A Reddit post by a young woman has recently gone viral, revealing a deeply personal and shocking experience that has left many social media users stunned. The woman shared how she found out that her boyfriend of two years is, in fact, her half-brother.

In the now-viral post, the woman explained how this devastating realization came about during a visit to her boyfriend's family home. While looking through an old photo album with his mother, she came across a photo of her own father. The shocking connection hit her—she and her boyfriend share the same father.

"After two years of dating, I decided to meet my boyfriend’s parents. His mother showed me an album, and in it was a photo of my father. That’s when I realized that my boyfriend and I have the same father. I was devastated," she wrote.

The post has garnered thousands of comments from Reddit users, many offering their sympathy and suggesting she undergo a DNA test to confirm the relationship. However, some commenters have unfortunately taken a more negative approach, asking insensitive and inappropriate questions.