Our exes are our exes for a reason. I mean, why be with someone who gives you grief, or is flat-out crazy, when you could happily be single? Nearly all of us have horror stories about relationships past, where our former lovers did some seriously questionable things that either had us running for the hills, or regretting that we didn't call it quits sooner. Here, the people of Reddit have revealed 10 of the most ridiculous things that their exes did to them, and boy are they bad.

 1. Wow

"I had a buddy who's ex, upon breaking up, raced him back to his OWN house, got there first, and then proceeded to lock herself in HIS room for several days. I don't even think she talked much while there. She would just sneak out at night time to use the bathroom. Buddy's kind-hearted, Christian parents fed her by sliding flat foods like bologna and pancakes under the door."

2. That friend is horrible!

"I was in the process of a divorce. Not yet finalised. I was divorcing because of [my ex's] cheating. There was this somewhat vague, unclear rule that if I were to have sex with her during this time it could constitute as a reconciliation. In any case, ex is still living in the apartment with me. I get home from work and she starts to seduce me. To me this seems pretty weird as she hadn't wanted to do anything sexual with me for months. I know I shouldn't do it but she stripped down to nothing and gets really physical. Basically she strips down and starts trying to push me into the bedroom and pull my clothes off. I think for a minute, contemplating what I should do. Fortunately, I decide to walk out of the apartment. When I open the door one of her friends was standing right there with a camera. The plan was to get me in the bedroom and then have this friend film us (without my knowledge) so that she could say we reconciled (using video evidence) and could possibly then be entitled to alimony."

 3. This is just weird

"My ex, when I was 20, went to my parents and told them everything we did in bed. My dad later pointed out we have some of the same tastes when it comes to sex. Then it just got awkward. I'm glad I have a chill family though."

4. 10/10 for the stick 

"I once broke up with a girl over the phone. At that time she was in Mexico City (working) and me in Michigan. She was living in California originally. She immediately caught the very next flight to MI and said 'You're not breaking up with me.'

"At one point she hit me with a stick.

"We only had a few dates."

5. Ouch

"My ex reopened serveral credit cards that we had jointly but had paid off and closed before divorce, somehow she opened them back in my name and charged them to the max, then moved out of state and stopped paying her car payment. All of these things ended up getting reported to my credit years later and pretty much ruined any chance I have at decent credit for the next 7-10 years in the US. I've been divorced and lived outside the US for 8 years now and only recently found out about all these charges. I know all this can be corrected eventually but the hassle of explaining things to several credit companies and collection agencies is a major pita."

6. That escalated quickly 

"Not exactly an ex, because we only went on three dates. After the 3rd date, I left to go back to London as an au-pair. The guy had his sister send me a traditional African wedding dress to my host family, and a letter stating that she was so happy for us and hoped I would visit her in Mali. I noped the f*ck out. He then had his friends and brother call me and berate me for breaking up with him, had them say I could not possibly do that because his parents had already bought the plane tickets to come see me before the wedding, and then tried to stick me with the costs for said tickets.

"I changed my cell phone number and had the host family say that I had gone back home and they had no forwarding address."

7. A+ for creativity

"I found it more hilarious than fucked up, but mine sent me a Happy Mothers Day card because she said I was the biggest mother f***er in the world."

 8. Seriously 

"Ex-wife, moved out while I was at basic, took all the spoons in the kitchen. Serving spoons, tea spoons, soup spoons, even measuring spoons. Left all knives, and forks. Honestly, who does that?"

9. How irritating 

"Put me on the mailing and call list for every church group she could find. For two months my phone was blowing up with calls from churches and evangelicals, they wanted money, they wanted to send me bibles and pamphlets. The ones that had my address did send me bibles and pamphlets. Took a lot of patient explaining, and occasionally some frustrated yelling to get myself removed from everything."

10. Nightmare

"This is my significant other's ex. She threw herself down a flight of stairs and called the cops to say he beat her up. She would hit herself and call the cops almost weekly, so my partner installed a GPS tracker on his car to try and prove his whereabouts during the times she was accusing him of the abuse.

The absolute worst though was probably when she told him he could come over Christmas morning to see their then 2 year old daughter open her gifts only to call the police and have him arrested in front of their daughter."

Well, there you have it. Hopefully, your ex is looking a lot better right about now...

