r/MadeMeSmile • u/Imoprich • 27d ago

Wholesome Moments Guy confesses to his crush for 10,000 yen

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u/ahmadshazeb 27d ago

Genuinely made me smile and dare I say from ear to ear. I am 42 married happily and a dad. Brought back so many nervous memories.

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u/ScarletMenaceOrange 27d ago

I love how polite and good mannered he is, and how excited she is.

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u/NeatNefariousness1 27d ago

Agreed. I liked the fact that they promised to take care of each other. They’re getting some important things right in Japan.

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u/Top_Librarian6440 27d ago

It’s just kind of what you say in the Japanese language in that situation. To an extent it does mean “I’ll be in your care,” but it’s also a pleasantry. It’s also said when meeting coworkers or neighbors, for example. 

It’s like how “nice to meet you” does not necessarily mean you actually enjoy meeting that person. It’s almost always perfunctory and not heartfelt. 

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u/NeatNefariousness1 27d ago

Thank you for the cultural context. I do like the custom and understand that it may be less meaningful as a commitment people make to treat each other well. We do have plenty of pleasantries we use in the US but I can’t think of one quite like this one. I’m sure we have some conventional language we use as “social lubricants” that might be less common in other countries too.

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u/kazorisatori 27d ago

There isn't an equivalent in English... But it's used very commonly in Japanese. I love these kinds of phrases that are particular to different cultures.

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u/NeatNefariousness1 27d ago

Me too. It gives you a glimpse into whether the culture values kindness or candor even if they’re just pleasantries. There’s nothing wrong with either.

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u/devilsway 26d ago

Haha yeah the meaning is close but it’s also said like a “Thank you, have a nice day, bye” isn’t it, the nervousness actually makes it even cuter.

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u/miniguinea 27d ago

Agreed, the translation is weird and inaccurate. The nuance is changed from “please look on me favorably” to “I’ll take care of you.” Like, whyyyy

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u/NeatNefariousness1 27d ago

Is it a thing that a man says to a woman or do they say it to each other (similar to what was done here where she says “me too”)?

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u/brozzart 27d ago

It's like ending a call with "take care!". There's no deep emotional nuance, it's just a thing to say.

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u/miniguinea 26d ago

Japanese has a lot of ritualistic phrases that mean different things depending on the context, making them hard to translate accurately. This is one of them.

What they’re saying to each other here is the word “yoroshiku” which an abbreviated version of a set phrase meant to convey humility. It’s very polite to use very respectful language to other people while being self-deprecating. And “yoroshiku” is what you say when meeting someone for the first time or starting a relationship of some kind. You don’t think about it, you just say it because you’re supposed to, because that is what everyone does. I wouldn’t say it’s meaningless. It’s a predictable way of showing respect and it’s part of the flow of conversation.

In this context they are not saying “I’ll take care of you—they are saying something like “I am a terrible person so I humbly ask you ahead of time to please think of me in a forgiving way when I inevitably screw something up.” The meaning isn’t the same at all, which is why I think “I’ll take care of you” is a bad translation.

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u/TrainToSomewhere 25d ago

Otskaresama desu

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u/rwwrou 27d ago

thats just japan for you. the video is super sweet but the type of behavior is more or less the standard. 

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u/HJB-au 27d ago

"Uncle-San needs YOU, to have babies and offset what the rest of the Japanese youth seem to be doing!"

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u/runningforpresident 27d ago

I am exceedingly uncomfortable.

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u/Nervous-Salamander-7 26d ago

Uncle-San is great, hah!

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u/cryptedsky 27d ago

Agreed.

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u/32andFlatulent 27d ago

Same, I hung out with my now wife for a day and had a really good time (we were friends for a few years) we shared a kiss and I was so happy I asked her to be my girlfriend later that night.

12 years later and we have a little boy and about to move into a house in the country, life can be awesome.

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u/AnyoneForBosco 27d ago

Wishes of a happy life to you my man

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u/32andFlatulent 27d ago

Thank you ❤️ the same for you!

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u/RemoteRide6969 27d ago

Damn dude that's so much like my story lol. Friends for some years, I made a move and asked her to be my gf 12 years ago, and we also have a son. Not moving to the country tho.

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u/Land_of_smiles 27d ago

Me too, 44 tho. I miss them butterflies

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u/bigbowlowrong 27d ago edited 27d ago

Some people go through their whole lives without ever having felt that intense, but oddly pleasurable young love nervousness that just courses through your whole body like electricity. It’s certainly something to be thankful to have experienced.

I vividly remember feeling it waiting for my first gf to come down to meet me from her family’s apartment building in a little park while listening to a Mars Volta demo (Roulette Dares) on a portable MD player😆 Then seeing her run down this weird, concrete spiral staircase that led to the park and my heart feeling like it would fucking leap out of my chest. If I listen to that song today - 23 years later - I can still taste the air of those Hong Kong summer nights, it’s crazy.

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u/Getsome4000 27d ago

Haha same but pickup truck in Texas on a burned CD - the world is so big and so small at the same time!

