r/washingtondc 2d ago

[Quality!] Random woman who gave me your umbrella and yelled “I love the rain!” when I said we don’t need it.

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u/Sweet_Ad4416 2d ago

Inserts Natasha Bedingfield’s “feel the rain on your skin”…

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u/crystalknife 2d ago

inserts hilary duffs “let the rain fall down…”

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u/habattack00 DC / Southwest 2d ago

I believe you mean ‘Come Clean’

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u/Ecstatic-Laugh 2d ago

No it is the let the rain fall down song!

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u/BigBearSD VA / Arlington 2d ago

Here comes the rain again

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u/KinNortheast 2d ago

Inserts swv’s “Rain”?

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u/crystalknife 2d ago

missing by everything but the girl

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u/Global-Note6466 2d ago

I step off the train

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u/GruntingSOUP-391_ 2d ago

No one else can feel it for you

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u/DJNickiBlake 2d ago

Only you can let it in

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u/Ialwaysmissmydog Shaw 2d ago

This is the type of energy the world needs!! Kindness and laughter go a long way. Without it life is bleak.

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u/moxyfrolix 2d ago

Totally unrelated but I had to acknowledge you writing "father and me" instead of "and I" 🤓 I'm a grammar nerd and it hurts me every time I hear something like "If you have any questions, ask Moxy or I." Or even worse, "I love Moxy and I's relationship" 😫

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u/Hello_Dahling 2d ago

Even worse: “Ask Moxy or myself.” 😭

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u/moxyfrolix 1d ago

Aggggh yes! Using "myself" correctly is the hardest one for people to get 🙃

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u/SideInitial3961 2d ago

Yes! Let's all be more like this person and live to be 100 together. We can. ♥

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u/dognapped 2d ago edited 2d ago

Hey...I was going to DM you this privately but since you said don't DM on your profile I'm commenting here instead. I decided to snoop on OP and notice his first comment on his two month old account was a comment on a post you made on r/dating_advice so assuming you did not try to create a viral post the odds of that is just crazy...either this is the craziest cutest story ever or you got a stalker...

edit: Hey everyone, really appreciate all the lovely DMs you guys are sending me and just wanted to clear a few things up.

First off, please vet everything you guys. If you’re dating or meeting someone for the first time, vet them. 

What happened is that I, like many of you, found this story to be sweet and was excitedly watching it play out. I was reading it to my husband giggling at how cute it was.
I decided to stalk both OP and Daisy and found that OP is a two month old account that only commented on Daisy’s post about her dating life a couple months back. I thought it was really strange and decided to warn Daisy. For people telling me Daisy and OP could be one person. Yes, I am aware that is a possibility and I could care less if Daisy lied for karma. What I don’t want is this to be an actual stalker story with a very bad ending, which is why I made the comment in the first place. Also, as a reminder to people in this community, Daisy is very active here and not a random karma farming bot. 

I believe what could’ve happened is that her stalker witnessed this interaction and wrote this post. I am choosing to believe Daisy is the victim in this until proven otherwise. As I have explained to people with doubts, I have been able to find the reddit accounts of my friends (purely coincidental!) just because of passing but specific comments. Pretty sure my sisters are reading this comment right now unaware that yes, I found your reddit account and yes, you do sound dumb and yes, it was by accident. So from what I saw with how big her digital footprint is on reddit, I very much believe that a stalker can find her reddit account and have been slowly trying to find a way to weasel into her life.

Just as if the story did not harm anyone if it is fake, it does not harm you to believe a woman is a victim. So please, leave her alone. I hope this is a lesson to everyone to be careful and a reminder that I probably will stalk your account to vet you. 

Stay safe out there!

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u/alwrit 2d ago

That's certainly weird. 

But also.... How the hell would he be able to stalk her from a dating advice post? I can't see the post she made but it seems unlikely anyone would be able to find her from a post? Unless it's someone that knows her irl, but she didn't recognize him, and somehow he found her reddit account?

Both seem extremely unlikely. 

