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Bokbreath t1_jb31a6o wrote

That's just wife swapping with extra steps

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ImSoupOrCereal t1_jb3d5kl wrote

Funny story from the early 90's: this apparently played out in my small town elementary school. I was in 4th grade when shit really hit the fan and all the divorces/marriages happened. I obviously didn't know or understand the drama at the time, but I just grew up thinking it was normal for teachers to swap last names. My 1st grade teacher all of a sudden had my 3rd grade teacher's name and vice versa. It wasn't until (embarrassingly) much later that adult me thought about it was like "ooohhhh, that must've been quite the spicy gossip back in the day."

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DaveOJ12 t1_jb3eyix wrote

Replying to RubyJuneRocket (#2,169,772)

I was trying to unpack that one, but there's a lot to unpack. Lol.

I'll give it a shot.

Twain meets Lange and marries him.

Lange has an affair with Twains best friend and they divorced.

Twain marries the husband of Twains best friend the same year.

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Emanemanem t1_jb3fjus wrote

This situation actually happened to some friends mine. Except it wasn’t revenge, it just kind of happened.

Both couples were good friends with one another, there was an affair between two of the partners in the relationship, very messy breakup, etc etc. The cheating partners both moved out and eventually got married. In the aftermath, the non-cheating partners ended up together.

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mldt015 t1_jb3lhga wrote

Shania Twain’s love life

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Fluffy_Mood5781 t1_jb3qiqa wrote

This sounds like a coke fueled executive 2005 sitcom. With some name like “spouse swap” or “marriage mixup”

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thereisafrx t1_jb3qpdc wrote

There’s a great country music song about this:

“Surprise”.

Gotta go give it a listen now.

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arkofjoy t1_jb3roa2 wrote

This story should be a Netflix series.

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Edelkern t1_jb3tkvm wrote

I doubt the couple that eloped actually cares, they made it pretty clear they don't want their previous partners. It's a pretty weak revenge.

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zstandig t1_jb3u0ff wrote

Quick, somebody buy the rights and make a romantic comedy!

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Chiinoe t1_jb3ukoc wrote

What in the White Lotus is this?

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Sonyguyus t1_jb3z1zl wrote

I would at least hope the other woman had a say in marrying a man who wanted to get back at his ex.

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pk666 t1_jb40dhc wrote

Sounds like sex comedy from the 70s. And I am here for it.

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AUkion1000 t1_jb41jii wrote

Trade offer
I receive : Your shitty wife- You receive : My shitty wife

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sravll t1_jb41q5f wrote

No cheating or revenge involved but my ex husband is the partner of my current partners ex wife. We're all friends.

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technerdswe t1_jb453px wrote

Is it really revenge though? “Hah! I married the man/wife you dumped! Gotcha!”

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-LexVult- t1_jb456bd wrote

Replying to Edelkern (#2,170,481)

Yeah, the only way revenge is applied is if one of the people who eloped still loved their partner. Which in most cases they wouldn't have eloped in the first place if they love their partner.

This honestly sounds like weird copium trying to soften the fact that their spouse doesn't love them and went to be with someone else. There was no revenge. Just two broken hearted people trying to cope and feel better about their shit situation.

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NydNugs t1_jb4e080 wrote

Replying to -LexVult- (#2,170,899)

Although it's pretty engrained in culture / worldview that you can only ever love one, it creates a fallacy because it's also accepted that true love can still be found after a husband/wife passes away. I actually believe it's the best evidence of the potential for multi-love. I bet it would still hurt them.

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SadLaser t1_jb4e59b wrote

How is this revenge? "You left me to be with another man so I'll marry the woman your new husband ditched to be with you! That'll show you! I'm sure you're really steamed that I married some other person instead of you, despite you... ditching me...! Yeah, revenge!"

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ARedditToPassTheTime t1_jb4gyxv wrote

Replying to jihadijohhn (#2,171,124)

I know a partner swap that happened almost a couple decades ago. The cheaters are still together, the cheatees broke up a long time ago. The cheaters were otherwise such good people, and the cheatees were both kind of pompous pricks.

