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Okay. So. I fake dated an online friend of mine as an April Fools prank on my irl friend. We started fake dating on Halloween and then said it was a prank on April Fools. We decided to plan ahead to make it more believable when the time came. Yknow? We fake broke up on my birthday cuz it's about a week before April first.
Throughout the time, I made sure my irl friend wasn't getting too emotionally invested n shit, asking him if he was alright and stuff like that.
I thought it was a harmless joke, yknow? I know if he and an online friend were dating, broke up, and then said it was a prank, no one actually was hurt or anything, I'd be like "oh lmao you got me" so I figured it'd be kinda funny.
I didn't think it was going to be an issue, but for some reason it was. He called me a liar and a bitch, blocked me on everything, posted a few tiktoks about me, posted on his story calling me a snake, and then got mad at me for not trying to text his number. And when I did text his number apologizing, all he said was "no. fuck you."
I understand where he's coming from to an extent, and I'm trying to be more understanding. But I don't think that reaction is warranted. I didn't intend on hurting him, and then apologized four times for it. I really just thought it was gonna be a "haha funny joke" kinda reaction. But he keeps bringing it up to make me feel guilty, even after he told me not to bring up the time he broke my favorite pair of headphones.
Do I have this coming or no?