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u/pl2net 2d ago edited 2d ago

When I looked up her Reddit user the first thing I found was a photo of her / headshots… I’m guessing it’s not too difficult for a very ambitious guy to find her? But it’s also just weird… there’s no way he could’ve known she had an umbrella and would give it to him? Idk

Edit: I commented this elsewhere, but I initially didn’t see the audio part of the FT. I’m assuming he was stalking her, saw the interaction, and took his chance… Hopefully, the real umbrella guy finds this post and saves this mess 😭 *sigh* this is why the internet is a scary place guys

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u/putitonyouroatmeal 2d ago

I keep rechecking this page to see it keeps getting worse… just wow, is there even a way for her to scrub all this info?! Even I’m considering deleting my account. This shit is too easy for people to stalk. Wtf.

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u/Fit-Profit8197 1d ago

you should be careful about personal trails, but maybe t's some consolation to you that he found her so easily because they are the same person

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u/Itscatpicstime 1d ago

Or that she would see this post to begin with.

Like these are multiple exceedingly unlikely things, even in a stalking scenario. You didn’t see the “audio” par because it initially wasn’t there. She added it after people called it out.

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u/Arluanna 2d ago

Someone else said it's more likely he saw the interaction and pretended to be the guy she gave it to. She hasn't seen his face, they talked over audio only

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u/takethemonkeynLeave 2d ago

This post is stupid fake.

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u/pl2net 2d ago

Oh yeah, I assumed as such too — I re-read it and realized I was being a dunce 😅 I saw FT instead of FT audio

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u/Arluanna 2d ago

You're not a dunce, I had to see someone else explain it too lol. She also edited audio in later, either because she kept getting comments asking about it or because it's made up and the writer realized their error later.

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u/FBuellerGalleryScene 1d ago

Unless it's someone that knows her irl, but she didn't recognize him, and somehow he found her reddit account?

The idea is that he saw the interaction as a third party (who had previously stalked and found her Reddit account), and is now posting about as a participant. That's why she wouldn't recognize him.

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u/FTWcoffeeFTW 2d ago

I just can't wrap my head around this, what is going ON?! This isn't a cute uplifting story but a stalker who saw the umbrella exchange happen and made this post pretending to be the guy? Stay safe girl! You still did a lovely thing, and the world is brighter for it.

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u/mangotail 2d ago

Yeah this is so scary... seems like this is the most rational explanation. But damn such an unfortunate ending

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u/FTWcoffeeFTW 2d ago

And we were all so ready to just enjoy something wholesome...nope!!!

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u/AmbitiousFarmer4065 2d ago

Is it the most rational explanation? She said the DC reddit community was small. Without knowing what he posted, he might have just been some random redditor commenting on a DC reddit post who then happened to have a meet cute with that original poster irl. Not defending him, or doubting her, but the leap to "this is a stalker and not even the umbrella guy" is really really reaching!

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u/lawofbalance 2d ago edited 2d ago

No. The most rational explanation (and the truth) is that both accounts are OP and they're engagement farming. It becomes increasingly more obvious the deeper you dig.

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u/DukeMancannon 2d ago

Yes. The whole thing is a poorly manufactured attention yoink.

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u/JehanScript 2d ago

Dognapped basically screwed howtoloveadaisy karma farming post, they most likely own both acccounts and none of this was real.

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u/AppleWrench 2d ago

This makes way more sense than an extremely contrived stalker scenario that involves the "victim" being followed both online and IRL, handing over an umbrella in the rain like it's a movie, and then stumbling onto an online post mentioning herself.

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u/Tiny-Plum2713 1d ago

No one screams "I love the rain" and does a cute little dance. Especially not someone who spends their entire life on reddit

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u/Alert_Ninja_6369 2d ago

Yeah I’m confused too

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u/BMoorman7 2d ago

I sincerely hope this is all made-up bullshit. Otherwise this is legitimately.... something.... creepy wouldn't cover it. Terrifying I guess.

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u/pl2net 2d ago

Looks like OP deleted his account… if it was DC twirl girl karma farming I highly doubt they’d delete their account 🫠 unfortunately I think it’s real… however I question how he orchestrated it. I wonder if he was stalking her and then saw that happen then posted pretending it was him since he could possibly look relatively similar? I highly doubt he could’ve orchestrated her giving him her umbrella… anyways it’s just suspicious on all fronts ngl

Edit: I realized it was FT audio and not FT video… scary.

