rachel and Ify?

[@jomno24]

@@oliviashearerooof that one was a tough watch…

[@jourdashian97]

@@oliviashearerthat one made me SO mad! They were so backward IMO

[@shareaplaylist]

Hire this person, Smosh

[@summer_the_rae]

Arasha acknowledging the people who were 14-15 when the pandemic started and how they’ve been affected was so validating. I was a freshman in high school in March 2020 and felt frozen in time for a few years. I didn’t start to feel like I was in the present until the second half of my senior year.

[@GaySatanicClowns]

I was eleven.

[@99ToGo]

So glad I started watching smosh this year, love you guys

[@ChefSarah4104]

Same here

[@rogeliomunoz8779]

Sameee

[@diongrey5033]

Smosh Pit cool

[@SamuelDuplessis12]

Welcome to the club, I've been watching Smosh for 16 years

[@MSte21]

I started watching 2 months ago lol

[@SpookiCooki]

Story 2: that dress was way too much. It's clear that she was trying to upstage the bride. Wearing a red mermaid dress is a huge nono. That's a stereotypical mistress-dress.

[@riles_doodles]

The bride of that wedding posted on reddit to fill out the details OP left out.

[@clarissathompson0103]

@@riles_doodlesyes! It's a shame they didn't read it.

[@mrjr03]

Yeah a choice was definitely made!!! I feel like that was just as bad as wearing white

[@v_doll]

Why though? Unless there was a let's say strictly black and white dress code, I would not think anything of someone wearing a red dress.

[@Meggly1918]

@@v_doll there is wearing red, and then there is wearing a floor length red lacy mermaid gown that has a train. That is waaaay too formal for most weddings and is sure to draw a lot of attention. The bride confirmed in her post that this dress was more formal than her dress. Wearing a red cocktail dress is fine, just don’t wear a red wedding dress haha

[@macklinillustration]

Petition to keep that party horn and officially rebranded it as Shane's 'update horn'

[@MainSideCharacter]

I second the motion

[@blueberryblaine]

@@MainSideCharacterI 3rd the motion

[@annaschorn2605]

The "father" in the 4th story is the worst for me. He knew the plan was risky and most likely made his ex-wife go along with it. She and their kids put a lot of trust in him that the plan would work out. The plan inevitability fell through due to his own actions or lack therof. When the time came for him to step up and take accountability for his actions, he blamed everyone but himself. I'm sorry, there's just no respect for someone like that. That's not a father, that's a crybaby cosplaying as an adult.

[@gio_giotte]

I feel the story clearly misses the part where he pressured and nagged the wife to hell and back cause it feels she was clearly pressured to agree to such a shitty agreement

[@debiday]

It’s very likely that their whole marriage was exactly like that, specially since he complains she always resists. He probably thinks he’s had a brilliant go getter mindset and his wife was the nag when actually she was the one living in reality and making sure the kids had a safe and stable environment, even financially. The kids not talking to him and feeling he mistreated their mom is a very strong indicative of that.

[@LookADistarction]

Yeah. That one’s the worst for me as well.

[@beardlessdragon]

sending love to all the bi viewers! crazy how many people think it's an invalid sexuality if the person doesn't have equal interest in/intimacy with different genders. y'all are great and valid af

[@destinyswinson7414]

I really appreciate this comment. I’m a bi woman who has dated many more men than women (I grew up in a religious household and didn’t feel comfortable coming out and was forced out later on by a sibling finding out and telling my entire family behind my back) I’m out and proud now and have dated women and have no doubts in my sexuality but I get questioned and called a liar SO OFTEN bc I ended up marrying a man.

[@Not_An_EV]

Yeah I often got told "your just gay you haven't just settled into it yet" Nope still bi baby! It's not quite 50/50 more like 75(m)/25(w) but it's still there.

[@Taewills]

@@Not_An_EVexactly! Sexuality is a scale for everyone. Even straight people. In fact, studies show 100% straight is far less common.

