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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Alarming_Willow_7364 on 2025-06-24 12:22:01+00:00.
I was getting a filling done, and my dentist (who’s always been super nice) was chatting away, trying to keep me calm. I’m not great with dental work, and I get really tense. At one point, she says, “You’re doing amazing, just a little more,” while gently patting my shoulder.
And in a weird, semi-conscious panic response, I just mumbled through the mouth guard:
“Ah luh yoo.”
She paused.
I realized what I just said, and tried to backtrack by saying “THANK YOU,” but with my mouth full of dental gear, it came out like:
“BLUH GOO.”
She patted me again, said “Okay,” and didn’t speak for the rest of the visit.
I’ve replayed that moment 400 times since. I told my wife later and she laughed so hard she cried.
TL;DR by confessing my love to a woman holding a drill to my face.