Or the officers were just having a shitty day... I had a similar experience, I declared that I was coming to plan the wedding with my partner and was sent to secondary where I was issued a one month VR by a very rude and demeaning agent (not to mention they were making claims about rules that were not true).
Applied for an extension that took about 1½ month which was approved for 6 months. Got married and applied for PR+OWP, OWP got approved before the extension ran out (had a gamble with a trip before the OWP arrived, did not get any stamp returning then so assumed they saw either there was an OWP in progress, or that the VR was valid for another two months).
Applied for an extension that took about 1½ month which was approved for 6 months. Got married and applied for PR+OWP, OWP got approved before the extension ran out (had a gamble with a trip before the OWP arrived, did not get any stamp returning then so assumed they saw either there was an OWP in progress, or that the VR was valid for another two months).