But when the story resurfaced unexpectedly, shared innocently by his girlfriend to his parents, the laughter he anticipated never came. Instead, he found himself facing confusion and anger, the fragile trust he’d taken for granted cracking under the weight of a harmless lie that now seemed to cut deeper than he ever imagined.
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.
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.
Conclusion
The original poster (OP) is facing severe relationship consequences because a long-held, elaborate prank story was revealed to his family, causing widespread upset rather than amusement as he expected. His girlfriend has withdrawn communication, citing a loss of trust, while the OP struggles to understand why his perceived humor is not being shared by those involved.
Is the OP primarily at fault for weaving elaborate, deceptive narratives into his relationship as a form of humor, or is the girlfriend reacting disproportionately to a known pattern of harmless, albeit unusual, storytelling? Where should the line be drawn between playful exaggeration and damaging deceit in a committed partnership?
Here’s how people reacted:
i had a roommate like you once, and the first couple times chatting him up he just went into these super long stories, where I realized he was just complete trolling for no apparent reason.
the next few times he tried this, i literally just walked away within the first few seconds and shut a door in his face, mid-sentence. turns out, he didn’t have anything else to say, which was great by me.
nobody’s got time for nonstop childish bullshit. she’s right to leave you.
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 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.
You’re not a jokester, you’re untrustworthy.
I’ve known people who continually pull stunts like this, and most people don’t trust them, for good reason.
Yta.
Yta
YTA because you are creating lies and then gaslighting
“Well that’s how I remember it!!!! I was only like 10 seconds old! So sue me for remembering it wrong!”
I don’t understand how this would be funny. Your girlfriend and your family certainly do not find it funny.