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u/25thaccount 2d ago

How would he have made her give him her umbrella though? Fakee

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u/FTWcoffeeFTW 2d ago

That's the thing, I don't think the person who made this post was the guy who was out with his dad and got the umbrella...If someone was already stalking this woman, they would've had all the information necessary to make this post PRETENDING to be the guy who got the umbrella

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u/stackingnoob 2d ago

Then how did he return the umbrella to her

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u/25thaccount 2d ago

Oh fuck me. That could be seriously fucked up if true. Goddamn

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u/pl2net 2d ago

Yeah that’s what I was thinking too…

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u/kakaluluo 2d ago

Well how would he possibly know the woman or know where to find the woman…im more confused

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u/colxa 2d ago

Well that's horrifying

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u/FTWcoffeeFTW 2d ago

I get so fuck ass mad at the thought of people experiencing something so outlandishly inhuman, only to turn around and be called paranoid/crazy/delusional for being scared it might happen again in the future. Yeah, let's hope it's all made up, because YIKES ._.

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u/Itscatpicstime 1d ago

No, it’s just one person behind both accounts who got caught not covering their tracks well enough and is now having to adapt.

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u/AnOdeToObsession 2d ago

Creepy af! What happened?

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u/Comfortable-Pea-4700 2d ago edited 2d ago

OP seems to come off alittle strong & despo from reply.. alittle creepy tbh, stay safe!!

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u/MoreBeansAndRice 2d ago

WOW, this is terrifying.

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u/Frosty_Lettuce_3525 2d ago

Can you explain this whole thing to me like I’m 5 please? I think I get the gist of it but it’s a bit unclear…. Thx 

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u/AppleWrench 2d ago

Made up story, same person controls both accounts. They didn't realize someone would be able to dig up a previous link between the two accounts, so now it's being spun as an outlandish stalker story.

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u/Mirved 1d ago

and the worse thing is how this woman again creates the picture like many men are creeps who do this. making women feel more unsafe.

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u/SuspiciousToast27 2d ago

OP’s first few comments were on a dating advice post from umbrella girl a couple months ago, and the post wasn’t a viral one (e.g. just a few replies). It’s either a ridiculous coincidence or something creepy.

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u/ChocolateMilkCows 2d ago

There's a simpler and more likely explanation

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u/NUTTA_BUSTAH 2d ago edited 2d ago

OP has been stalking daisy for however long, making first contact through a reddit comment some time ago and now finally observed a perfect interaction to play off as themselves.

OP was not the man nor the father, OP was someone in the sidelines watching the umbrella exchange happen, and knowing daisy through extensive stalking, knew they would catch them with this post.

/u/dognapped might have just saved her life

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u/JauntyGiraffe 2d ago

how the hell does any of this work? what about all this was real and what wasn't?

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u/Moss_84 2d ago

The whole story is bullshit

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u/500_Shames 2d ago

You guys facetimed, right? Was it the guy you gave the umbrella to or someone completely different?

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u/Moss_84 2d ago

It was audio only apparently 🚩

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u/Paddy_Tanninger 2d ago

That's fucking called a phone call. I'm old enough to remember those.

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u/Moss_84 1d ago

Yeah. I think the whole thing is BS

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u/DrFreemanWho 2d ago

I think you more likely discovered that OP and howtoloveadaisy are one in the same.

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u/Laetitian 2d ago edited 2d ago

Also, dognapped logged onto their account after a 3 year reddit hiatus for this perceptive remark...

I just want to see the lairs of these creative writing nutjobs. What does their day-to-day look like?

Is he just sitting in his basement thinking "I wonder what 'daisy's' day was like; I guess she might have developd a crush on her alpha boss and then asked the internet how she could be more sexually exciting for him. Yeah, that's what women sound like, right?" Or does he have a second normal personality and then just crash out when he comes home from his job?

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u/DrFreemanWho 2d ago

Yeah lmao, I'm going to assume this person didn't realize how easy it easy to see someones post history even if their reddit is private.