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runitius t1_jb4ng17 wrote

Netflix rn: “write this down”

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the_obiwan t1_jb4nnr2 wrote

Isn't that the plot of the music video for "Gives You Hell"?

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FindorKotor93 t1_jb4p53e wrote

Replying to Worldatmyfingertips (#2,171,437)

No. in context it means a holier than thou religious narcissist. Someone who espouses their own righteousness, forgives their own transgressions but hates those that don't make them feel like their faith is special. It's not a matter of sarcasm, it's just the fact that faith is a form of narcissism and so those most addicted to it are as hypocritical as you'd expect.

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Defaulted1364 t1_jb4rues wrote

Did something kinda similar recently, guy I was dating ditched me to go on a date with this girl he liked and then had the nerve to ask me to drive her home for him before we hung out, well she didn’t know about me and we kept in contact, guess which of the two of us are currently dating

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flowersermon9 t1_jb4srok wrote

Replying to sravll (#2,170,761)

One of my best friends parents are the same way and everyone still gets along, goes on vacations together, etc. I thought it was weird at first but no one in his actual family did so I guess I was the weird one. I had no idea this was so common!

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Earnastus t1_jb4t21s wrote

What an idiot. He was free! Then he runs of and gets married again.

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DennisHakkie t1_jb4tt2m wrote

Wait, you are telling me it ISN’T okay to bang the ex of your best mate for fun?

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KornyKingKeNobi t1_jb4vybk wrote

as fucked up it is for everyone involved ... it's fucking hilarious haha

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ATC_av8er t1_jb4x36l wrote

Is it sad that before I opened the article, I was expecting Florida Man to be behind this one?

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BozoidBob t1_jb4xkvl wrote

And they all lived happily ever after?/s

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thomdharmapollard t1_jb4xspy wrote

Kind of an extreme and expensive way to exact revenge, let alone the possibility that the new wife is a virago lol

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JRom89 t1_jb528ok wrote

I think they’re gonna make it

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HumaDracobane t1_jb55tt5 wrote

This would be the pic associated to the uno-reverse card

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forrestpen t1_jb575uy wrote

I'm assuming there was some divorces in between those steps.

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swissbernie t1_jb58ord wrote

Happens every fortnight by me at the swingers club, I’ve never been - mind you.

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LordPoopyIV t1_jb5a8zg wrote

If you base a relationship on revenge i imagine your partners might have a good reason for leaving you

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SevroAuShitTalker t1_jb5dcet wrote

This is the plot of a rom com. Or one of the murder mysteries on ID. 50/50 either way

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Swaqqmasta t1_jb5drsa wrote

Replying to flowersermon9 (#2,171,705)

It's certainly not common but I've known people like this as well. It's harder with kids involved, but I've seen that too parents split up but stayed friendly and ended up doing a lot of "big family" style gatherings with both bio parents and their new partners all being involved in the kids lives and being friendly

It was weird for me to see as a kid but now I'm just really impressed

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Jester252 t1_jb5f6zj wrote

Revenge? sounds more like a solid trade to me.

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paxrom2 t1_jb5fc2n wrote

This is what happened to Shania Twain.

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Mista_Cash_Ew t1_jb5fe36 wrote

Replying to Edelkern (#2,170,481)

You don't have to love someone to feel hurt by them. It could still hurt their egos that their exes moved on easily or the belief that the exes will be talking shit to each other behind their backs

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peensteen t1_jb5ic6b wrote

Dude stole my wife revenge plan.

Step 1: Marry HIS wife and end up supporting his children.

Step 2: ???

Step 3: Profit!

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TheLurkingMenace t1_jb5ig0p wrote

That's not eloping, that's "running off." Eloping is when a couple leaves town to get married, usually to avoid family members who would violently interfere.

