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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/IcyCauliflower4986 on 2025-10-26 17:22:21+00:00.
So, I (29F) have been crushing hard on this guy (32M) at my gym for a while now. He’s got this charming smile, and we’ve recently started flirting and chatting whenever we bump into each other during workouts. The catch? He has an identical twin brother who also goes to the same gym. Same face, same build, same hairstyle, even the same voice tone, literally no way to tell them apart unless you’re up close and personal.
Today, I strutted into the gym, spotted who I thought was my crush near the dumbbells, and decided to shoot my shot with some flirty small talk. I walked up, flashed a smile, and we started chatting. I was laying on the charm, talking about our usual gym banter, but something felt… off. He was polite but seemed a bit distant, not picking up on our usual vibe. I brushed it off, thinking maybe he was just having an off day.
Then, like a scene from a bad rom-com, my actual crush walked up, said, “good to see you” and put his hand on my shoulder with that familiar grin. My stomach dropped. I realized I’d been chatting up his twin brother for the last few mins😭 The worst part is the twin totally knew I mistook him for his brother and just went along with it, probably out of politeness (or amusement). I mumbled some excuse about needing to start my workout and bolted to the treadmill, face burning.
Now I’m overanalyzing every word I said to the twin, wondering if I came off as a total weirdo. Safe to say, I’ll be triple-checking who I’m talking to at the gym from now on.
TL;DR: TIFU by flirting with my crush’s identical twin brother at the gym, thinking it was him, only to get busted when my real crush showed up.