Toxic Friend Frames Woman And Steals Her Blind Date, Gets What She Deserved The Very Next Day
Friends, RelationshipsPublished Jun 23, 2026 Toxic Friend Frames Woman And Steals Her Blind Date, Gets What She Deserved The Very Next Day
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Reconnecting with an old friend can feel like stepping back into a happier chapter of your life. Although the people who know your history best are also the ones most capable of turning a fun night out into an unforgettable disaster.
This woman learned that lesson the hard way after returning to her hometown for a wedding. What started as a casual reunion with a longtime friend turned into a humiliating series of betrayals involving a terrible blind date, a towed car and a shocking act of selfishness that left her furious enough to plot her own revenge.
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The narrator returned home for a wedding and agreed to catch up with an old friend
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What was supposed to be a casual night out quickly turned into an awkward blind date
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Her friend encouraged her to give the guy a chance, then ended up making a move on him herself
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The morning after brought an expensive surprise that made the betrayal even worse
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Instead of apologizing, the friend mocked and dismissed her frustration entirely
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Humiliated and furious, the narrator decided on her own sweet little revenge
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The wedding day arrived, and her plan worked even better than expected
The Original poster (OP) had returned to her hometown for a friend’s wedding when an old high school friend unexpectedly reached out. Excited to reconnect, she agreed to meet up for drinks and was told she’d probably hit it off with a wealthy single guy her friend knew.
The evening got off to a shaky start when the friend convinced her to park in a reserved spot, insisting nobody would care. Also, the “fun night” turned out to be cheap tequila mixed with Mountain Dew, and an awkward setup with a man who clearly wasn’t her type.
Still, she tried to make the best of it, that is until the night took a sharp turn. After spending hours encouraging the narrator to give the guy a chance, the selfish friend suddenly disappeared into a room with him, leaving the heartbroken woman alone on the couch, listening to them hook up all night long.
Things somehow got even worse the next morning. The OP stepped outside to discover that her van had been towed from the exact parking spot her friend had assured her was safe. Instead of apologizing to her, the friend laughed in her face, called her a “wet blanket” that nobody wants, and mocked her for being upset.
Furious, the woman waited until the wedding the next day to get her sweet revenge. She arranged to meet her friend before the ceremony, then slipped in through another entrance and ignored all her texts. The friend ended up missing the ceremony and spent the rest of the night angry and drinking to stupor while everyone branded her an alcoholic and wondered why she had shown up only for the food and open bar.
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Healthy relationships are built on trust, respect, and emotional support. According to Psych Central, good friends should encourage positive emotions rather than leave someone feeling manipulated or belittled. Looking at the friend’s dismissive attitude, reckless advice, and cruel reaction to the towing incident, it is obvious that the friendship is deeply unhealthy.
Mental health experts also note that betrayal by a trusted friend can trigger intense feelings of anger, grief, shame, and confusion. Research discussed by Impact Psychological Services suggests these emotions often make people more likely to seek revenge, even when it doesn’t fully heal the hurt. That emotional cocktail helps explain why the author found herself plotting a payback after such a humiliating night.
Psychotherapist Kevin William Grant explains that while revenge can feel satisfying in the moment, lasting peace usually comes from setting boundaries and walking away from toxic relationships. The towing and hook-up incident may have caused the narrator a headache, but it also revealed a friendship that was probably overdue for ending.
Netizens couldn’t help but admire the OP’s revenge, with many joking that making her friend miss the wedding ceremony was petty, but allowing her behavior to wreck her reputation was a cherry on top of an already amazing cake. What do you think? Was the woman justified in giving her former friend a taste of her own medicine, or did she take the payback too far?
Commenters loved the petty revenge, but some couldn’t decide if the payback was perfectly deserved or a step too far
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Roberta Surprenant Roberta Surprenant Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 hours ago Can beat tequilla/mtn dew....a pj, or purple jesus is everclear (strongest drinking alcohol sold) with purple fruit juice. My friends had everclear but no juice....grape kool aid is not an acceptable substitite!
