I’ve been with my girlfriend for over five years over which time I’ve told her a few fairy stories that were more like practical joke time-bombs than lies. I always expected them to get found out.
You know what I mean.
One of them was that I was born in the Australian bush far from a hospital (true), and when my mother went into labor, my father rushed to her to the hospital in his ute (Australian pickup truck) (true), but didn’t make it on time (false) and had to deliver me himself in the back tray of the ute (false). Being a bushie, he’d delivered plenty of calves, lambs and foals. It wasn’t a big deal.
I thought was just a bit funny, and I expected one day to be caught.
Anyway, at my parents’ place last weekend, my girlfriend brought it up to my father. Just in passing. My mother laughed, stopped her and got her to recite the whole story as I’d told it.
Instead of everyone laughing at the hoax, they’re all mad at me and don’t understand what would motivate me to make up such a story.
Now my girlfriend won’t speak to me. Says she can’t trust me and that it’s all over.
The thing is that’s just one of several pranks I’ve told her. There are more ticking away.
Am I the asshole for pranking her or does she just not have a sense of humor?
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I think it’s mean. She’s going to feel stupid when she realizes you lied. How is this funny -for her-?
Welp, she reacted badly one time, and there are more to come and it’s already over… so i’d say you reap what you sowed. And she’s right, she can’t trust you.. it’s too late
Yta
YTA – Why would you lie about things like this and let it go for FIVE YEARS? That’s just so weird, and the fact that you’ve “got more” of these lies just sitting out there waiting for her to find out? That’s… yeah, YTA.
Kinda assholish. When you tell a jokey story, you usually follow up immediately after by explaining it was a joke. Telling someone a fake story and letting them believe it long term is just you lying. You say it was a “prank” or a “hoax?” but you’re just repeatedly lying to your girlfriend for you own entertainment.
Yes, YTA. Telling lies isn’t a prank. Everyone is mad at you because YTA.
You’ve been lying to her. You’re a liar. YTA.
YTA. Telling a fake story and letting her believe it for that long isn’t a prank or a joke. It’s malicious. It’s at her expense and makes her look bad.
Now she’s probably wondering what else she believes that isn’t true, and based on what you said, she has reason to question the entire relationship.
If you don’t tell her immediately that it’s a joke, then it’s not a “prank”, it’s just a lie.
I’ve known people who continually pull stunts like this, and most people don’t trust them, for good reason.
Yta.
Pathologically lies about himself as a joke and then wonders why his gf gets mad at him and says she cant trust him. Lol YTA.
YTA
I don’t understand how this would be funny. Your girlfriend and your family certainly do not find it funny.
A prank means that everyone is laughing when the truth comes out.
YTA because you are creating lies and then gaslighting
YTA. Lying isn’t cool. Pranking isnt cool. No matter how “harmless” they seem. Your now ex-girlfirned was hurt in the process.
If you lied about this, what else have you lied about that she doesn’t know about. You made your bed, and she’s gone. WTF did you think was going to happen.
Well I laughed.
‘You know what I mean.’
We don’t.
YTA.
YTA you got caught telling lies. You can make a joke about it but you have to come clean at the end of the story and tell the truth. Otherwise everyone thinks you’re an AH.
You played yourself. YTA. Do better in your next relationship.
YTA. What is wrong with you?
YTA.
YTA. If my husband had made such a joke, I’d have tossed him out on his rear.
NAH. Not sure how many commenters are Aussies so far, but this is what we do. Humorous white lies that are inconsequential. We love telling Americans we ride to work in the pouch of a kangaroo and everyone has a pet crocodile. I can’t say for the other stories, but whether or not he was born in a hospital or ute is inconsequential.
Ask any Aussie, they’ll tell you.
If everyone in your family is also mad about this, I think it should be obvious that YTA. What other kinds of lies do you tell her under the guise of it being a prank? And what about this is supposed to be funny?
YTA. Misleading people is not a prank. This is twisted and it’s nothing to do with other people not having a sense of humour. Just tell the truth in life! Jokes don’t go on concealed for any length of time. That’s just straight up deception.
Methinks thou art a compulsive liar. It isn’t funny. And no, I don’t know what you mean by telling someone important to you packs of lies.
YTA x 100. That’s the truth.
YTA and at this point I think it’s another one of your pranks. Nothing should be seen as the truth.
