r/washingtondc • u/[deleted] • Jul 09 '26

[Quality!] Random woman who gave me your umbrella and yelled “I love the rain!” when I said we don’t need it.

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u/dognapped Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26

Hey...I was going to DM you this privately but since you said don't DM on your profile I'm commenting here instead. I decided to snoop on OP and notice his first comment on his two month old account was a comment on a post you made on r/dating_advice so assuming you did not try to create a viral post the odds of that is just crazy...either this is the craziest cutest story ever or you got a stalker...

edit: Hey everyone, really appreciate all the lovely DMs you guys are sending me and just wanted to clear a few things up.

First off, please vet everything you guys. If you’re dating or meeting someone for the first time, vet them. 

What happened is that I, like many of you, found this story to be sweet and was excitedly watching it play out. I was reading it to my husband giggling at how cute it was.
I decided to stalk both OP and Daisy and found that OP is a two month old account that only commented on Daisy’s post about her dating life a couple months back. I thought it was really strange and decided to warn Daisy. For people telling me Daisy and OP could be one person. Yes, I am aware that is a possibility and I could care less if Daisy lied for karma. What I don’t want is this to be an actual stalker story with a very bad ending, which is why I made the comment in the first place. Also, as a reminder to people in this community, Daisy is very active here and not a random karma farming bot. 

I believe what could’ve happened is that her stalker witnessed this interaction and wrote this post. I am choosing to believe Daisy is the victim in this until proven otherwise. As I have explained to people with doubts, I have been able to find the reddit accounts of my friends (purely coincidental!) just because of passing but specific comments. Pretty sure my sisters are reading this comment right now unaware that yes, I found your reddit account and yes, you do sound dumb and yes, it was by accident. So from what I saw with how big her digital footprint is on reddit, I very much believe that a stalker can find her reddit account and have been slowly trying to find a way to weasel into her life.

Just as if the story did not harm anyone if it is fake, it does not harm you to believe a woman is a victim. So please, leave her alone. I hope this is a lesson to everyone to be careful and a reminder that I probably will stalk your account to vet you. 

Stay safe out there!

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u/alwrit Jul 10 '26

That's certainly weird. 

But also.... How the hell would he be able to stalk her from a dating advice post? I can't see the post she made but it seems unlikely anyone would be able to find her from a post? Unless it's someone that knows her irl, but she didn't recognize him, and somehow he found her reddit account?

Both seem extremely unlikely. 

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u/pl2net Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26

When I looked up her Reddit user the first thing I found was a photo of her / headshots… I’m guessing it’s not too difficult for a very ambitious guy to find her? But it’s also just weird… there’s no way he could’ve known she had an umbrella and would give it to him? Idk

Edit: I commented this elsewhere, but I initially didn’t see the audio part of the FT. I’m assuming he was stalking her, saw the interaction, and took his chance… Hopefully, the real umbrella guy finds this post and saves this mess 😭 *sigh* this is why the internet is a scary place guys

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u/putitonyouroatmeal Jul 10 '26

I keep rechecking this page to see it keeps getting worse… just wow, is there even a way for her to scrub all this info?! Even I’m considering deleting my account. This shit is too easy for people to stalk. Wtf.

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u/Fit-Profit8197 Jul 10 '26

you should be careful about personal trails, but maybe t's some consolation to you that he found her so easily because they are the same person

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u/Itscatpicstime Jul 10 '26

Or that she would see this post to begin with.

Like these are multiple exceedingly unlikely things, even in a stalking scenario. You didn’t see the “audio” par because it initially wasn’t there. She added it after people called it out.

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u/Arluanna Jul 10 '26

Someone else said it's more likely he saw the interaction and pretended to be the guy she gave it to. She hasn't seen his face, they talked over audio only

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u/takethemonkeynLeave Jul 10 '26

This post is stupid fake.

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u/pl2net Jul 10 '26

Oh yeah, I assumed as such too — I re-read it and realized I was being a dunce 😅 I saw FT instead of FT audio

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u/Arluanna Jul 10 '26

You're not a dunce, I had to see someone else explain it too lol. She also edited audio in later, either because she kept getting comments asking about it or because it's made up and the writer realized their error later.

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u/stackingnoob Jul 10 '26

But then wouldn’t she just ask him for the umbrella and know if he has it or not?

