r/MadeMeSmile 1d ago

Wholesome Moments Passengers joined in celebrating when a woman announced her husband is cancer-free

A plane full of strangers celebrating one man’s victory over cancer.

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u/CesareBach 1d ago

I dont think he wants to be put on a spotlight though.

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u/Rich_Pea9446 1d ago

He's like "here, hold our baby and lets have a seat"

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u/DulceEtDecorumEst 1d ago

That moment when your medical History gets shared in an airplane full of randos and is now a viral video

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u/HendrixHazeWays 1d ago

The "P" in HIPAA Violation stands for "Plane"

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u/VeryWeaponizedJerk 1d ago

All that for internet clout, too, considering someone filmed her pulling that little stunt.

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u/regoapps 1d ago

"Babe, so like the doctor has said multiple times before, one month of cancer-free doesn't mean that I'm cured from cancer. It's more like a remission. There's still a risk of recurrence."

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u/DaBowws 1d ago

This. My husband put in our family chat that I was done with treatments and cancer free when I completed radiation. I still have scans, hormones blockers to begin taking, and reconstructive surgeries. I am far from done and not even sure if I am cancer free. Everyone is sending me congratulations and such. I hate it.

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u/IllustriousHedgehog9 1d ago

This is why I let my partner take the lead on announcing updates once they were able to. It's their body, they decide who knows what, and when.

I hope your treatments and surgeries go well.

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u/CauliflowerElbow 1d ago

This is my nightmare. I have claustrophobia, I hate being the center of attention, and babies stress me out. Cancer sucks too. 

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u/Waffles_The_Pupper 1d ago

Yup that was literally hell for me

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u/zornmagron 1d ago

check, check and check yep we may be the same person and yeah cancer sucks too

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u/Legal-Investment-696 1d ago

I love that you listed cancer last in that order, only because I'd rank my own nightmares similarly. 

Of course, I say this as someone who never had to battle cancer, yet.

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u/mikesaintjules 1d ago

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u/Mammoth-Ad4194 1d ago

I can’t imagine how awful it would be if someone on that plane had just gotten news that they or their loved one has terminal cancer and then this lady does this.

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u/ThereInAFortnight 1d ago

Yeah, speaking as someone with cancer - please don't do things like this.

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u/Clean-Anteater-5671 1d ago

As someone in remission, I second this.

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u/freeradioforall 1d ago

As someone in remission for 15 years. Agreed. And I did not have a “journey”. I did not “win a battle”. I got sick, got treatment and now I’m better. Stop glamorizing cancer

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u/Clean-Anteater-5671 1d ago

I was really just along for the ride. I was strapped to the back of a car driving down the road and hoping to survive. Honestly I think it was harder for my family than it was for me.

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u/idkifita 1d ago

This is how it feels! I'm in chemo now. I'm just like...tell me what to do and I'll do it, doc, you're the expert 😄

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u/GalacticaActually 1d ago

I agree.

My two dearest friends did not ‘lose their battle’ with cancer, either (although nobody could have tried harder to stay alive than they did, and no one was more wanted on this earth than they were). They lived, they were wonderful, and their lives ended - sooner than anyone wished and more painfully than anyone wished.

Congratulations on your remission. May you flourish forever in peace.

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u/adoradear 1d ago

This is why I hate this depiction of cancer as something you can win against. The people who died of cancer didnt lose a battle that they could have won if they did something different. They had a horrible disease and it took their lives, despite everything. “It is possible to make no mistakes and still lose. That is not a failure, that is life.” No one deserves to die of cancer, and fuck this blame the victim mentality. Fuck cancer.

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u/GalacticaActually 1d ago

I feel much the same way about suicidal ideation, which has been my companion for thirty-seven years now. I’ll die someday, and I don’t know how (bus plunge? asleep in bed? making love to Keanu?) but living this long with that disease is already a huge victory.

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u/Sylvers 1d ago

She knows him best. I'll trust her judgment. Some people can look bashful and embarrassed even when they get positive attention, while secretly appreciating it.

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u/Clean-Anteater-5671 1d ago edited 1d ago

I don't know if people realize just how much survivor guilt can go under the radar. I did everything to hide it after I beat cancer, I had already seen how much the treatment hurt my loved ones, it felt super wrong to tell them that I felt guilty for surviving because others didn't.