I reckon I’m just saying she doesn’t have a sense of humour cos I’m also Australian. NTA.
If you lie about things like that, how is anyone supposed to trust you? If you’re not careful you’ll end up like the boy who cried drop bear.
YTA They aren’t really jokes, just straight up lies. You embarrassed your girlfriend and made her look and feel stupid in front of your family. It’s entirely plausible that you were born in the back of a car. It happens all the time because people don’t make it to hospital. My dad is a cop and has delivered a baby in the back of a car after pulling over a speeding vehicle. It’s not some outlandish thing that would make it obvious you’re joking. Your girlfriend wants to know this information because she wants to know you and you’re making it one big joke at her expense. Grow up.
Grow up
YTA for thinking telling lies is a prank.
YTA. Also a liar.
“You know what I mean.” No..no we don’t OP, because that isn’t normal. YTA. 😪
YTA. That’s not a prank, that’s a straight up lie.
Mate. It’s a lie. YTA
Yta. I think you might actually have a mental health issue. Not saying that to be mean. I think you would benefit from speaking to a therapist about this. It’s honestly kind of serious that you don’t seem to understand why it’s problematic.
Wow how old are you? This is insane how many lies have you told?
So you lied, let her embarrass herself, and doubled down because you don’t see a problem with it? Or am I just missing something?
I guess I don’t have a sense of humor, but, I wouldn’t trust another word out of your mouth either.
Assuming she doesn’t leave you, but it seems she already has, have the sense to apologize, genuinely. Then come clean about the other lies too.
YTA
Google “Pathological liar.”
YTA
i Hope she breaks up with you.
YTA jokes are supposed to be funny. What’s funny about continuing to lie for five years? She probably felt like you were mocking her in front of your family
“Fairy stories… like practical joke time-bombs”
That is what most people call lies, OP. You’re a liar. And YTA.
Until you can recognize this was never a prank you have a lot of growing to do. Start with that before jumping into something like this again. This is an issue you need to address about yourself.
You messed up, you lied to her. Whatever your reasoning actually was it wasn’t a prank, this is what you tell yourself to minimize what you’ve done.
I would suggest talking to someone, typically someone who can’t admit what this is has other deeper unaddressed issues they need to face, your lack of trust and honesty for someone you were with for 5 years being one of them.
I actually don’t want to otherwise pass judgment. What you did was wrong and it wasn’t a prank but this is something that is vital you need to confront in yourself if you want to move forward.
INFO: which bit is the funny bit?
YTA. Why do you think it appropriate to lie to your girlfriend about something like that and call it a prank? And why do you feel its necessary to prank her all the time? What perverted pleasure do you get out of that? How old are you again? SMH.
YTA. It’s not pranking, it’s compulsive lying
YTA
YTA – that’s not a prank. It’s a lie. Own up to it. Think about anything you think you KNOW about your girlfriend or a family member and then one day you find out it’s not true. How would you feel? If you’re afraid to be honest with someone, your relationship is the ticking time bomb. The fact that you expected someone else to “catch you out” sounds like there might be more at play here than a not so funny sense of humor.
nta..you could’ve told her but she overreacted
It’s called pathological lying masked as a joke. YTA, just why? It’s weird AF.
YTA People like you suck because it’s not clear what’s a joke and what isn’t. Meaning she can’t trust anything you say to her ever.
The only time those kind of jokes work are when you make it clear in tone or in some other way that it’s a joke.
YTA. You think it’s a prank, but by telling her a lie and letting it draw out for an egregious length of time until you see fit to tell her the truth is a time-bomb blowing up her trust in you.
It’s not a prank. You’re being dishonest and cruel.
What do you find so funny about this? Why do you think it’s funny to lie to and lead on people who trust you? Do you sincerely expect her to believe anything you say when you do this repeatedly and find her negative reaction and hurt feelings hilarious?
I’m going to come in with a controversial take but…
NTA
This reminds me of one of the wild stories my pa used to tell, true, not true, everything in between. He was one of my favorite people ever. Personally, I think people just need to lighten up.
YTA..
>The thing is that’s just one of several pranks I’ve told her.
What’s your end game? Why do you lie to her all time? What do you think you’re accomplishing other than showing you have the EQ of a 13 year old?
YTA.
My question to you is after 5 years together, why does she not know this about you??? She obviously doesn’t have a sense of humor. You are a prankster maybe it time to cut it out.
