Post your most irritating "ex" story.

[Taxloss]

This thread was inspired by an off-topic discussion on this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1010511&mesg_id=1010511

(Which you should all go an read and kick, it's serious stuff.)

However, it turned into a conversation involving the most irritating habits or attributes of our exes - ex-wives, ex-husband, ex-boyfriends, ex-girlfriends.

I'll kick off:

Mine liked to call at 3am to ask "are you thinking of me?"

No. I was asleep. Now I'm thinking of you, but I don't think you'd like what I'm thinking.

[Robb]

1. Locking.

No ex threads. :rofl:

[regnaD kciN]

8. Robb, you're such a dingbat!

;-)

[Bridget Burke]

2. As a spinster, I have nothing to contribute. However....

I've been irritated by far too many guys telling me THEIR "ex" stories. If a guy is trying to make a good impression on me, I really don't want to hear about "that bitch, my ex-wife"--or "those bitches, my ex-wives." I KNOW there can be problems--but those sad tales will NOT make me interested in a guy.

(I'm sure the comment is true with genders switched.)

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

3. Up until recently...

my ex would call me at work, because quite frankly, caller ID gave me the option of not answering when she called me anywhere else. Mind you, this is the same ex that went halfway across the country to cheat on me with a guy that's currently serving time on his third DUI charge. Also mind you that I told her repeatedly while we were together that I couldn't really talk on the phone at work. Fucking dipshit. :grr:

[hunter]

4. Every day I pray they won't talk about me here.

My wife knows plenty well how irritating I can be, and before I met her I was worse.

[NewJeffCT]

5. my ex-wife did almost no housework

I was working a full-time job and a lot of overtime... 70-80 hours a week.

My ex-wife had a part-time job working 20-30 hours a week.

Even though I was on salary, I still made a lot more than her... yet, she couldn't find time to at least do a bit of housework. Heck, I even walked her dog most of the time. No wonder he liked me more than her!

[warrens]

6. Well, there was the time...

She quit her job but kept pretending to go to work for a month, til our lack of funds due to expenses on a new "work wardrobe" meant that the mortgage check bounced. That was mildly irritating.

[malta blue]

7. Most irritating....

My ex won't let me renew our daughter's passport, and didn't inform me of that until after I had purchased tickets to go the the Dominican Republic to visit my mother (I waited 2 weeks after informing him of my intentions before I bought them).

Now he says she is not allowed to visit any country that does not have an extradition treaty with the US (which the DR does, and I have provided him with that).

I am not a flight risk...he just wants to be a pain in my @$$

[uppityperson]

24. my ex wrote a letter to Canadian border guards...

giving me permission to take my son into Canada, but warning them that we had an acrimonious divorce several yrs ago and beware.

[Jara sang]

9. I met a girl in a bar one night...

I took her home for some hot & heavy lovin'. After that night she never returned my phone calls. That was a little too quirky for me. I had to call it off.

[skygazer]

10. My ex has never let my son come to my place in 7 1/2 years

Though we have joint custody, it truly is a case of "possession is 9/10 of the law." In order to force him to live up to the custody obligation, I would have to take him to court - since I pay over $600 a month in child support, I cannot afford to do so.

He knows it which is why he does it. Just to mess with me. I can visit my son where he lives (Virginia) but have been unable to do it often because it means so much more expense than having him out here with me.

My son turned 18 last December and my child support obligation (which I've NEVER objected to paying, mind you) is over in June when he graduates. Hopefully, he will then want to come see me.

[MissB]

14. You know what?

You'll end up with the better relationship with your child. Really. :hug: Kids eventually figure it out.

[Maddy McCall]

11. "One day, I'll hunt you down and kill you."

"It may be a year from now, it may be ten years from now, but I will hunt you down and kill you."

Because of broken ribs, scars from being cut by him, and numerous other injuries caused by him, I heed his warning.

He called me about two months ago. I've taken the necessary steps to protect myself.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

13. Oh how awful!

:hug:

[Maddy McCall]

17. Thanks, friend.

Ya know, though. In its own weird way, the time I spent with him drives me to be the best I can be.

He put his finger on my nose one time and said, "You'll never amount to shit without me."

When I feel like being lazy, not doing the research I should be doing, etc., I just visualize that moment in my life and regain my energy and motivation.

He has no idea how he has constructively contributed to my career.