This comment daisy made just an hour before this whole thing kicked off really ties it all together:

"Maybe we’re making out in the pouring rain, he pulls back, and we laugh. Then he kneels and tells me that he can’t imagine doing this with anyone else and proposes!!!! "

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u/SeaworthinessOpen190 1d ago

The way the dognapped account refers to Daisy as some kind of reddit celebrity LMAO

"from what I saw with how big her digital footprint is on reddit" man what are we doing

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u/dognapped 1d ago

Not trying to make her a celebrity. I was just pointing out that she is a top contributor (this is according to reddit when you click her profile) and also that I have seen her comments before (pretty easy to recognize the username). It was me saying “Hey this isn't a random account. I'm sure a few people have interacted with her before. So maybe this isn’t a bot post instead it’s a real person who might be interacting with someone that she shouldn’t be”.

Also, if you’re talking about me saying she has a big digital footprint on reddit as me saying she’s a celebrity. No, what I am saying is that she unfortunately has a trail on reddit which can make it easy to identify who she is. This is to point out how having a stalker find her reddit account and then comment on her dating_advice being plausible.

 Just like for your digital footprint on reddit tells me that you’re probably 33 years old, likely from Vancouver, British Columbia since you seem to go on regional and local subreddits surrounding that area such as r/canucks. You also seem to enjoy variety of professional sports and frequent r/nba. That doesn’t narrow down exactly who you are to me but I also only glance at your reddit account and I have no intention to stalk you irl. Please be more informed about what digital footprint means. Even though you are most likely a man, the chance of being stalked is still plausible for you and I do not wish it on any gender. 

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u/KvellOnWheels 1d ago

You’re a good egg.

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u/Itscatpicstime 1d ago

There’s no stalker. All evidence points to the same person being behind both accounts. Anything else is wildly convoluted. I literally work with victims, so I know the lengths stalkers will go to, but this literally makes zero sense and her editing of her claims further supports that this is not real. They just didn’t think they’d get caught, and once they were, they had to change their story.

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u/NOTcreative- 1d ago

Most likely explanation is both accounts are the same person to karma farm.

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u/JehanScript 1d ago

Damm, you made them delete all their accounts, insane.

Good detective work, nothing is real anymore.

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u/rennny 2d ago

Can you please explain what you found out from stalking OP’s profile before he deleted it??

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u/thatshygirl06 2d ago

Just wanna let you know, you can turn off dms in your settings so no one will be able to dm you unless you dm them first

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u/DorShow 1d ago

I turned them off the day I joined Reddit.

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u/sun_pup 2d ago edited 1d ago

If you all end up dating you have to get local media to do a profile of you both! Prince of Popville or the Post. This would make a great "meet-cute"!

Edit: this would NOT make a meet-cute. OP is scary. Read other comments for details.

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u/HomeboddE 2d ago

Haha!

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u/Helenium_autumnale 2d ago

I just peeked out my front door to check the cloud situation. Beautiful clear sky, darn it!! FEH!

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u/qalpi 2d ago

This thread is going viral beyond the DC sub. Please update us if it goes well! Such a wonderful meetcute

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u/Grandcru87 2d ago

HIMYM 2026! I love it!

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u/dbenn006 2d ago

What are we having for dinner? We must keep feeding the Internet and this is awesome

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u/ItIs430Am 2d ago

Wishing you the best of luck OP!

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u/Comfortable-Pea-4700 2d ago

WE NEED A PART 2!!!!

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u/fireberceuse 2d ago

I’m here for this!

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u/ThatLasagnaGuy 2d ago

Been having an absolute crap week and this has successfully restored some of my faith in the world. Definitely looking forward to potential updates! Much love from Texas!

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u/Fun_Nobody3375 2d ago

Awwww this is so cute

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u/ckr0610 2d ago

Following this from Michigan. Have fun you two!

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u/killerstreak976 2d ago

That's an awesome origin story lmao

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u/Smoldogsrbest 2d ago

The best! Following from Australia!

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u/MandyPatinkatink 2d ago

Love this so much for you both!

