‘I Swapped My Cheating Husband’s Oil with Glue… and the Paramedics Had to Pull Them Apart!’ | HO

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE — The story that has swept through Memphis’s church pews, hospital corridors, and social media feeds is as jaw-dropping as it is unforgettable. It’s a tale of betrayal, ingenuity, and poetic justice that began as a quiet struggle behind closed doors and ended with paramedics, police, and two humiliated lovers glued together in an apartment complex.

At the center is Paulina Jenkins, a woman whose journey from supportive wife to headline-making survivor has become a rallying cry for dignity and self-respect. Her story, layered with heartbreak and humor, is now being discussed across the city—and beyond.

The Perfect Wife

Paulina met Tyrone Johnson in 2003 at a church barbecue. He was charming, ambitious, and seemed ready to build a future. They married in 2005, with all the trappings of a Southern celebration—white dress, proud parents, and promises exchanged under the watchful eyes of their community.

But the honeymoon ended quickly. Tyrone lost his job three months into the marriage, and what was supposed to be a temporary setback stretched into years. Paulina, raised by parents who insisted on independence, took on extra work, started a catering business, and held the household together. Tyrone, meanwhile, drifted—more comfortable on the couch than at a job site.

“I thought protecting his ego was protecting my marriage,” Paulina later reflected. “But you can’t love someone into being responsible.”

The Hidden Strain

As the years passed, Paulina’s sacrifices mounted. She paid for fertility treatments, raised three children, and eventually bought their family home with her own savings. Tyrone’s pride was wounded by her success, but instead of stepping up, he grew resentful and increasingly absent.

Family gatherings became minefields of whispered questions about children and finances. Tyrone’s family praised him as the provider, while Paulina quietly shouldered every burden. “I’d been the head of the household for years,” she said. “I just let him pretend otherwise.”

The Signs of Betrayal

By 2014, the cracks in their marriage were impossible to ignore. Tyrone became secretive, invested in his appearance, and started coming home late. The most telling clue was a small bottle of body oil that appeared in his laundry—expensive, out of character, and always half-empty after his supposed “work meetings.”

Paulina’s suspicions grew. She tracked his patterns, noted his absences, and watched as his affection evaporated. Tyrone’s lies became routine, his distance a new normal. The final blow came when Paulina saw him at a grocery store, arm-in-arm with another woman, while she shopped with their children.

“I watched my marriage die in real time,” she recalled. “He looked at her the way he used to look at me.”

The Ingenious Revenge

Paulina’s heartbreak soon turned into resolve. She devised a plan that would expose Tyrone’s infidelity in a way no one could ignore. Knowing his routine, she swapped the contents of his beloved body oil with a potent mixture of craft glue and oil—sticky enough to turn a romantic encounter into a medical emergency.

On a fateful Saturday night in March 2016, Tyrone left for another “job site check,” oil bottle in hand. Paulina, with her children and a friend, drove to the Willowbrook Apartments, where she suspected Tyrone’s mistress, Bernice Coleman, lived. Minutes after they arrived, chaos erupted.

Neighbors rushed outside as frantic shouts echoed from the building. “Help! We’re stuck! We can’t get apart!” Tyrone and Bernice, caught in an intimate moment, had become literally glued together.

Paramedics, firefighters, and police descended on the scene. The couple was wheeled out on connected stretchers, sheets covering their mortified faces. “Some kind of adhesive incident,” a paramedic explained. “We’re going to have to take them to the hospital to get them separated safely.”

The Fallout

The incident became the talk of the town. At Methodist Hospital, Paulina arrived with her children to visit Tyrone, who was still attached to Bernice. The scene was a spectacle: two families confronting the truth, doctors struggling to dissolve the glue, and children witnessing the consequences of adult choices.

Bernice’s family, blindsided by Tyrone’s lies, learned that he was very much married. “You knew,” Bernice whispered to Paulina. “Honey, a wife always knows. The question is what she chooses to do about it.”

The hospital episode not only exposed Tyrone’s affair but also revealed the depth of Paulina’s resourcefulness. “Some consequences you just have to live with,” she said, declining to pick Tyrone up after his release, leaving him to arrange his own ride home.

The Road to Independence

Paulina’s decision was clear: she filed for divorce the next day. Armed with years of financial documentation and evidence of Tyrone’s infidelity, she retained custody of her children, her home, and every asset she had worked for. Tyrone, humiliated and unable to contest the facts, quickly agreed to the settlement.

But the drama didn’t end there. Tyrone attempted to sabotage Paulina’s job and reputation, making anonymous complaints to her employer and even calling the police with false reports of child neglect. Each attack failed, and with the help of her attorney, Paulina secured a restraining order—ensuring her safety and peace of mind.

Building a New Life

Freed from the burden of a toxic marriage, Paulina flourished. Her catering business expanded, she paid off her house early, and her children thrived in a stable, loving environment. She began dating again, eventually marrying a supportive partner who celebrated her success.

Tyrone, meanwhile, drifted from job to job, supported briefly by Bernice—who, upon realizing she was funding his harassment campaign against Paulina, cut him off and filed her own restraining order.

Lessons Learned

Paulina’s story is more than a tale of revenge—it’s a blueprint for survival and self-respect. “The best revenge isn’t destruction,” she told friends. “It’s construction. Building something so strong, so undeniably yours, that the person who tried to tear you down becomes irrelevant to your happiness.”

Her journey has inspired women across Memphis to demand better, keep receipts, and never settle for less than they deserve. As Paulina puts it: “You’re not responsible for loving someone into being better. The real victory is living so well that the person who tried to break you becomes nothing more than a cautionary tale.”

The Aftermath

Today, Paulina Jenkins Coleman runs one of Memphis’s top catering companies, owns her home outright, and is building generational wealth for her children. Her ex-husband lives in Nashville, sees his children rarely, and is remembered less for his betrayal than for the consequences he couldn’t escape.

The story of the glue incident has become local legend—a cautionary tale about what happens when a woman decides she’s had enough. But for Paulina, the real ending isn’t about revenge. It’s about reclaiming her power, her peace, and her future.

As she told her followers: “The sweetest revenge was living so well that the man who tried to break me down became irrelevant to my happiness. This isn’t the end—it’s just the beginning.”