Communication is everything in a healthy, happy, long-term relationship. Pardon the nautical terminology, but without having heart-to-heart chats, it’s less of a relationship and more like relationflotsam with two people clinging to debris and slowly drifting apart. Smooth sailing only happens when there’s mutual support.
However, there are times when a lack of communication can be the perfect opportunity for some comedy gold, as some couples on Twitter have proven. Bored Panda has collected some of the most hilarious tweets where people share what petty things they’ve done and pranks they’ve pulled to get back at their significant others instead of acting mature and talking things out.
As you scroll down, upvote your fave tweets and be sure to let us know if you’ve done anything similarly playful-yet-childish in your own relationships, dear Pandas. Also, read on for our interview about keeping relationships healthy and staying on the same page.
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Yeah, to me this screams immature. If you tell him the truth within like an hour - fine but otherwise how about you discuss the thing that pissed you off, get an apology, process it and move on. Yes, I'm fun at parties.
Maybe you're not fun at parties but it sounds like you'd be a great partner for someone
Load More Replies...To have him react like that means that he has been conditioned to fear you. Fear has no part in a loving relationship. You are an abuser. Stop it.
This is manipulative. I don't think people would find it funny if a man did something like this to his wife.
Typo? Think they meant 'gonna' but not sure...
Load More Replies...Plot twist: the ghosts make you think you’re controlling the tv when they are. “Damn mortals and their electronics”
It's a word... Merriam Webster says it's been in use since at least 1811. Similarly, "irregardless" goes back to 1795, so both can and will continue to be used, irregardless of how annoyed they make you.
Load More Replies...A 92 year old family friend used to regularly say...I"'m having a quickie for lunch". She meant quiche.
I wish I could operate on that mean level in English, because I do it all the time in my mother tongue :)
Me too! (Don't know your mother tongue, but if it's anything like Scandinavian, you'll understand how I upset I can make my bf by saying: "1 kilomet, 2 kilometer.")
Load More Replies..."Irregardless" is a perfectly cromulent word and shouldn't bother any intelligent linguist.
Bored Panda spoke about how to strengthen relationships and how we can know for certain if things are meant to be with Barbara Honey, a counselor at ‘Relate,’ the UK’s largest provider of relationship support.
‘Relate’ counselor Barbara told us that one of the key things that she comes across in couples is not speaking enough to each other about important issues before getting married or immediately afterward. These issues can range from things like how they’ll approach finances to whether they want children.
I still get tense when I hear a vacuum cleaner running. Mom was never happy while cleaning. My sister is the same way.
Load More Replies...I don't see people joking about men killing their wives for saying bad things to them.
Load More Replies...I did it from March last year and continue to do it to date, muttering to myself 😂 the man refuses to get off the recliner and help.
My mother did too. Ooohwee you knew by the way those forks and knives were being dried and thrown into the drawer one at a time not to go into the kitchen. Oh you still had a cup from dinner? You are just dead. Go lay down.
My family has a look that makes everyone mad my mood gets ruined a lot that’s my gift ruining people’s day who ruin my day -~-
So, I assume you don't need that dishwasher, because there is high possibility he breaks it, lol 😝
But- he watched Home Improvement! Ok, idk if Tim ever tried to fix a dishwasher but it's the idea.
Load More Replies...That's not being petty. That's gaslighting. Gaslighting is abuse. Stop it.
You jump on the abuse train based on one tweet which is clearly a joke and you don't know the details of the whole story. Perhaps if people stopped using the words abuse or gaslighting so lightly the victims would be believed the moment they speak up (if they get to speak up). Sincerely: a victim of REAL abuse and gaslighting
Load More Replies...In all likelihood, making him waste two hours on the dishwasher is worse than whatever he did to her. This also points out the double standard that men are treated as the ones that are supposed to fix things.
the toothpaste tube is definitely getting squeezed from the top.
Load More Replies...You sir may not be living on the edge but you can damn sure see it from where you are. Be careful you really don't wanna open that box.
“We’d suggest having these conversations reasonably early on and then revisiting them later as people’s feelings often change,” Barbara highlighted the importance of openly and consistently communicating with your partner about everything, from minor to major issues.
The fact that I find disturbing is that she had to do that to prove it. Did he not believe her???