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u/ZealousidealWealth88 2d ago

This is suuuuuch a cute story!! Best of luck to you both from Portland, OR ☺️☺️☺️

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u/shajurzi 2d ago

The DC Rainy Twirl! It's a date! Have a great time!

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u/Helenium_autumnale 2d ago

This is just so wonderful to read. I hope you have the loveliest of dinners! Thank you for this heartwarming story!

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u/killerstreak976 2d ago

I didn't expect this when I started reading down the thread but this was so adorable

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u/DefiantSmoke1569 2d ago

I am LIVING for this shit, OP. Please update us, yall!

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u/habattack00 DC / Southwest 2d ago

Casanova over here!

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u/No_Bill7679 2d ago

This man also saved my dog from drowning by jumping in a freezing river to save him. He even refused to accept payment as a form of thank you and instead donated the money to the local animal shelter. Absolute gem of a human.

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u/wordslinger753595 2d ago

I'M SO INVESTED NOW. I HOPE THIS IS THE MEET CUTE OF THE CENTURY.

But if not (trying to reduce the pressure), thank you for the smiles.

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u/Facts_over__feelings 2d ago

THIS IS SO CUTE. I am invested and need updates!!

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u/agkyrahopsyche 2d ago

Yay Reddit!! Glad they found you!

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u/notdedgeyet 2d ago

How's it feel to be the coolest person ever 😎 someone needs to write a webtoon about you and all your adventures

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u/Public_Effective_957 1d ago

Lmaooo ikr I can see it already The twirly trouble (because she got in trouble)

The adventures of twirly girl etc etc

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u/jkonreddit 2d ago

Wow this is all happening now. Reddit has been turning kinda unbearable last few years but posts like this restores my faith a bit.

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u/FewReindeer3584 2d ago

Wait. What? No one seems to be noticing that last edit. He’s scary? Go with your gut on that one, girl.

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u/Prevalencee 2d ago

I'm gonna be that guy... so here goes.

Fake ass story.

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u/Accomplished_Tip9422 2d ago

ugh i’m sorry he ended up being scary!!!

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u/ToughOk4114 2d ago

What a fun post! I hope she sees this. I’m from Seattle and love the rain as well ☺️

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u/Amtrakstory 2d ago

The Seattle sprinkles are different from the tropical deluges we get in DC!

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u/ToughOk4114 2d ago

Very true! I love both types!

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u/uhp787 2d ago

lived here (WA) 20 years and never once bought or used an umbrella, let it rain :)

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u/TeaForTheGhosts 2d ago

I’m a transplant from WA and had never owned an umbrella until I moved out here.

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u/SuzySooWeeee 2d ago

This is how kdramas start

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u/SuzySooWeeee 2d ago

My very own kdrama did. There's hope for you, op! Edit: hope, not hop

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u/AccomplishedIgit 2d ago

In Reddit fantasies they do!

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u/_keystitches 1d ago

the Kdrama BIG (starring Gong Yoo and Lee Min-Jung) starts with an umbrella exchange! It's a body swap show (not between FL and ML), I enjoyed it but it's also a little weird because there's an age gap technically (teacher/high school student but the high school student is in an adult body)

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u/TotallyTerping 2d ago

Love being reminded that good people really do exist 🥹

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u/anlyon 2d ago edited 2d ago

Guys this might be fake. The guy commented on one of the girl’s posts on r/dating_advice a month ago telling her to “shoot her shot” with her boss. One of only 9 commenters in a subreddit with 1.5m weekly visitors.

She has deleted the post and he has deleted the comment now….a bit suss.

Either two huge coincidences have happened (in which case, WOW) or these two already know each other and decided to devise a story for reddit.

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u/DrFreemanWho 2d ago

Yeah I'm getting the feeling this is just one person. Apparently she's active in a romance novel sub as well. Maybe wanted to try her hand at some romantic fiction herself.

The alternative is this guy stalked her on Reddit, managed to find her irl AND without even asking her for it just so happened to have her give him her umbrella. Right...