If that’s a joke, what’s the punchline? ‘Haha, I’ve been lying to you for half a decade and our entire relationship is built on a minefield of lies?’ That’s not humor, that’s cruelty. You weren’t trying to make her laugh, you were waiting for the right moment to watch her step on one and blow up.
What’s the next ‘joke’ she gets to walk into? That you’re not actually exclusive? That you’ve been sharing intimate details of the relationship with your friends for laughs? That you’re only with her because of a bet? You didn’t prank her. You laid traps and acted surprised when she finally triggered one.
She doesn’t lack a sense of humor. She just realized she’s been dating a liar who thinks betrayal is a punchline. YOR.
YTA
You’re a compulsive liar. Don’t try to sugar coat the truth. You have a problem. You’re mentally deranged if you think that what you’re doing is normal.
Your girlfriend needs to break-up with you because there can be no trust in this relationship.
Now she understands that you can’t be trusted. Anything that comes out of your mouth could be another lie.
YTA. You sound like my ex-husband. Attention seeking jackal.
You are a compulsive liar. Get some help for chrissakes!
YTA, this is not a normal behavior and it’s not a joke at all really, it’s just lying.
YTA…what was the joke ??
You’re just lying and manipulative
YTA. How could she ever trust you again?
YTA. It’s fucking weird to tell a bunch of lies to your partner and think that’s okay. What’s wrong with you?
NTA. Neither these folks nor your gf have a sense of humor. The whole point of the prank was for her to repeat the silly story and for everyone to laugh. If you told her right away, it’s not a silly, funny prank. Tell her the rest of the pranks and move on. She’s a killjoy. Why go through life with someone who can’t laugh.
Op : So, family mad at me. Gf mad at me too. Theres no way im the asshole..
Go figure.
YTA
YTA. Mate, these aren’t ‘pranks’, you are just straight up lying. You’ve made her fee like an idiot for believing you and lost her trust in the process. If someone so easily lied to me about stupid shit I would be questioning what else they were capable of lying about. She doesn’t trust you mate, live and learn and be less of a fuckhead from now on
NAH I don’t think it’s that serious and I think this is pretty funny lol yea you lied about being born in a car who cares
YTA telling lies is not pranking someone, you need to come clean and apologize
YTA and you don’t have a gf anymore
YTA. These aren’t jokes or pranks. They are stupid lies. “You know what I mean”…no nobody knows what you mean because nobody else does this shyt. I would leave you too. You are not funny and you can’t be trusted.
YTA that’s not a “prank” you are literally just a compulsive liar. She’s right to GTFO.
YTA because there is no joke in any form here, you just straight up lied. Also it’s not even a funny lie it’s just a weird thing to lie about
sorry but YTA. This is pathological lying but at other peoples expense. The fact absolutely no one found what you do funny when you explained should be a good indicator that these are not pranks! A joke doesn’t last 7 years or involve multiple intricate lies. The fact you lie so much, and so believably and so easily for so long is a huge warning flag for anybody. I really think you may be a clinical pathological liar and need to see a therapist
Why do you let her continue to believe these stories for so long? Do you really not understand how it’s damaging to let someone believe a lie for years? These aren’t pranks. You’re lying, and you were found out. The fact that there are more ticking away proves her point. She really can’t trust you. YTA
YTA – Lying isn’t the same as joking. She is right that she can’t trust you. How would she ever know what you say is the truth or one of your “fairy stories.” That’s not fun.
YTA honestly, I can’t stand people like you. How was this a practical joke? Whats funny about it? You’re just a liar. You lied to her about something as stupid as this, made her look like a fool in front of your family and you can’t see what you did wrong? I hope she breaks up with you. There’s nothing worse than not knowing if someone is telling you the truth or not, just for funsies.
This one you might have gone a bit too far. Suck it up dude and apologize deeply.
YTA. In fact, you’re a GIANT AH.
You’re just a liar, and the biggest lie is the one you’re telling yourself (that these aren’t lies).
After just this brief, despicable story, I find you quite exhausting.
YTA. that’s not a joke, you’re just lying to people for the fun of it. they trust you and you see it as a joke. and you wonder why they’re upset?
“practical joke time-bomb” so the intention was always to embarrass her and make her look stupid when it comes up in conversation
so your GF thinks you’re a compulsive liar bc you lied to her compulsively. YTA.
