Aita for wearing the “joke” bikini my friend got me?

A Reddit user shared an incident involving a “joke” gift from their friend, Mandy, who gave them a bikini that turns see-through when wet. After finding out about the prank at the community pool, the user decided to wear the bikini to Mandy’s hot tub gathering with her boyfriend, subtly confronting her by acting as if they hadn’t noticed the suit’s transparency.

Mandy was shocked and accused the user of purposely “flashing” her boyfriend. The user defended themselves, saying they were just wearing the gift Mandy gave them. Read the full story below to see the complexities behind this birthday prank gone wrong.

‘ Aita for wearing the “joke” bikini my friend got me?’

So it was my birthday couple months ago. Had a party. Got some gifts. My friend “Mandy” for me a “super cute bikini”. I liked it. Said thanks. She had ripped the tags off but whatever. Anyway. Went to the community pool with my roommate. Wore bikini. Got in the water. Roommate immediately is like uhm girl…. I look and see that this bikini is now kinda see thru.. Haha good joke Mandy.

Anyway, Mandy invited me over to her place to hang out with her and her bf and a few others. Most leave and we’re still hanging out. I’m like hey, what if we get in your hot tub? I go change after them. And meet her bf in the hot tub she’s getting new drinks. I hop in. Immediately, he’s looking at my chest.

I pretend I don’t notice and just make small talk. She comes out a few min after. And just looks in shock. Eventually gets in. “Uhh is that the one I bought?” Yeah I love it. I wear it everywhere. Make up some stuff about how I wore it to the beach, some party with lots of guys, etc. and she’s just like “oh”.

We’re in the tub for 20-30. Eventually get out and change. She approached me after and was like. “Uhm I’m sorry thought you’d notice. But it goes kinda see thru”. I’m like yeah I know why’d you buy me a ducking see thru bathing suit? “She’s like it’s a joke. Wait you knew? So you just spent last 30’ flashing my bf on purpose?” I reply I’m just wearing my birthday gift from her. Anyway. Aita?

Here’s the input from the Reddit crowd:

[Reddit User] −  NTA. WELL PLAYED!!! You deserve an award, but I’m broke. So here’s an emoji instead. 🏅 🎖 🥇. EDIT:. Thanks for the award!. EDIT 2: Thanks for the awards. Yes, I have now been able to give OP an award. Happy days and awesome sauce to all!!

[Reddit User] −  NTA. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Plus it’s not your fault he was blatantly stating at your tits right in front of her. E: because it still isn’t clear to literally anyone, I’m saying Mandy has nobody to blame but herself for what happened.

su1cidesauce −  NTA. She knew what kind of gift she was giving you, you were just getting her back in a harmless way. No one’s gonna die from seeing boobs. Now you can all have a laugh about it.

d4ng3r0u5 −  NAH, she pranked you, you pranked her.

oarngebean −  ESH. Her for her buying you see through clothing and you for basically getting n**ed in front of her and her bf.

[Reddit User] −  Ahhaha OP this is fantastic. I won’t give a judgement. I’m leaning fairly heavy towards no assholes here but a part of me does feel like everyone sucks cause you did purposefully do something that you know would bother your friend. She absolutely deserves it though. And you simply outplayed her. She was playing checkers when you were playing cheese. Well done.

PerfectlyCorny −  ESH and you know it. Obviously she’s TA for letting you wear a see through bikini in public. But you’re an adult. Deal with it like an adult. Knowingly exposing your body to people that did not actively consent to seeing it is not the adult way to handle things.

malachitenecklace −  NAH. ESH if you squint. Her joke was just as harmless as yours. Not tasteful, imo, but harmless and not a**hole-y. I don’t see it as much as either of you being jerks, and more like a back-and-fourth prank. Now you’re on equal ground, lol. (Also, if her boyfriend was distracted that’s on him, not you or her)

Edit: Obviously it’s embarrassing in the moment, but it’s not going have long-lasting effects (besides maybe on their friendship lol). That’s all I meant by “harmless.” That, and the fact I don’t see that what she did was any worse than what her friend did.

HotConfusion −  ESH. You’re both s**tty friends and thoroughly deserve each other.

themutedheart −  If this is true you are NTA my friend. Well played.

Was the user’s response justified, or did they take things too far? How would you react if a friend gave you a prank gift like this? Share your thoughts in the comments below!