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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/littleredbird1991 on 2026-05-09 03:40:16+00:00.

So I (34F) have been best friends with Ali (30F) for about 5 years now. She was in a long term relationship with a guy named “Rick” for a while but that went south around Christmas. She recently met a new guy and they have been going out for about a month.

Now I am someone who has a tendency to put my foot in my mouth when meeting new people, especially if there is pressure.

Recently, Ali told me she wants our extended friend group to meet her new boyfriend. She told us he is really shy and kind of reserved so to not be offended if he is a bit stand off ish. She also said he is rich. Like rolling in old family money, rich. She said he doesn’t like to talk about it, and she doesn’t want him to think she is just after his money. She also told me, explicitly, not to call him by her ex’s name, which, admittedly, I have done before. She also told us his name was Wallace, but he goes by Wally.

So me, my husband, my friends, and their partners all meet Ali and Wally at a bar downtown. I notice Wally isn’t really socializing with everyone so I go to introduce myself and my husband.

I walk up to Ali and Wally and say;

“Hi Ali, and you must be Rich”.

Ali looks at me like I’ve got three heads, then it hit me. I just called her current boyfriend the wrong version of her ex’s name! Okay, no problem, I can pull this off

I laugh and say “ha ha oops, I meant to say you’re Ali’s Wallet”

Now everyone is looking at me and I want go jump off the nearest balcony (but we’re on the ground floor, lucky me). And my husband swoops in and says “Nice to meet you WALLY”. He really enunciated everything so well. And my husband and Wally started talking. I ran to the bathroom.

Now I am in the bathroom of this bar, wondering if I can fake my ibs finally making my intestines fall out so I can go home and cry

TL;DR Rich Wallet!

(ps Wally or Ali if you find this I am so sorry)