Christmas present. The thoughtful gesture has spectacularly back fired and the unnamed boyfriend has shared the disastrous scenario in a post on Reddit's Relationship Advice forum, hoping strangers will have some words of wisdom to help.
He claims he purchased a DNA testing kit for his partner and her mum and dad even gave him the thumbs up to get her the present.
However, after receiving the 23 and Me ancestry kit, the American woman has now uncovered a shocking family secret that her mum has been keeping for the last 30 years.
In his Reddit post, the man said: "think I f***ed up by getting my girlfriend a DNA test for Christmas". He then goes on to explain that she had the gift early and got the results recently.
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