[@Caitlin_]

Thank you for this. As a bi woman who met my husband in high school and began dating then, I have never had any relationships with women but I know for 100% certain I’m not straight. Thank you for the validation 🩷

[@hanashable95]

I’m bi and mixed. I’m not straight enough, not gay enough and growing up in 90s never white enough and even today never black enough I’m by definition like right in the middle lol

[@PacoTheeTacoo]

The way the last story is blown so out of proportion is insane

[@NicholasAyon]

For real, like the dude was in no way in the wrong. Not the asshole

[@Brizzyfo]

I know right? Like hes not gonna blur a face thats not there. I can assure you, nobodies looking to see who she is in some dudes private random funny public pictures

[@sudokis]

absolutely insane to pick up someone else's phone across the room and tell them they need to "be more careful"

[@dimensionsaragon9084]

The first story hits me- I dated this person and a week after we broke up, I looked at their Snapchat story and they were doing Q&As. One of the questions was asking about the last person they dated(me). They answered saying they dated me out of pity. It’s been a few years after I slowly ghosted them, still haven’t told them and we live in the same neighborhood

[@ThatOneDude32238]

Man, that bit about the Pandemic Skip is so true. I was freshman when covid hit and combined with being depressed at the time and being autistic, it’s felt like I haven’t aged at all, only so what matured. Now in college, it feels like literally everyone is older than me and it’s hard to manage sometimes. It’s a weird head space to be in a liminal state of adulthood as an 18 year-old while still not been feeling 17 yet.

[@twigwigsoso]

Man 21 now and i still feel like im 17 being told we got 2 weeks off, my asd totally got banged up by the pandemic- How people just went back to normal i don't understand

[@richardhurteau9820]

I think no matter what at a wedding- if you are asked to leave by either people getting married you leave immediately.

[@xsariax]

That's what I was thinking! When she said "no" I was like damn she's brazen lmao leave the people alone and go chill for 2 hours somewhere. If someone asked me to leave their wedding I'm like SAY LESS

[@justwalkingby3882]

Same!! Even if i think me being denied was unjustified, I would value the relationships of the kids n their dad new partner, or just the amicable relationship i had w/ the ex, over some time spent that was bound to be awark

[@dyllangames3592]

Okay, then don’t fucking invite someone if they don’t want them to accept. That’s bullshit. You can’t invite someone over for thanksgiving and then when they show up and grab a plate you yell at them to leave. Plus it was HER DAY WITH THE KIDS so you really expect her to drive 2 hours, drop the kids off, and drive the fuck home? What about getting the kids back for the rest of their time??

[@geminievil]

@@dyllangames3592 no need to drive home, just go show off the dress somewhere else that's close to the wedding lol but the husband and his mom wanted her to be there so she would anyway

[@reckless_herb]

if i had to drive two hours and was asked to leave im either taking the kids with or letting my ex deal with them. i’m not driving 8 hours to take my kids to a wedding im invited to, but was uninvited. beyond that idk who’s the a hole. just don’t invite someone you don’t want there. at all. i’m also not waiting nearby. fuck that.

[@cosodesign8953]

The victim blaming happening with the phone incident is pretty mind boggling to me. I don’t care if I purposely left something on my phone or not. It’s absolutely no one’s business to looks at my personal device. That’s beyond inappropriate. And it’s not my responsibility to mitigate their bad behavior. Holy cow.

[@ITSMETHESHEEP]

It is also beyond inappropriate to be sexting your boyfriend while at work ESPECIALLY when you are working with children.

[@keychains5806]

​@@ITSMETHESHEEPBut! She wasn't sexting her bf, he was responding to her texts before going to work...

[@clutterbot7279]

@@ITSMETHESHEEPyou also missed the whole context of “kids can’t even get back into the room from recess without an adult” and “the other teacher had to lean over her laptop over to this standing desk to access the phone”.

[@ITSMETHESHEEP]

@@keychains5806 she opened that message in the middle of work and then leaving it out in the open for several minutes so her coworker could see it, yet you don’t think she responded? Yeah okay

[@ChunkyCoffee]

@@ITSMETHESHEEP I don't know about your phone but when I respond to something in my lock screen notifications, that thing goes away from my notifications.

[@cacklebarnacle15]

Shane should always have that "Update" party horn in the redit videos it gives the right vibe

[@envymordecai4429]

It used to be a “hilarious” inside joke for my “friends” (don’t talk to any of them anymore) to read the dirty messages between me and my ex. They would take my phone when I had left the room, read all of them, and then when I came back they’d be giggling and making fun of me. It didn’t stop us from sexting, it did however stop me from leaving my phone around the people I thought I could trust. No matter how many times I asked them not to they would continue to do it. There were times when they said they were “scarred” by what they had read between us. Don’t go looking for something you don’t want to find. And maybe let other people have some privacy.

