Celebrations have a way of bringing out the best or the worst in people.

A lighthearted cake-cutting moment at one couple’s wedding anniversary party soon turned sour when a husband’s immature prank crossed a line his wife had begged him not to cross.

But when she decided to give him a taste of his own medicine, she was distraught to find that no one stood up for her.

You’ll want to keep reading for the full story.

Shoving cake in my husband’s face

I (35 female) have been married to my husband Mark (36) for 5 years. It’s been great until yesterday.

Yesterday was our 5th wedding anniversary, and we had my family, my in-laws, and some friends over to celebrate.

The celebration soon went off the rails, to say the least.

When we brought out the cake, Mark decided to grab the back of my head and shove my face into it. Mark and his friends were laughing, and my family was also laughing.

My friends just said, “Whoops,” and didn’t stop it. My in-laws, though, were horrified and came to check on me.

She cornered her husband about it, but when his reaction wasn’t satisfactory, she knew what she had to do.

I confronted Mark about it because I had told him numerous times not to shove my face into the cake. He just shrugged his shoulders and said, “Just lighten up.”

I was so mad that I took a slice of cake and shoved it in his face. But guess what—he started crying.

But no one else reacted the way she expected and soon she faced a flurry of backlash.

His friends, my own friends, and even my own family gave me dirty looks and icy glares. They went to go check on and comfort Mark.

It’s been a few days now, and my own family said I should have “just left it alone,” and they aren’t talking to me. My friends said I “took it way too far,” and even Mark has been giving me a hard time about it.

However, a few people were on her side.

However, my in-laws said that he shouldn’t have shoved my face into cake if he wasn’t ready for the consequences, and they have been defending me.

But because my own family and friends aren’t speaking to me and have cut me off, I need to know—was I wrong for shoving cake into my husband’s face?

She thought she was standing up for herself in the heat of the moment, but somehow she ended up being the villain in everyone else’s eyes

What did Reddit think?

When it comes to making a judgment, this story really comes down to the finer details.

From the outside looking in, this situation just seems plain unfair.

Are these adults or children we’re talking about here? Because it seems like the latter.

This user thinks she ought to match her husband’s energy from here on out.

If anything, her husband learned the hard way that jokes aren’t funny when they’re one-sided.

She simply defended herself when no one else would.

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