:) :hi:

[uppityperson]

19. Hi Maddy, I had one like that once.

Took yrs to get over it all, still influences my actions. I think of him and keep on going (ha, see here asshole, I'm doing well!).

[Maddy McCall]

22. Yep. That's exactly what I think.

:hug:

We are tough women, aren't we? :D

[GoddessOfGuinness]

42. If it wasn't for your great attitude, he wouldn't.

You're a real gem, y'know! :yourock:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

35. I'll second the hug!!

:hug:
I'm glad you're away from him, Maddy. We love you too much to risk losing you!!
Duckie

[Thtwudbeme]

23. Buy a handgun and learn how to use it.

and no, I am not kidding.

I do not advocate people arming themselves until they learn how to use and carry a weapon--but, it's not that hard to learn. I personally own a handgun and a rifle currently, but do not live in any type of dangerous situation; therefore I do not have bullets in the house. In other words, if a child comes to visit, and manages to get their sticky little fingers on my weapons, the ONLY way they could possibly hurt themselves is to drop it on their little toes.

[Maddy McCall]

29. I did.

:hi:

[KitchenWitch]

47. Wow, Maddy I had no idea!

I had one of those too. We have not been together for over 20 years, but I still am very diligent about protecting myself.

:hug:

[amitten]

48. Why does he want to kill you? I mean, besides the fact that he's

a nutjob. :shrug:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

12. Mr GoG's ex decided my stepsons should move in with her

without discussing the matter with us. They just moved; and it broke my older son's heart. There was no warning...she had the boys keep the move a secret.

While my older stepson adjusted with seemingly few difficulties, my younger stepson went on to get into as much trouble as possible. For years they'd promise to come visit my older boy, then cancel at the last minute...the same way their mother treated them when they lived with us. What she did to me, I dealt with long ago; but what she did to my son still rankles in my heart.

[Maddy McCall]

18. That was sneaky and sadistic.

She shall surely reap what she has sown. Sad that the kids have to pay for that adult's selfishness.

:(

[GoddessOfGuinness]

43. About 5 years ago, the older boy acknowledged

that it probably would have been better if they'd stayed with us. I think the younger one realizes it; but just hasn't felt comfortable admitting it. He has serious problems with his older brother, as Mr GoG's ex basically put him in charge of disciplining him when they were teens. We could have had her arrested, and charged with delinquent child support payments; but we didn't feel it would have been in my stepsons' best interests.

The thing is, I don't think she's really such a horrible person. She just never confronted the issues that led to her separation and divorce from my husband. She could have saved people a lot of anguish if she'd just gotten some counseling.

[HEyHEY]

15. Her name was Charmaine... need I say more?

[kiraboo]

40. Yes, my friend, you need! My mother's name is Charmaine

AND she's Canadian. Shame on you!

[Maine-ah]

16. heheheh

mine had a habit of sitting on the couch watching the tube w/his hand shoved down his pants.

but, boy, did he get his one night...LOL, he was cooking dinner, and was cooking w/ habenero peppers. Idiot didn't wash his hands b/f sitting in front of the tv. I have never seen someone run for the shower so quick! ROFLMAO!

[windy252]

28. ....

:spray:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

37. You were married to Al Bundy? nt

[LeftyMom]

20. He put me in the hospital

and then told the cops that I must have tried to kill myself.

Thank goodness there was a witness to confirm what happened- not that charges were ever filed or anything. :grr:

[trof]

21. She seemed to be perpetually hungry.

College girlfriend, for a while.
Every single time I picked her up; morning, noon, or night;
"Are you hungry?"
(not really, but I guess that's a 'polite' hint that you are)
This was back in the day when the guy paid.

I began to visualize myself as a big meal ticket.
It didn't last long after that.

on edit: and after reading some of the above replies this seems pretty penny ante.
:-(

[Thtwudbeme]

25. Ha! I had a date once who took me to an all you can eat seafood buffet

I LOVE seafood....and despite being pretty skinny, I can plow through the food....

So there I am chomping away at like my 4th place of King crab legs...and he got this sad look on his face, and said, "I would have to take a second job to feed you."

I laughed...but, he never asked me out again. Ever.

I still think it's funny, and hope he doesn't have a bunch of kids and pets to feed!

[Dangerously Amused]

26. Oh Sweet Jeebus, DON'T get me started!

:mad:

[xmas74]

27. My ex used to like to tweak out on meth,

beat the shit out of me and run around w/ skanky women.