[@BrookeSipsCoffee]

Warning to anyone with work-related issues with someone; HR will almost always take the path of least resistance...which means if they can take ONE thing you did wrong to solve a problem, they will use it. Even if you were the one that went to complain about someone else

[@TheIceCreamHead]

Exactly; HR is there to protect the company or entity first, not support you

[@keychains5806]

oh...well damn

[@allisoncastle]

Forreal. They are soooooooo ignorant about HR on this channel, no matter how many comments people leave explaining this.

[@danielplatts9446]

In regards to the first story, I met a girl at a birthday party of a mutual friend. We seemingly clicked that evening and spent the whole night talking, so i asked for her number. The next morning i texted her and asked her out in a date. She agreed and we went out. I found out much later that she was hesitant, and didnt want to go on the date with me at all, but our mutual friends were convincing her to give me a chance. Flash forward, we have been married now for 11 years and are totally in love. Just because she wasnt sure at first, doesnt mean that the relationship cand find some footing abd work out.

[@mochiiitea]

Yep! There’s also a relatable thing where people (not just women) where someone makes plans but gets anxious or too lazy to actually go the day of and not wanna go- when it’s actually nothing about the person themself that’s the reason of why they don’t want to go. I feel that way about family parties, friend meetups, etc. I always get excited beforehand but get too tired to get ready or nervous about the event

[@zaneplatt3533]

The issue is that she felt the need to put it on social media. That is really unnecessary and embarrassing for the guy in question

[@raet6375]

Posting it on Tiktok is not the same tho

[@Crazy_Broke_Asian]

Being nervous about a first date and getting advice from your friends is a completely different situation than posting about it on tik tok like it’s some big fat joke

[@violet7773]

The boundary he was setting was that he didn't want to be with someone who posts everything on social media. I'm sure he could have got over her not being ecstatic about going on a first date, but that wasn't the problem.

[@menta1]

I hope Anthony shares Ian’s undying love for Chumbawamba

[@BriarShinn]

I've heard that their collective love for Chumbawamba is actually what brought them back together

[@413jmee]

the thing about a phone being a part of us- its literally a pocket sized easily accessible computer. it has LOADS of sensitive information on it and it really is insanely personal for someone to snoop through it. like the amount of stuff you do on it in a day, private convos, logging into different apps and websites, banking, etc. its like going through someones internet history, safe, and underwear drawer all at once.

[@Niicole4177]

She knows what she’s doing! She may not want her ex husband back but she definitely wanted to be the center of attention and to show she’s better than the current wife

[@Taphiez]

Well.. considering the actions of the wife.. she didn’t have to try that hard to show she’s better. Lol.

[@NoEyes]

The wife did actually respond to the wedding post​@@Taphiez

[@yoshita4140]

@@Taphiez what? you think the ex is better?

[@gpeddino]

The school woman going “but I’m an open book!” got me pissed. I mean, does that mean I have to be as well?

[@clutterbot7279]

Ikr? My response would’ve been “and I’m a CLOSED ONE!” - I’d be so mad lmao.

[@Not_An_EV]

As an open book... ABSOLUTELY FUCKING NOT! Just because I'm an open book when it comes to asking me for information it doesn't mean that rule applies to anyone I talk to and to assume as much would make me an AH.

[@confettithesprinkle]

arasha knocking her hat off was smooth af

[@pochaccocino]

​@@tal8762 anthony's hat fell off. arasha knocked hers off. of course anthony's was "smoother" because gravity did it!! he didn't have to lift a hand!!! arasha made a joke!!! women are funny!!! your comment makes NO sense. anyway

[@tal8762]

@@pochaccocinou are judgemental & rude. U could’ve just stated your opinion on the hats without cutting anyone down. U r unkind. FYI, Anthony’s hat was far back on his head. I wondered if he put it way back so it wouldn’t smash his hair or so it’d easily fall off.