I think I missed the funny part of the jokes, YTA.
Well if that’s not some quintessential Aussie humour, I don’t know what is.
The entire nation is regularly in on similar pranks with tourists. It’s definitely a thing. I’m guessing there aren’t too many Aussies in the comments judging by the amount of y t a judgements.
NAH, not sure why your family is taking it so seriously.
Yta for letting her embarrass herself in front of your family telling what u knew was a lie .
YTA
She (and maybe your whole family) have just realised you can’t be trusted.
How can she build a future with you if she always has to think is he lying again.
If you come home from work and tell her you got a pay rise, instead of congratulating you, she will only think when will he say haha only joking.
If you tell her you are planning an anniversary surprise, she will only think, no he isn’t he is planning a joke.
You should look into therapy, why do you need to lie, joke and prank the people you care about.
You’re an idiot, mate.
YTA, and a compulsive liar. She and your family should be pissed at you!
I couldn’t/wouldn’t see a future with someone like this because the extra mental work it takes to analyse everything they say for plausibility would end up giving me schizophrenia. oh yeah and the feelings of humiliation in front of friends and family, yikes. I’d rather be single and unbothered and have self respect
Calling lies told in earnest a practical joke time bomb is cringe and you should feel bad and not be surprised for damaging trust.
NTA
Everyone is too soft, you’re hilarious. Get someone who can match the funny. She’s probably just mad it made her look bad (which it really doesn’t)
YTA.
You can’t possibly be oblivious to how f’ed up this is.
Emotionally immature would be putting it nicely.
This isnt really a prank it’s just a lie. Like if you told her the truth right after that would be a joke but you’re just lying to her
YTA, that’s lying to her, and it might be funny for you, but she puts her trust in you and finding out things like that probably makes her feel like you betrayed that trust.
YTA. I’ve known people who would lie when the truth would have done just as well. They are not trustworthy people, and they’re not good friends. I don’t blame your GF. You may want to do some hard thinking about why you prefer lying to the truth.
Yes, YTA. I don’t even consider what you told your girlfriend to be a prank. It was a wild fabrication, and not amusing in the least, as you should’ve guessed from your family and gfs reaction. Give that juvenile stuff up
The only way it works is to tell your story, and then IMMEDIATELY say, “Just kidding, they made it to the hospital on time, but it was close!”
Best case is she laughs and no harm done, and you keep your reveals immediate. The worst case is she hates it and tells you not to do it again. You then apologize, and you don’t plan any future time bombs.
What you did was plant in her head that you lie super convincingly, AND you embarrassed her.
YTA, but you didn’t have to be.
YTA this is lying, full stop. It’s not a prank or a joke it’s just lying. I’m not sure what about this you thought would be funny? But this is what I would consider compulsive lying which is a real problem and you need to address. I’m completely with you girlfriend and family on this
Tbh – I get the little white lie joke thing. Some people just aren’t like that 🤷♀️ hard line with the joke/lie thing when it’s a bit unfortunately
YTA
Ugh, you sound exhausting to be around. People have to be constantly on guard for your so-called “pranks”.
one time on college one of my best friends/housemates told me that ‘they’ were testing out bulletproof vests filled with non newtonian fluid (ooblagoop?) because it constricts and become hard when met with force. i completely believed her and told it to a few people over the subsequent months. Only like months or a year later she heard me telling someone else that and she told me it was a lie. I felt SO stupid. sure, i could have looked it up but we were still in fairly earlyish days of internet. i TRUSTED her!! if she had been my girlfriend and it had been a story of her birth that was that fabricated, it would def be a WTF from me
This made me laugh. My now husband told me that he was bitten by a rattlesnake in his early teens (true), that he could have died (true), and that that’s why he started going bald at just 17 (true that he started balding at that age, highly unlikely it was the venom).
I didn’t realise it was a joke, told my whole family, and then we all got to crack up together when he revealed that he hadn’t known I didn’t get the joke and of course that’s not the bloody reason 😂
I think NTA. Just a silly prank that got out of hand, there’s no real harm done!
This is not normal behavior. These are not “practical joke time-bombs” even if that was a real thing. You have an inclination, if not a full blown compulsion, to lie my dude. YTA.
