15 Stories That Are More Refreshing Than a Cold Shower

Ready for some stories that will make you laugh out loud or shake your head in amazement? Sometimes an ordinary day turns into a real adventure: you can meet a future love in the place of a failed date, or learn secrets of the past that you didn’t even realize. These stories will make you look at life in a new way and confirm: it is full of incredible twists and turns!

• I decided to surprise my boyfriend: romance, candles, dinner. I rented a flat for a couple of days, so that we had dinner at a beautiful place. I arrived in advance, prepared everything, and was waiting for him.
  And then the doorbell rings. I open it, and there stands an old lady and immediately says, “Who are you? This is my flat!” My jaw dropped.
  It turned out that the owner — her son — had rented out the flat without her knowledge, while she was living in a summer house. And he didn’t even tell her. We call him — he doesn’t answer the phone. Imagine the picture: me in a dress, candles, roses, food.
  And the woman in the middle of this romantic hell says, “Well, since you’re here, let’s at least have dinner together!” In the end, the 3 of us — me, my boyfriend and her — ate her cutlets. The guy said later that it was the most unusual dinner of his life.
  By the way, the old woman turned out to be a great person! © Not everyone will understand / VK
• Made a salad, and my now ex-husband didn’t even touch it. He just rudely said, “Eat this garbage yourself!”
  Some time later, we came to visit friends, where my ex chomped on the salad with pleasure all evening, and at the end said, “What a delicious salad! And why don’t you ever make it like this?”
  You should have seen his face when the lady of the house said, “Actually, your wife taught me how to make it.” Yes, it was the same salad he once called gross. © Irina Zayats / Dzen
• A relative of mine found out she was adopted when she was 40. Her mom had oncology, and she finally revealed it to her.
  It turned out her biological mother had given birth to her when she was 18, but her grandmother (the biological mother’s mother) was against her daughter’s marriage. She took her daughter to another city — ostensibly to enter college — and during this time a healthy girl was born. The child was left for adoption.
  When the mother returned to her hometown, the biological father learned everything, started looking for the child, but, alas, never found out who adopted the baby. © Pearl / Dzen
• I recently moved in with my girlfriend. We live in my place, everything is fine in the relationship. Knowing that she loves cats, I allowed her to get one fluffy. She jumped with happiness, hugged me, kissed me — she was beyond delighted.
  Yesterday, I get home, open the door, and there are 16 street cats! I have no idea where she found so many. All she said was, “You said it was okay.”
  At first, I was shocked, then she cried. We had a talk and agreed that we’d keep 2. Now we try to find new homes for the rest. © Ward 6 | Anonymous Stories / Telegram

• A classmate of mine who became a gynecologist told me how our class teacher came to an appointment. When she saw him, she gasped, turned round and, without stopping, flew out of the office. She even forgot to say “hello.” © Elena G. / Dzen
• 5 years ago, I had a date. The guy I was going to meet never showed up. I sat alone for an hour, holding back tears, under the pitying stares of others. The waiter who served me smiled sweetly and kept trying to cheer me up.
  Imagine my surprise when the same waiter, but already in regular clothes, sat down at my table and said, “My shift is over. Now we can have a date.”
  Surprisingly, that date turned out to be the best date I’ve ever had. And the waiter was the most amazing person I’ve ever met in my life. Now in our fourth year of marriage, I’m convinced of this more and more. © Mamdarinka / VK
• I once decided to order a birthday present for my daughter — she is a fan of all kinds of antique boxes and bling. I found a seemingly ordinary box with a ballerina on the flea market — the price was very cheap. I packed it nicely and handed it over.
  The daughter unpacked and froze. The box was not just an antique, but a rare thing, there is even some overseas mark.
  In the evening, we searched the Internet and found out that it cost like my car! Collectors started writing to us, offering crazy money for it. And my daughter pushed it under the bed, saying, “It scares me.”
  Now I’m sitting here thinking whether to sell it or keep it. What if it’s cursed, like in those movies! © Mamdarinka / VK
• I have a Masters in Art History and love to talk about art. Luckily, my husband loves learning. A few years ago we were in the Louvre and I started talking about a particular painting that I once wrote a paper on.
  I was getting pretty in depth when someone behind me asks a question. I turn and there were about a dozen people behind me. They thought I was the English language tour guide. © Quokka_Queen / Reddit