Getting over a significant relationship is probably one of the hardest things that a person has to face in life. It doesn't matter whether you've just been dating for a number of months, have been going steady for a matter of years, or have been married for the best part of a lifetime - if you love another person, it really sucks to have to let them go. Unfortunately, the likelihood is that it will happen to almost everyone reading this right now. Relationships are tricky things to maintain and, in our quest to find "the one", we inevitably end up dating some dirtbags or making some mistakes along the way. The trick is to just try your best to put it behind you, and keep on looking out for your own happiness. Or, if you're these people, you could spend every waking moment wishing cruel and unusual punishments on them.

1. What goes around, comes around

2. That might not happen anytime soon

3. Who hurt you?

4. Now THIS is a good revenge wish

5. There's definitely a story behind this

6. Specific, but ok

7. Divorces are always messy

8. The best revenge is living well

9. He probably deserves one bad day at least

10. I like this wish: subtle, yet practical

11. Playing the long game

12. Which is worse?

13. Treat others as you wish to be treated

14. I hope I am not this person's ex

Really, the best wish you could have would be to just move on and be happy. But I guess the clown thing works too.

[caption id="attachment_4579" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @Thatguy9211[/caption] Ah, dating. That nightmarish experience where we try as hard as possible to hide who we really are from someone in the hopes of coming across really cool and not seeming like a goofy idiot. Then one day you meet someone who, right from the off, makes you feel able to indulge in all your worst, stupidest, goofiest habits right from the off, even if it means staging ridiculous pranks that would annoy most people. The best relationships start when you've finally found someone with the same sense of humor as you, who accepts you even when you're at your stupidest. These 30 boyfriends have staged ridiculous stunts that, yes, could be seen as irritating or attention-seeking or just plain dumb from a certain light, but also show that these must be some really fun relationships to be in! [post_page_title]#1 This Bit Of Misdirected DIY[/post_page_title] The girlfriend who took this picture was very excited at first because her boyfriend had said he was going to make a bed frame. She naturally assumed it was so they could sleep together in a handmade bed. [caption id="attachment_4580" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @julcarls[/caption] Turns out he just wanted the cat to have somewhere nice to lie down. [post_page_title]#2 This Big Night In With The Dog[/post_page_title] This guy was left looking after the dog for the weekend and told to send his girlfriend updates on how it was going. This was the first picture he sent. [caption id="attachment_4581" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @eric72goblue[/caption] I sure hope he allowed for at least an afternoon to tidy up before she got back. It looks like it was one hell of a party. [post_page_title]#3 This Guy Photobombing His Own Wedding Photo[/post_page_title] Wedding photos can be very formal, serious things, and that's understandable - a lot of money and planning goes into weddings, and you want the photos to be just right. This guy isn't bothered and has decided to just be himself. [caption id="attachment_4582" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @Thatguy9211[/caption] Personally, I think all wedding photos should have this much silliness in them. I think this is great. [post_page_title]#4 This Unusual Christmas Lights Display[/post_page_title] This guy's wife had been getting upset that their house didn't look very festive and saying they should put some lights up. This is what he decided to install on the front of their house. [caption id="attachment_4583" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @OpticDream[/caption] To be fair, it's hard to get around every single chimney in the world without stopping for a toilet break at some point. [post_page_title]#5 This Inventive Use Of Candles[/post_page_title] This guy obviously put so much time into making a tasty-looking birthday cake that he forgot to check if they had the right candles to mark his girlfriend's 39th birthday. [caption id="attachment_4584" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit - Reddit @Kwantumflux[/caption] His quick-thinking maths is impressive, though, as he manages to find a solution just with what he has to hand. [post_page_title]#6 This Baby's Facial Adornments[/post_page_title] This guy was left in charge of the baby while his wife was away and was asked to send a picture of him to show he was ok. [caption id="attachment_4585" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit - Reddit @damnItIan[/caption] The baby had finally fallen asleep by the time he took the picture, but he wanted to give an impression of what he'd been like up until that point. [post_page_title]#7 This Tinder-Chat Blanket[/post_page_title] This guy has come up with one of the most over-the-top, and one of the sweetest, anniversary presents ever. To celebrate one year of marriage to his wife, he gets their first-ever conversation on Tinder printed onto a big blanket. [caption id="attachment_4586" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit - Reddit @TeenageTeenwolf[/caption] There's just hope there's nothing too X-rated in there that any guests or visiting family members would object to seeing! [post_page_title]#8 This Guy Posing With His Cat[/post_page_title] This guy has such a close bond with his girlfriend's cat that they're able to mimic one another's expressions and do synchronized photoshoots together. [caption id="attachment_4587" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit - Reddit @Arsenicyellow[/caption] I just hope he's also this emotionally tuned-in to his girlfriend herself and not just to her cat. [post_page_title]#9 This Car Seat Replacement[/post_page_title] This guy had to drive his toddler to the babysitter's house, but he realized too late that his wife had left with the car seat. When she asked how he was going to resolve the problem, he sent her this... [caption id="attachment_4588" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @Big-D_OdoubleG[/caption] And then turned his phone off for 4 hours. I hope she saw the funny side of it! [post_page_title]#10 This Ill-Advised Gag[/post_page_title] This is certainly a well-written gag and one you've got to appreciate once you get over how mean it is. [caption id="attachment_4589" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit - Twitter @she_oops[/caption] The best relationships are the ones where you know one another well enough to be this mean, I reckon. [post_page_title]#11 This Dog Burial[/post_page_title] This guy decided to take his girlfriend's dog to the beach for some quality time together and even went to the effort of sending her photos of all the fun they were having together. [caption id="attachment_4590" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @AlexanderTheGr347[/caption] My favorite thing about this is how utterly resigned to its fate the poor dog seems to be. [post_page_title]#12 This Failed Family Photo[/post_page_title] This guy was taking a family photo of his wife and daughters and told a naff "Dad Joke" to get them to smile, prompting these expressions... [caption id="attachment_4591" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit - Reddit @Tio76[/caption] Obviously, some of his family appreciate his sense of humor more than others! [post_page_title]#13 This Toast Origami[/post_page_title] When you're sick, the one thing you want is for someone to just kindly go and fetch you what you want. Even better if they do it and incorporate a high-effort, low-return pun into the proceedings too. [caption id="attachment_4592" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @bonjourdebbie[/caption] I'm having trouble working out