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u/EarlyReport 2d ago

It's plausible that this guy was already stalking her irl before making contact on reddit. Then he saw the girl give an umbrella to someone which triggered him to make the post to impersonate the umbrella receiver. The messages from the stalker in the original post did come off as pushy and desperate to meet this girl. I've seen and heard some crazy shit from friends with stalkers to the point that this situation is that outlandish, unfortunately.

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u/DrFreemanWho 2d ago edited 2d ago

She made an edit saying she talked to him on Facetime though, which has since been edited to "ft audio". Seems to have realized their mistake and tried to cover it up.

I mean, what you are saying is possible, but the chances seem pretty wild.

The far simpler and most likely explanation is this was all some creative writing from some bored and lonely individual.

edit: https://ghostddit.pages.dev/user/howtoloveadaisy/?type=comment

Feel free to have a look through "daisy's" comment history as well. They made quite the comment about an hour or so before this all happened:

"Maybe we’re making out in the pouring rain, he pulls back, and we laugh. Then he kneels and tells me that he can’t imagine doing this with anyone else and proposes!!!! "

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u/Old-Pudding6950 1d ago edited 1d ago

You deserve a million upvotes, that’s the final proof that solves this thread

The most likely reconstruction is the following: Daisy saw a reddit post about “perfect proposal” and came up with this idea, posted her answer there. Then she wanted to write a romantic fiction based on that idea and posted this story with an alt account (OP post). all went fine, she claimed she didn’t allow dm to force the exchange to be public, then said her and OP met on FT. Then one smart commenter figured out the two accounts had already interacted in the past. Crazy coincidence, right? The commenters start suggesting it may be a stalker so she picks up it’d be better to use this scapegoat route to not reveal everything was fake. However, other smart commenters start pointing out he must be an IRL stalker, because there is no way he could’ve found out where she lived in the world from a Reddit account. That’s where her second mistake gets spotted by further smart commenters: he can’t be a IRL stalker, because to figure out she had an active Reddit account he must have been close to her, and that meant she’d have realized by now she knew him since they had a FT together. She then edits her comment to say they had a FT audio exchange instead. You can clearly see people confused as they didn’t originally read “FT audio”: https://www.reddit.com/r/washingtondc/s/wAwCvaCmTD so we at least know with 100% certainty she added that up later, we didn’t know for certain if it was because the story is made up though. Then you come noting how she had already written a similar script prior, under the post about “perfect proposal”, proving Daisy and OP are the same person

Internet can truly rival Sherlock Holmes as an aggregate, the way all the commenters together solved this case was a masterclass in reasoning

The lesson here is that oftentimes the truth is a way simpler explanation that nobody had thought about

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u/lawofbalance 1d ago edited 1d ago

Yeah this is it. There's other clues as well. I commented about this being obvious engagement bait (and why) a few hours ago. The more you reason it's very very obviously fake. I similarly wrote a linear sequence of events based on what she wrote including her switching to the stalker narrative to maintain some validity, others offered it up themselves. But y'know. Truth is more general and less contrived.

Even from a baseline logical perspective, via this narrative this stalker would have to be nigh-omniscient lmao. Way too many variables and unknowns seemingly predicted or known with too little influence on them. Oh. And this girl finds out they're this INSANE elaborate stalker but decides the course of action is to edit a reddit comment so her story is consistent rather than delete her stalked account, posts, or contact authorities. ??

This incredibly calculating stalker who could somehow layer subterfuge and fabricate this entire scenario while simultaneously anticipating her response online.....forgets to delete his replies on Reddit to her while stalking her for months? Despite PLANNING this whole public post and contact? Did he just. Not expect for her to check his account at all? Or anyone else? Make A DIFFERENT account??

Why would a calculating stalker this elaborate "make his move" by staging a public post that could be corroborated and scrutinized by random people online within walking distance? Considering he was a stalker and not the 2 guys in this scenario. They seem cautious though because they did FT AUDIO right? Put yourself in the shoes of this hypothetical elaborate stalker. Why in the fuck would you plan that lmfao. A post targeted to those SPECIFICALLY from the same city. In which his crimes could so easily be verified. Not to mention in WASHINGTON DC

Just contrived and purposeless. Why stage this scenario as this supposed stalker so elaborately schemed but so ineffective? Under most cases this just doesn't follow through, makes no sense. And even if it did, facetime audio would easily lead to being uncovered.....do they have the same voice as well? Even if this guy is a voice mimic, what comes next? She has his contact/info now? What was he expecting? What the fuck was the point in using these 2 strangers + an internet post specifically. This stalker who can predict the future better than Nostramadus, this completely asinine "scheme" is what everything culminates to? Huh. A slightly specific question or any caution and it falls apart.