Besides that he was a peach.

[LostinVA]

30. Good grief -- I'll be a much better partner on TAR

than he was in real life.... I've never even run around with skanky woman...

[xmas74]

44. I've been thinking about TAR.

In every episode you should make provocative comments and occasionally touch me in a way that can be construed as inappropriate yet still innocent. Men across America would turn in every week and root for us. It would be the whole "Will they or won't they? And will they film it if they do?"

Ratings gold, babe! It's also an easy way to get rid of any frat boy/college kid teams.

[LostinVA]

31. An ex who was a cop, and it ended with her 9mm against my forehead

Just... welll... because. Because I was moving out. Everyone on her force was nuts -- they all had their wives or husbands divorced them. Two got arrested for domestic abuse.

She easily found out my new unlisted nu,ber and address and semi-stalked me. Her cop buddies followed my car around town. Her watch commander told me to "get over it." Mama raised a smart girl, so I moved several hundred miles away.

I am not a big fan of cops. I saw the closing of the Thin Blue Line up close and personal.

[Mikimouse]

32. Teaching in three places, travelling for all three...

and trying to keep up with courses and dissertation, but I'm the lazy son of a bitch! She had the cushy part-time job where she could do her own work (courses and papers) 95% of the time. Then, when the opportunity presented itself, she split for Louisiana and never looked back, saying that she needed her space. What a fucking joke.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

33. My ex had made a copy of my house key without me knowing...

And he used to sneak into my house when I was in the shower, or when I was napping, or when I was just hanging out. I used to get so mad at him. Then, when we broke up and I started dating my now husband, Skip, he had gotten his best friend's little sister pregnant. After they married and she gave birth, he beat the hell out of her. He nearly killed her. I was taking a shower one evening and he decided to pop in to "Check" on me, while he was on the run from the cops. It freaked me out. I had to start locking not only my door, but the screen too...And my mom had to change the locks. It was not fun explaining to her how a "friend" of mine had gotten a key to the house. He's now spending 15 years in prison. Thank God.
Duckie

[Dukkha]

34. I finally ditched my 20 year old ex

when her 60 year old deaf husband came after me in a high speed car chase.
it was a green card marriage (she was Belize) and he was an ex-budybuilder juicer. I was 33 at the time and said that's it I don't car how hot you are.

[BikeWriter]

36. My first ex would call and tell me the new guy was beating her...

Then she'd refuse to leave him or give me our kids.

[bertha katzenengel]

38. Hmm.... the one about her uncanny knack for showing up wherever I was hid-

ing from her? Oh -- the day I actually hid in the closet (I'd given her a key in better days) and she one-upped me by looking in the closet. Didn't see me, though. I was so relieved I cried. :runs screaming:

[TK421]

39. She wouldn't stop pounding on the car trunk...and the screaming!

Lets not go there :banghead:

[Blue-Jay]

41. My ex dumped me and was preggers six weeks later.

That was kinda harsh at the time, but in retrospect, it was best for everyone involved.

[ChoralScholar]

45. My 'ex' followed me to college...

and made it a point to be up in my face all the time with her new boyfriend.

Both of them made several phone calls and emails per day to me saying "Leave me alone!!!" (I hadn't spoken to either of them in months).

Finally she has her dad come threaten to kick my ass because I 'threw gravel in her face'... uhh okay.. this is UCA. There IS no fucking gravel. Anyway, my entire fraternity happened to be there, and he would have been beaten to a bloody pulp if he'd even made a move.

I'm going out of my way to ignore her, and the crap and the threats keep happening.

I finally reported her and him to the University Police for harassment, and the student newspaper made a very embarassing story out of it entitled 'Chick Needs to Get a Life'

Basically she was mad because I dumped her psycho ass, and wanted to get back at me.

[u4ic]

46. I've only had one problem ex

We split up, and luckily he didn't know my address, only the area that I lived in. (this was before reverse lookup, and the number was my roomies)

We hadn't been going out for very long...3 weeks, maybe a month. Gradually it went from one call a day to two, to can you call me on your breaks, as well, etc (we lived two cities apart). Waaay too much, and I needed to get out of it. I told him, in person, it was the end. A few days later, he called from a nearby phone booth, and I told him again it was definitely over. I heard something breaking, and I hung up.

The next morning on the way to work, I noticed the phone booth he called from all smashed in. :scared: I was scared for awhile, but he never came after me, nor did I never heard from him again.