Wife's Hilarious Celebratory Cake for Husband Delights Internet: 'Ouch'

Ask most people which attribute they most want in a prospective partner, and the answer is a good sense of humor.

The ability to laugh at oneself, as well as together, brings people closer and can improve communication, a key element in any relationship.

One Reddit post went viral three days ago when a husband posted a celebratory cake his wife bought for him "after what I thought was a big accomplishment," says the post. "Nobody cares!" reads the icing motif on the cake. The post has garnered over 27,400 likes on the platform.

"First of all, I want to mention that my wife is incredibly supportive, and we have a strong bond. Our sense of humor can be a bit dry, and this particular joke of hers really cracked me up," Bobby from Oregon told Newsweek.

"I've been working on building a website for my printing company over the past three years. I've dedicated countless hours to it every single day."

Bobby said: "In the early stages of the project, I used to share my small achievements with my wife and one of my employees. I would say things like, 'Look at how this button updates the customer profile!' or 'Check out the dynamic layout changes on the home page!'

"These things fascinated me and some others, but not everyone fully appreciated the effort behind them," Bobby added.

On one occasion, after showing an employee a feature of the website "for the umpteenth time," Bobby said he went "sarcastically 'nobody cares!' before quickly admitting that it was actually cool."

Bobby shared this moment with his wife, who found it hilarious.

"As time went on, everyone started getting tired of my constant updates about the website being 'almost ready to launch' after several years. It became sort of a running joke, with the mantra being 'nobody cares!'"

Laughter and a good sense of humor are key in a relationship. "In fact, shared laughter within a relationship predicts not only relationship satisfaction, but also evaluations of closeness, relationship quality, and social support," reported a study from 2015 published in the Personal Relationships journal.

Finally, the day came when Bobby was able to launch his website, "which was a significant achievement to both me and my wife," he said.

"She wanted to surprise me with a cake at a family holiday party to celebrate," Bobby added. "Unfortunately, she was sick with a cold and couldn't attend the party, so she had to spoil the surprise by asking me to pick up the cake from a bakery called Hungry Hero in Sherwood, Oregon.

"When I opened the box, I burst out laughing. The cake had the perfect phrase on it, and my wife couldn't have chosen anything better. I took a picture of it right after leaving the bakery," Bobby said.

Users on Reddit loved the couple's sense of humor. "Every relationship needs a good roast to flirt ratio," wrote one. "You definitely found a keeper," commented another.

Some users, however, didn't get the joke. "Ouch," posted one user, while another commented: "Personally I could never deal with something in relationship like this lmao [laughing my a** off], I have way too bad self-esteem issues. Glad both of them find it funny though and it isn't actually a bad relationship."

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