[@Gin_isnotmyname]

Anthony definitely pit his hat back because of his curly hair. Thats why my mom doesn't wear any hats except bandanas for her job because her hair gets messed up when she wears actual hats lol

[@heyitzsamurai]

it would be wrong to cover up such gorgeous hair!! 😍

[@slvttysmile]

@@pochaccocinoim 99% sure its not that serious

[@Bauldi]

Seeing Arasha out of character is always refreshing. Honestly some of the most based and empathetic takes while still maintaining that good humor. This was such a fun episode to cap off the year with. Happy holidays erryone.

[@caseyi.5033]

Shayne IMMEDIATELY taking the "lol" pronunciation note from Courtney is hilarious

[@marmied7840]

I really hated that moment in the last video! Let people pronounce LOL and LMAO as they please! :(

[@reckless_herb]

@@marmied7840i love to pronounce them as words instead of saying the letters. if that bugs people, they won’t like a lot of other stuff about me too

[@jen52869]

I think spelling it out loud sounds worse!!! Sounding it like a word has more ✨ pizzazz ✨

[@collinblalock5490]

Courtney was super obnoxious for that, I'm still annoyed about it

[@davidwong656]

@@collinblalock5490 when is courtney not obnoxious in these vids, seriously? theyll just say whatever, I cant deal with people like that. just my opinion man.

[@HouseMDaddict]

The fact that this posted three hours ago and it has almost 100K views already really shows how much everybody loves this series

[@LeafMeAlone616]

I hope they never get rid of it. It's cheap to make and clearly brings in the views.

[@tinywitchfrogs_]

The thing about the duck video story is that op stated clearly that you can't see the lady's face and that she's mostly obscured by a hat. As a young woman, no matter who was taking that video, if all you see of me is my back I'm basically not in that video imo... To me that story sounds like two teens getting caught in the crossfires of one of those older people who get angry at most things really often, and even if op's response wasnt ideal it's such an inconsequential thing that I at least don't think warrants so much discussion

[@GameNetwork]

I also think, for example, if someone is taking a picture at the grand canyon, or a family photo at Disney Land, there are going to be people in the background. There is like a pretty big difference between filming someone and someone being incidentally in a photo or video.

[@Emilydumont2]

@@GameNetworkEXACTLY

[@boo_blue_boo9229]

exactly

[@KitchenShenanigans]

I was just thinking, so if someone is getting engaged in some busy park and they have a videographer and someone who was just there for fun and realized they were in the background and didn't want to be on video, would we expect the couple to delete their engagement video?

[@cats1970]

We don't know her life though. It could be a genuine safety concern. I know I wouldn't be stoked to tell them my ex can't know which city I disappeared to

[@NotAnythingOrAnyone]

1:02:16 Arasha talking about how she'd pickup a phone asking whose it is without looking at it reminded me of the time I was in a class and someone picked up my phone, read the first notification, and then announced to the room "whoevers phone this is, crab daddy messaged you"

[@PeytonViebs]

😂 crab daddy

[@Astrid-td1to]

Is that a nickname or do you have a crustacean dealer?

[@NotAnythingOrAnyone]

@Astrid-td1to just a nickname unfortunately. I wish I had a crustacean dealer

[@michelleriggs2450]

Anthony's cackle at the "open relationship" story gave me life

[@tannertadlock7741]

"I don't know much about weddings" Shayne says, three months from his own secret wedding.

[@BigLilBandit]

The worst part about the foreclosing story is that he said his kids were in good financial/career positions and he waited to ask for help until after the house was sold. If he brought this up to his kids and wife when the letters first started coming in this whole situation could of gone a different way

[@ImNotaRussianBot]

That's a good point. He allowed the situation to deteriorate until his ex had no recourse.

[@missmarionette]

I'm so glad that I got back into Smosh. I'm typically a quiet viewer, and don't tend to engage with a lot of the youtube channels I watch, but Smosh is hands down my absolute favorite channel now. For the first time ever I actually know the schedule of when a channel is going to release their videos xD Thank you for all you guys do

[@elliejackson7353]

I've heard the wedding dress story before. The bride wrote her own AITA with her side of the story. It cleared a lot up for me.

[@trevor6358]

After hearing the teacher one I have a great idea for y'all. You should absolutely get Lisa on one of these reddit stories and do a "who's fired" episode

[@arthurbarros5189]

I would love that!