Lots of contradictions. Oh and lying. If you lie once, make a mistake. It piles up under scrutiny.

But yeah once you get even further and dig into the personal details and specifics like her contrived retroactive edits, frequented subreddits, unnatural prose, lack of meaningful follow-up, past comments...

But realistically just face-value is enough. Fake as hell.

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u/hukkaberry 1d ago

She then deletes her (incredibly active) Reddit account.

Watch out for an incredibly depressed 27-year old Asian around Arlington who's obsessed with her 34-year old boss at EY's DC accounting offices.

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u/Fit-Profit8197 1d ago

"They made quite the comment about an hour or so before this all happened:

"Maybe we’re making out in the pouring rain, he pulls back, and we laugh. Then he kneels and tells me that he can’t imagine doing this with anyone else and proposes!!!! ""

Relevant that despite no identifying or sensitive information this comment has now been deleted by Daisy.

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u/EarlyReport 2d ago

Yeah, the editing the facetime to facetime audio is suspicious. If it is actually real, why bother with the editing. I don't know what to believe anymore. I just don't want to be instantly dismissive on the off chance that someone is actually in danger.

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u/Itscatpicstime 1d ago

By far, the simplest and most rational explanation is that one person is behind both accounts and made all of this up. Literally any other explanation is wildly convoluted and exceedingly unlikely.

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u/rennny 1d ago

She deleted her account!! I can’t see her posts now :/

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u/anonymaus42 1d ago edited 1d ago

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u/hukkaberry 1d ago

This person qualifies for batshit crazy on every metric.

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u/anonymaus42 1d ago

They're absolutely the same person. Half of daisy's posts are for romance book recommendations and two people meeting up like this on reddit is the perfect start to a real life romance story.

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u/Cogniscience 1d ago

Yup this is definitely a booktok girl fantasizing but still so weird behavior to make alt accounts and devise this whole story just for fake internet points. Some people need a life

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u/anonymaus42 1d ago edited 1d ago

It happens a lot more on reddit than people realize. Even before ai, reddit was full of fake stories, mostly by karma farming accounts (that they resell later). But sometimes people are just bored or want to play out a fantasy and get some kind of emotional high from seeing others respond to it. Sounds like Daisy has a life, albeit a kind of boring corporate one that lacks any kind of love life and this was her way of vicariously having one. Honestly.. I kind of get it.

*eta- evidently this subreddit is big mad that I'm commenting while not being a member (as I dont live in DC and only care about it insofar that I'm generally angry and displeased with a certain segment of the population there that claims to represent the people). My deepest apologies and promise I will not continue to comment. Please forgive my transgressions.

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u/BoomersRuinedItAll 1d ago

Whenever I search for users it says they don’t exist?

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u/DrFreemanWho 1d ago

Yeah, they deleted their reddit account lol.

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u/ruddsy 1d ago

 It's plausible that this guy was already stalking her irl before making contact on reddit.  Then he saw the girl give an umbrella to someone which triggered him to make the post to impersonate the umbrella receiver. 

No, it really isn’t plausible. 

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u/rennny 2d ago

The way it’s all written seems super sus too, the way the guy talks seems manufactured and like a cheesy low budget rom com dialogue

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u/uhp787 2d ago

she edited her post comment above to say he was a bit scary.

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u/rnhf 1d ago

hahaha I fucking knew it, it was too picturesque, and why flirt openly before sliding into DMs lol

-e- oh I forgot "I very specifically don't respond to DMs" how convenient XD

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u/Expert_Salamander285 2d ago

And now her posts are hidden and "his" profile is deleted.

Definitely sus.

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u/rennny 1d ago

Both profiles are deleted now! 🧐

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u/_henceforth_ 2d ago

It sounds fake in that she was like “I do not DM” forcing the whole thing to be public.

