We’ve all been in the infantile stages of a relationship where every contact from the other causes butterflies to fill your stomach and blood fill your penis. That rush of euphoria will eventual morph into a sense of nagging responsibility over time, but for those couple of weeks, you feel like you’re the main character in a romantic comedy.
When you receive a text, call, Snapchat from your new prospect during this bliss period, it doesn’t matter where you are or what you’re doing, you’re going to immediately attend to it. Hell, I’ve checked by phone during my grandmother’s funeral and I was in the middle of giving the damn eulogy. Can’t fight that loving feeling, bro. You know what I’m talking bout.
*Phone buzzes*
But after Redditor snapruinedmylife shared his experience with how being caught up in the love web almost killed his gym buddy, my perspective has shifted a bit.
So last night, my gym partner and I decided to go on a late gym run to get SWOLE. I also recently met this beautiful girl on tinder & we’ve been snapchatting each other as if it was our full time job! She’s freaking gorgeous. (Editor’s Note: we’ll take your word for it, bro.)
So my gym partner and I decide to go full hulk and bench press as much as we can. On his final set of 275lb bench press, I get a snap from the Tinder girl and it’s a video! As I opened up the snapchat, my gym partner asked if I’m all ready to spot him but without thinking, I said yes.. Now here is where I royally fuck up.
As he counts down to start benching, I open up the snapchat & it’s a video of the girl with NSFW content, suggesting that we should hit it up tonight. I was completely focused on the 10 second video until I heard a thud and a gag for help… My gym partner lost control of the bench which landed on his throat..I immediately dropped my phone and tried to help lift the bar. People around us saw what was happening and everyone rushed to help as well. Unfortunately, my gym partner started to cough up blood & it got pretty bad..
Reddit, I’m a fucking idiot.. I fucked up so bad that I don’t know what to do with myself.. Currently at the hospital with his family and he’s getting an emergency surgery. All I know right now is that he’s been in surgery for the past 6 hours and counting..
It’s not your fault, bro. My motto with my gym partners is don’t give him help unless his face is turning blue or his larynx is pinched shut. The most dangerous gains are the most beneficial.
After spending hours in the emergency waiting room and his story gained traction on Reddit, the dude hopped back on to give us an update on his buddy.
MAJOR UPDATE** The family & I spoke with the doctors & this is what happened. A piece of his larynx was damaged along with a minor fracture? Couldn’t really understand everything that the doctor said but my friend will survive & insurance will cover the medical cost. I hope everyone can take away some valuable lesson from this incident. I’m deleting snapchat, never bringing a phone to the gym, and ALWAYS, respecting the bro code. I am genuinely sorry about what happened and I hope my friend will forgive me. Ultimately, the surgery went really well.
Minor update* Just got home and did not expect this to blow up like this.. Like I said, yes I messed up. I know what I did wrong but the only I can do is pray for a speedy recovery. I’ll be visiting him tonight after dinner and keep everyone posted.
Did you at least snap a screenshot of the Snap you can send your buddy while he’s bed-ridden for two months. It’s the least you could do. If you want to send it to me first, I’m happy to send it his way.
[h/t Some eCards]