[@Emmy-ql6wr]

!! This is great

[@tarathoughts13]

Idk if Lisa still works at Smosh… didn’t they say they have a new hr guy? Or maybe she just doesn’t work full time anymore.

[@Cryptoji_Jojoji]

Wild that they're saying the dude who was recording some ducks was worse than the lady who was taking pictures of the couple right in their face.

[@CrickBritt]

AGREED. guy was fine

[@_.hybrids._1680]

Right? The lady was just a wild Karen.

[@itachiravenn2671]

They’re bias that’s what bothers me about their takes sometimes. She literally said if I saw a man taking pics or vids she’d assume he’s doing something wrong but if he has a girl with him she trusts the girl not to be with a bad man like woman ain’t ever chosen bad men before but I mean damn it’s like they were looking for every reason to hound this guy when he clearly stated she wasn’t even really in the video.

[@deliwtz]

@@itachiravenn2671 Yeah this episode was a hard watch, seems like they have a hard time actually viewing things objectively sometimes.

[@GaySatanicClowns]

Exactly. Justice for Duck Man

[@jasminmarin4911]

I don't know about the rest of you, but Arasha and Anthony together in videos makes my skin tingle in a good way.

[@GeorgeHarold1]

While I do love the Ian & Anthony episodes of Reddit Stories, it's cool to see Anthony being paired with guests other than Ian. Obviously I don't know for sure how Anthony feels, but to me it feels like he's pretty much fully settled back into Smosh, and it's reached a point where it almost seems like he never left. This was a fantastic episode, and I hope to see more in the future!

[@EmilyVstheworld]

It would be so funny if you guys did a asshole advocate episode where you get all Reddit stories where they were deemed the asshole and just be in their side and just advocate 😭 watch everyone struggle

[@mansa0700]

Love that idea! I'd love to see angela and arasha on it!!! They both have different feral energies and it'd be fun to see how it'll turn out Edit: Hold on...throw Keith into that mix too cause bro be wildin'

[@stuckinlastmillenia]

NEED THIS COMMENT TO GO VIRAL

[@dlmbs]

@@mansa0700 i cannot think of a better and more fitting pair than what you just suggested! gladly take my like on your comment!

[@myanimelove7306]

@@mansa0700 Especially if they don't immediately tell Shayne that's what they're doing

[@EmyN]

That’s genius!!

[@rawrimreptar08]

just throwing this out there - I'm attending my ex husband's wedding. our daughter is the flower girl. and I'm a bridesmaid and my now husband is a groomsmen 😆 shout-out to kk for being a fantastic co-mom and friend!

[@sagegreeeeeeen]

Yknow, I never thought I’d see shayne in a top hat that says “happy new year”, but here we are

[@alfonsethegreat]

Topp hat hehe

[@dontayecason7137]

you know what? Same.

[@melbell0865]

Life’s full of surprises, isn’t it?

[@dinosaurtootsies]

Topp in a top hat

[@cornflaki]

(shayne) topp hat

[@EStramel09]

The third stoy(the open relationship) is hilarious to me. They’ve said it multiple times that you only see the poster’s side of the story, which is usually skewed in favor of the poster. And yet, the GOOD side of the story paints him as an absolute piece of shit. I wonder the wife’s side of things.

[@probablyasleep5026]

Hearing the first story and their thoughts on it was something I was extremely thankful to hear today. I was not in a super similar situation, but it’s one where boundaries should have been set and feelings were hurt. It was really cool to hear their own reflections along with the op’s own and made me feel like maybe it was just one of those early 20’s situations where we both come out of it learning. Thank you!

[@kelseycain3469]

I hear "knowing my co-teacher would probably look" as more.. self loathing, self hatred, "I should know better" but I also can't imagine leaving my phone out around this person.

[@rickyricardo9710]

I can't imagine allowing my boyfriend to send me sexts during work hours in which I'm frequently around children. I would never feel comfortable looking at my phone much less leaving it off my person where other people could find it.

[@EStramel09]

@@rickyricardo9710This is kinda my thing too. I’m assuming the boyfriend knows she works around children, so why doesn’t the boyfriend just…wait until she gets off work? Like it’s school, he can probably reply around 4pm her time and be fine and not have any worries of someone seeing it. I can’t imagine being around children and having your phone texts be available for reading.