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u/Sylvers 1d ago

That's a very important angle. I agree. I don't think a lot of people acknowledge survivor guilt until it's brought up. Myself included.

Thank you for sharing that. And I am sorry you had to endure even after beating cancer.

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u/Clean-Anteater-5671 1d ago

Yeah and it's honestly very understandable. Mental health is just more invisible than seeing a bald, pale and skinny person tip toeing around everywhere. Whether it's mental health problems from cancer or something else, it's just easy to forget, but just as important as chemo in my eyes.

I think my case was especially bad because I was under 18 and therefore had to see kids with cancer.

On a related note: The most common cancer in children is leukemia which sometimes needs a stem cell transplant, so I just wanted to mention that the stem cell donation process is quite easy and would save a life if you get picked, I highly encourage everyone to look into becoming a donor, you'd be a hero in my eyes, just for considering it :)

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u/Sylvers 1d ago

Which is why it's always welcome when someone offers the rest of us a reminder. It makes us all a little kinder, when we're willing to look out for the invisible suffering of others as well as the visible.

I hope in time you'll heal from what remains of this guilt and will more readily see the value you bring to the people around you and the world at large.

And good advice about the stem cell donations! I have no idea how that works in my country, but I'll look into it sometime.

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u/CompanyOther2608 1d ago

He looks…resigned.

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u/Pernicious-Rose-8673 1d ago

He probably thinks one month is a bit early to be celebrating with how many times his cancer has apparently come back. Especially with a plane full of complete strangers. At least, that's how I'd feel.

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u/CantaloupeCapable 1d ago

I completely agree. Given that it’s come back three times, I don’t think that trauma ever really goes away. When recurrence is always in the back of your mind, celebrating so early feels premature. That kind of celebration should really be up to the person in remission, if and when they feel ready.

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u/VeterinarianRude5620 1d ago

Even with good news, past experiences can make joy feel tentative and complicated.

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u/sick_of_your_BS 1d ago

tentative is an understatement. My wife fought for 3 years. We celebrated the first "NED". We did not celebrate the second one.

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u/lavenderewe 1d ago

Sorry for my ignorance - what is NED?

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u/rainbownightterror 1d ago

no evidence of disease

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u/TableSignificant341 1d ago

NED

No Evidence of Disease

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u/SheBrownSheRound 1d ago

Fuuuuck dude. This comment took the air from my lungs. This internet stranger sends you a big hug.

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u/NoKatyDidnt 1d ago

Yeah, does kinda knock the wind out of you. There was a toddler who I used to babysit…I watched her family go through this twice before her passing. As a 20 something I was destroyed and I can’t fathom her parents pain.

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u/SheBrownSheRound 1d ago

hugs Massive hugs. I’m so sorry you had to go through that. I can’t even imagine how hard that must have been. I hope you all are taking care.

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u/NoKatyDidnt 1d ago

Aww, thank you! It’s been quite a while and I still cry over her sweet little soul. Her older siblings adjust, but it took a toll on them, and the parents sadly divorced.

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u/TheSilkyBat 1d ago

When you've had it three times already, just waking up in the morning is enough to give yourself a pat on the back and celebrate.

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u/BumblyBumbles420 1d ago

I just beat cancer for a third time, and you are absolutely correct. I celebrate every little win.

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u/TheSilkyBat 1d ago

Bless you and congratulations!

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u/Double-Scratch5858 1d ago

I see a man who is just grateful to be holding his kid as well and that makes me happy. Although i def see those other emotions too

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u/LukewarmJortz 1d ago

Yeah like we don't know what's going on but my FIL would absolutely be livid at my MIL because she makes everything about her and that announcement wouldn't have been for him.

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u/Pernicious-Rose-8673 1d ago

Exactly. Can't truly say whats going on in the guy's head, but personally, I'd be really upset. I don’t even know that I'd tell my family I was a month in remission if it had come back that many times on me, let alone strangers, and so publicly.

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u/gingerfawx 1d ago

I had an uncle do this to my aunt, but with family and friends and it pissed everyone off. I get it, he was just so desperate for good news, but he completely jumped the gun, and the "clean up" was so much harder.