I've been so tempted to do this. My husband snores terribly. It impacts my sleep. Earplugs help, but not completely, and they hurt my ears. My main concern is about how the snoring may affect his long term health, but he refuses to go to the doctor.
Untreated sleep apnea causes pulmonary hypertension. Have him read about it. My husband has it and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.
Load More Replies...I sleep to the hum of a white noise machine... conditioned to sleep with a fan as a child. Parents snored and argued a lot.
My husband and I sleep in separate rooms for this very reason
Oh my word, I do that as well. All his laundry. And I deliberately pair two different socks.
you monster. not the socks 😑 how could you do that. it's a joke my dudes
Load More Replies...Do you have any idea how long it took me to get my husband to turn his stinky dirty disgusting socks right side out and not all rolled up, so they wash and dry thoroughly without me having to stick my hands in that nastiness? Too long, that’s how long. No effing way I’m messing with a hard won accomplishment like that now, just to prank him or get even. Never fear, though, “ve haf vays to make him miserable ven he’s being a real scheissekopf”.
We were curious to find out how we can know for sure if the person we’re currently with is the one and only. “In my experience, a good way of knowing you are ready is if you feel that you want to spend the rest of your life with someone. Of course, you may want to spend the rest of your life with somebody but not get married,” relationship expert Barbara said.
True. That way there’s no cheating and she can stay/get fit and be happy and not bitch (like I know my mom does and my sisters do, probably me too[or all the women in my family xD]) that she isn’t losing weight
Load More Replies...I've done this at work. The best thing is to plug in the mouse from one coworker into anothers computer. Because what do people do when the mouse does not respond? They move it about, clicking left and right, being frustrated.
Hahaha, wish I had thought of that at work! Brilliant prank! :D
Load More Replies...Not as revenge for anything but as a prank at work I tear off a piece of post-it and stick it to the bottom of a mouse so the laser doesn't work. I'm easily amused. :)
back in the day... you'd just remove the mouse balls. Also, electric tape works, too.
Load More Replies...I have four coworkers that all have a different mouse that I keep hidden in my desk. They all think their computers are messed up. I complain from time to time as well just so they don't get suspicious.
Then hide it of course.. most make him quite 'frustrated'.. has he caught on ..yet! Hide that mouse.
That's classic! I turned my husband's mouse off, so when he turned it over to figure it out he found this: 20170805_1...c8b03f.jpg
Way better than being asked to get the kid ready for bed and then being told that he picked the wrong PJ’s. Every single night.
A father shouldnt need to "be asked to get the kids ready". Its your kid too.
Load More Replies...people... the post says nothing about asking him to do it. just that she laid out the clothes in question. Don't have kids myself, but bedtime is usually an all-hands-on-deck moment for my brother. including dragging me or my dad in if we're around for the bedtime story. not that I mind.
Relationship counselor Barbara added that if you’re having “a lot of doubts,” it’s best to keep things slow and not rush into anything. “Think about whether you can be yourself about them, whether you have shared values and interests, enjoy each other’s company and how you work as a team, and resolve arguments. Think about it rationally with your head but also listen to your gut and whether it feels ‘right,’” she said.
Sand is glitter's ugly cousin and whichever you use THIS IS HORRIBLE.
Load More Replies...As someone with a younger sister, I can confirm that this is 100% true
Load More Replies...My husband is obsessed with cleanliness and I get to clean everything, he won't do it 😖 so I take his beard and moustache scissors and cut my glittery tapes and other shiny glittery paper with it. He fails to notice until too late sometimes 🤣
I always carry a small vial of glitter with me. For Karens who feel the need to comment about my appearance or for small children who piss me off. A little sprinkle on the shoulder does the trick.
I wish my husband would care about house keeping at least half as much as he cares about the f🤬g vehicle...
My sister did something similar years ago, switched all my stations on the car radio (yes, I live under a rock and still listen to the local DJ) to country stations. I usually listen to rock/metal.
new-country or old-country? very big difference there. Old country is still decent. New-country is like pop with twang.
Load More Replies...My brother did that to his roommate's Netflix. Like, went in and gave Tinkerbell 5 stars.
I think mine might be nastier! I go onto my wife's Netflix account and quickly play films or series that I know have lots of naughty or rude scenes. Then when she logs on it show all these films and tv series with really naughty scenes and I quickly question in a shocked manner what has she been watching to get such suggestions. Her being a real prude goes really red and has trouble explaining. I say I am leaving the room in disgust, but in reality it's because I can't keep a straight face.
