Patton Oswalt and his fiancée just had their first public “fight” on Twitter, and the internet is loving it
There comes a time in every couple’s life when they will experience a major disagreement. Then, they will express that disagreement on social media for the whole world to see. For comedian Patton Oswalt and his fiancé actress Meredith Salenger, that time is now.
The couple recently got engaged, so they’re still feeling that honeymoon-esque bliss. But they just had a very public first “fight” on Twitter. Oswalt kicked off their spat with a pretty gross tweet. It came in response to another comic’s tweet about how funny people online tend to be “repulsive” in person.
We can’t say Oswalt didn’t prove the guy’s point.
Not true I just had diarrhea in my pants and it got all over my balls but my dick is still spotless except for all the zits. https://t.co/V8FNM4eGcy
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) July 15, 2017
Salenger then replied with a great, classic shutdown: “Delete your account.”
Delete your account. https://t.co/q0WveqG0ye
— Meredith Salenger (@MeredthSalenger) July 15, 2017
And then it just spiraled from there. GIFs were used, battles were fought.
— Meredith Salenger (@MeredthSalenger) July 15, 2017
Soon, other people started getting involved.
Why do I feel like I just walked into something and should quietly leave?
— Steve O (@sorgansf) July 15, 2017
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Someone raised this very important question.
https://twitter.com/udfredirect/status/886302605151838208
The couple has experienced some backlash after announcing their engagement recently. Oswalt’s wife Michelle McNamara passed away 15 months ago, and people have been critical of the short time between her death and Oswalt’s new relationship. But both Oswalt and Salenger took to social media to defend their choice.
Salenger wrote a moving post expressing her love for Oswalt, his daughter Alice, and McNamara’s family.
“Everyone has been so lovely to us… ALL of Michelle’s siblings and friends and family… a few trolls have strong opinions. But I think for Patton, having met and found love after over a year of intense therapy and openly grieving and dealing with his pain…I am grateful to be the one who helps him climb out of the depths of grief and find some joy again. And most of all… Alice is happy and feels loved.
If they’re happy, we’re happy. And we hope there will be many more playful Twitter exchanges to look forward to in the future.