[@OliverStarfall]

@@rickyricardo9710i feel like you didn’t listen to the rest of her explanation

[@relaxingvibes7035]

​@@EStramel09 Well OP did state that they were on different time zones so I'm assuming they sext on their free time. OP said when she sends her S.O. text He's asleep so he probably responds when he wakes up and by that time OP is already at work. And if we apply that same logic by the time OP would be out from work the SO would be at work so he wouldn't be able to reply to her messages that would explain why he sends her sext even though he knows he works around kids, coz its a lot of work to keep track of each others time zones than just replying when you can

[@theoistrying9904]

Op should have turned previews off too

[@soybeanis]

damn that "pandemic time skip" thing makes SO much sense. i was 17 when we were first told "there's gonna be a week long break to sanitize the school" to being at home for like 3 years. I'm 21 now and i can't even conceptualize it. so much happened and didn't happen due to the pandemic and I'm just starting to get some progress back

[@ApostateOfTime]

'the pandemic shift' is a real thing im dealing with as someone who was 16 during 2020 and is now 20 struggling my way through living on my own when i feel like I should be in my school uniform still

[@jacobhogan3208]

Arasha often gives thoughtful commentary so I’m happy she’s here.

[@lisa_vxng]

38:24 anthony turning "he's stupid" into something more profound and fixable (if you choose to) was actually so interesting

[@babybonesxd4810]

I loved that too!

[@kanazak2]

Today's Smosh is my favorite Smosh tbh, and this is part of why. It was Anthony this time that changed the language, but pretty much everyone has been doing similar. Being on the right side of history on stuff like this while being all the better entertainers for it.

[@milkteamarwa]

arasha and anthony vibe so well with each other! they're the perfect duo for reddit stories. hope we can see them on here more often :)

[@lxnden]

On the homeless story, he admits it was a risk, and got upset when his kids didnt bail him out of his mistake

[@Jellybeansatdusk]

He was mad the kid didn’t give him MONEY bc he was willing to support his mom who the dad screwed over

[@Dantalliumsolarium]

That second story reminds me so much of my parents wedding. My mom had an like off white dress and my dad’s mom wore a Pure White wedding esk dress and refused to understand how that wasn’t chill even after several conversations. My folks are now divorced and my grandma continues to do very confusingly rude things without any comprehension

[@casualviewer_]

Ugh this a sounds like my ex’s mom to a T. You should look into enmeshed mothers or the toxic boy-mom trope. Often when a woman’s husband doesn’t fulfill her, she creates the “ideal husband” with her son and becomes subconsciously or consciously romantically emotionally invested in them. They subconsciously or consciously believe that they’re the best wife for their son, and nobody will be good enough for their “perfect man.” As someone who’s dealt with this, it’s honestly traumatizing and I wish you and your mom the best in your healing journeys ❤

[@SarahKaterpillar]

I'd bet quite a lot that she knew exactly what she was doing (and still does).

[@PandaBearsXc]

​@@SarahKaterpillar This is what I was going to say. I know the Internet talks a lot about weaponized incompetence when it comes to husbands and chores, but I've experienced something very similar when women want to pretend they're not being malicious in their behavior. Suddenly they understand nothing.

[@Edits007]

Absolutely LOVE Arasha’s takes and how she listens and hears both sides of it. Definitely need more of her.

[@ac8274]

That red dress was an obvious upstaging of the bride. Ex wife knew EXACTLY what she was doing.

[@c.i.f0596]

Exactly. Also if a bride in a wedding asks you to leave you go. It’s not your day. Red is worse than white imo.

[@HA-lg1lc]

As the Ex, OP wearing red was 100% a choice. Bad enough that it was a WEDDING DRESS but red is well known as the "scarlet letter" or "other woman" color. Yes some people have no issue with it, but often those colors are for the wedding party and is the brides choice. A regular guest wearing a red wedding dress would be weird. An ex wife wearing a red wedding dress would be obnoxious.

[@kimmmy86]

Also, the dress has a train, I believe it was definitely a wedding dress

[@evelynvslife]

As a duck lady myself I have had people take pics or videos of my feathered hoards. Last time a man was like “I hope it’s okay. Do you want me to send you the pics” and he sent me pics of me surround by ducks. I don’t know why you would have a problem with it.