Oh dang! I teach kindergarten and will often play kid songs on Spotify. Spotify would add them to my playlists and I couldn’t understand why... until one day... I caught one of my kinder kids liking the songs. He’d nonchalantly walk over to the computer and click the little heart. 🤦🏻♀️
So many of this list are just mean. This one is good. I wish there were more good pandas on this website.
Winner winner, chicken dinner! Ding ding ding! You get the prize. <3
Meanwhile, during an earlier interview with ‘Relate’ counselor Barbara, Bored Panda learned all about how humor, laughter, and pranks can form a solid foundation for any relationship. Humor, playfulness, and having an optimistic outlook on life all help couples come even closer together and help create more common ground between them.
And that, my friend, is where you are very wrong
Load More Replies...oooh...even more evil -- have some of them contain actual chocolate chips so he keeps trying to eat the bean ones
Beer rating app is a thing ? Some people are living already in 2045 and I'm still here in 2021. 😜
Assuming she's talking about Untappd. It's a great way to keep track of what you've tried, and they have badges, so you get rewarded (with dopamine) for drinking beer.
Load More Replies...It is wrong to log into someone's app without permission and change something
Anything from 68-72 is fine indoors, I don't quite get this one...
My hubs would be thrilled if I turned it up to 72,. I’d be sweating
My mom would yell at you to turn it up because it would be hurting the environment
“Another thing that bonds you is shared experiences and memories that you can look back on together. Familiarity doesn’t always breed contempt!” Barbara urged couples to spend more time doing shared activities with their significant others. In her opinion, routine doesn’t always lead to apathy.
You didn't get a Dalek shirt with "look it's R2D2! I loved him in Star Trek!" yet?
That would be... downright evil! Especially if it were directed at me.
Load More Replies...I'm currently annoying my son as often as possible by calling Falcon and The Winter Soldier things like Wing man and Metal arm guy. 😛
My husband called it Falcon and the Snowman and I lost it!
Load More Replies...OMG, I am looking for a new house at the moment and I cannot believe every single house I look at has those handwritten word signs up on every wall. Every. Single. House. This is what comes from taking art out of school.
Well, now you will have less mosquitoes and other insects. That spider shall protect the home!
unless it was a giant huntsman spider. Those things might make her favorite rat-dog disappear. the irony is, those are like, the least offensive spider in Australia. (they're just huge... and you can hear them run around at night.)
Load More Replies...You should let the spiders live, they terminate nasty, disease carrying flies.
I let all the spiders live. I sometimes put them out but only to avoid hurting them or if my girls got into the terror mood. We live in Northern Italy, not Australia
honestly if i was the girlfriend id most likely ask where it is and go look at it for like an hour and take pics....i really like spiders
Wait, who was supposed to eat the last donut? Was it supposed to go to waste because nobody's allowed to eat it? Or do you have to share it? Or do a few rounds of: "No, you eat it - No, you!" Are you buying odd number of donuts so that the last one can be sacrificed? How many donuts do you buy anyway? So many questions!
Not really. You should check them before you drive off anyway.
Load More Replies...He wanted it maybe because she had her share or more.
Load More Replies...OMG, I just realized that my parents were being passive -aggressive about the car settings on purpose for years. This never occurred to me.
Or they just like different settings for themselves and don’t bother to change them back.
Load More Replies...I hope she didn't have an accident as a result of not noticing that............
Balance is another key part of maintaining healthy relationships. As much as we need to experience life together, we also need to have some privacy for our own interests. Having both in our lives helps us stay appreciative rather than resentful.
My parents used to take my boom box cord. (I loved my tunes.) It's been 20 years but I can still hear them yelling, "Bring me the cord!".
If a man was doing that to his wife, people would call it abusive.
Load More Replies...She must be really adept at the dismantling mechanics of a push bike to do that! Great lady I tip my non existent hat to you anyhow.
Boy... your relationship must be very bleh...
Load More Replies...Hahahaha I always threaten my bf I will make him kale and tofu salad :D
So long as you eat it too, it is dinner and I will thank you for it. I have nothing but gratitude for any meal I don't have to make.
The kind of evil only a woman can do -- "That horrible b****h is trying to make me LIVE LONGER!!!"
My ex-husband would get cheese and jelly sandwiches, or the strings off bologna on mayo'd bread.
