Woman is brutally mocked on Twitter after praising her boyfriend for buying flowers for her best friend when she was dumped - as users insist he must have ulterior motives

  • Abigail Gibson took to Twitter to share a sweet gesture from her boyfriend
  • Max Kupfer asked Abigail, 21, if it was OK to send her friend flowers after it was revealed that her boyfriend had cheated on her 
  • The Indiana-native uploaded photos of blooms sent by Max to her friend Steph 
  • The tweet prompted accusations that Max was cheating with Steph or wanted to make a move on her
  • Other users slammed the speculation and said it was chivalrous and 'pure love' 

By Freya Drohan For Dailymail.com

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A college student felt the extent of how cruel Twitter trolls can be when she shared her boyfriend's sweet gesture towards her best friend.  

Indiana-based Abigail Gibson, 21, said her boyfriend Max Kupfer, 21, had bought flowers for her best friend after Steph's boyfriend cheated on her. She explained: 'My boyfriend bought her flowers just to show her that she deserves better than a cheater. He knows if he's dating me, he's dating my friends.'

However it wasn't long before Abigail's tweet went viral and attracted over 1,000 responses, many of them sewing the seed of doubt that there was something going on between Max and Steph. 

Divisive: After a 21-year-old student shared that her boyfriend has bought flowers for her heartbroken best friend, there were extreme reactions to his act

Divisive: After a 21-year-old student shared that her boyfriend has bought flowers for her heartbroken best friend, there were extreme reactions to his act 

Boyfriend: Abigail Gibson pictured with her boyfriend Max Kupfer, both 21, whom she praised for his gesture on Twitter

Boyfriend: Abigail Gibson pictured with her boyfriend Max Kupfer, both 21, whom she praised for his gesture on Twitter 

BFF: Indiana-based Abigail, right, said her boyfriend is also good friends with her bestie Steph, left

BFF: Indiana-based Abigail, right, said her boyfriend is also good friends with her bestie Steph, left 

'I was shocked with the online reaction,' the Ball State University student told BuzzFeed News. 'I didn't think the tweet would get so much backlash.'

Abigail explained that she was with her close friend Steph comforting her after she found our her boyfriend had been unfaithful.  

Abigail's boyfriend of one year asked Abigail 'If she'd feel OK if he bought Steph flowers to cheer her up'.

Couple: The students, pictured, have been together for one year and Abigail commended Max for having a 'heart of gold'
Couple: The students, pictured, have been together for one year and Abigail commended Max for having a 'heart of gold'

Couple: The students, pictured, have been together for one year and Abigail commended Max for having a 'heart of gold'

'I didn't think it would come off creepy or overstepping, especially since they're close friends,' Abigail explained to the outlet.  

'I wanted to cheer her up and do something nice for her and show her not all guys are so sh**ty,' Max told BuzzFeed News. 

Stephanie was so surprised by the gesture that it reportedly 'almost made her cry'. 

Stephanie said she was so 'surprised' by the gesture that 'it almost made [her] cry.'

'It made my day better knowing I had people around me who cared for, and supported, me so much,' she said. 'I really appreciated the gesture.' 

Online, however, the gesture didn't go down so well with everyone.

'Let my mans buy my friend flowers they both getting shot,' one woman wrote.

'He f**king your bestie,' said another female user.

Another chimed in: 'Who's gonna buy you flowers when they end up being together tho?'

Trolls: Max's move was picked apart by Twitter users who said it was dubious and 'shady'

Trolls: Max's move was picked apart by Twitter users who said it was dubious and 'shady'

However, others saw the genuine heartfelt gesture as a sweet act. 

'I have no issue about this,' one woman said. 'If I had a boyfriend and they did this for my friend I'd find it thoughtful and kind. Those who think "Oh he must want her", "He is cheating on her" need to heal. Allow people to be kind.' 

Another agreed: 'If your friendships are healthy and your relationship is healthy you would understand the pure love in this.' 

'I love that he did this for your friend. It shows the kind loving soul that he has. When someone's hurting so many people don't notice/care. I have a lifelong friend & thru the years I've always said her & I are a package deal. So I get this,' said another female user. 

'Who said chivalry was dead,' a dad-of-two added. 

Support: Others weighed in to agree with Abigail that it was a genuine gesture, dissing the naysayers as insecure

Support: Others weighed in to agree with Abigail that it was a genuine gesture, dissing the naysayers as insecure 

Abigail added that she thinks her now-viral tweet was 'misinterpreted'.

She clarified: 'I meant it more as a metaphor... my friends are his friends.' 

'Max has a heart of gold and he cares about the people I keep close to me,,' she added, 'which is everything I could ask for in a boyfriend.' 

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