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Indrė Lukošiūtė

80 Times Women Did Not Hold Back And Traumatized Men Right Back

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Pranks in a relationship can be tricky. They can be playful and silly like hiding your partner’s favorite snack to get a laugh or switching the salt and sugar in the kitchen.

Other times, they’re more pointed like gaslighting or manipulating your partner to get out of a bad situation or prove a point.

On TikTok, women are sharing confessions that run the full spectrum — from teasing a partner about a celebrity crush to convincing an ex to eat a whole jar of pepperoncini.

Basically, all the little things that may or may not have traumatized the men in their lives.

Scroll to see some of the most unhinged examples, and decide for yourself who crossed a line and who should take home the crown for chaotic comedy gold.

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I told my ex once that he [soiled] himself and I had to wipe his [behind] when he drank too much and he didn’t drink the rest of our relationship lmao

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Some of these stories are lighthearted — a perfume trick here, a celebrity comparison there.

But some are next-level psychotic. Like lying to a color-blind partner or letting someone eat dog treats.

A survey in the UK found about one in nine couples say they love to prank each other on social media and share the reactions.

About 48% of participants said the pranks were most often intended to scare the partner, while 23% said they were done to make them look silly.

But even when couples treat pranks like fun online content, many still report friction as a result.

About 68% of partners said those pranks had led to arguments.

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Many women also shared stories of teasing, trolling, and humorous revenge tactics, which reminds me of the new breed of prank: clout-lighting.

It’s a mix of clout chasing and gaslighting, where extreme practical jokes are pulled on partners to get views, likes, or followers.

Some of them are harmless jokes, but a lot of them are aggressive, humiliating, and often calculated. Millions of people watch, because the more shocking they are, the more viral they will be.

The original video posted on TikTok by a woman claiming she gaslit her ex-boyfriend for two years has over 1.2 million likes. It also has nearly 4,000 comments, mostly from other women sharing their own stories of how they traumatized their partners.

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He has a crush on Millie Bobby Brown. I asked him, “do you have a crush on her because she looks like your sister or is there another reason?”

In this list, there are also stories of women taking extreme measures to escape toxic or harmful relationships.

Someone gaslit a partner into admitting infidelity, while another woman manipulated her ex to secure child support.

In such cases, the tactics are less about cruelty and more about survival.

Research shows that when a relationship is controlling or unsafe, women often use whatever tools they have to reclaim power and protect themselves. Sometimes they might also get creative to get out of dangerous situations.

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But why exactly do we like to watch, read or share such stories?

It’s like peeking through a window you shouldn’t be looking through.

Part of you wants to scroll away and pretend you didn’t see a thing. Another part of you is hooked, waiting for the next chaotic moment.

It’s like reality TV but unfiltered and personal. There are no producers or scripts, it’s just humans being absurd and dramatic while the internet eats it up.

Experts say it can be empathy that keeps us hooked to such stories.

Commenters are usually split — some say fair dues are being given while others say it’s toxic behavior — but almost everyone keeps reading and watching.

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In some cases, clout-lighting could be seen as a form of emotional cruelty.

“Whether it's for a million subscribers on YouTube or a few hundred friends on Facebook, these videos have one aim - to incite laughter at the expense of the victim, who in some cases can be in some real distress,” says Paola Diana, a feminist campaigner and author.

“The reactions to these pranks are always going to be extreme, so why would anyone want this shared with their family and friends, let alone the whole world? It's a way of making the victim of the prank look unstable.”

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I caught my husband looking at edits of JLo. I didn’t tell him I knew, but now randomly I point out how his mom looks like JLo

A prank is basically any planned surprise meant to scare, embarrass, or upset someone.

Sometimes, the person on the receiving end wonders if they’re overreacting, especially if the person doing the prank brushes it off as a joke.

Pranks might seem harmless, but they can dig up old trauma and make you feel constantly on edge. They can also affect the trust in a relationship.

It can be even worse when videos of the prank are shared online for laughs.

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In some cases, pranks can cross the line into emotional or psychological manipulation.

They can also be a way for someone to try to control or intimidate you — it might give them a sense of power while leaving you anxious or uncomfortable.

If a prank ever makes you feel uneasy or like you’re walking on eggshells, that’s a valid feeling. And it’s okay to call it out and protect yourself.

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Till this day i comment really old cringe pics of him on his thrist trap tiktoks from random accounts and he would delete them and block me and i would just repeat from new account