Problem is you will have to eat that too... unless you are having pizza in front of him so in this case👏👏👏👏
If you're in the USA, they're the same apples, likely from the same orchard, and possibly even from the same tree. "Organic" is an unregulated and meaningless term in US food. Even outside the US, "organic" does not mean better/healthier/safer. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/science-sushi/httpblogsscientificamericancomscience-sushi20110718mythbusting-101-organic-farming-conventional-agriculture/
Actually it is in Europe, e.g. in Germany there are certificates given out to farmers who then can use the "Bio" (biological, or organic) for their products. Means using far less or no pesticides, provide adequate animal housing etc. The certifiers check the state of the farming regularly and renew the certificates. The products are more expensive but also quite popular
Load More Replies...That is your private mean thoughts as she would possibly not be able to tell except justly the regular apples are so much larger and less spotty or slightly misshaped.. that is the clue..organic fruit and veg products sold are usually not the expected supermarket shape and colours which they control, conditioning our buying habits to expect.bad, really bad..look for the less perfect and get the best product.
“Setting aside quality time for each other is important but also having your separate interests and time apart can increase your attraction to each other. Keep things playful and be appreciative of your partner,” Barbara said.
my wife takes all the expensive food as her due no matter how happy or unhappy she is. It's my job to eat the cheap stuff.
Tell me you're wealthy without telling me you're wealthy. Us paupers just keep everything in the same drawer.
Load More Replies...This explains a lot lol..... I now have a sneaking suspicion that my husband does the same thing! Under the disguise of not knowing where things go....
that's is lame, at least but a random soup spoon in the normal spoon sectional.
I feel like people should be required to listen to several hours of each other chewing before they’re allowed to get married!
Load More Replies...No, no, no--you have to send a video of you eating green beans while scraping your fork against the plate.
Misophonia is a disorder in which certain sounds trigger emotional or physiological responses that some might perceive as unreasonable given the circumstance. Those who have misophonia might describe it as when a sound “drives you crazy.” Their reactions can range from anger and annoyance to panic and the need to flee.
Hey, don't forget to smack your lips and chew with your mouth full... That will just drive her insane and you'll be lucky not to get a divorce
That will get her teeth gritting and her ears splitting. Not nice
Well, she hears everything because she is tired due to your snoring.
My dad would clank his coffee cup while stirring his coffee. Now I'm thinking he did it on purpose.
How do you communicate about important issues in your own relationships, dear Readers? Do you like to pull playful pranks on your significant other? Do you think communication or humor is more important in a long-term relationship? Share what you think with all the other Pandas in the comments.
I don't get it, she still washes his clothes (probably irons them) then puts them away on hangars... would the husband even care as long as she did all the work?
And here I though I am weird to have preferences to which piece of clothing gets which hanger.
Why just an appetiser? Order a family pizza and a chocolate cake just for you!!!
No, an appetizer is better. He can't get mad because it's not as conspicuous as a whole cake.
Load More Replies...It may bring a whole new meaning to 'grown' in perspective. Take care.
People need to stop thinking they are armchair family experts, this is a silly thing, it's not serious and how do you know the oldest isn't an adult now, it doesn't specify.
same thing with animal posts. suddenly everyone's an expert on animals and they love to nitpick or blame the person without knowing everything
Load More Replies...Yeah, ya gotta teach um young how to be so mean and petty so their relationships will be as ugly as your own.
Using the kid is just so that noone will know where it is.
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That just feels self-sabotaging, because then YOU miss out on the shared experience too!
It'd probably backfire on me, I'd just be like "aww she put my clothes away". I'm not very organized lol.
You can reuse it countless times. Put it in the shower, the fridge, the basement stairs, a cupboard, behind a sofa cushion, the backseat of the car, the gym bag...
Load More Replies...oh I would hate this once I used some sort of shampoo that was my sisters and my hair was almost an afro in the morning legit
Wait ... doesn't using a hair dryer tend to frizz hair more than letting it dry naturally?
Not if you use specific products and a diffuser I think. There's a crazy process with curly hair though, and it's different for everyone
Load More Replies...And then a mansion for all those houses full of closets full of containers.
Load More Replies...Bet that sends a chill down his spine., and he sleeps with one eye open all night.
What the hell? Strawberries and blueberries are excellent in salads, especially with a nice vinaigrette dressing! And maybe some feta or goat cheese crumbled.
