So years ago when we renovated our kitchen, we ended up with one of those mystery light switches. You know the ones — they don’t seem to do anything, but you’re scared to mess with them too much in case they’re secretly powering something important.
My husband kept flipping it back and forth trying to figure out what it was for. Drove him insane. He even tested it during the day and night to see if it controlled an outside light. Nope. He eventually gave up and just started calling it “the dud.”
Except… it’s not a dud.
It controls the outlet behind our coffee machine.
I realized it one morning when I flipped it and the machine didn’t turn on. I tested it again and confirmed it — mystery solved. But I never told him.
Why? Because it became my little revenge switch. When he’s been extra annoying — like when he “forgets” to unload the dishwasher for the 3rd time in a row or leaves socks all over the living room — I flip it off the night before.
The next morning, he wakes up grumpy and confused because the coffee machine “won’t work again,” and I just shrug and say, “weird, maybe it’s time to replace it.”
It’s petty. I know. But it makes me feel a little better when I’m scrubbing crusty dishes he said he’d take care of.
I figure I’ll tell him eventually… like when we’re 80. Maybe.
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This is the kind of petty brilliance that should be taught in marriage prep classes. Honestly iconic behavior.
Your secret switch revenge is giving “domestic villain origin story” and I’m here for it. May the coffee confusion continue.
This is how legends are made. He thinks the machine is dying, but really it’s just karma in loungewear with a dish towel.
Im in love with this!!!!!
Petty but not harmful 🤣🤣🤣
Im all for it, especially if you’ve already got your cuppa 😁😁😁
Oh, the power you have……literally!
This is the kind of passive-aggressive genius that keeps a marriage spicy without saying a word. You deserve a medal and a hot coffee you didn’t have to make.
Someone get this woman an award! It needs to be in the shape of a coffee cup or light switch. This is absolutely brilliant!
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And after years and year that room gets converted into palatine care for him and that very outlet is used for the respirator keeping him alive. She flips the switch one final time and whispers ‘the crusty plates remember’.
Why are you married to him?
People will do anything other than communicate 🤣
Fantastic! I think this is a secret you need to take to the grave, though
This is absolutely diabolical in the most hilarious, married-for-years kind of way 😂 The fact that he still hasn’t caught on makes it even better. Honestly, this feels like the kind of petty revenge that keeps a relationship spicy. You’re not hurting anyone, just slowly driving him nuts one “broken” coffee machine at a time. Iconic.
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This is the kind of harmless chaos that keeps a marriage interesting 😂 You’re not just a wife — you’re a mastermind.
Oh, the sweet satisfaction of a secret revenge switch in plain sight! Who needs therapy when you have a hidden outlet controller for those oh-so-convenient “coincidences”? Power moves in relationships, literally!