He knows she’s under pressure. She’s running on fumes, calorie-deprived, overtrained, and seven weeks out from a major bodybuilding competition. And he’s been doing his best to play the supportive boyfriend—letting the mood swings slide, biting his tongue, and chalking it all up to prep stress.
But lately? It’s starting to feel like he’s the punching bag for every carb she’s not allowed to eat.
This 24-year-old boyfriend says his 23-year-old girlfriend has been cycling through yelling, crying, and swearing like it’s leg day for her emotions—every single week.
“I know she’s tired and hungry,” he says. “I’ve been trying to be there. But it’s getting harder to tell if this is still just about prep… or if this is what she’s really like when life doesn’t go her way.”
And then came The Grocery Incident.
The Grocery Gauntlet That Broke Him
Yesterday, fresh off a long day at work, he did what any loving boyfriend would do—picked up the specific foods she asked for. Thought he was doing the right thing.
Plot twist: he was supposed to pick her up first so they could shop together. Only… no one told him that.
“I walk through the door with the groceries and she immediately screams and starts crying,” he says. “She collapses on the floor, calls me an idiot, yells ‘f*** you’ multiple times, and tells me I’ve ruined her entire week.”
Just a reminder—it was Monday.
Then, in full meltdown mode, she points to the kitchen and demands:
“C’mon then, go finish it. I’m not doing it since apparently you know what to get and what I need.”
So, he meal preps in silence. Like he’s done nearly every week. No arguing, no drama—just chicken, rice, and emotional damage.
Prep Pressure or Personality Problem?
He gets that this competition means everything to her. He’s been patient, flexible, and more understanding than most would be. But as the freak-outs pile up, he’s starting to ask the question no one wants to ask:
Is this just prep… or is this who she really is under pressure?
Because once the tan fades and the trophies are handed out, he’s left wondering if the relationship will return to normal—or if this is just season one of a very dramatic series.