You’re right Mimi. I often put feta in salads too. Delicious.
Load More Replies...Strawberries are fantastic in a spinach salad. My husband is always happy if I put fruit in a salad.
Also this one wouldn't bother me a bit. And well.... You can leave my shirts unfolded as long as you want. I have wrinkle free clothes. Things you learn as a single man
Well then I'm assuming her husband isn't you 🤷
Load More Replies...Is that something people do in the first place? Honestly, I've never even looked at what my fiance likes online. 🤔
Same, I couldn't give a hoot what Mrs Voice is posting, and she doesn't care about the stupid stuff I send my friends.
Load More Replies...no you cannot do that I only just recently discovered you can add extra pepperoni
me: *grabs stool and grabs things anyways* you're gonna have to better than that Jon...
I don't think there is much prayer needed for that.. They doing good job themselves :D
Maybe they do it for 15 minutes, that is only 15 minutes, not really a massive waste of time is it now?
Load More Replies...Until the day he finds out and you loose your phone and need his help. Crying wolf is not good.
Sure! For example, a roast beef sandwich made with left over absolutely needs salt and pepper. Well, I use them anyway.
Load More Replies...If I was married and not working, I'd love nothing more than to make wonderful lunches for my husband to discover at work. Not fancy, just really nice things that he liked (and that were filling and healthy!)... If we were both working, then we'd have to find some other arrangement that was good for the both of us.
Me too 🥺 I want to be the wife that’ll make her husband lunch everyday
Load More Replies...Huh. What kind of sandwich has salt and pepper on it? I have 0 sandwich knowledge lol
Perhaps she enjoys it? Or it’s her part of the chores? I love cooking and making my husband lunch. He washes and folds our clothes, because I don’t like it and he doesn’t care. We alternate in cleaning the house, because we both don’t like it.
Load More Replies...I would start some awful stuff you would on your proile, then all that crap would be in your watch list and 20 more things like it.
I'm offended by that statement. 😜I'm a meme lover.
Load More Replies...Kinda sounds like adults acting like little kids to me instead of communicate with each other when they are unhappy.
I'm surprised how many of these relate to the woman doing housework/cleaning/cooking & man watching tv/gaming. Also, " I buy expensive things with HIS money". It's not the f**king 1950s!
Sadly the majority of women still need to do most housechores at home even if they work as much as their partners outside the home.
Load More Replies...I personally didn't find this funny at all..... adults acting like children who don't know how to communicate their feelings.
They are petty but funny. Better than lashing out and saying hurtful words you can't take back. I believe the couples get to talk and resolve their issues later.
I was mad at my brother once so I removed certain legos from the set he was trying to build.
Some of them were kinda cute and harmless, like "gave my husband the button up pj's for the baby" and then others were....a bit overboard...."LOL husband pissed me off so after he went to sleep I put broken glass and cat s**t on the floor on his side of the bed, then I logged onto his email and sent hate mail to his grandma hahaha, sometimes I'm petty like that haha" ...
Some of these were cute - like the guy who saves all the cute memes so he can send them to his gf/wife when he's no longer mad...
I think that was a woman with the memes. The name :)
Load More Replies...Kinda sounds like adults acting like little kids to me instead of communicate with each other when they are unhappy.
I'm surprised how many of these relate to the woman doing housework/cleaning/cooking & man watching tv/gaming. Also, " I buy expensive things with HIS money". It's not the f**king 1950s!
Sadly the majority of women still need to do most housechores at home even if they work as much as their partners outside the home.
Load More Replies...I personally didn't find this funny at all..... adults acting like children who don't know how to communicate their feelings.
They are petty but funny. Better than lashing out and saying hurtful words you can't take back. I believe the couples get to talk and resolve their issues later.
I was mad at my brother once so I removed certain legos from the set he was trying to build.
Some of them were kinda cute and harmless, like "gave my husband the button up pj's for the baby" and then others were....a bit overboard...."LOL husband pissed me off so after he went to sleep I put broken glass and cat s**t on the floor on his side of the bed, then I logged onto his email and sent hate mail to his grandma hahaha, sometimes I'm petty like that haha" ...
Some of these were cute - like the guy who saves all the cute memes so he can send them to his gf/wife when he's no longer mad...
I think that was a woman with the memes. The name :)
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