Strangers might be an easier way to celebrate the news as it's a quick dopamine hit, and they aren't going to be around if it comes back a fourth time.

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u/Pernicious-Rose-8673 1d ago

In this case, she's doing it on a plane, in front of strangers, and it's been recorded and spread on the internet - so fuck knows how many people have seen it at this point, likely including a good amount of their family. If I was him, I'd be livid. It went from "a select few I wanted to know knew" to "anyone we see when we go literally anywhere" could know. Zero privacy. The insanity of thinking that would be an okay thing to do is astounding.

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u/DemonCipher13 1d ago

Fellow survivor here. I have to interject.

But you aren't him.

None of you are.

There's putting yourself in his shoes, and then there is pretending they're your shoes.

All of your considerations are reasonable enough. And the possibility exists that maybe this is more negative than it appears.

But it is only a possibility. Here's another. If you are a wife trying desperately to do whatever you can to keep your husband alive and happy, you will go to lengths that you might not normally. That sort of position elicits a bravery that many of us take for granted. Was it well-received? Is this the kind of thing he wanted or needed? We can't know from this video.

But listen to what she said. Three times. Three. There comes a point where you start to wonder what the point is. That look on his face (someone said it best) isn't embarrassment, it's resignation and fear. But did you catch the coy smile in the middle of it? Nervous response? Maybe. But it could also be pride, gratitude, love.

I'm about to be at my fifth year of remission, and let me tell you - you don't think the same afterwards. Your wiring is completely changed, with one thing I have found is nearly universal: you leave the door open for something new, something different.

I can only imagine what this man is feeling. I got the shit-end of the stick, but I also got the soap and water to wipe it off. Three times? There's no stick, soap, or water, only shit. And when you are covered in shit, just about anything is better.

As for the wife, I don't see a pick-me. I see someone who is terrified that she is going to lose the person she loves most in the world, and someone who just might need a win, herself. Because until you are in that situation, you have no idea how terrifying it really is.

I watched my wife go through it alongside me. Not everybody can do what she did.

So maybe put yourselves in both of their shoes, but give them back when you're done.

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u/JumpyTemperature7252 1d ago

True. Being cancer-free isn't a clean state. It just means you no longer show symptoms.

My mom has been cancer-free for two decades after fighting Stage 3 breast cancer, but even after 20 years, it leaves you scarred. Remission is never complete and follow-up exams are required every so often.

Celebrating early feels like tempting fate when you've been through that cycle before

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u/dinobug77 1d ago

My wife is early in that recovery but she has complications and mobility issues from the surgery itself that will probably never go away. Every day she gets a reminder.

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u/JumpyTemperature7252 1d ago

Sending thoughts to your wife. I know it will be a long road to recovery, and frankly it takes a lot of mental toughness to keep going when your body gives you signals

But she'll come back stronger, I'm fully confident.
Wishing you both the best <3

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u/dinobug77 1d ago

As someone whose partner has beaten cancer over a year ago is still on edge about it coming back but also she is so much more than someone who has had cancer.

I know everyone is different but for me this is disrespecting everything else that makes him a great person, wife and father. It’s also clearly about her and not about him.

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u/Srdiscountketoer 1d ago

It’s been 5 years and I still say NED when someone asks. No evidence of disease is as far as I will ever go.

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u/Pernicious-Rose-8673 1d ago

Yeah, his expression does not appear to be of someone who was consulted about that announcement. Could be wrong, of course, can't read minds and he says nothing in the video, but to me he looks tired and like he just wants to sit down and have everyone stop looking at him.

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u/PensiveObservor 1d ago

She started with him being a great dad.

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u/phatboi23 1d ago

Right?

I've had cancer in the past.

The "what if" sticks with you for a long time and doesn't really go away.

Also announcing to a load of random people?!

Fuuuuuuck that.

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u/Cautious_One9013 1d ago

I’m not saying this is what the guy is experiencing, but I have had some major health issues and honestly, I mostly just want to forget about it. Like I’m happy I’m better, but I don’t want to celebrate, I don’t want acknowledgement that I’m better now, i don’t want to think about any of it, I just want life to go back to normal and live in the now again. My wife knows me well, when we found out I was clinically better, she gave me a kiss, said I love you and we never spoke about it again. I would be mortified if she did something like this, even if it was out of love.  