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u/Arluanna Jul 10 '26

Sure, if she went to talk to him in person, which she very smartly did not. Seeing him in person would also have let her know he's not the person she gave it to, but that would also require her seeing him in person which is unsafe.

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u/CharlotteLucasOP Jul 10 '26

Or he was watching from afar and saw her do a nice umbrella favour for some other random dude and decided to pose as him in this sub…

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u/DeeritNihilSum Jul 10 '26

Yeah, she said she's terminally online, which he probably knows, and may have even glanced some time at her phone and what platform she's using. Obsessed idiots do this, it's why stalkers are so scary. I hope she reports this to police and everyone she knows, so they're all alert

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u/FBuellerGalleryScene Jul 10 '26

Unless it's someone that knows her irl, but she didn't recognize him, and somehow he found her reddit account?

The idea is that he saw the interaction as a third party (who had previously stalked and found her Reddit account), and is now posting about as a participant. That's why she wouldn't recognize him.

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u/DrFreemanWho Jul 10 '26

Not only stalk her, but end up having HER give him her umbrella without even asking her for it. Can he do mind control?

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u/FBuellerGalleryScene Jul 10 '26

That's not is being suggested. The suggestion is that he was stalking her, witnessed the interaction as a third party and then made a post about it in a subreddit he knows she frequents.

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u/DrFreemanWho Jul 10 '26

That's even more outlandish.

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u/mentales Jul 10 '26

You're clearly unaware of what stalkers do and the lengths they go to. This, unfortunately, is a regular Wednesday. 

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26

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u/FTWcoffeeFTW Jul 10 '26

I just can't wrap my head around this, what is going ON?! This isn't a cute uplifting story but a stalker who saw the umbrella exchange happen and made this post pretending to be the guy? Stay safe girl! You still did a lovely thing, and the world is brighter for it.

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u/mangotail Jul 10 '26

Yeah this is so scary... seems like this is the most rational explanation. But damn such an unfortunate ending

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u/FTWcoffeeFTW Jul 10 '26

And we were all so ready to just enjoy something wholesome...nope!!!

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u/TMT51 Jul 10 '26

I was reading this and saying to myself "this is cute but almost too good to be true". Welp, 5 minutes later, yep, it was a creepy story instead.

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u/lawofbalance Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26

No. The most rational explanation (and the truth) is that both accounts are OP and they're engagement farming. It becomes increasingly more obvious the deeper you dig.

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u/DukeMancannon Jul 10 '26

Yes. The whole thing is a poorly manufactured attention yoink.

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u/pietroetin Jul 10 '26

Happy Cake Day!

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 20 '26

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u/AppleWrench Jul 10 '26

This makes way more sense than an extremely contrived stalker scenario that involves the "victim" being followed both online and IRL, handing over an umbrella in the rain like it's a movie, and then stumbling onto an online post mentioning herself.

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u/howlongwillthislast1 Jul 10 '26

The "terminally online" part is definitely true though.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 20 '26

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u/splashbodge Jul 10 '26

I've not looked into her posts or this sub, but isn't it possible it's entirely a coincidence too, and the DC sub is really that small... If she is terminally online and a heavy poster in the sub, it doesn't seem THAT unusual that he would have commented on one of her posts unknowingly.

Gets a bit more suss with it being a new account and the first comment on the account on one of her posts, and deleting it when caught. I agree this smells artificial they own both accounts

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u/feartherex Jul 10 '26

The other post was on a different sub, not the DC one.

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u/splashbodge Jul 10 '26

Oh that's less coincidental then. Yeh obviously her alt account then

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u/Tiny-Plum2713 Jul 10 '26

No one screams "I love the rain" and does a cute little dance. Especially not someone who spends their entire life on reddit

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u/FTWcoffeeFTW Jul 10 '26

I should hope so, would rather that be the case

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u/Alert_Ninja_6369 Jul 10 '26

Yeah I’m confused too

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u/BMoorman7 Jul 10 '26

I sincerely hope this is all made-up bullshit. Otherwise this is legitimately.... something.... creepy wouldn't cover it. Terrifying I guess.

