We all have our fears, but what happens when someone you trust exploits them? A young woman (21f) found herself in this situation when her best friend, the bride-to-be, played a cruel prank on her by showing her an image that triggered her T-phobia. The bridesmaid, who had been in therapy for this fear, was left feeling disrespected and disgusted, leading her to question her role in the wedding. 🤔💔
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In a whirlwind of emotions, this bridesmaid found herself questioning her friendship after her best friend, the bride, played a heartless prank that triggered her T-phobia. Despite her attempts to explain her situation and ask for an apology, the bride refused, leaving the bridesmaid feeling disrespected and disgusted. As a result, she decided to drop out of the wedding, causing a frenzy among the bride's friends. But can you really blame her for wanting basic respect? 😕 Let's see what the internet thinks of this situation...
NTA. Bridezilla weaponized bridesmaid's phobia. Cut ties and move on.
IChooseYouSnorlax | IChooseYouSnorlax
Bridesmaid drops out after bride's cruel prank. Commenters side with OP.
Invisible-Pancreas | Invisible-Pancreas
Bridesmaid drops out after bride's cruel prank. Commenters support her decision.
MagnesiumBlogs | MagnesiumBlogs
Bridesmaid drops out after bride's cruel prank. NTA, good riddance! 😱
GabriellaLHeys | GabriellaLHeys
Toxic friend pulls cruel prank, NTA for dropping out. 😱
TallahasseeSix | TallahasseeSix
Commenters are curious about the redacted part of the thread 🤔
Hippocr1t | Hippocr1t
Bridesmaid receives cruel prank, commenters question Bride's maturity 😱
VisiblePiano0 | VisiblePiano0
Bridesmaid dropping out doesn't delay or cost anything. NTA 👍
ostentia | ostentia
NTA for dropping out, ex-bf deserves lasting consequences 😱
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Commenter sympathizes with OP's situation and condemns friend's actions. 🤢
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NTA. Great tip for dealing with skin phobia 🙌
sourdough9999 | sourdough9999
Bridezilla triggers bridesmaid's phobia, gets what she deserves. NTA 💯
PeggyHW | PeggyHW
Commenter agrees bride is unpleasant, NTA wins the day 👍
Rogues_Gambit | Rogues_Gambit
Bridesmaid drops out after bride's cruel prank. Commenter calls out bride's ego.
gestaltdude | gestaltdude
Betrayal and triggering phobias is unequivocally wrong. NTA x1000 👏
Pterodactyl_Noises | Pterodactyl_Noises
Stressed bridesmaid drops out after bride's cruel phobia prank. NTA.
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Friend or Bully? Commenter supports OP's decision to drop out. NTA
PhotoKada | PhotoKada
NTA! Don't waste time on cruel people 🙅
Start_Rekkin | Start_Rekkin
Bridesmaid stands up for herself and refuses to tolerate cruelty 👏
dropdrill | dropdrill
Commenter with phobias supports OP, calls out bride's behavior. 😱
BellaSantiago1975 | BellaSantiago1975
Bridesmaid stands up against cruel prank, not the a**hole (NTA) 👏
Animal0315 | Animal0315
Being a bride doesn't mean being an a**hole 🙌
00Lisa00 | 00Lisa00
Bridesmaid drops out, commenter defends decision and wishes luck.
InternationalDivide0 | InternationalDivide0
Bridesmaid stands up to bridezilla's cruel prank. Not the a**hole.
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A blunt response to toxic behavior. Good riddance 💯
clusterf_ck | clusterf_ck
Ex-boyfriend defends bride's cruel prank, commenter advises cutting contact. NTA 👍
PurpleWatermelonz | PurpleWatermelonz
Supportive comment calls out childish behavior in bridesmaid prank. 👏
GarnettGlam | GarnettGlam
Friendship with a bad person? Yikes! NTA, don't go.
judge1492 | judge1492
Commenter threatens violence over phobia confession 🤬
django_free | django_free
Friendship over, bride's cruel prank ruined her own wedding. NTA.
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Friend shows empathy towards phobia, ex-bridesmaid lacks basic decency 🙅
trekbette | trekbette
Using someone's phobia as a prank is not okay. NTA.
Tartarus66 | Tartarus66
Friend's cruel prank traumatized commenter, NTA for cutting off friendship 😱
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Empathetic commenter supports OP and advises to block bride and spam.
biggayrat | biggayrat
Bride triggers phobia, expects forgiveness. NTA, ditch the wedding.
Renbarre | Renbarre
Commenter calls out bride's cruel prank, urges to drop her 😱
tsukimishin | tsukimishin
Respect for phobias is important. Purposefully scaring someone is wrong. 🙅
factualmistakes | factualmistakes
Dump the snake in a wedding dress, get new friends! 🐍
SarcasmandWool | SarcasmandWool
Commenter defends bridesmaid and calls out entitled behavior. 💪
JenniferBSW | JenniferBSW
Cutting ties with a sociopath friend. NTA 👍
Caeflin | Caeflin
Bridesmaid stands up to bridezilla's sick prank. Cut toxic people.
Mareepsheep99 | Mareepsheep99
👍Agreeing that the bride's prank was cruel and vindictive.
Zabkian | Zabkian
Bridesmaid dodges a bullet with sadistic bride-to-be 🤯
StellalunaStarr | StellalunaStarr
Phobia of prank makes bride TA, commenter NTA 😱
plantbruise | plantbruise
Friend weaponized phobia, bride needs to reevaluate toxic friendship 🤯
SciFiLover7373 | SciFiLover7373
Cutting toxic people out of your life is always the right move 👍 #NTA
ahabentis | ahabentis
Commenter calls out bride's disregard for pandemic safety measures. NTA.
SaffyAs | SaffyAs
NTA. Clapback with her own words 👏🏼
TheOnlyGabe1 | TheOnlyGabe1
Confusion over 't-phobia' sparks discussion in comment section 🤔
SuperWomanUSA | SuperWomanUSA
Cut ties with the petty, selfish bridezilla. NTA 👏
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Commenter supports OP and calls out bride's behavior. 👏
Lunacatgirl3496 | Lunacatgirl3496
Supportive comment receives no replies, but deserves recognition 👏
Ramona_Flours | Ramona_Flours
Commenter reacts strongly to the topic at hand 🤯
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Bridezilla pulls cruel prank on bridesmaid, NTA for dropping out 😱
singer96 | singer96
Cutting toxic ties 👍 NTA comment and agreement.
sexbobbombb | sexbobbombb
Friend was emotionally abusive. NTA for dropping out.
Viperbunny | Viperbunny
Dumping a friend who triggers a phobia is justified. 👍
Dimityblue | Dimityblue
NTA defends friend who dropped out of cruel prank wedding.
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Friend uses T-phobia to prank bridesmaid, commenter sympathizes. NTA.
hiimelibros | hiimelibros
Redditor suggests yeeting cruel bridesmaid to the sun 🌞
VeeNessAhh | VeeNessAhh
Bridesmaid drops out after cruel prank, commenter supports her decision 👏
calicoskiies | calicoskiies
Friend triggers phobia as punishment, NTA for ending friendship 🚫
DiligentPenguin16 | DiligentPenguin16
👰 Bridezilla alert! Commenter sympathizes with the bridesmaid.
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Supportive commenter empathizes with bride's situation. 👏
_savagepotatoes | _savagepotatoes
Bride's cruel prank triggers painful memories for commenter. NTA.
StrategicWindSock | StrategicWindSock
NTA! Short and sweet, no explanation needed 👍
Rhm85 | Rhm85
Empathetic comment offers support to phobia sufferer 👏
makoto20 | makoto20