how those pieces combine to form a whole slice. There are some extra bits unaccounted for, right? Or is it just me? [post_page_title]#14 This List Of Reasons For Crying[/post_page_title] Some people are just very tuned into their emotions, and it doesn't take much to set them off. This guy decided to keep a record of everything that made his girlfriend cry, and it's quite the read. [caption id="attachment_4593" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @TechnicallyRon_[/caption] I'm with her on the videos of dogs thing, to be honest. I'm in bits if I even see a dog. Lovely things. [post_page_title]#15 This Age-Appropriate Game Of Risk[/post_page_title] This guy was left alone with the kids for the first time and was asked by his wife to send a picture of them to show how they were doing. This is what he sent... [caption id="attachment_4594" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @johnsbuffalo[/caption] Looks like all four teams have fairly equal control of the board at the moment, so the babies are doing very well for their first game. [post_page_title]#16 This Guy Trying To Get Out Of Shopping[/post_page_title] Everyone's ended up having to tag along on an unwanted shopping trip at some point, whether with a parent or a partner or whatever. Not everyone has found it so terrible that they've had to resort to outside help to get out of it like this guy, though. [caption id="attachment_4595" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @DudeDad[/caption] I wonder if he got picked up by anyone and hitch-hiked his way out of there? [post_page_title]#17 This Incredible Christmas Outfit[/post_page_title] This guy was told by his wife to dress up for a professional family Christmas photo shoot. I imagine she was thinking of a general smart-casual vibe with perhaps a festive twist. He was thinking of this... [caption id="attachment_4596" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @Darzin[/caption] It's a strong look, but hey, if you can't wear it for a professional Christmas photoshoot, there's literally no time you can ever wear it, so good on him. [post_page_title]#18 This Gender Reveal Cake[/post_page_title] Gender reveal parties are an odd recent fad, but the dad-to-be who went and got this cake made at least seems to understand that they're inherently a bit silly and has certainly gone with that vibe for the message. [caption id="attachment_4597" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit - Reddit @Lemongrass29[/caption] I wonder if there were any more elderly relatives here to celebrate the imminent arrival of their grandchildren who found this less funny than others? [post_page_title]#19 These Herb Puns[/post_page_title] This guy decided to be helpful by labeling some of his wife's herbs. But rather than give in to boring tradition by just labeling them with their names, he's decided to incorporate some excellent puns. [caption id="attachment_4598" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit - Reddit @whit1and[/caption] I'm sure he mint no harm by it. [post_page_title]#20 This Tree Topper[/post_page_title] This guy's fiancee was worried their Christmas tree was a bit too serious and drab and told him to find a more fun, festive tree topper to take the edge off. This is what he came up with. [caption id="attachment_4599" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @katlikeafox[/caption] A total failure, as far as I'm concerned. This bit of King Kong is very dramatic and emotional and not funny or silly at all. What was he thinking? [post_page_title]#21 This Goat-in-the-Bed[/post_page_title] This picture was taken by a woman who was woken by her husband late at night texting her and saying: "Wake up or I'm bringing the goats inside!" She ignored the text and went back to sleep and then was woken by this... [caption id="attachment_4600" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @whitedragonatx[/caption] There must be more context to this story that explains it. They must have had a pet goat in the garden, right? Surely. Or did the husband steal a goat? It's an odd one, this. [post_page_title]#22 This Letter From Santa[/post_page_title] This dad was charged with writing the letter from Santa that the kids would discover on Christmas morning but realized halfway through that there's not much point in him writing anything that specific. [caption id="attachment_4601" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @SirSilksalot[/caption] A fair point well made. [post_page_title]#23 This Sabotaged Anniversary Message[/post_page_title] This guy's wife put the message "We Still Do" on this board to celebrate their 13-year anniversary, and posted a picture of it to Instagram before noticing that he'd added an extra word while she wasn't looking. [caption id="attachment_4602" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @PM_ME_WITH_A_SMILE[/caption] I hope it was a good long time before she noticed and that this picture was out there on Instagram causing maximum mischief before she realized. [post_page_title]#24 These Stockings With Ulterior Motives[/post_page_title] This husband, whose name is Ian, was very insistent that he and his wife's new puppy be given its own stocking on Christmas Day. She thought it was a very sweet idea, until she realized his actual reason for pushing for it. [caption id="attachment_4603" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @alymac95[/caption] I wonder if marrying someone whose name begins with A was simply Stage 1 of his masterplan? [post_page_title]#25 This Burrito Girlfriend[/post_page_title] When their classes were canceled due to arctic weather conditions, this guy decided to make a boring day in a bit more interesting by wrapping his girlfriend up like a burrito and feeding her mozzarella sticks. [caption id="attachment_4604" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @goodlittleguy[/caption] She looks happy, but I do hope she was on-board with all of this, otherwise it'd be a horrific thing to be subjected to. [post_page_title]#26 This Escaped Spider Prank[/post_page_title] This guy played a prank on his arachnophobe wife by leaving this rather unpleasant surprise for her at the end of the day. [caption id="attachment_4605" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit[/caption] Fingers crossed it didn't send her into a total panic. [post_page_title]#27 This Parkinsons Prank[/post_page_title] This guy, after being diagnosed with Parkinson's, managed to find the funny side of his illness by sending out this as his Christmas letter to his friends. [caption id="attachment_4606" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @akiro27[/caption] The little sticker from his wife explaining the joke just makes it extra adorable, I reckon. [post_page_title]#28 This Bug Prank[/post_page_title] This guy's girlfriend had recently had a bug problem in her apartment. One night, when they were drinking together, and she had got quite drunk, he decided to do this while she had gone to the toilet. [caption id="attachment_4607" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @ketchuppacket[/caption] This is one of those real "Could be hilarious or could end the relationship" pranks, so fingers crossed it went well for him! [post_page_title]#29 This Horrific Pie[/post_page_title] This guy was asked by his wife to cut vents in the turkey pie she was baking to let the air circulate through it. This is what he did... [caption id="attachment_4608" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @FillsYourNiche[/caption] It's one of the most horrible things I've ever seen. I feel like someone needs to kill the poor thing to put it out of its misery. [post_page_title]#30 This Photoshoot[/post_page_title] This guy grew a mustache his girlfriend really hated and was told he had to shave it off. He did, but only after saying goodbye to it with a professional photo shoot with his dog. [caption id="attachment_4609" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @sapperdanman[/caption] To be fair, in this context the mustache does look pretty good. But it's a fairly specific context, I suppose.