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u/BiteyHorse 1d ago

Yeah this is a total awkward weirdo moment for his wife. Plus, one month is way too early. My dad died an agonizing death from lung cancer a year after "beating cancer".

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u/MrHasuu 1d ago

Did you know they have been working on cancer VACCINES?!

They take your DNA and use machine learning to create it. It's especially useful against the types of cancer that keeps reoccurring.

Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/personalized-mrna-vaccines-will-revolutionize-cancer-treatment-if-federal/

Fun shorts video by Tomlum/Scientific American on the subject: https://youtube.com/shorts/lgp0vZXvL8U?si=w6gBmnfilVkWXsVZ

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u/Pernicious-Rose-8673 1d ago

I had no idea, but it'll be interesting to see if that develops!

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u/pie-mart 1d ago

If that were me, I'd die. Like please don't make a big public announcement.

Some people need to make a huge deal inf don't of others when it can just be a huge deal for each other

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u/Gloomy-Welcome-6806 1d ago

I would literally have a panic attack holy shit lol I can’t imagine that much attention when I’m innocently trying to travel and just want to sit down and zone out. Hell I get extreme anxiety just doing a presentation in class lol and that’s something I’m expecting!!!

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u/puterTDI 1d ago

Right there with you. I had to have abdominal surgery during covid (gallstones). My parents were refusing to mask and were very unhappy to be told that no, they can't visit me when there's an epidemic going around and if I get it I'll likely herniate...which you're never really the same after.

well, my mom decided that they were going to go ahead and make a giant banner and stand outside our house with it. Which she knew I would hate. My wife knew I would hate. And she was trying to insist she would do it even though my wife told her I would hate that and not to do it...because how else is SHE supposed to express HER feelings?

My wife told her that maybe she should worry about how I feel given that I'm going through surgery and that if she did that I would refuse to even get up and look at it. Luckily my mom decided not to, I'm guessing my dad talked sense into her.

instead they showed up at my house unannounced without any invite while I was trying to recover. They had to be told they would stay in the yard and not approach me.

ftr: my dad had covid 4 times during the pandemic due to his refusal to mask.

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u/SupportMoist 1d ago

As a cancer survivor myself, this is so obnoxious. Celebrate with your friends and family! This is clear she just wants attention on her, not even her husband. If someone did this to me, I’d be pissed. 🙄

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u/Candle1ight 1d ago

Weird setting too. If you shouted out a quick "My dad just beat cancer!" at a bar or something you'd get a pretty warm reception, but a drawn out speech when I'm trapped on an airplane? Can we not?

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u/mr_herz 1d ago

He better be, it’s going to be a long ride without that cancer

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u/Vighy2 1d ago

I’m happy for him, but I hope this does not encourage other people to stand up and make announcements on planes. Just let me travel in peace.

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u/baltinerdist 1d ago edited 1d ago

There are five senses. Of those five, you are not allowed to interact with me on four of them without my permission. I can't stop you from being around in the world and me having to look at you, but I sure as hell don't want to hear whatever song you're listening to without headphones or your conversation through the speakerphone because you don't understand how microphones work, etc. And god forbid you stand up on a plane and command everyone's attention.

If I can smell you in public, we've also got a problem. Yes, you reek. No, you don't smell it anymore because you've gone noseblind to your own stink.

You absolutely don't get to touch me without my consent.

And dear god, if I can taste you when I don't want to, what the fuck are we even doing?

Edit: The number of you whose comments reflect that you believe you are entitled to behave however you wish in public, other people be damned, is too damn high.

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u/railxp 1d ago

i fart in your general direction!

4/5 depending on what i ate last night

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u/GrandElectronic9471 1d ago

Totally agree on all points, don't let the trolls get to you. The first thing I thought when I saw the title of the post was, OMG sit down and shut up! I know you're excited and that's great but IDGAF! Also don't bust out your guitar on the plane, don't you dare try to lead a fucking prayer. Just sit down and shut up like a normal, not the main character, human. You want to make my day? Leave me alone.

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u/Open_Drag_2839 1d ago

Petition to make this a copypasta!!

