Some bouquets are sweet. Others feel like the opening scene of a true-crime doc. In this case, a husband decided to play Hallmark hero by gifting his wife’s best friend a bouquet of roses “until the right man comes along.” If that wasn’t enough, he sealed the moment with a long, emotional hug that had TikTok collectively cringing.
Between the tears, the lingering embrace, and the internet’s instant side-eye, viewers are already writing a messier love story than anyone ordered.
Husband gives BFF roses
Valentine’s Day may be over, but this (love) story is still reeling in views and comments. In just four days, Abigail’s @abichiyal clip garnered 10.2 million views and almost 40,000 comments. The TikTok itself is short, just 16 seconds long. However, viewers have crafted an entire drama with plot twists and foreshadowing in just those few seconds.
The clip begins by showing a man and a woman hugging each other tightly. The text overlay reads: “POV: my husband giving flowers to my best friend until the right man comes along to make her happy.”
He’s embracing her by the shoulders while he looks at the camera and laughs. The hug lasts eight seconds, so half of the video. When they separate, the best friend wipes tears from her eyes and goes to a vase full of flowers on the counter. She clutches it to her chest, and before the clip ends, the camera pans to the husband to show he is still grinning. The audio playing is “Piano Man” by Billy Joel.
But is that really it?
Naturally, the clip baffled some while it enraged others. Many of Abigail’s viewers comment on the weird interaction, citing that the hug looked “too long” and “intense.” As anyone would do, the creator gave a bit more context surrounding their relationship.
Most of the comments are in Spanish since the creator is Peruvian. They have been translated for clarity. In a TikTok following the viral post, a viewer flat-out orders Abigail to tell them that the “best friend” is actually her sister-in-law.
All she replies with is “she’s my sister.” Viewers are disappointed in the thread. She also shares that her friend was friends with her husband first before she introduced them together. In other clips where she references the viral TikTok, she also shares that she could never be “insecure” over a hug.
In a different TikTok, she replies to a comment that says, “Nah that hug was too long. A simple side hug would have done the job.” In the clip, a male friend hugs Abigail and kisses her on the cheek. She also shows another male friend hugging her at her wedding. Her caption is, “Oh, so I guess all the hugs I give my friends must be ‘too much.’” The comments ignore this and insist, saying, “No because I think this proves our point, not yours.”
Now It’s About Hair Dye Too?
Interestingly enough, the plot gets even deeper. In one of her TikToks, Abigail posts her husband, her best friend, and her jumping up and down while hugging, à la Ross, Phoebe, and Rachel. She is replying to a comment that says, “flowers is fine but that hug was about 7 seconds too long.”
Her caption? “Is even this hug too long for you too?” Forgoing mentioning the hug, viewers now find a new thing to focus on: hair color. Both women in the video seem to have the same shade of red hair. A comment with over 1,500 likes calls this out and says, “ummm I want to know who colored their hair that color first…” The criticism keeps up in her other videos, too.
Aside from the hair color, the comments are flooded with screenshots of the husband’s hand placement on the best friend. To many in the comments, his hand shouldn’t have been placed anywhere near her waist. They compare his hand on the friend to his hand on his wife, and the conclusion is that since his hand is lower on the best friend’s waist, then something must be up. There are many other videos on her page referencing the relationship and viral post.
Viewers Think the Roses are a Red Flag
Few are the moments when most of the viewers agree on something. In this case, everyone is trying to warn a woman about her husband. In the original clip, one viewer says, “This is a very dangerous game you’re playing love.” While another said, “That hug told me everything I need to know…”
A third viewer shares, “It’s him, he’s the right man. Hope you find yours.”
“Ran to the comments just to make sure I’m not toxic,” says a viewer with 222,000 likes.
One viewer proposes a different idea, “As a Best friend I WILL BUY HER FLOWERS not my man.” However, the creator responds, “I give to her my credit card, better then flowers.”
Some viewers bring in their own experiences. One viewer says, “My husband did this too and now he’s the ‘right man that makes her happy.’” Another says, “I showed this to my husband and his response was ‘I know better than that’. He lives to see another day.”
The Mary Sue reached out to Abigail for comment via Instagram direct message.
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Gisselle Hernandez
Gisselle Hernandez-Gomez is a contributing reporter to the Mary Sue. Her work has appeared in the Daily Dot, Business Insider, Fodor’s Travel and more.