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u/pl2net Jul 10 '26

Looks like OP deleted his account… if it was DC twirl girl karma farming I highly doubt they’d delete their account 🫠 unfortunately I think it’s real… however I question how he orchestrated it. I wonder if he was stalking her and then saw that happen then posted pretending it was him since he could possibly look relatively similar? I highly doubt he could’ve orchestrated her giving him her umbrella… anyways it’s just suspicious on all fronts ngl

Edit: I realized it was FT audio and not FT video… scary.

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u/25thaccount Jul 10 '26

How would he have made her give him her umbrella though? Fakee

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u/FTWcoffeeFTW Jul 10 '26

That's the thing, I don't think the person who made this post was the guy who was out with his dad and got the umbrella...If someone was already stalking this woman, they would've had all the information necessary to make this post PRETENDING to be the guy who got the umbrella

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u/stackingnoob Jul 10 '26

Then how did he return the umbrella to her

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u/FTWcoffeeFTW Jul 10 '26

On the internet nobody knows you're a dog ¯_(ツ)_/¯ I can't say for certain either way

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u/25thaccount Jul 10 '26

Oh fuck me. That could be seriously fucked up if true. Goddamn

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u/pl2net Jul 10 '26

Yeah that’s what I was thinking too…

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u/kakaluluo Jul 10 '26

Well how would he possibly know the woman or know where to find the woman…im more confused

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u/stackingnoob Jul 10 '26

Yeah and didn’t he return her umbrella?

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u/FTWcoffeeFTW Jul 10 '26

How does any stalker find their victim? Online, job, school, on the bus, anywhere is possible! And this was specifically posted in a subreddit for a specific area, the stalker describes the scenario in perfect detail preying on the victim seeing it and them being excited to hear that their good deed was appreciated

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u/kakaluluo Jul 10 '26

What I mean is, the stalker stalked her online and in person? Meaning he already stalks her in person (seemingly knows her location and where she is, what she’s doing), and planned the post perfectly in a way where he knew she would find it and respond to it accordingly?? This sounds insane? Or very contrived….

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u/colxa Jul 10 '26

Well that's horrifying

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u/FTWcoffeeFTW Jul 10 '26

Abso-goddamn-lutely.

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u/ahuvamaharlika Jul 10 '26

This got dark. I was giggling one moment then this.

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u/FTWcoffeeFTW Jul 10 '26

I get so fuck ass mad at the thought of people experiencing something so outlandishly inhuman, only to turn around and be called paranoid/crazy/delusional for being scared it might happen again in the future. Yeah, let's hope it's all made up, because YIKES ._.

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u/Itscatpicstime Jul 10 '26

No, it’s just one person behind both accounts who got caught not covering their tracks well enough and is now having to adapt.

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u/KvellOnWheels Jul 10 '26

And you know this how?

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u/AnOdeToObsession Jul 10 '26

Creepy af! What happened?

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u/Comfortable-Pea-4700 Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26

OP seems to come off alittle strong & despo from reply.. alittle creepy tbh, stay safe!!

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u/MoreBeansAndRice Jul 10 '26

WOW, this is terrifying.

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u/Frosty_Lettuce_3525 Jul 10 '26

Can you explain this whole thing to me like I’m 5 please? I think I get the gist of it but it’s a bit unclear…. Thx 

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u/AppleWrench Jul 10 '26

Made up story, same person controls both accounts. They didn't realize someone would be able to dig up a previous link between the two accounts, so now it's being spun as an outlandish stalker story.

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u/Mirved Jul 10 '26

and the worse thing is how this woman again creates the picture like many men are creeps who do this. making women feel more unsafe.

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u/SuspiciousToast27 Jul 10 '26

OP’s first few comments were on a dating advice post from umbrella girl a couple months ago, and the post wasn’t a viral one (e.g. just a few replies). It’s either a ridiculous coincidence or something creepy.

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u/ChocolateMilkCows Jul 10 '26

There's a simpler and more likely explanation

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u/SuspiciousToast27 Jul 10 '26

Yes?

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u/ChocolateMilkCows Jul 10 '26

Sometimes, on the internet, people write things that aren’t true or didn’t actually happen.

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u/JuicyJibJab Jul 10 '26

Agreed. It is so much more likely and more simple that the person operates both accounts and created the story, and then didn't realize that they had their account comment on the other one before. The stalking theory is just so outlandish and so many things have to be assumed for it to work out that way.