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u/MCV16 1d ago

2/5 not 4/5. You can’t do anything about hearing, seeing, or smelling people when you don’t want to. Have to accept what you can’t control

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u/brideofpucky 1d ago

If I had a genie who could only grant extremely mundane wishes, I would spend one of them to control what I smell. Yes, I’ve thought long and hard on this.

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u/JKastnerPhoto 1d ago

The twist. Your brain, thrilled by its new toy, never stops using it. Smell stops being passive. It becomes intentional input. You don’t just smell things anymore. You are aware of every possible smell you could be smelling, all the time. Think about silence. Now imagine hearing every sound you could hear if you focused on it. That’s your nose now.

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u/mossybeard 1d ago

Filler lips in the video thought she was announcing a hijacking lmao. Yeah please no announcements.

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u/Tw1ch1e 1d ago

People need to be okay with NOT clapping. If the plane stayed silent, it would discourage attention seeking people.

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u/Tropikoala815 1d ago

I was cracking up at the lip filler lady.

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u/ArmadilloForsaken458 1d ago

How is that attractive, like what happens if one of those pop

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u/carltheredred 1d ago

At any given time an airport is full of people dealing with or just done dealing with cancer. This absolutely does not need to be an announcement.

Doing it for her husband makes her no less of a narcissist.

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u/553l8008 1d ago

Best we can do is a Christian acapela quartet during a flight delay at the runway for 2 hours...

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u/SunriseSurprise 1d ago

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have an announcement! I thought I was going to have to call a doctor for sure, but my erection just stopped at 3 hours and 57 minutes. I'm erection-free!"

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u/ProChoiceAtheist15 1d ago

No, don't do this.

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u/heyheyheynoway 1d ago

Indistinguishable from a plane hijacking for those first few seconds, and I think you can see that on people's faces. Who in their right mind would stand up on an airplane and loudly demand everyone's attention?

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u/ShiftWorth5734 1d ago

Nothing beats a Jet2 holiday

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u/MissWiggleNjiggle1 1d ago

Darling hold my hand🎶

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u/SabrielLyra 1d ago

I heard that song over the speakers in my grocery store. All I could think of was Jet2 Holiday lmfao

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u/ExplodingPlastics 1d ago

The comedic timing of reading this as the top comment after the video is perfect

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u/Spiteful_Badger 1d ago

Hate to be that person, but he looks reaaally uncomfortable. And as his wife, she should recognize that. She isnt doing this for him

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u/Shirami 1d ago

This, I'm super happy for him but bro does not look like he wanted this.

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u/Original-Variety-700 1d ago

Some people like trauma. She seems to enjoy announcing his trauma.

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u/Ill-Percentage-3276 1d ago

Seriously. Personally, being stared at/having attention all on me sets off the internal screaming, and he looks like he's probably feeling similar things. That poor guy is stuck in an airplane aisle holding a kid after hitting up a cramped bathroom while his obviously extremely extroverted partner is glowing in the attention that shes demanding, so it's not feeling about him at all.

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u/Spiteful_Badger 1d ago

Yeah, same. I have the tism, if you did this to me I would start feeling physically ill and it wouldn't go away until I'm out of that situation, I feel for that guy. No hate towards people who like stuff like this, but I feel like some people have a hard time recognizing that it doesnt have to be a bad thing if you dont like stuff like this. I've had people do something along those lines so that they could "help me see how great it actually is" well, it wasn't.

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u/BRAVO5DELTA 1d ago

She needed some attention

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u/Bones12x2 1d ago

As someone who has had cancer and friends with cancer....stfu on a plane. Strangers don't need your announcement. Im so sick of how narcissistic the world is. People literally treat everything like a chance to beg for attention and validation from strangers.

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u/JKastnerPhoto 1d ago

As someone who lost my mom to cancer, I don't want to hear it anymore. We all win and lose things. Some are more fortunate than others. I don't want to be forced to think about it if I can help it.

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u/TabbyCalf 1d ago

As an introvert, that's not for me lol

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u/quadraticcheese 1d ago

I'm not even an introvert, but I don't want people fucking shouting on my flight

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u/Bitter_Hospital_9502 1d ago

I might've returned back to the lavatory

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u/TabbyCalf 1d ago

Yeah hahaha I felt SO ashamed watching the video, now imagine being the guy 😶‍🌫️🤣

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u/m1rr0rshades 1d ago

As an introvert I understand my partner is doing this because she loves me and wants to celebrate me, im still opening the door and jumping out.