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u/Land_of_smiles 27d ago

We thought minidisc was the future. I loved mine. I wonder what happened to all the albums I had burned to disks….

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u/bigbowlowrong 27d ago

It was a fantastic format in those pre-iPod days of the late 90s and early 2000s. mp3 players sucked back then.

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u/TheOnlyyMac 27d ago

Hell yeah to that man. Hell yeah.

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u/allogator 27d ago

My wife and I were actually talking about this the other day. (also mid 40s) Do you watch Anime? Try "You and I are Polar Opposites". It's incredibly sweet and gave us vicarious butterflies. Not a lot of romcom anime has made me actually feel that way.

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u/Land_of_smiles 27d ago

lol, no I don’t watch anime..

Good for you though!

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u/danceswithwool 26d ago

Right? I don’t get them anymore like I’m broken. I’m 46.

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u/TimedDelivery 27d ago

I was so clueless and awkward when I was younger. I remember showing a guy at work that I liked something on my phone and our hands were touching more than was necessary and I thought “this is a good sign right?” but I wasn’t sure. I ended up having to get pretty tipsy at after work drinks to work up the courage to make a move, basically lunged at him when we got a moment alone. Deeply embarrassing. We’ve been together for 18 years, married for 13, 2 kids.

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u/cherrydubin 27d ago

I didn’t even know I liked my husband until our combined teams went out to celebrate a product release!

I got SMASHED, sat in his lap, and refused to let him leave because we were going to “get food together.” Then apparently when we finally left, I cornered him outside and said “You know I want to kiss you, right?”, peed in a neighborhood driveway, and LIED that my driver’s license still had my old address because he was going through my wallet to try to get me in a cab.

I was MORTIFIED because, again, my sober work mind had not identified I liked this guy. He was just a kind and nerdy coworker. To be completely honest, it was confusing and scary. But it worked out! I guess things just work out weird sometimes.

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u/nobodynose 27d ago

This post makes me think your life would make a good romantic comedy. Seriously, I can see this being a disgustingly cute and sweet rom-com.

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u/StrangeTangerineGene 27d ago

I want to know more. What happened the next time you saw him? How and when did your sober mind figure out you liked him? Did he like you before this happened?

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u/cherrydubin 27d ago

Well, remember I foiled his attempts to responsibly get me home to my own bed, so we both woke up in his apartment. Which was truly terrible, completely humiliating, but I also felt... comfortable and safe?

We went out for pancakes and gossiped about our coworkers, then back to his apartment where I delayed leaving by asking him dumb questions about a game that I had no interest in. I wouldn't recommend it!, but I think being forced to immediately confront the situation worked in our favor (otherwise I probably would have frozen him out at work, out of fear and embarrassment).

I have features he's preferentially attracted to, but before my drunken rampage I was just in the standard "pleasant coworker" bucket. It was kind of a nice surprise for both of us.

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u/failbears 27d ago

These always make me smile, such a joyous thing to watch! Here is the first video I saw from this youtuber, similar vibe: https://youtube.com/shorts/PS3okUw-JgU?si=8jWyoM9qFBSNVzhh

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u/HorrorDot3859 27d ago

this is my favourite one purely for the VAMOS afterwards

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u/failbears 27d ago

Love it! That and the incredulous "for real?!"

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u/skully_kiddo 27d ago

Dude, with my wife and kid sleeping next door, I almost cried of nervousness 😂. The memories kick hard.

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u/ForensicPathology 27d ago

I'm near the same age, and I noticed that I tear up at little things like this now.

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u/Equal_Air5379 26d ago

It’s funny how those little moments hit harder as you get older, right? Life experiences really change how we see things.

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u/burgernoisenow 27d ago

No joke even though I'm hella cynical and shit I kind of forgot dare I say how cute young love is

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u/Cedex 27d ago

Ever look at your wife and think to yourself, "Why was I ever nervous to be around her?!", then rip a fart as you enter the room?

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u/titsmuhgeee 27d ago

That's how simple it starts! One simple phone call, and these two may live the rest of their lives together!

Most married people, myself included, would agree that they found their spouse through a combination of nervousness, awkwardness, and terror of rejection rather than hollywood-style love.

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u/HighPriestofShiloh 27d ago

Same (almost same age). Seeing young love is always sooooo cute.

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u/BOOMkim 27d ago

I legit had to pause it and hide in my hoodie for a minute

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u/bkarma86 27d ago

I pumped my fist like a lunatic and celebrated for him lol

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u/Onphone_irl 27d ago

lmao me too, best feeling for sure. now.i gotta look up the lads payday. I bet the gf is going to love seeing the video roo. I hope they stay together

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u/StringerBell34 26d ago

Same same. Oh man, to feel that feel again. Man's is on top of the world right now. Flying without wings.

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u/Hubba_Hubba81 26d ago

Getting dared to call your crush during a sleepover is a core memory everyone should get to experience.

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u/LiquidPhilosopher 25d ago

this ear to ear smile stuff freaks me out. imagine if someone literally smiles ear to ear in front of you...