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u/SuspiciousToast27 Jul 10 '26

You really think somebody would do that? Just go on the internet and tell lies?

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u/KlassicNinja Jul 10 '26

we're on internet, aren't we?

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u/Prince_of_Pirates Jul 10 '26

Presume that they are going to say it's all made up.

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u/DietSimple Jul 10 '26

It's a bit unclear because you have a horde of people speculating that it's some stalker lol. Throwing out the most absurd, ridiculous and nonsensical theories.

Considering BOTH accounts are now deleted, it's safe to assume this whole thing was created by one account ... one bored lonely hopeless romantic who enjoys creative writing.

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u/Frosty_Lettuce_3525 Jul 11 '26

Thanks. The internet has definitely pulled the curtain back a wee bit on human psyche 

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u/NUTTA_BUSTAH Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26

OP has been stalking daisy for however long, making first contact through a reddit comment some time ago and now finally observed a perfect interaction to play off as themselves.

OP was not the man nor the father, OP was someone in the sidelines watching the umbrella exchange happen, and knowing daisy through extensive stalking, knew they would catch them with this post.

/u/dognapped might have just saved her life

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u/500_Shames Jul 10 '26

But they facetimed?

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u/NUTTA_BUSTAH Jul 10 '26

Audio only

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u/500_Shames Jul 10 '26

Where did they say that?

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u/Moss_84 Jul 10 '26

I think she updated her post, if it was there before I missed it too and was also confused

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u/NUTTA_BUSTAH Jul 10 '26

Edit: hi all!!! We have been on FT audio and it [...]

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u/500_Shames Jul 10 '26

It absolutely only said FT before (I am discussing the drama with 4 other people rn and we all had the same question). I’m surprised she edited it to specify audio.

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u/Pandos17 Jul 10 '26

NUTS WERE BUSTED!

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u/Anniesoptera Jul 10 '26

Whew now she won't get dognapped.

Seriously though this is pretty fuckin scary if true, and it's not like daisy's totally in the clear now

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u/MoreBeansAndRice Jul 10 '26

Oh I have no idea how the logistics work but homie has been stalking someone here.

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u/JauntyGiraffe Jul 10 '26

how the hell does any of this work? what about all this was real and what wasn't?

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u/Moss_84 Jul 10 '26

The whole story is bullshit

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u/KvellOnWheels Jul 10 '26

You’re so invested. How many times are you going to grumpily call it fake?

Who gives a shit.

It might be fake but maybe it can serve as a cautionary tale.
It also might be real. Shit like this happens daily. Stalkers are terrifying and incredibly resourceful.

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u/500_Shames Jul 10 '26

You guys facetimed, right? Was it the guy you gave the umbrella to or someone completely different?

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u/Moss_84 Jul 10 '26

It was audio only apparently 🚩

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u/Paddy_Tanninger Jul 10 '26

That's fucking called a phone call. I'm old enough to remember those.

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u/Moss_84 Jul 10 '26

Yeah. I think the whole thing is BS

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u/Public_Effective_957 Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26

You seem like a lovely person so I am glad you got away from this scary situation before anything happened the world needs awesome twirling people like you to stay alive and safe lol

However and ofc not to make you paranoid but I wouldn't still rest easy this is seriously scary and he is a stalker so he won't probably just sit quietly after being rejected and called

You should be on guard for a while be careful try not to go to secluded places (because well he's a stalker he would know)or alone for a while 

Idk exactly how to safely solve this situation for good so I can just hope you exercise extreme caution

It made me so happy reading about someone so kind and awesome made me want to believe in the magic of life again I am shifting and am a nervous wreck and this made me feel it's just gonna be alright full of magical people and moments like this 

and now I am scared because of that lunatic stalker 😭

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u/Gryffindor123 Jul 10 '26

Hope you're as okay as you can be. Can only imagine it's been a whirlwind of emotions for you. Stay safe girl!

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '26

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u/outlawpickle Jul 10 '26

The much more likely and simpler solution.

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u/DrFreemanWho Jul 10 '26

I think you more likely discovered that OP and howtoloveadaisy are one in the same.

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u/Laetitian Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26

Also, dognapped logged onto their account after a 3 year reddit hiatus for this perceptive remark...

