• Jax@sh.itjust.works
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    20 days ago

    Am I the only one that would probably be gaslit into believing it and be really really pissed off when I learned the truth?

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      20 days ago

      The year can be easily checked online and you usually keep your phone besides you on the night stand

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      19 days ago

      It would depend on how long the joke goes on and to what extreme. “5 minutes super confused, until I look at my phone” = okay "An elaborate prank where she changed all the dates that lasts 20 minutes = okay “A day of being told my family died, world ended, etc” = not okay.

    • KomfortablesKissen@discuss.tchncs.de
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      20 days ago

      Honestly I would be angry too. But then after I would have completely woken up I would laugh about it. And think of a payback. Maybe even something involving a moist, cold sponge.

      • Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world
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        19 days ago

        My brother-in-law once put a slice of bread on my sleeping sister’s stomach, and when their dog (a very gluttonous beagle) started chowing down, woke her up by shaking her while shouting “the dog is eating your flesh!”

        He’s great. There’s a reason he became my best friend after they married.

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      20 days ago

      As someone who doesn’t like April Fools’, I see your point. This plays with the trust of their relationship. However, if the trust is solid and there is a mutual understanding of how they can play with that trust, it’s probably fine.

      I guess it depends on the couple, e.g. how frequently they joke in a similar manor, what they know about their trigger points or if there is a hidden struggle for power. I think for most couples this would be a harmless prank both can laugh about and kiss afterwards.

    • tal@lemmy.today
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      20 days ago

      I think it’d be funny. But different strokes for different folks, I reckon.

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      19 days ago

      Yes, yes you are. And I sincerely hope for the women around you that you’re single. That’s not healthy and you should probably seek counseling.

      • Maalus@lemmy.world
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        19 days ago

        Ah yes another psychiatrist diagnosing people through a single comment online.

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        19 days ago

        Jumping to conclusions on little to no evidence is a bigger red flag than a person who blindly trusts their partner when abruptly shaken awake.