Finding out you're being cheated on by your significant other sucks. And for people who've caught out their unfaithful partners, some choose to publicly out them online. This presumably gives them a unique feeling of revenge mixed with catharsis in return. But is it really the right thing to do? Yes, cheating is terrible, and yes, you'll feel extremely betrayed by someone and want to wish all sorts of horrible things upon them. But maaaybe there are some things that you should just keep offline. Especially if you don't know all the facts. One man shared a story about how he publicly shamed his (now ex-) fiancé because he thought she was cheating on him. The man took to Reddit to talk about the ordeal: "I went away for a friend's bachelor party. We went to Nevada. My fiancee and I have been together for 2.5 years and our wedding is in 6 months. She told me her cousin Stacey was coming down for a week while I was gone." Fine, all sounds good and dandy. He's going away for some rambunctious fun in the desert with his mates, and his fiancé can spend some quality time with her cousin in the meantime. "So while I was in Nevada another friend of mine texts me that he had seen my girlfriend out with this guy. He figured she was probably a friend or something but this friend lives up the street from us and he said there was truck parked in my driveway. The next night he saw her go in with this guy and the guy stayed all night." Hmm. Something's fishy here, and it was enough to make the guy rightfully suspicious. But also, why does he have such a nosy friend? "I told my girlfriend that we had decided to stay in Nevada for an extra two days but I went back early and I followed her and this guy to see for myself. She even told me on the phone she was with her cousin and didn't mention the guy at all." Next thing he does is upload all the photos to Facebook, as you do to sort out your personal issues. "I took all the pictures my friend had taken after I asked him to and the ones I took and posted them on Facebook with her tagged and a message about her openly running around with this guy and him spending a bunch of nights at our house while I was away and how she was a liar and a cheat." Ouch. How's that for a public shaming. It would be all well and victorious... if it wasn't for the fact that maybe she wasn't cheating on him, and that maybe he should've confronted her with his suspicions privately first. Here's the twist: "The guy was her cousin Stacey. F**king everyone jumped all over me right after I posted. Stacey is a girl's name and I had no damn idea. Apparently I met him at some wedding before. She moved out and her sister who is a cop dropped the ring off." Better pay more attention at those family events, buddy.

