Relationships,CouplesAPR 23, 2025

“This Is Why You Don't Talk To Exes”: 40 Of The Worst Exes People Had To Deal With (New Pics)

Aurelija Rakauskaitė, Mindaugas Balčiauskas and Rokas Laurinavičius

Yes, breakups are hard. But some people seem to have the unique ability to take a bad situation and make it even worse. So, to remind you why exactly the block button was created, we put together a list of rude, embarrassing, and downright unhinged texts from exes.

Sure, you might think that everyone has the right to explain themselves, but there's a difference between closure and not being able to let go. Moving on is not losing—it's growing.

#1 Ex Girlfriend Christmas Wishlist

Text exchange showing someone lamenting spending too much to buy shoes, relevant to worst exes.

stiop

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148points

#2 Ex Continued To Text Me After Over A Year Had Passed And Finally Threw A Hail Mary

Text conversation illustrating why dealing with exes can be challenging, with one person setting boundaries.

AnalBabu

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140points

#3 My Ex Cheated On Me And She Has The Balls To Says I Should Apologise That I Didn't Give Her Enough Attention

Text exchange with an ex about cheating and attention, illustrating difficult ex relationships.

J_A_L_01

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138points

#4 My Charming Ex Girlfriend Gets Scary

Text conversation showing an ex pleading for another chance and the other person firmly refusing.

Soulless-Soles

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124points

#5 When A Guy Accidentally Adds All The Girls He’s Tried To Date To A Group Snap Chat

Group chat screenshot with exes discussing relationships and confusion, reflecting a perplexing social scenario.

kaumudi

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107points

#6 Me And My Ex Wife After We Separated After She Admitted To Faking Terminal Cancer

Text message exchange illustrating a conversation about emotional struggles with an ex.

UnhingedSales

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94points

#7 When You Ask The Ex Why The Kids Are Not Going To School On His Weeks

Text conversation about a child's school attendance, showcasing a challenging ex-partner dynamic.

Vegetable_Leopard199

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84points

#8 My Ex Texted Me From His Fiancée’s Phone To Tell Me He’s Engaged. Haven’t Heard From Him In 3 Years But Thanks For Letting Me Know Dude

Text exchange highlighting awkward conversation with an ex about engagement.

agru1

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76points

#9 Lashing Out On My Ex-Wife For Not Buying Our Son The Game He Asked For Christmas

Text conversation highlighting a misunderstanding about Christmas game purchase, reflecting issues with an ex.

I (37M) saved up money from tips I've received from my job to get my son a great Christmas gift since I havent gotten him anything for his birthday, only to find out my wife (39F) didn't even bother to go to the store and get it for him. I work a minimum wage job and she lives with his new boyfriend now and has custody over our son. She won't even let me take him out for Christmas dinner since “ I won't even have the money for it “ And only take our son to a McDonald's.

ChriZnvader

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76points

#10 Toxic Ex Breaks No Contact

Text conversation showing awkward exchange between exes about returning socks.

The fact that he says “there is no reason to be aggressive” already shows his stupid manipulative tactics to make me feel guilty. And yes I blocked him after this.

Early_Ad870

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70points

#11 My Ex Was Dating Both Me And His Next Girlfriend Secretly For Months. When I Found Out And Told Her His Main Concern Was That She Would Take Away The Harley He Conned Her Into Buying Him

Text exchange showing a heated argument between exes, using emojis and strong language.

Yessica___

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69points

#12 Ex Boyfriend Randomly DM’ing Me

Text exchange with an ex about doing better in life, showing reasons not to talk to exes.

No_Wrangler_2626

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64points

#13 My Ex’s Character Is On Full Display After We Broke Up Almost 3 Months Ago

Text conversation with an ex discussing relationship issues and boyfriend material concerns.

So, I tried to be the nice and help my ex out with her kids broken iPhone. Actually took it to the Apple Store for service. The warranty part was a little much to get through, they came to me at one point and said it may cost me almost $400 to fix. I told my ex that it was out of my budget to fix it. She completely lost it on me and I actually explained to her that we’re no longer together, and I felt it was not my responsibility to financially repair the phone.

I managed to get the phone fixed under warranty, and later that night my ex doubled down on what she said, and at this point I wonder why I just want to be single.

Demon2377

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62points

#14 My Ex Texted Me This On My Way Home From Work Yesterday

Text conversation showing conflicts and misunderstandings between exes.

I got off work at 5, went and got gas, and stopped at the car wash that's on my way home. I work an hour away from my house so the wash is 30 mins from work, 30 mins from my house. My city is so small we don't even have a car wash and the closest city with a car wash just so happens to be the one my ex lives in. As far as I knew, we didn't end on bad terms. about 2 years ago i found out my mom had cancer (ik i said a over a year in the texts, i was so livid i couldn't remember exactly) and i tried to call him and got ghosted on every text/call. Since then i just forgot about him, moved on, started a new relationship that i've been in for about a year and a half now, started a new job, and just have been doing my own thing.

thetedbundytapes

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62points

#15 Ex Thinks It’s A Good Idea To Flex Her New Boyfriend Using A Picture From Google

Text conversation humorously discussing an ex, with a meme image shared.

SimpingIsForNoobs

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60points

#16 Bullet Dodged

Text message conversation showing persistent messages from an ex.

Was going through my text and cleaning my phone up ran across this gem a EX that cheated and I was already not in it anymore but she just didn’t wanna let go.

No_Diet1854

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60points