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v3ritas1989 t1_jb5kzui wrote

Replying to sravll (#2,170,761)

Probably interesting for the children too. I actually have a family name that has no relation to my biological parents. The names were just carried over from another marriage. Not so funny though if you then date the daughter of the other couple and everyone else in school thinks you are dating your cousin.

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MrDork t1_jb5lui9 wrote

I had a girlfriend when I was in my 20's whose parents essentially swapped with their best friends like this. I always found it to be really weird and bizarre. But hey, as long as everyone's happy I'm happy. :)

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LLPF2 t1_jb5njl5 wrote

My sister almost did this, she realized how much of a no thank you it was and ended the relationship. Her dirt bag ex is still “with” his neighbor and any one else he can get into bed.

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Writer10 t1_jb5ob7s wrote

Aka “The Shania Twain Story, In Reverse.”

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TubbyPachyderm t1_jb5oqtq wrote

This happened in my family. My grandmother ran off with a guy. My grandfather, drunk off his ass, called up the guys wife that he left to hook up. They hit it off and stayed together. Both couples were together until death after the switcheroo.

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geo_prog t1_jb5qo6s wrote

Replying to ImSoupOrCereal (#2,169,725)

In grade 7 my science teacher was Mrs. Marchand, married to french teacher Mr. Marchand. The teacher in the adjoining classroom was Mr. Holowka. Between the two classrooms was a storage room that had access from both classrooms but no access from the hallway. Basically a shared closet. Halfway through grade 8 Mrs. Marchand became Ms. Luke (her unmarried name) and Mr. Marchand got into a fight with Mr. Holowka. In grade 9 it was Mrs. Holowka and Mr. Marchand no longer taught at the school.

You just know that storage room was the site of many dirty deeds.

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Seabrook76 t1_jb5smid wrote

Not gonna lie, that’s a baller move right there.

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joe_attaboy t1_jb5vba0 wrote

Do a search about Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich, NY Yankees teammates who literally swapped wives and families with one another in 1973. They even announced it publicly at spring training that year.

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Asatas t1_jb5wdyt wrote

Replying to jihadijohhn (#2,171,124)

My cheating ex at some point bought an apartment with her co-worker , also new partner, also same sport club. Seems happy because they can actually stand seeing each other 24/7/3+years. I'm not even mad bc I couldn't.

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golemsheppard2 t1_jb5woo7 wrote

Hows that revenge? Sounds like her ex husband was no longer interested in his ex wife.

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patteh11 t1_jb64dm9 wrote

The actual reality version of wifeswap

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ImSoupOrCereal t1_jb6c4oq wrote

Replying to gemstatertater (#2,170,806)

Not the spicy details unfortunately, but apparently they found some sort of "normal" because all three (husband of 3rd grade and then 1st grade teacher was also a high school teacher) stayed with the school district and in the same schools. For all I know, there was some sort of true wife swap that was amicable to all parties (doubtful, but we're talking small town Missouri so not out of the question lol).

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Accomplished-Ad4334 t1_jb6cqjq wrote

Replying to NydNugs (#2,171,147)

Yeah she would come over and fuck her ex and write all over our camp that she loves him. She’d tell him that she wasn’t together with my ex, and then bring my ex to our campsite with her. She’s on a power trip fersure. It’s a shame my ex didn’t see it.

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Accomplished-Ad4334 t1_jb6hqcs wrote

Replying to NydNugs (#2,174,435)

It was an extremely hard experience for me. It sucks because I’ve been going to festivals for years, and love that counterculture. I loved the art and everything and the people I met (mostly) were incredibly lovely. But I was out there for a month and had to watch my partner of 5 years fawn over someone else and I had to live with someone else who wouldn’t shut up about her. Plus living in a harsh environment in a tent? It was hard.

I’d love to go back someday with friends but couldn’t say I have a desire to go anytime soon!

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jimi15 t1_jb6ius0 wrote

Which channel is this on again?

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DJKoolJerk t1_jb6lxdp wrote

Who's makin' love to your old lady, while you were out makin' love?

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swaps007 t1_jb7jjkd wrote

Brazzers wants to know your location.

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