Is it normal to use my wife's fears to my advantage in a joke?

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Now I know what some of you guys are thinking, but please hear me out. My wife has a huge fear of spiders, and knowing how she'll react I use this to my advantage in a joke.

For example, I'll lay pizza dough on the kitchen counter near my wife while she's in the kitchen. I'll bring out a fake spider, lay it on the floor and the moment she sees it she'll jump 5 feet into the air and land her butt on the dough squishing it.

Another example is when my wife is in the hallway. I'll lay down about 10 grapes and then I'll come out and scare her with the spider again and she'll step on all of the grapes.

Is this normal?

It's normal. 36
It's not normal. 24
I do this myself too. 10
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  • Katywompus
    12 years ago

    My husband is so scared of spiders, I had a pretty convincing fake one and put it by his pillow just under the edge of the covers. Holy shit it was sooooo funny! He let out a funny noise and jumped back so far. It was hysterical!!! I almost peed myself

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    I'm terrified of spiders, but I think what you are doing is funny.

    I put a fake rubber snake in the toilet for my roommate to discover in the morning. It worked. She came after me with a kitchen knife.

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  • bigbob101
    12 years ago

    haha nice laugh :P i got

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  • SoccerStud88
    12 years ago

    This goes deeper than just being a joke. As a man you HAVE to be able to tease a girl in order to keep things in the relationship spicy / alive. NOTHING wrong with using her fear and turning it into a joke for your entertainment.

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  • dappled
    12 years ago

    Me and the ex pranked each other but not normally scary things. She got me really well one time. I was so proud of her! :)

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  • Failedcasanova
    12 years ago

    Dude your an asshole

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  • Dot123
    12 years ago

    Yum ass pizza sounds so tasty. But that is a common fear, but fear is just in the mind. There is nothing to fear except fear itself.

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  • milkymum
    12 years ago

    how does she react afterwards?

    Does she do the same to you or is it all one way?

    What are your fears and how would you feel if it was done to you?

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  • flutterhigh
    12 years ago

    Send her the following in an email when you/she is at work:

    "Hey honey!

    I was walking down the street to grab lunch when I spotted Justin Bieber! You know how much I love masturbating to his sacred image, so I got him to agree to snap a picture with me! Check it out!

    http://tinyurl.com/69razq7

    Love you!"

    Or, you know, something like that.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Ahhaa! Do it! Me and my sister always pull pranks on each other. At least if no bones are going to be broken then why shouldnt you do it?

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  • illinois
    12 years ago

    Totally normal. That's one of the fun things with pranks, you can use their fears to your advantage to make it funnier.
    As long as it isn't a fear/phobia that is really severe that will make them hate you for life.

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    • PumpkinKate
      12 years ago

      I wouldn't hate someone for life, but if they put a live insect on / near me (a creepy one, say, a house centipede...)

      Well, after I was done trying to get away from it, and likely vomiting, and shaking with cold and clammy skin? I probably wouldn't let my partner touch me for quite a while and I would cry and hate it even more because I would feel so ASHAMED of my fear, because it's irrational.

      Some fears are really this bad. Gotta watch out for those.

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  • PumpkinKate
    12 years ago

    How does she react to these pranks afterwards?

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      12 years ago

      We laugh :)

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      • PumpkinKate
        12 years ago

        Then it's all good! Prank away, it's normal for loving couples to have a fun time together!

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  • chicken471bologna
    12 years ago

    I'm going to say it's normal. But you sound like a total asshole.

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