Let's face it, if you've cheated, you should be able to see what you've done wrong. While there is a variety of different reasons that you may have strayed from your relationship, the truth is that it's never right to go behind someone's back and cheat. If the relationship is loveless or you have fears about being with the same person for an extended amount of time, either speak to your partner about it or end it; it's that simple. However, if you do end up cheating, you should probably have the decency to at least apologise for your actions, right? Well, this guy had other ideas. In an episode of One Night With My Ex, one guy accused his girlfriend of "pissing" their relationship down the drain after he cheated on her. Yep, he blamed her for the demise of their relationship, despite the fact that he had been caught cheating on her. The show, which reunites exes in the same flat in order to discuss the breakdown of their relationships, caused a stir on social media last week due to the antics of one of the boys on it. In the episode, Joseph and Rosie sat down to chat about their relationship, after Rosie had dumped Joe when she found out that he had slept with another girl. However, rather than being apologetic and regretting his actions, Joe was annoyed at Rosie for dumping him straight away, saying that he was "well pissed" about how the relationship ended. Even more incredibly, Joe claimed that Rosie had "blew it slightly out of proportion". The Casanova went on to accuse Rosie of "pissing" their relationship down the drain and said that he couldn't get his head around why his cheating was such a deal-breaker for her (seriously!?) Understandably, Rosie was less than impressed with Joseph's line of argument and snapped back: "Me piss it down the drain? You're the one who f***ing  cheated on me." Joseph went on to deliver the line of the night when asked how he would've felt if Rosie had sex with someone else? Refusing to answer the question, Joe said that "it's different for a girl". [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/channel5_tv/status/952631425651458048]] "I do think a guy, in general, can sleep with someone and not have a thought about it cross his mind," Joe said. "It wasn't fucking going on dates and wining and dining them. It was absolutely nothing." Rosie wasn't having it and said that it wouldn't be different as they are both human. "I think cheating is really wrong," she explained. "I just think if you love someone, why do you need to be greedy and want more and more?" Twitter seemed to agree with the young woman, with plenty of people expressing their dismay and Joe's argument. [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/laura_allison96/status/954634773607190528]] [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/elkieengelke/status/954750480357392387]] [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/ShoopaDaWoop/status/954421360415182848]] [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/georgina_leighc/status/953315462775009280]] [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/daniel_bskt/status/953766993705959426]] For what it's worth, Joseph weighed in on the debate, thanking everyone for their support and saying the episode highlights the differences in men and women when it comes to dating. Hmmm, okay then. [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/joeeverything/status/954058618466381825]] After this episode, I'm not sure Joseph will be doing too well on Tinder anytime soon.