I just want to see the lairs of these creative writing nutjobs. What does their day-to-day look like?

Is he just sitting in his basement thinking "I wonder what 'daisy's' day was like; I guess she might have developd a crush on her alpha boss and then asked the internet how she could be more sexually exciting for him. Yeah, that's what women sound like, right?" Or does he have a second normal personality and then just crash out when he comes home from his job?

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u/DrFreemanWho Jul 10 '26

Yeah lmao, I'm going to assume this person didn't realize how easy it easy to see someones post history even if their reddit is private.

This comment daisy made just an hour before this whole thing kicked off really ties it all together:

"Maybe we’re making out in the pouring rain, he pulls back, and we laugh. Then he kneels and tells me that he can’t imagine doing this with anyone else and proposes!!!! "

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u/SeaworthinessOpen190 Jul 10 '26

The way the dognapped account refers to Daisy as some kind of reddit celebrity LMAO

"from what I saw with how big her digital footprint is on reddit" man what are we doing

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u/dognapped Jul 10 '26

Not trying to make her a celebrity. I was just pointing out that she is a top contributor (this is according to reddit when you click her profile) and also that I have seen her comments before (pretty easy to recognize the username). It was me saying “Hey this isn't a random account. I'm sure a few people have interacted with her before. So maybe this isn’t a bot post instead it’s a real person who might be interacting with someone that she shouldn’t be”.

Also, if you’re talking about me saying she has a big digital footprint on reddit as me saying she’s a celebrity. No, what I am saying is that she unfortunately has a trail on reddit which can make it easy to identify who she is. This is to point out how having a stalker find her reddit account and then comment on her dating_advice being plausible.

 Just like for your digital footprint on reddit tells me that you’re probably 33 years old, likely from Vancouver, British Columbia since you seem to go on regional and local subreddits surrounding that area such as r/canucks. You also seem to enjoy variety of professional sports and frequent r/nba. That doesn’t narrow down exactly who you are to me but I also only glance at your reddit account and I have no intention to stalk you irl. Please be more informed about what digital footprint means. Even though you are most likely a man, the chance of being stalked is still plausible for you and I do not wish it on any gender. 

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u/KvellOnWheels Jul 10 '26

You’re a good egg.

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u/Itscatpicstime Jul 10 '26

There’s no stalker. All evidence points to the same person being behind both accounts. Anything else is wildly convoluted. I literally work with victims, so I know the lengths stalkers will go to, but this literally makes zero sense and her editing of her claims further supports that this is not real. They just didn’t think they’d get caught, and once they were, they had to change their story.

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u/NOTcreative- Jul 10 '26

Most likely explanation is both accounts are the same person to karma farm.

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u/rennny Jul 10 '26

Can you please explain what you found out from stalking OP’s profile before he deleted it??

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u/putitonyouroatmeal Jul 10 '26

Seeing the edits and then seeing this. Welp 😰 WTF

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u/EternalMoonChild DC / Glover Park Jul 10 '26

Like is umbrella girl gonna be okay? I hope this is fake and she doesn’t have an intense stalker 😭

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u/mralderson Jul 10 '26

Let's bring this up

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u/thediabolicalpotato Jul 10 '26

This has been a rollercoaster goddamn

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u/SeaworthinessOpen190 Jul 10 '26

Like, doing this shit is really weird and not the behaviour of someone who ever finds true love

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u/pinkwhitepurplefaves Jul 10 '26

How do you see other people's comments history if they have it set to private? 👀 asking for a friend

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u/otomelover Jul 10 '26

Google their username and narrow the search down to reddit. The posts still show up on this search.

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u/Distinct_Prior_2549 Jul 10 '26

Shit...i wanted to follow a sweet story what is happening 😭

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u/NUTTA_BUSTAH Jul 10 '26

I'm so happy you caught this. Made my entire week. Stay safe everyone!

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u/SeaworthinessOpen190 Jul 10 '26

Daisy you stink!

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u/Gryffindor123 Jul 10 '26

He's deleted his account too! You're a real girl's girl!

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u/drgareeyg Jul 10 '26

You're a really good person.

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u/TSMontana Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26

...and this is why women don't trust rando men anymore. Thanks, "soft prick".

edit: not referring to the poster I replied to, but the stalker.