That’s a funny story, and it might have gotten you some laughs if you had told her the truth immediately after you delivered the fabrication. Letting her believe it long-term, YTA
Pranks are funny. Explain the “joke” to me? It might’ve been goofy if you said it in the moment and were like “Syke! Got you! This and this happened, but nah they made it to the hospital” or something. But to just have…lied for this long?
Explain. The. Joke.
YTA
Bro what? You just lie about stupid shit? For what reason? YTA.
Oof…YTA.
A joke is if you tell it as one and then maybe correct it very shortly after.
You are just sowing seeds of distrust for no real reason that make any sense to me. Maybe you tell your mates this stuff for a laugh but passing along as truth to your partner is kind of harsh.
Pranks are supposed to be funny. This makes her look bad in other’s eyes, telling people lies.
Yes you are tah to the highest degree.
NTA, I am surprised she believed you to begin with. If a guy told me that I would be in tears laughing so hard. Like come on, did he lose his watch in your mom too?
YTA
Do that to random people, not to someone who has to trust you.
If something so stupid makes her mad then don’t feel bad that she is hitting the curb, plenty of chill girls that you don’t have to suck up to your whole life
I suspect this is more of a pattern of behaviour that has pushed her reaction.
“I always expect to get found out.”
Ok, so she’s found out you’re lying more than once?
She is essentially dating someone who’s making up stories for attention. Like a toddler. If you told this story at a party with her, and her friends then found out you were lying, do you think that would be endearing? Or would they think her new boyfriends a bit of a weird un
YTA. When people lie, others cannot trust them. Doesnt matter if its a big lie or little lie. When people lie as often as you do and maintain the lie for a long time, it’s a symptom that the liar (you) has something going on with them, mentally or emotionally. I think, if you actually love this woman, it’s time for you to reflect on your lies. What do you get out of lying? Is it some kind of way to hold power and control? I hope your GF runs far far away from you and never looks back.
YTA. Don’t lie.
YTA
Those aren’t jokes. Those are just plain lies. You’re telling her stuff that isn’t true. That is just lying.
Yes my God of course YTA how could she trust you? How is it a prank or a joke?
My ex did this to me on our first date. He told what he thought was a jokey little lie.
Except I believed him, because why would he lie to me? That one little lie undermined everything. What else was an exaggeration? What else wasn’t quite true?
You thought you were being funny. Instead, she’s now realising she’s standing on shaky ground, wondering what else is total bs. She’s also probably feeling humiliated for retelling this story she believed was fact.
If you’ve got a hope in hell of saving this, come clean, now. Swear to her you’ll never lie to her again. Hope with everything she can forgive you.
You’ve shattered her trust in you. That’s really hard to rebuild.
YTA
YTA. You are cooked!!
Yta. I hate when people mess with me on purpose. It feels malicious even if the intent isn’t. That being said, there are plenty of women out there with the same sense of humor that will think this is hilarious and will pull something out on you next time. It’s a good thing you found out, you need to find someone compatible for you.
Have you ever read The Boy Who Cried Wolf?
YTA.
The only time it’s not an AH move to intentionally tell a tall tale in hopes of entertaining or impressing someone is when you’re doing that “two truths and a lie” ice breaker game. And that’s immediately followed by telling which is the lie.
YTA and honestly this seems more like compulsive lying than a “prank”
Dude, there is something wrong with you. Hopefully she now realizes this & will dump you. Nice job with your parents also.
YTA. That story is not a prank. It’s a straight-up lie, which, for some reason, you found humorous. By your own admission, you’ve “pranked” AKA lied to her on multiple occasions. I suspect because you’re waiting for the time when she finds out, so you can point your finger and laugh and make her look foolish.
Your gf and family are rightfully angry with you. You are immature and now realizing the consequences of your actions. Your girlfriend deserves better than a liar like you.
Aussie here. I understand pulling someone’s leg but sorry dude. It’s only a joke if other people are laughing. If you’re the only one in on the joke, it’s just being mean.
It’s a funny story, I’ll give you that, but you needed to come clean well before it got to that stage. She’s embarrassed and you made her look foolish for trusting you. It’s not like telling a tourist about dropbears.
YTA
Explain why the joke is funny. If you can’t explain past the idea that you find it amusing to see her humiliated, then it’s not funny to anyone aside from you. If it’s only funny to you, it’s not a joke, it’s bullying. You’re bullying your girlfriend for your own amusement. Congrats man, you’re a massive butthead. YTA
Bet this comment section didn’t go how you planned, huh?
