“He Was Still Prepping the Room”: Woman Goes to Hotel To Catch Baby Daddy Cheating, SA Entertained

• A woman caught her baby daddy red-handed after tracking him to a penthouse suite in a hotel which he paid for using their joint bank account
• Furious and determined, she stormed through the penthouse suite, searching each room as she confronted him in the clip shared on TikTok
• The clip attracted floods of comments from social media users, with many praising the woman's bravery while others remained sceptical, questioning if it was staged
• Briefly News spoke with Penny Holburn, psychologist, and relationship expert about joint accounts transparency

A young mom went to extraordinary lengths to confront her baby daddy after he claimed he was working, only to find out he had booked a hotel room using their joint credit card.

The tense moment went viral after being shared by TikTok user @itsshaybuckz, gaining 4.7M views, 380K likes, and almost 5.3K comments from social media users who shared different views.

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The woman confronts baby daddy

In the clip, the woman goes to a hotel assistant, requests a spare key to the room, and claims she lost hers. The hotel staff issues her the 46th-floor penthouse suite, and she rushes to get to the door.

After barging in, she spots her baby daddy and yells at him, asking why he said he was working when he wasn't, all while checking the rooms in the penthouse.

Watch the TikTok video below:

The impact of joint account misuse

The Briefly News team had the pleasure of speaking with Penny Holburn, a psychologist and life, career, and business coach, about how a partner's misuse of joint account funds can affect a relationship.

We asked Penny what financial infidelity, like secretly spending money on a hotel stay, says about transparency in a relationship. She responded:

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"It depends on what is acceptable to the couple.  If each has their own account and can spend a reasonable amount of money on what they want to it is okay. With a joint account, there needs to be an agreement about what the money is being spent on. 

Doing something in secret is likely to make the other partner suspicious. In a close relationship, there is an expectation that you will share a lot of information."

The team asked for a healthier way for a partner to confront another partner who has misused joint account funds without escalating the conflict. Penny said:

"In conflict situations, the partner who feels betrayed needs to say what she is feeling and what she suspects, and then give the other person the chance to reply."

We asked her what advice she would give to couples who share financial accounts to maintain trust and avoid situations where money becomes a tool for deception.

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"If this is a joint account then the couple need to agree on where the money is going."

Netizens share their views on woman's behaviour

The viral video sparked a storm of reactions, with many expressing disbelief about how easily she gained access and others criticising the hotel staff for their lack of caution. Many wondered if the hotel staff's job was not in danger after the video, while others wondered what prompted her to end the clip suddenly.

User @rouble added:

"They don’t give keys like that."

User @Caviliz29 commented:

"Girl he was still prepping the room😩😭"

User @Respectez Le Code LLC added:

"That front desk agent is gonna be in so much trouble for giving out the key and room number without ID."

User @Portia Simmons929 said:

"This ain’t real because you too calm for me 🤣"

User @user6285429 added:

"I'm glad you caught him but it's scary how easy you got a key 😳"

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User @aye Hobley said:

"You were too early"

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• A UK woman jokingly asked her South African husband how much he paid for her lobola, playfully requesting an amount.

Source: Briefly News