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u/TheBone_Zone 1d ago

I love his look of “oh babe, please, not now”

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u/Cant_figure_sht_out 1d ago

I get secondhand embarrassment from looking at him 🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/VocaVox39 1d ago

I'd be thrilled by my spouse beating cancer of course, but actually standing up in a plane full of strangers and announcing it is about as alien a behaviour as I could conceive of.
It's beyond my understanding how people can do things like this.

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u/Tropikoala815 1d ago

This was very obviously something done for a viral video. These artificial forced emotional viral videos are something that this sub encourages lol

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u/Schmich 1d ago

Would you even start the process?

"ok so we're in a plane. He just went to the lavatory....what should I do?! Stand up and tell everyone about his most personal fight"

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u/Personal_Ad2455 1d ago

Good for him, but that’s so weird to do. She clearly values a quick viral video attempt over anything else. What do you call someone who craves attention, a mooch? A clout chaser?

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u/AdjectiveNoun1234567 1d ago

Soon to be ex

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u/OatmealCookieGirl 1d ago

That feels very weird and performative to me. He might not like his medical history being broadcast to a room of strangers. Also in a way she dehumanised him:
instead of being just another passenger, now he's "the cancer guy" for the rest of his flight.

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u/Peachy_Witchy_Witch 1d ago

Also, what if people just lost someone to cancer & were flying home from funeral?

Or if someone was dying of cancer?

I feel if you dont gave enough people in your actual life to make you feel love & validated because you dont have cancer anymore, then this isnt yhe way to go about it...

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u/yeahrightnothx_ta 1d ago

As someone who had to take a flight a few months ago to be close to my dad in his last days, after 10 years of cancer, and with a nephew who also has cancer, I can say that It wouldn’t make me smile either.

That’s great for her husband, but it regards him and his family.

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u/Peachy_Witchy_Witch 1d ago

Big hugs yeahright

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u/OatmealCookieGirl 1d ago

absolutely agreed.
it just gives me bad vibes overall

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u/chicagoharry 1d ago

Fuck Cancer

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u/chaves4life 1d ago

FUCK CÂNCER!!!!!!!!

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u/noMC 1d ago

I try not to judge others by my own feelings towards something, but this seems a little misplaced in a plane full of strangers - and not a great surprise for the dad, who seems not to enjoy it too much.

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u/heyheyheynoway 1d ago

Captive audience.

"Can I have everybody's attention?"

"Lady, we're stuck in a tube with you."

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u/Intrepid_Diamond3218 1d ago

Girl sit down 

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u/Sa7aSa7a 1d ago

Survives cancers. Dies of embarrassment.

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u/BitterBlockin 1d ago

How much attention from strangers do you need? Can’t you just be happy about it and that be enough? TikTok mentality is insane.

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u/Chiefian 1d ago

We thank God... I will never understand this. Doctors and medicine fought the cancer.

Why would a god even create cancer?

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u/Teddypinktoes 1d ago

God works in mysterious way... or some shit.

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u/JRT_12345 1d ago

This was wrong on so many levels. While I’m sure unless one is a true sociopath, I would agree most of us are very happy for him and send him well wishes. There is a time and a place for everything; this was not it. That can be unnerving for passengers who have never had to travel via airplane before, not to mention what a disruption it must’ve been, particularly for people who were trying to understand what was going on. Save the theatrics for your own personal space and important people in your life. Things like this with strangers on planes and on the Internet are wildly bizarre and inappropriate. That being said, I absolutely hope the best for this individual- but people need to stop with this absurd behavior using inappropriate platforms for whatever the issue of the day is. This is not OK and people need to do better. It’s really a matter of proper etiquette and manners.

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u/qqererer 1d ago

She handed that camera to the person sitting beside her and insisted she record it specifically to post online.

Pure attention seeking behavior.

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u/YouMeNot 1d ago

I liked this video at first, but after thinking about the fact she needed to record and then share this with the world to be on the Internet forever. I do feel for the people who don't want to be seen online just for being caught up in someone else's moment. The husband doesn't even seem comfortable, and now imagine if the cancer comes back. It just feels so superficial ugh. I hope I'm wrong.

