Tragic stories can turn into miracles, and good experiences can take a turn for the worse. Here are seven stories with some of the most unexpected plot twists.
One moment, life can seem perfect, and the next, everything can take an unexpected turn. These seven Reddit users shared some of the shocking plot twists they experienced.
1. Valentine's Day
This Reddit user opened up about his relationship with his girlfriend of two years. She had to move a few hours away because of school, but they would see each other on most weekends. They saw each other the weekend before Valentine's Day and had a great time together.
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On Valentine's Day, the Redditor went to see her at her parent's house, but from the window, he could see her and her fiance showing them her engagement ring. But there was another plot twist: the girlfriend married the man, and six years into the marriage, she discovered he had another family.
2. The DNA Test
A woman confessed that she met her biological father when she was 23. Due to her financial struggles, her father offered her and her toddler son to move in with him and his wife. However, the wife did not believe the Redditor and asked for a paternity test.
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The Redditor did the mouth swab as requested, and shockingly, the results showed that he was not the father. The wife kicked her and her toddler out, which left the Redditor homeless. She took her son to his father's house, but he claimed she had abandoned him and filed for full custody.
One day, the Redditor's father and his wife were arguing, and she blurted out that she sent her own cheek swab under the Original Poster's (OP) name. The father and daughter did another DNA test, and it proved he was her father.
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The Redditor's father divorced the woman and found love again. The mother successfully co-parented with her son's father and rebuilt her life. The Redditor was happy that she survived that horrible experience and ended in a peaceful space, while her former stepmother was miserable.
3. The Funeral
This Redditor recalled the shocking turn of events at his grandfather's funeral. He was described as "the stereotype of a northern dockworker who comes home expecting dinner to be on the table and then goes to the pub all evening via the bookies."
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The grandfather suffered a heart attack, and the family all gathered together for his final goodbye. The Redditor explained they were a big but close family, so they knew everyone, including the old man's friends.
So when a man who looked like he was the same age as the Redditor's father came to the funeral, they wondered who he was. It turned out he was the grandfather's son from another family he had kept a secret for about 40 years.
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The grandfather managed to lead two marriages for decades. The Redditor's grandmother knew about the second family but never told anyone. It also became clear that he spent his night with them, not at the pub.
4. The Best Friend
A Redditor spoke about his childhood best friend. His siblings had always mentioned that they looked alike, but they never thought anything of it. Fast forward to when they were both in their late twenties. The best friend had lost his father to cancer and wanted to do an ancestry test to learn about potential medical risks.
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However, he was shocked to see one of the Redditor's cousins pop up as a close relative. The cousin called the OP's sister to tell her about this newfound family member, and she asked her father what was happening.
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The father then confessed that he had had an affair with his wife's friend but did not know that his child's best friend was also his son. However, the newfound connection brought the best friends closer. But the Redditor parents got divorced, and the mother was relieved to find out that her suspicions about her husband's infidelity were true.
5. The Great Great Grandparents
During a lesson on World War I, a friend and another student brought pictures of their great-great grandfathers and their wives. But as the teacher looked closely, she realized that the men in the pictures looked similar.
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The whole class gathered around and confirmed that it was the same man. It turned out that the man had two wives that he married secretly, and the classmates were cousins and did not even know.
6. The Twins
A husband and his wife were expecting their third child. However, she ended up in the emergency room and was told that she was miscarrying. The nurse felt bad for the couple but told them that the fetus was not viable, and there was nothing more that could be done.
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Plot twist: the wife's body was having signs of a miscarriage because her body was preparing itself to carry twins. So, the couple did not lose a baby; they gained another one in the process. It was still a dangerous pregnancy as the couple was told that one of the babies was in a dangerous position. However, the wife was put on bed rest and successfully carried the twins full term.
7. The Soulmates
A woman met a man on the Internet. It was before dating apps, but they met on a platform similar to Reddit. They stayed in contact for nine years and eventually decided to meet.
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They fell in love instantly. The woman moved to where he was, and they got married. Sadly, her husband died 24 days after they tied the knot." I was still getting wedding cards when the sympathy cards rolled in. He was the love of my life," wrote the Redditor.
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