• My best friend Dara dated a guy for 5 years. The relationship was very good, harmonious. They decided to get married.
  A week before the wedding, the guy told her that he had fallen out of love with her and had been cheating with a new employee at work for several months. So, it started even before they decided to get married.
  When asked, “So why did you propose?” He said, “You wanted a wedding so badly.” And when asked, “Then why are you talking about it a week before the wedding?” he said that it would be dishonest not to tell her, and he suddenly realized that he still wanted to be with Dara.
  He asked her to give him another chance. She did. They got married. And the next weekend after the wedding, hubby said he was going away for the weekend to his mistress.
  6 months later, they divorced. A year later, he tried to propose again. And all this time — 5 whole years — he seemed to be an adequate man. © anycanfly / Dzen
• I was sorting through my parents’ old drawers — you know, tidying up. And suddenly I found a bunch of letters, neatly tied with a ribbon. I thought, “What’s the romance?” I open them and there’s the handwriting of my father, who’s long gone. And the letters aren’t to my mom but to another woman.
  I read them, and my hands are shaking. He wrote such words to her that my ears turned red. Just so you understand, my dad was a standard man in sweatpants.
  Turns out he had some great love before my mom. She left, but he never forgot her. And in his letters, he writes that he still remembers her — already after his marriage to Mom!
  It was as if I’d seen a completely different person. Now I’m sitting here thinking whether to throw the letters away or keep them. What if my mom finds them. But maybe she knew, but didn’t say anything. It’s sad. © Mamdarinka / VK
• I was bored one night, entered a Seventeen magazine contest, and actually won. You had to enter a quote about how you manage your time wisely, and a photo of yourself. I got $500 and appeared in a Playtex (tampon) ad. My family laughed about it for months and showed basically everyone they could. © Unknown author / Reddit

• I used to take my children to a foreign language studio. There was a girl in their group who was brought by her grandmother. One day I was walking down the street and met this grandmother. We said hello.
  A week later, I went to the regional center for work. I went to the shopping mall to eat, I was going up the escalator, and she was going down the next one. I said hello. She was surprised, but also said hello.
  A week later, I was sent on a business trip. I was in the metro, in the passage from one branch to another, and I met her again! I said hello to her automatically. She looked at me with horror and didn’t answer. I guess she thought I was stalking her! © Chipita Negodoyaeva / Dzen
• One evening, my coworker and I were closing the pharmacy, we went out — and then she said she had forgotten her phone at work, we should open it again. We open it, she takes the phone, we close it again. All this time, I was making fun of her, saying how absent-minded she is, can’t remember where her phone is.
  We split up. I’m on my way home and then remember that I need to call someone, I look in my bag and there’s no phone. And I realize that I also left it at work! Well, I open the pharmacy again, take the phone, close it. You shouldn’t laugh at other people’s absent-mindedness if you’re just like them. © Goosefoot / Dzen
• I was driving down the highway, just minding my own business. All of a sudden, I see a car standing on the emergency lane.
  The driver, a woman in her forties or fifties, is standing behind the barrier, passionately playing an accordion and singing. There was no traffic jam or anything, guess she just suddenly felt like she wanted to make some music. On the highway. Alone. © Rino91 / Reddit
• One time, a guy saved me from some thugs — a really handsome guy. We never saw each other again. All I got was my bag, still intact, and a bouquet of flowers from him. Years passed.
  I got married, had kids. And then one day, I came across that same bag. In a side pocket, I suddenly found a note from that guy, “If you feel the same, call me.” And a phone number. © Overheard / Ideer

And here’s another collection of stories about how no one is immune from an awkward situation. What adventures have you had in life? Share your stories!