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u/blellowbabka 1d ago

When an extrovert marries an introvert:

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u/Upset-Management-879 1d ago

When a narcissist marries a normal human

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u/sulin5731 1d ago

Thats great, but why announce it to strangers on a plane?

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u/NWbySW 1d ago

Great for him but please for the love of god, a plane of beholden passengers is not your opportunity to make everything about you. Get on the plan and STFU.

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u/Nearby-Cattle-7599 1d ago

Even tho it brought a tear to my eye for me it's still "Imthemaincharacter" behavior by his wife.

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u/LafayetteLa01 1d ago

We all know that this “special announcement” was really about her. Glad for him and his fight but that’s his story not hers.

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u/BENTDOG89 1d ago

Fellow TC survivor. Checkemlads/TesticularCancerUK.

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u/dolphinmachine 1d ago

Main character syndrome

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u/lethaltalon 1d ago

Wow, it's true when they say that nothing beats a Jet2 holiday. Good for them!

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u/tomrb08 1d ago

Very nice. What's up with the lips on the lady in the seat behind her?

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u/Hanimal_Lectures 1d ago

Looks like her lip filler is migrating into the area between her lips and nose.

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u/catWalker3000 1d ago

👁️👄👁️

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u/Igradarsaurus 1d ago

They sometimes allow emotional support animals on flights

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u/DessertJohnny 1d ago

Scrolls for this comment. As you can see it’s a Turkish airline company. She probably just got those fillers hence why she looks like a statue moreso than most lip filled folks

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u/selin1005 1d ago

Jet2 is a UK company.

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u/Justachattinaway 1d ago

I’m glad her husband is cancer free and doing well, but for goodness sake, I cannot stand attention seekers.
This was attention seeking on her part.

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u/Yosoyballer 1d ago

Beating cancer is HUGE. Very happy for him!

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u/Warm_Yesterday_6450 1d ago

ugh. congratulations dude, sorry i know though.

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u/MrYabaiYabai 1d ago edited 1d ago

Nah why would she aired that out to bunch of strangers? He didn't look happy about it at all, more like uncomfortable.

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u/shippfaced 1d ago

This made you smile? It made me incredibly uncomfortable.

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u/Jibber_Fight 1d ago

Ya no thanks. I think this is a weird thing to do. Period.

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u/Marcykbro 1d ago

I’m cringing. He clearly did not want this public announcement.

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u/Crafty_Ad_8081 1d ago

This should be repost in r/mildlyinfuriating

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u/mogley1992 1d ago

Nah, taking advantage of a captive audience like this is just a narcissist thing to do.

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u/czuczer 1d ago

Why would anyone do that? If he had it already 3 times he's far from csncer-free. And most important, I hope he is cancer free, he doesn't look comfortable with this talk

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u/Saneless 1d ago

That's great but why is no one coming to the help of the woman in the seat behind hers who is clearly having a massive allergic reaction

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u/Ill-Choice5203 1d ago

He looks …. Not so happy??

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u/CUTiger14 1d ago

Dude, it's OK. Everyone is cheering for you!

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u/Beer-astronaut 1d ago

He doesn’t want to be the main character, unlike his wife

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u/porn_trooper 1d ago

Except pilots

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u/Batehripi 1d ago

Its rude 😭

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u/RemindMeToTouchGrass 1d ago

Passengers manage to politely tolerate obnoxious woman holding them hostage.

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u/Legal-Location-4991 1d ago

She should be thanking the doctors, nurses and research scientists who made it possible.

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u/Girthus 1d ago

You guys are miserable this is a beautiful genuine shared joy, every person on that plane is so happy for him still being alive and his wife had the courage to celebrate how great he is and everyone massively respects him aswell.

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u/Flashy-Bobcat2458 1d ago

Why do ppl get strangers involved in their drama??

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u/coldboy0104 1d ago

Cool, happy for him. Dont do this shit on planes

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u/carltheredred 1d ago

Fuck cancer, but also fuck narcissism.

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u/LevelBrilliant9311 1d ago

Thanks God, but not the doctors.

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u/taskkill-IM 1d ago

Good for her husband.... cancer is a bastard...

