Couples break up — that’s just the way relationships work sometimes, and the reasons for that vary. According to a 2017 Scottish study, 40% of couples cite “growing apart” as the main reason for their breakup. Other common reasons for divorce or separation were constant arguments, infidelity, and a lack of respect or appreciation. But some folks might start contemplating a breakup after hearing their significant other say or do something so ignorant that it does more than just raise an eyebrow.
Recently, the user @baileyartstudios started a discussion on Threads where people shared times they were shocked by their partners’ sheer ignorance. “I want to know the most ridiculous thing an ex partner of yours believed (like the girl who’s boyfriend doesn’t believe stars are real),” the user wrote. After reading some of these, we’d say breaking up was probably the right choice.
#41
My ex believed cars with a paint color red carried a higher car insurance premium because it signified that the driver is more likely to drive faster and recklessly.
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11points
#42
I have an ex who came home from a job interview full of confidence that he'd smashed it. I asked him what sort of things they'd asked him, and he said they'd asked what he thought about working under pressure. He was very pleased with his answer, which was 'I don't believe in it'. Needless to say, he was not hired.
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11points
#43
I once had a guy shocked I was on iud and didn’t get a period he just thought he had good timing in having “fun” time. We dated for 4 years…
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10points
#44
On a double date with my sister and her boyfriend. The waitress is going over the nights specials and explains the branzino is served with Swiss chard. This man says, “I don’t want cheese”… he was an attorney
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9points
#45
Went on a couple of dates with a guy in college that HATED Chinese food. No particular dish, just all of it. Turns out, he'd never actually eaten Chinese food,but it seemed gross.
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8points
#46
Didn’t know you use shampoo before conditioner. He was 26. He said, “I don’t know my parents didn’t teach me these things.”
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6points
#47
I don’t know if it counts, but I really liked a fictional character because he reminded me so much of my beloved boyfriend. This character became one of my comfort characters because it reminded me of my comfort person. But that character just so happened to be a tall, muscular man, and my boyfriend was a short, thin man. I could care less about looks, but he believed I liked the looks of the fictional man better so he broke up with me… 😋✨ 2 years down the drain.
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5points
#48
i dated a psycho for a few weeks, he believed i was with the fbi and was spying on him, that every man i spoke to i was cheating with (this included waiters and grocery staff) he then believed he wasn’t stalking me after we broke up bc i gave him my address while we were dating
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5points
#49
I had this problem with my ex. He’d be filthy and smelly and claim he was too tired to shower. He would want to snuggle( and more) which I would refuse to do- so gross! I would have to change the sheets every day and finally slept in a different bed!
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5points
#50
My ex believed that certain pasta shapes tasted different, so he refused to eat them. Fusilli and spaghetti were okay, elbows and farfalle were not, and penne was straight up poison as far as he was concerned.
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-2points