YTA.
YTA
Learn what a prank truly is, not just lying to embarrass someone else later
And refer to her as your EX-girlfriend. Trust what she said to you (it’s all over), now that she can’t trust you.
You’re immature and a liar but you phrase it that your girlfriend doesn’t have a sense of humour.
You remind me of this one guy from high school who told me he was a twin… then a triplet. Then he was gay (at a very accepting school) & then he asked me to pretend to be his girlfriend.
So uhh… yeah, yta bud. If you want a legitimate relationship you gotta have a strong foundation for trust. But now I’m intrigued, what were the other time bombs??
People here are saying you’re an asshole and I’m not disagreeing with them. . . But this is the funniest shit I’ve read all week.
YTA these aren’t jokes, you’re a liar. Good for her for leaving
YTA! How could you possibly think otherwise. How is it funny? What is the joke? You’re just a liar, and for no good reason.
YTA. This is called being a pathological liar.
You’re a lying liar who lies. You got caught. I’d leave your lying ass too. Moron!
YTA, and a liar. These aren’t jokes or pranks, they’re just lies
YTA lying to people isn’t a “prank.” It sounds like you’re a pathological liar…I’d get some therapy to figure out why you can’t be honest with people about things that don’t even matter.
You’re a liar and aren’t taking accountability for your actions so yes, YTA. I think something may be wrong with you.
YTA. I think you would win the record for the longest “pranks” ever. Embellishing stories and lying for no reason are indicators of a pathological liar.
YTA, are you kidding? Why on Earth would you think your lies, and yes, they ARE lies, would fly like this? Even your family is mad at you for lying to your girlfriend like this.
You’ve broken her trust, and now if she did stay with you, she’d be waiting for the next lie to come out, and that’s no way for a relationship to go on.
Lemme give you some advice about pranks.
Pranks are only, and I mean only, funny when the person being pranked thinks it’s funny.
Also, what would motivate you to make up such a story?
See if you can spot the difference:
My second son was born very quickly. I was in labor for about 15 minutes. I almost didn’t make it to the hospital.
What I told him was that he’s a rocket baby. That when he was born there was fire coming out of his feet and he shot out of me and slides across the floor, high-fiving his dad as he flew past. He has a birthmark on his ankle that I told him is the button to activate his rocket boosters. One time he farted when I pushed it, which confirms they are still active, just low on fuel.
That’s a fun story. Yours was just a lie. And a dumb lie. And if you’ll lie so easily about dumb stuff, what else will you lie about.
Maybe you’re at an age where you still are deciding what kind of man you’re going to be. Do you want to be the kind that thinks lying and being a bully is a prank? Or do you want to be the kind that wants to be trusted?
INFO: What was funny about it? I’d love to know
yta, she can now never trust anything you say, hopefully she finds someone she can trust,
YTA. Several reasons have been listed as OP is getting rightfully annihilated here.
“there are more ticking away”
god you’re annoying lol
You are absolutely the AH.
A prank is switching the sugar out for salt. Telling your gf stories that aren’t true is just lying.
I had underneath my tongue pierced (lingual frenulum) and my bf told me he used to have that piercing but took it out. Didn’t think anything of it. He was tongue tied but I’m not one to accuse people of lying without a valid reason to. A couple years later we’re talking with his sister about it and she calls bullshit. Especially seeing as he’s tongue tied. He tells me he doesn’t know why he lied about it. Fast forward and I end our 10 year abusive relationship because I find out a bunch more lies and he attacks me for finding out.
Compulsive liars do it for a reason. Your gf doesn’t trust you for good reason. Hopefully she hasn’t wasted 10 years like I did.
NTA, it’s a ridiculous, joke that’s not harmful to anyone. Either you get the joke and laugh or they just think you’re an idiot for telling that story to begin with. But for the reaction they had, that’s a little much. I bet there’s other things going on and that was the last straw, ya?
Doesn’t really matter what Reddit thinks. Your gf was upset enough she dumped you. YTA. Reconsider your not funny pranks/lies. No one will trust you otherwise. How do people know when you’re telling the truth? It’s one thing to tell a joke and say just kidding but you let the story ride and it is not funny to anyone but you. I fail to see the humor of telling a weird lie and letting it live that long. Then what ? You say got you after 5 months?
