21 VERY Dumb Things People's Exes Did That They Ignored
People had A LOT to say in the comments. Here are some of the best replies:
"She told me she didn't believe in north. Like, as a direction. She said it was a government trick to sell compasses. I thought it was quirky."
"Bro, I defended her in arguments! I said things like, 'Well, reality is subjective.' I was deep in the love fog."—abdalkadermj
"I was complaining about the car in front of us driving half a mile an hour. She said, 'You can't go less than one mile per hour.' I asked for clarity, and she said, 'There's nothing less than one except for zero, so you can't go less than one mile per hour.'"
"He said he didn't understand why I was mad when I found out he was still on Tinder because it 'was just like any other social media.'"
—cdifff
"He put all undesirable incoming paper mail into the oven to get it out of sight. Junk mail, bills, even voter registration. Then one day, while baking a cake, the first instruction was to preheat the oven. He nearly burned down the house."
"During a conversation about self-improvement, she said 'I've pretty much peaked as a person.' I was like 'wow, you're so right.'"
—Klecktacular
"She tried to bail on her best friend's wedding at the last minute because she didn't want to fly to Texas. She was a bridesmaid. Her friend flipped out, and we wound up going. But that was the end of their friendship."
"He wanted a new car but didn't need one, and I wasn't on board with him getting a new one. So he stopped checking or putting in any fluids in his car. The motor blew. I had to help him get a new car while he drove mine, and I worked two jobs while going to college to help him get a new car. I was so young and dumb."
—somethingsnazzy01
"My ex would get upset if I didn't smile 'big enough.'"
"Every time he didn't get his way or wanted money, he'd have a big sloppy crying tantrum and claim everything would be better if he just killed himself. He was about 20 when he started doing this."
—MizWhatsit
"She tried to jump her car battery without it being connected to another car. 🙄"
"He did not know how to clean. He would spray the counters with Lysol, then immediately wipe it off with a soaking wet rag from the depths of his work bag. He worked at a tire factory."
—kingbambi5000
"He didn't brush his teeth. Ever."
"She was always happy around her friends and a total asshole around me. I told her that it bothered me. Her response? 'You're mad that I'm happy?!' No, it bothers me that you're only happy when you're with other people and not me!"
—phathomthis
"He watched porn while we were intimate. It was okay with me when we were both into it, but then he started watching it behind my back. Literally. 😂😭"
"He pulled my hand off the steering wheel of a car when I was driving 50 miles per hour, and my other arm was resting on the windowsill of the car. He did it 'because I wanted to hold your hand.' Apparently, he also wanted both of us to die."
—christine-bitg
"She lied about having terminal cancer. When it was revealed to be a lie, I just accepted her reasoning for lying and we moved on. She cheated on me in the end."
"He kept peeing in my bed. 😵💫"
—Longjumping_Hand_205
"When referring to someone as a scapegoat, he thought the phrase was 'an escaped goat.' I explained that it's actually 'scapegoat,' and he disagreed."
"He records hours and hours of close-up video footage of strangers' butts walking by in the mall."
—CheeesyGiraffe
"He would regularly gamble his paycheck away."
And finally, "My ex asked if bats were real."
—Lacaud
H/T r/AskReddit
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