[@alittlefrog2395]

We don’t know this person’s story, but as someone who works with unhoused people & victims of domestic vio!ence, stalking, sexu@l as$ualt, etc, there are lots of good reasons why it might be very important to someone not to be photographed/videoed. Sometimes their image being spread could be dangerous for them and their family. Again we have no idea if this is the case for this duck lady, but just offering a reason why some would react that way

[@tag1more]

Sure *you* dont have a problem with it but you aren't them. You dont know that person. Maybe they just wanted to feed some ducks and didn't intend for a hoard to gather, and now there is some rando taking pics and videos of them. They might also just be insercure about their image. Either way the decent thing to do would be to stop recording her or atleast getting some free editing software to censor her face/head.

[@evelynvslife]

@@tag1more if you feed ducks and don’t expect other ducks to turn up then you’re pretty silly. They’re animals and they’ll flock to easy food. And expecting someone to blur your image on a video for themselves where you aren’t the focus is ridiculous.

[@tag1more]

@evelynvslife no it isn't. It's a simple decency.

[@arthurbarros5189]

I would never want to anger anyone who has the affection of an army of ducks. What if she gives an attack command? I would be ducked.

[@skyisxthelimitt]

I would love if every update was announced with the little noisemaker like at 58:46. Made me giggle!

[@Midori_Seabreeze]

Best piece of advice my mother gave me when I moved in with my (now ex) bf was not to pay “rent,” not to pay for repairs, or whatever is permanent in a home he bought. Because we were not married, I would have no rights if we broke up. Guess what happened? We broke up and I didn’t have to feel regret that I paid towards his mortgage or any upgrades to the home. He accused me of free loading, but who cleaned after his lazy bum? And I mean he was LAZY! Who bought groceries? Who cooked? Those have value. Please do not recommend someone to coexist with an ex. That was such bad advice.

[@n34tsaucegames]

I had an experience with someone snooping through my phone for the weirdest reason. I was 16 and had just gotten a phone a few months prior. I had only used it to talk to my family, friends, and one boy from school that I had a crush on (nothing serious, just talking about school and movies). One night while staying over at a friend's house, I went to the bathroom and came out to see my friend's mom holding my phone, reading through it. When I asked what she was doing, she responded with, "Who is ____?" referring to the boy from school. I was so freaked out by the odd behavior, I said, "That's none of your business. Why are you on my phone?" She tried to give excuses about being a mother, but I shut that down by saying my OWN mother didn't invade my privacy like that. She laughed like she felt entitled to do it anyway. To this day, I don't understand why she thought that was appropriate, and I've even had MY mother back me up on that sentiment. Weird af.

[@sorekcazimi]

Yuck, super weird behavior on her part! Kudos to you for being confident enough to directly speak up for your right to privacy 🤙 & it’s sweet that your mom also backed you on that.

[@n34tsaucegames]

@@sorekcazimi Thank ya. I'm glad my mom respected my privacy, but I always felt bad for my friend, after knowing her mom didn't at all.

[@poetry-week]

Arasha is so underrated. I’m glad she’s been in a ton of content recently, she’s one of my favorite smosh members ☺️

[@jenjoestar.]

Me too! She’s a great thinker when it comes to these

[@JusticeOfPeace_95]

Its so good seeing Arasha with her other dad on a seperate episode 😊

[@lisa_vxng]

Those hats surviving like 10 seconds is peak comedy

[@LeafMeAlone616]

I loved Arasha's insights in this episode. I kept asking for her to return and that's two appearances in the last month or so! Wishes do come true!

[@palomaj2678]

Agh I’m so surprised they didn’t recognize the wedding story where they read the post from the bride’s perspective! Glad the consensus is still that the ex is the ahole tho lol

[@currentlykmss]

which episode? I can’t remember - but it seems so familiar!

[@palomaj2678]

@@currentlykmss I can’t remember! But I Know I heard that story and they wished they could’ve seen the dress

[@char93dblaz3]

@@palomaj2678 hope it is the same wedding where the guy brought a raccoon to it a wedding with all these stories at once would be crazy

[@alisaishere]

I don't think they read the bride's side. I know other reddit channels have discussed it.

[@palomaj2678]

@@alisaishere ahh ok. I can’t remember for the life of me who I heard the story from then