Aggressive Teenager Destroys Her Surprise Birthday Cake And Blames Her Roommate For It, Accuses Best Friend Of Being A Liar

Dealing with someone who's passive aggressive is just too much

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• September 17, 2023

Some people might ask why certain people tend to pass aggression. Passive-aggressive behavior is a tactful manner of expressing emotions through behaviors when a person finds it difficult to convey their irritation, anger, annoyance, or discontent verbally.

Passive-aggressive conduct is frequently picked up throughout childhood and is typically traceable to passive-aggressive actions exhibited by a parent or other caregiver. Anyone can occasionally engage in this activity, but over time, persistent passive aggression can undermine trust and frequently elicit a negative reaction from others.

The OP and her roommate, Melanie, were paired randomly. They don’t have much in common in terms of hobbies, interests, and personalities, but they live together really well because they're both neat.

Every single day that passes, Melanie constantly complains about her best friend Anna to the OP. The OP would tell her that these issues could easily be resolved through straightforward communication.

According to Melanie, she’s taken that step, but she still complains about them afterward. The worst of it came when the OP and Anna both contributed to buying a cake as a surprise for Melanie's birthday.

The cake was kept at Anna's only for Melanie to arrive, force the truth out of Anna, and step out with the cake. According to her, Anna should have paid in full for the cake just to make it up to her, and guess what?

Melanie threw the cake out of the window and stomped out. Read the entire story below.

The OP writes

The OP doesn’t mind her roommate's behavior, but it’s really gotten to her lately

The only thing the OP can think of is that her roommate is still angry

The OP doesn’t think that’s an excuse to constantly complain about her best friend

“I’m sure she had a legitimate reason. Did she cancel on you?”

She accused OP of telling Anna everything she had ever complained about

The OP looked out just in time to see the cake splatter on the ground

To summarize the whole story...

My roommate Melanie won’t stop complaining and making passive-aggressive comments about her best friend Anna even though I’ve told her multiple times to stop complaining and actually take steps to fix the issues. When Anna and I collaborated to buy Melanie a cake for her birthday, Melanie found out that I paid half for it, took it from Anna, and threw it out the window in response. How do I talk to Melanie, how do I talk to Anna, and why would Melanie do such a thing?

Let's head into the comments section and find out what other redditors think

Telling this story for the rest of your life

Not following the roommate's psychotic needs as rules to follow

There's a lot of mental illness that starts in college

This redditor wouldn't attend her birthday party

It is crucial for people who are frequently passive-aggressive to learn how to express their emotions in a constructive manner in order to create and nurture strong, enduring friendships and romantic relations. Melanie is clearly not willing to change and the OP is clearly fed up.

Many redditors agreed that one can't reason with a person who's feels the way Melanie feels. Share this post with your loved to get their opinions as well.

Maryjane