My husband thinks he’s a comedian – his latest ‘prank’ was so bad I threw my rings in the ocean & he called me an idiot
AN upset woman chucked away her prized wedding rings after her husband played a prank on her.
Though her husband thought the joke was funny, she felt it was senseless.
Redditor Dry_Cellist2768 shared her relationship dilemma in a post.
“This is the dumbest thing that’s ever happened to me in my entire life,” she prefaced.
She explained that her husband decided to drop a bomb on her while they were cruising around on their boat.
“We were just relaxing and talking and having a good morning,” she said.
“All of a sudden, my husband gets really serious and tells me ‘Baby, I’m so sorry but I have to tell you something. I’m so sorry, please forgive me, I had an affair.'”
She revealed that her husband has a history of pranks and jokes.
“For context, my husband thinks he’s a comedian. He says dumb sh*t all the time but he’s never joked about our marriage or relationship or cheating, ever,” she said.
His delivery, she added, was convincing and serious.
“I fully believed him,” she said.
“I was blinded by rage and hurt and I’m not a confrontational person at all so all I did was stand up, take my rings off, and throw them into the ocean.
“I don’t even know why I did it, it was just the first thing I thought of doing.”
At her ring-action, her husband quickly dropped the act.
“My husband’s jaw hit the floor. He immediately started to yell at me that it was a joke, a prank, he wasn’t serious and I was an idiot,” she said.
“My jaw dropped then too. I yelled at him too and called him the same. I cried too, realizing I just threw my lovely and sentimental rings into the ocean.”
I was blinded by rage and hurt and I’m not a confrontational person at all so all I did was stand up, take my rings off, and throw them into the ocean.
Redditor Dry_Cellist2768
She revealed that they’d been fighting over the loss of her expensive ring for days, each side unwilling to admit they were in the wrong.
“Yes, admittedly I threw about $10,000 worth of rings into the ocean and we will never find them again,” she said.
“But he looked me in my eyes and told me he had an affair. I am upset about my rings. I’ve apologized for throwing them but I just don’t feel like the a**hole.”
Viewers banded together overwhelmingly to support her.
“If someone lies to you about your child being killed in a car accident, then tells you later that it’s just a joke, that doesn’t change the traumatic experience you just had of believing your child is dead,” reasoned one commenter.
“Making someone experience trauma isn’t a prank, it’s engaging in cruelty for your own amusement.
Some agreed that her husband got exactly what he bargained for.
“Yikes, Not the a**hole. He brought up having an affair because he wanted to get a reaction out of you,” said one commenter.
“He got one. He literally said the thing he thought would rile you up the most.”
Many advised her to take the opportunity and run.
“Infidelity is no laughing matter. Your husband is very lucky that all he lost was a few rings. Some humans lose much more serious, precious things in an affair: their teeth, for instance, or their lives,” said one.
“I say this with all sincerity: get a divorce. Now.”