"I live on a farm (Todd is definitely a city boy), and one morning I went out to fix my electric fence. I turned it off before working on it, of course, but while I was leaning over the top wire Todd thought it would be funny to turn it back on. Now this isn't the electric fence from Jurassic Park, but it has a pretty powerful charger on it, and it knocked me back on my heels and made me cry out."
"And Todd laughed. I was so hurt and angry I told him to get his stuff and get out. At first he didn't believe me: I had to physically get his belongings and take them out to his car, then told him I never wanted to see him again. And I meant it. He apologized and has kept apologizing, sending me flowers and asking my forgiveness."
A farm resident ended an eight-month relationship after a partner deliberately reactivated an electric fence while she was fixing it, causing a painful shock and eliciting laughter. She turned the fence off before working on it, and the partner's prank knocked her back and made her cry out. She expelled him, removed his belongings, and declared she never wanted to see him again. He has apologized repeatedly, sent flowers, and offered to be shocked as penance, while friends urged reconciliation. The incident created lasting emotional pain and a deep sense that trust and safety were violated.
Read at Slate Magazine
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