Sort of NWR...Co-worker got "engaged"

HisGirlFriday13

So, a co-worker of mine got engaged over NYE. She's generally despised in our work place, and the butt of jokes, given that she is 36 and he is 19/20.

She's been flashing an engagement ring since NYE, but hasn't made an official announcement...until now.

She told the office gossip that they had to get engaged, because she had gotten pregnant. The conversation as it was relayed to the rest of us was this:

Co-worker: BF and I got engaged!

Office gossip: Congrats!

CW: His parents made him do it, because I'm pregnant.

OG: Oh....uhm....congrats?

CW: Yeah, he was talking about taking a break, so I just threw out my birth control.

OG: *jaw on floor*

This is gonna be a fun nine-ish months...

ETA: I said "engaged" in quotes because I don't think they're going to get married -- I think he's going to buck his parents' demands about this sooner rather than later.

WinstonsGirl

Awesome!!  I see this giving a solid few months of entertainment!!  

HisGirlFriday13

Oh, I will update you all as this progresses. Because this is going to be a shit storm. This is the co-worker who asked me "how big" my engagement ring was, and I thought she meant my band size, but, OH NO, she meant the TCW of my rings.

WinstonsGirl

For some reason, this just makes me so happy right now.  

MaryGraceRich

This is going to be good.

bethsmiles

Oh. Wow. It blows my mind that people like that actually exist in the world.

Cookie Pusher

Rebl90

HisGirlFriday13 said:

So, a co-worker of mine got engaged over NYE. She's generally despised in our work place, and the butt of jokes, given that she is 36 and he is 19/20.

She's been flashing an engagement ring since NYE, but hasn't made an official announcement...until now.

She told the office gossip that they had to get engaged, because she had gotten pregnant. The conversation as it was relayed to the rest of us was this:

Co-worker: BF and I got engaged!

Office gossip: Congrats!

CW: His parents made him do it, because I'm pregnant.

OG: Oh....uhm....congrats?

CW: Yeah, he was talking about taking a break, so I just threw out my birth control.

OG: *jaw on floor*

This is gonna be a fun nine-ish months...

ETA: I said "engaged" in quotes because I don't think they're going to get married -- I think he's going to buck his parents' demands about this sooner rather than later.

KeptInStitches

Yikes. You really hope that people like that don't actually exist.

jdluvr06

OMG... That is just horrible. I can't believe people do stuff like that. Poor unborn kid.

afox007

I have popcorn and wine please keep us updated!

lovesclimbing

Because trapping someone into a relationship they don't want is just the best way to start a lifetime together!  *eye roll*

sarahufl

While I look forward to what I believe will be ridiculous tales of this woman, I feel bad for her unborn child. People who do that suck!!

aurorajanette

Why would you ever tell someone that your bf was basically forced to propose to you? That doesn't make you look good at all. But I guess it's pretty obvious that this girl doesn't care about that.

melbelleup

aurorajanette said:

Why would you ever tell someone that your bf was basically forced to propose to you? That doesn't make you look good at all. But I guess it's pretty obvious that this girl doesn't care about that.

That's the first thing I thought. If I did that, I wouldn't be telling people. Maybe she just really wanted a baby?

jenna8984

Oh Dear God this is going to be great for updates!!!

One of my friends from college called me one day to say she was engaged....I was like awesome, amazing,congrats. She continued....well ok he didn't actually propose but I booked the wedding in 3 months from now because I found out I'm having a baby in 6 months and I refuse to give birth unmarried.

I was the same way- jaw on the floor. It's been 3 years now and they are still happily married and actually seem more in love than most couples I know. But this absolutely doesn't sound like the outcome your CW is going to have!!

abbyj700

I really really really hope this girl was lying to him about the baby...because well...that poor child...

climbingsingle

What a train wreck. 

And holy shit, I cannot imagine having a baby with a 20 year old kid. 

vt&dt

Secretly not continuing to take birth control in hopes of getting pregnant and keeping the man (man?  boy?) around is perhaps the most manipulative thing I've ever heard.

Proposing because parents insisted is one of the most sad and almost cowardly things I've ever heard of.

Wow.  Hopefully these people can figure some stuff out before they become responsible for keeping a tiny human alive.  

blondeej

that poor baby  people like her need licenses to reproduce. ugh

ChemFanatic25

HisGirlFriday13 said:

So, a co-worker of mine got engaged over NYE. She's generally despised in our work place, and the butt of jokes, given that she is 36 and he is 19/20.

She's been flashing an engagement ring since NYE, but hasn't made an official announcement...until now.

She told the office gossip that they had to get engaged, because she had gotten pregnant. The conversation as it was relayed to the rest of us was this:

Co-worker: BF and I got engaged!

Office gossip: Congrats!

CW: His parents made him do it, because I'm pregnant.

OG: Oh....uhm....congrats?

CW: Yeah, he was talking about taking a break, so I just threw out my birth control.

OG: *jaw on floor*

This is gonna be a fun nine-ish months...

ETA: I said "engaged" in quotes because I don't think they're going to get married -- I think he's going to buck his parents' demands about this sooner rather than later.

I'm going to wait for you to come back in like 2 months and tell us that she actually announced to everyone she was lying about being pregnant and it was a ploy to "keep her man". I can totally see it coming.

ChemFanatic25

aurorajanette said:

Why would you ever tell someone that your bf was basically forced to propose to you? That doesn't make you look good at all. But I guess it's pretty obvious that this girl doesn't care about that.

You know that quote "any press is good press?" I'm thinking that this is her way of crying out for attention.

joannaeberhart

Whaaat? You HAVE to keep us updated! 

tmclawchick

You know, sometimes I question parenting choices I've made: am I providing the best child care for my son? Am I a good parent? Is he engaged? Is he learning? Does he feel loved and protected and safe?

Then I read crap like this and think "You're doing alright TMC."

PolarBearFitz

I cannot wait for updates on this one. Train wreck commence!

pumpkinsandturkeys

Belthil

wow... that's a lot of crazy for this early in the morning.

ETA: I'm getting better at GIFs it only took me 10 minutes this time!

JennyColada

This can obviously only end well.

...for us.

Cokezerofreak

So maybe that explains her "how big" question.  At the time she was probably looking at what engagement ring she'll have to buy herself once she got pregnant.  I am assuming that the 19/20 year old doesn't make much money yet.

Can't wait to hear more!

Kristen625

omg.  I feel so normal... I'm going to need to pick up a bottle of wine so I can really enjoy watching this unfold.

jdluvr06

I really hope she is lying about being pregnant.