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Terry P Terry P Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 23 hours ago (edited) IM glad Clarrissa's reputation as a cheap dr unk was spread around after that. She invited OP then slept w the guy? Or said well, if OP won't go for the trio I'll just get at him
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Binky Melnik Binky Melnik Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 day ago As a teen, I discovered Mountain Few. In cans. One day, while talking on the phone, I grabbed a can off the porch and it was hot. Put some ice in a glass and not paying any attention to what I was doing, I started to drink and saw what looked like PEE in my glass! And I’d just swallowed a mouthful! I dropped the glass and started screaming that my sister had obviously messed with my Mountain Dew! (We didn’t get long, but I was the little s**t who’d do crummy things to her; she merely annoyed me by clearing her throat constantly.) I didn’t believe the stuff was pee-colored, so I go to the porch and I’m opening can goer can, pouring each out trying to find one that WASN’T pee. That was the last time I had Mountain Dew (though at Apple, we had literal *truckloads* because programmers run on it, I STILL never got the urge to have one ever again). Geez; here I am wondering whether I should run across the street to grab one at the bodega out of curiosity, but nope. It’s just not there.
0 0points reply Roberta Surprenant Roberta Surprenant Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 hours ago Mtn Dew does now have other flavor/color combos but original has always been yellow.
0 0points reply Load More Replies... Binky Melnik Binky Melnik Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 day ago It just dawned on me that I’ve drunk Chartreuse when I had to. I’ll bet it’s because I knew what Chartreuse looks like, whereas with the Mountain Dew, since I’d never seen it, it was an awful surprise? (And while farm kids are used to awful surprises, we don’t normally eat or drink surprises.) (My sister STILL hasn’t gotten over the time she found half a worm in her apple.)
0 0points reply Load More Comments POST Roberta Surprenant Roberta Surprenant Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 hours ago Can beat tequilla/mtn dew....a pj, or purple jesus is everclear (strongest drinking alcohol sold) with purple fruit juice. My friends had everclear but no juice....grape kool aid is not an acceptable substitite!
0 0points reply Terry P Terry P Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 23 hours ago (edited) IM glad Clarrissa's reputation as a cheap dr unk was spread around after that. She invited OP then slept w the guy? Or said well, if OP won't go for the trio I'll just get at him
0 0points reply Binky Melnik Binky Melnik Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 day ago As a teen, I discovered Mountain Few. In cans. One day, while talking on the phone, I grabbed a can off the porch and it was hot. Put some ice in a glass and not paying any attention to what I was doing, I started to drink and saw what looked like PEE in my glass! And I’d just swallowed a mouthful! I dropped the glass and started screaming that my sister had obviously messed with my Mountain Dew! (We didn’t get long, but I was the little s**t who’d do crummy things to her; she merely annoyed me by clearing her throat constantly.) I didn’t believe the stuff was pee-colored, so I go to the porch and I’m opening can goer can, pouring each out trying to find one that WASN’T pee. That was the last time I had Mountain Dew (though at Apple, we had literal *truckloads* because programmers run on it, I STILL never got the urge to have one ever again). Geez; here I am wondering whether I should run across the street to grab one at the bodega out of curiosity, but nope. It’s just not there.
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Roberta Surprenant Roberta Surprenant Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 hours ago Mtn Dew does now have other flavor/color combos but original has always been yellow.
0 0points reply Load More Replies... Binky Melnik Binky Melnik Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 day ago It just dawned on me that I’ve drunk Chartreuse when I had to. I’ll bet it’s because I knew what Chartreuse looks like, whereas with the Mountain Dew, since I’d never seen it, it was an awful surprise? (And while farm kids are used to awful surprises, we don’t normally eat or drink surprises.) (My sister STILL hasn’t gotten over the time she found half a worm in her apple.)
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