Woman Replies to Backlash Over Adding Butter to Boyfriend's Food: 'Chill'

A woman has been forced to react after a viral TikTok video received backlash when she joked about sneaking extra calories into her boyfriend's meals.

Shared on August 1 by Daisy from Texas—who uses the handle daisedandconfused—the video that has been viewed over 15 million times shows her putting butter on top of spaghetti. It can be seen here.

The text overlay reads: "Putting butter in my boyfriend's meal preps because he keeps losing weight and he's getting too hot."

Meal planning has become an increasingly popular practice in recent years as people decide and prepare meals in advance to suit schedules and preferences, and often to tie in with fitness goals.

Research by The Food Industry Association (FMI) revealed that 29 percent of Americans plan their meals for an entire week ahead of time. The FMI also found that more people are preparing and eating meals at home. Before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, 49 percent of consumers reported cooking or preparing their own meals at home frequently, a number that rose to 58 percent by 2021 as people spent more time at home.

With more than 920,000 likes and thousands of comments, Daisy's video sparked conversation on the social media site, with most understanding the joke while a few were concerned about the secret dairy addition.

"Genuinely hoping this isn't real," said one commenter on the video, while another wrote: "I would be so mad."

But others saw the funny side, with one TikToker writing: "Butter is delicious. she's taking care of his calcium intake." While another said: "People take TikToks too serious. I guarantee they both found this funny and he still eatin' it."

In fact, research from 2010 revealed that those in relationships are actually more likely to gain weight than single people. A University of Queensland, Australia, study found that women who live with a partner gain more weight than those without a partner or child.

Surveying more than 6,000 women over a 10-year period, researchers discovered that women with a baby and partner gained the most weight, followed by those with a partner and no baby.

One of the paper's co-authors said: "Getting married or moving in with a partner and having a baby are events that trigger even further weight gain. We must look at ways to prevent health risks by focusing on the times when women need to be especially careful."

As the video continued to gain viral attention, more people shared their anger at the girlfriend's behavior. "And that's why I have trust issues," said one reply. Another TikTok user wrote: "My friend's controlling partner used to do this."

Following the increasing backlash, the couple turned the camera around and posted a video explaining the joke. In the caption, Daisy wrote: "Y'all need to chill. I respect him way too much to actually do anything that would hurt him."

In the follow-up video, she told viewers: "Here is said boy in question. Said hot boy. Obviously, this was a joke. Very obviously. Not, albeit, everyone's cup of tea, but it was a joke. When I showed him he laughed his a** off."

A series of replies to the viral video suggested that she was messing with her boyfriend's "weight goals," which the couple found even more ridiculous. "Do you wanna take that one?" she asked her boyfriend who replied and said: "I don't have weight goals. I have work every day. I get up early like most people should. I don't have issues with that. I love butter."

After clearing up any concerns, the couple was met with support from viewers who did see the lighter side of the butter joke. One TikTok user wrote: "It's so sad that so many people took this way too seriously," while another viewer said: "Don't waste your time explaining yourself. It was funny."

Newsweek reached out to daisedandconfused for comment. We could not verify the details of the case.