No joke, YTA
I think it’s funny dw bro
Sorry dude. Your GF is gone. Poor girl, five years wasted
YTA. I’ve lived in Australia for the past 3 years so I get the whole “taking the piss out of someone.” However, that usually only lasts for about 5 minutes. It’s like when Aussies joke about drop bears to people and then let them in on the joke 5-10 minutes later. You don’t wait *5 years* to tell the truth. And even then, the truth only came out because of a random conversation. How long were you planning to go with this? I’m afraid to ask about what else you “joked” about with her.
Your gf should leave you
Yta. Weird sad liar.
Probably one of those people that lies constantly and thinks they get away with it when it’s really just the pressures of not calling you out publicly that stops people.
wtf is this comment section? NTA, this seems like a harmless half-lie
YTA. These aren’t “pranks” you’re just lying to her. I can’t believe you don’t see how you’re the asshole here. How can she trust you when you’ve purposely lied about stupid shit?
YTA hahahaha no way this is real. But if it is, please seek help from a professional. The appropriate amount of time to pause before the punchline is usually measured in seconds, not years!
YTA, a joke would be funny in some way to someone somewhere but that, was simply a story that isn’t true.
YTA, lies are lies, and to keep one up for many years just tells your girlfriend you’re not only capable of lying, but lying so well that she never expected a thing.
Then she’ll wonder what else you’ve been lying about, does she really know you at all, and it will spiral on and she’ll have 0 trust in you.
I sense a bot post after checking out his profile. Either way YTA and I hope she leaves you
Asshole. I hope she leaves you. You are basically setting her up to never believe a word you say. Why?
Wtf? How old are you? Regardless of age, how do you confuse a lie with a prank?
YTA
You’re a pathological liar using pretty terms to avoid calling things what they are. Get help.
NTA Jesus you’re all such humourless limp handshakes. Literally what is so serious about this.
You might want to reflect on why no one thought it was funny.
Seems like they are reacting this way because you do this alot. Lie and try to backtrack saying it’s a “joke”.
I bet you say this alot too: “no one gets my sense of humor”, or “why are you overreacting, it’s just a joke”.
If no one is laughing, it’s not a joke.
YTA
She can’t trust you because you lied to her and are still lying even now. Pranks are only funny if nobody is hurt and everyone is laughing. Neither condition has been met.
IDK your reason for the chronic lying, but you should figure out how to be truthful before you get into another relationship.
Wtf is wrong w you? Yta
YTA, oh boy where do I begin. I had a boyfriend like you. He lied with a straight face about random stuff that could have actually been true and there was no way for me to know, then thought it was funny when I believed it and continued spending his life not telling me about his “pranks” chuckling inside hahaha she still believes this. I found out some later, but I’m sure there are plenty of lies I never found out. I’m talking about a relationship that was ended 15 years ago and until till this day I have trust issues because of it. It’s totally weird that a human being, especially someone who is supposed to love you, can feel a sense of joy and happiness because they’ve told a lie and people are now continuing to live their lives believing those lies. It’s psychopath level weird and manipulative behaviour.
If you must tell jokes always always ALWAYS make it clear shortly afterwards that it was in fact a joke.
So either this post is truish, in which case it presumably contains lies, or it’s made up, which means the whole thing is a lie. But as a hypothetical, yeah, of course YTA, how could anyone else possibly be TA?
YTA “oh haha, you believed something I said” Sounds like she dodged a bullet.
YTA
You’re a liar.
She now knows she can’t trust what you say.
It’s not like you’re pranking some unknown tourist about drop bears and hoop snakes. That they can easily google to find is a lie
A prank is “I was born in the Ute”. Hahahaha. No I wasn’t. We made it to the hospital in the Ute. Hahahaha
All within a few minutes
But you have continued lies for a length of time. You’re simply a liar.
I’m a kiwi, and I think this is hella funny. In New Zealand this is what we call a yarn. You guys are taking it WAY too seriously! NAH
wtf is the point of the joke/prank if you never make it known it was a joke/prank/ whatever tf you think it is??? cause tbh it just sounds like straight up dumb lies to me for no reason. YTA.
Why would you tell your girlfriend a bunch of lies? How is that funny? YTA for sure. Especially to keep them going for so long. People like you make no sense to me.