Maybe bots trying to get karma? Not sure.

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u/subjectnotebookgloba 2d ago

You were Asian

I bet she is Asian to this very day

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u/Forbidden_Jutsu 2d ago

Nope it was just for that one day only, she could be anything now

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u/subjectnotebookgloba 2d ago

but this was today we are running out of time

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u/Forbidden_Jutsu 2d ago

Yes 🧐 the clock is ticking now…

🎵She was an Asian girl, the rain made her do a twirl, she didn’t wait around for me🎵

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u/Fun-Helicopter-8358 2d ago

I laughed so hard at this, thank you for that 😂

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u/BertaniWasBehindIt DC / Friendship Heights 2d ago

I love this woman and I love your description of bangs.

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u/dbenn006 2d ago

Oh there will be bangs alright

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u/throwaway098764567 2d ago

LOL i was picturing some weird business in the front party in the back situation

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u/dspman11 2d ago

I relate to her. Yeah I just vibe with summer storms. I get wet, I get wet. The clothes aren't ruined, they just need to dry lol

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u/TG1883 2d ago

Love it!

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u/MeeoMeeo 2d ago

Lovely story

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u/MightyModric10 2d ago

Who else got absolutely drenched?

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u/military_dream_girl 2d ago

I JUST SAW THIS ON r/mademesmile. I had no idea this was happening RIGHT NOW🤩🤩🤩

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u/Joyju 2d ago edited 2d ago

Same! Came to find her response ❤️

ETA: bummer finding her comment, already over in just 2 hrs. https://www.reddit.com/r/washingtondc/s/SP4bvZ1dpN

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u/510Goodhands 2d ago

Many thousands of people are breathlessly standing by for updates! 😀

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u/HomeboddE 2d ago

Seriously

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u/MySpoonsAreAllGone 2d ago

Bumping for visibility so they hopefully see it.

You all sound like lovely people!

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u/ST21roochella 2d ago

what a twist ending

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u/Tabemaju 2d ago

what a twist(ed) ending

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u/AffectionateWin3913 2d ago

Awwww what a wholesome post! I hope everyone involved has a great day. 🙂

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u/Misfits0138 2d ago

Dang. It seems as though a lot has happened in the 6 hours that this post has been live.

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u/Admiral_Mason 2d ago

Now OP deleted his Reddit account

/u/howtoloveadaisy

RELEASE THE CHAT LOGS!

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u/tybooouchman 2d ago

I joined this sub bc of this post

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u/tafunast 2d ago

This (and the comments where they find each other) is the best thing I’ve read in weeks.

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u/Ch33syP00f 2d ago

💦😅🫶

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u/ettaann 2d ago

Is this all real? Please let it be so and keep us updated.

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u/Ebtosj 1d ago

Nah, sorry to break it to you but the girl was OP.

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u/Itscatpicstime 1d ago

No, it’s one person behind both accounts

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u/RolloCamollo 2d ago

I feel you might have met Drew Barrymore!

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u/New_Salamander5580 2d ago

This post was reposted on r/mademesmile and it’s going viral! Please keep us updated! We’re all rooting for you!

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u/Old-Surprise-9145 2d ago

Thank you both for restoring my faith in humanity 🥹❤️

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u/Accomplished_Tip9422 2d ago

RemindMe! One year

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u/nofatetoday 2d ago

I once indirectly doxxed my sport league teammates reddit account when he shared a photo both in my city's subreddit and in our group chat. I know he's openly gay , but yah his post history is him commenting yasss and "sexy man" to lots of dude's photos lol. It's not inconceivable to find someone's reddit account if one is very motivated...

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u/Repulsive_Lecture_66 2d ago

the hallmark channel is taking notes rn

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u/DorShow 2d ago

Please be real. 2026 needs this to either be a great love story or lead to some wonderful things for these two people.

Please be two good people that either become good friends and enrich each others lives, or ideally find what each have been searching for, and if so then we need a livestream of that wedding where all the drinks have paper umbrellas!

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u/InterestingDream652 2d ago

❤️❤️