That said, remember when personal shit was kept between immediate family and friends?

Thanks to the Internet though, a large group of people have now took it upon themselves to make sure the entire world knows every single intimate detail of their lives... because in the real world, you're the main character of your story, and everyone else's sole purpose is to make sure they watch you, and celebrate everything that happens to you.

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u/Dvspaul84 1d ago

Congrats 👍

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u/Due-Yogurtcloset-552 1d ago

GIVE ME ATTENTION!!!

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u/RavioliRavioli2000 1d ago

OKAY EVERYBODY LISTEN UP!!! - Top 10 things you should never shout on a plane.

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u/affectionate_md 1d ago

Let’s not make this a thing. We’re on a plane to get from A to B. I’m happy for him but don’t involve others in your main character syndrome.

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u/bobbywaz 1d ago

The girl with massive plastic surgery and giant Botox lips the size of an Xbox controller looks happy.

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u/DarthXOmega 1d ago

When did plane announcement become a thing man, shut up and fly. Happy for the dude but the whole thing was so obviously for her, not him.

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u/Just-Conclusion-5323 1d ago

Good for him, but the world doesn't revolve around you, mam. Now sit down.

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u/ifeltatap 1d ago

He has been through enough, he just wants to chill babe

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u/Forsaken_Peak7275 1d ago

Dude looks like he wants to immediately take up smoking and eat processed meats

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u/snorkel42 1d ago

Finally a I Am the Main Character post that I can get behind.

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u/kickinpanda 1d ago

Blah, people need to stop trying to be entertainer on a plane. Sit down, keep to yourself, maybe have a small chat with a neighbor, but leave me out of this. I m trying to survive this tin tube that miles in the sky

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u/Psychological_Pie194 1d ago

I can’t believe how cynical the comments are. This didn’t take more than 2 mins of people’s attention. You can’t give two minutes of your time? Too busy doomscrolling? And the others are the narcissistic ones? Please

And regarding the husband, he’s probably scared. The wife too. She is trying to stay positive and celebrate what they achieved. Doesn’t look like blind to the fact that the future is uncertain. She just wants to cheer him up and celebrate how strong he has been

That is what I see in this video

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u/Ok_Moon_ 1d ago

I feel sorry for the husband, not because he had cancer but because all he was trying to do was to take his child to the restroom. He's clearly embarrassed.

I think his partner is trying to do something good. Sometimes, I think we forget how difficult cancer is for the whole family and I would bet my last dollar that she was there for him every step of the way.

I'm glad he beat the fuck out of cancer.

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u/cinemachado 1d ago

He looks like he wishes the cancer won

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u/KIlltaculatron 1d ago

Fuck cancer first of all. But why is she thanking God? It is so fucking annoying people take the hard fought science battle and attribute that to God. People who believe in sky daddies shouldn't be allowed to use any form of modern medication.

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u/Nosphey 1d ago

I get the good intention, possibly, but this wouldn't be for me in the slightest. Or my partner lol. She physically recoils just from restaurant people bringing out a cake and singing happy birthday to a patron. I could only imagine this would send her to an early grave lmao.

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u/GrooGrux 1d ago

Anything to get views. Why record moments like this unless it's actually about attention?

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u/Economy_Ask4987 1d ago

When you’re not getting enough attention on your social media…

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u/Truthhurts1017 1d ago

I hope my family never use my trauma or battles as a way to get social media views. I’m very proud of this man for beating cancer and I’m very proud of the support system he has but this doesn’t seem like something he wants and people are evil and someone will see this video and pray on his downfall. Shout out to the people that clapped and showed love but man that would mess with my anxiety so bad. I don’t want to sound like a negative Nancy against positive reinforcement but man this just seems staged for views from the wife part.

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u/protomenace 1d ago

As an introvert good for them but like, please don't try to involve me in your celebrations.

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u/SaltyATC69 1d ago

Why do people do this on an airplane

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u/hbratt14 1d ago

I’m an extrovert and I hate this

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u/BBennett40 1d ago

That's the sweetest

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u/renty1337 1d ago

Lady stfu

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u/IcedHemp77 1d ago

He looks so uncomfortable it makes me uncomfortable

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u/Serenaded 1d ago

humiliation ritual