Local woman dumped by boyfriend's mother who claimed he'd passed away
And the award for "Worst Break-Up Ever" goes to...
The mother-in-law relationship is one of the most well-known and infamous.
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While many consider it to be an age-old myth, many girlfriends, fiances, and wives have claimed that there is truth to the legend and mothers-in-law are the worst of the worst.
There are even entire movies and series based on this belief that any significant other's mother will despise you and make your life miserable no matter what you do.
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As many of us can confirm, it has been greatly over-exaggerated.
Most of the time...
One person who was not lucky enough to escape the future mother-in-law's wrath is Twitter user @lisa_maliee.
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While some people might not be able to handle a physical, face-to-face break-up and then choose to use a different medium - phone or email, they usually still have the guts to do it themselves.
Not Lisa's ex-boyfriend. While it's unclear whether or not this boyfriend instigated the break-up and needed a helping hand, one thing is clear, it was dramatic.
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Taking to social media, Lisa explained that the 21st of July 2021 was the anniversary of the day her boyfriend's mother called her and informed her that her son, Lisa's lover, was involved in a car accident and that he had died on the scene of the crash.
Adding insult to injury, she also told Lisa she would not be invited to the funeral because the couple was not married.
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And just when you think this heartbreaking story could not get any worse, it does because as it turns out, this was all part of an elaborate lie to break off the relationship.
Read the full tweet below:
5years back on this day,I received a call from my boyfriend's mother telling me her son was involved in a car accident and dies on the spot, 2 make it short,she asked me nt 2 attend his funeral since we we're ain't married,today l met her son at the Mall with his wife and twins😭
— The Lord Of The Wings @Arsenal Biggest fan 🏐⚾ (@lisa_maliee) July 21, 2021
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— The Lord Of The Wings @Arsenal Biggest fan 🏐⚾ (@lisa_maliee) July 21, 2021
I remember mourning his death, used to cry to sleep,we dated for 10 months, everything was perfect,we loved each other but fake death happened 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/SEHPyNGxqW
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Unbelievable, right?
Well, that is what the general consensus was after many read the tweet.
It does seem like an awful lot of effort for a break-up and many also want to know what Lisa might have done to deserve such an extravagant lie.
Maybe you misunderstood the mother. She meant your relationship died not her son...
— Stop, That's Enough! (@Consultmoneo) July 21, 2021
Not funny but still laughising!
Is this real? Cuz what? Did he have social media? Did you see anyone else post about his death? Blessing in disguise. That family sounds crazy
— `iAdoreDia Hair 💋 (@Coreysister) July 22, 2021
Babe, for a whole family to go through this stress to get rid of you, say the truth, Who are you? What did you do to them🤨 pic.twitter.com/tRL0eTXT4e
— J'MUFC (@Jaypeesneh) July 22, 2021
So meaning u only heard from his mother that his son died?? No one else told you this? You didn't check his FB page to see if there are any "RIP Sipho" like honestly? I mean cumon, Alcohol sales are prohibited but we not that bored ey pic.twitter.com/0la3oULo60
— check pinned tweet 🙏 (@Thato_Fentse) July 22, 2021
Okay so he was in on this plan ? Coz if y'all dated for 10 months surely you'd know his friends...so his friends believed he was dead too or shit and his social media? He just went ghost or what :/
— sutra (@thelotussutra_) July 21, 2021
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While most of us would want to move on as quickly as possible, Lisa found the situation too strange to just let it go after facing the ghost of boyfriend's past.
After spotting her former partner, she decided to take matters into her own hands:
I was so shocked seeing him today even told myself even they say people do look alike but that's him 😩then l wanted to clear my doubts l turned and followed them,l call out his name, little l didn't know know he turned back and say"yes can I help you?l went straight towards them pic.twitter.com/sl0ckWwypt
— The Lord Of The Wings @Arsenal Biggest fan 🏐⚾ (@lisa_maliee) July 21, 2021
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Is it all one big elaborate lie? Possibly.
Even though the drama is quite entertaining, we do hope that no one has ever had to actually experience a break-up like this.
Hopefully, Lisa will find her one true love soon.
Main image courtesy of @lisa_maliee/Twitter