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People Share The Absolute Worst Thing An Ex Ever Said To Them

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Reddit user thomasc16 asked: 'What is something an ex has said that broke you and is etched into your memory?'

One of the most painful things in life has to be the realization that the person you love the most doesn't love you back.

But there are far more hurtful things that they could say, as it turns out, than simply admitting their absence of feelings.


Redditor thomasc16 asked:

"What is something an ex has said that broke you and is etched into your memory?"

Damaged Goods

"'You are damaged goods. Any man who chooses to be with you is doing so as a last resort and not because he actually loves you.'"

- Ok-Roof4820

If Only It Was You

​"She said, 'I wish it was you!' when her ex died suddenly. She was cheating on me with him and was planning to leave. Godd**n. Still hurts to remember it."

- jempyre

A Loud Silence

"We used to say 'I love you' to each other, but one day, I said 'I love you,' and all I heard was the loudest silence of my life."

- Lighten_Up_Please

Easy to Forget

"'You're easy to forget about.'"

"We had been together for 14 years. He went to the motocross track after work and forgot to pick me up from surgery to have my gallbladder removed. He dropped me off at the hospital that morning."

- lizzardgizzards

The Deepest Hate

"'I hope that some day you'll hate someone as much as I hate you.'"

- TrailerParkPrepper

No Future Family

"He told me, ‘I feel like you’d be the kind of mother that would neglect their children.'"

- mindlessdreamingxo

Different Experiences

"I dated a girl for seven months, and when we broke up, I asked her what part went wrong, and she just said, 'The entire time.'"

"But hey, at least it wasn’t years in."

- IDontLikeChimneys

Chosen Family is Family

"An ex told me, 'At least my mother wanted me.'"

"I am adopted."

"I called my adopted mom, and she told me to always remember that she chose me."

- cita11

Lack of Attraction

"He said, 'I no longer find you attractive,' after I tearfully asked why we don't have sex or even have any physical touch."

"We'd been married for just over 12 years at that point, and he had gained more weight than I had."

"That was this past November, and I began the divorce in April."

"There was more to it, but that still echoes in my head."

- snippyb***h

Just Too Much

"That I was ‘too much.’ Singing in the car? Too much. Resting my head on his shoulder? Too much."

"I was always ‘too’ something. Too loud, too quiet, too immature, too affectionate, too know-it-all, etc."

"It made me question everything that made me... me. It took (and is still taking) time to realize I shouldn’t change my core self to please someone else."

- awkward_turtle_2121

"If I'm too much, then go find less."

- bonnarooviansoul

Incredible Avoidance

"'Sometimes I wish you would die so I don’t have to deal with us.'"

"I will never forget that. And while there were lots of sorry’s and I never meant it’s, it still stings to think about."

- lifeishard1090

Easy to Cheat

"He said, 'I knew I could cheat on you because I knew you trusted me, and it made it really easy.'"

"From a journal entry I came across: 'How do I even tell X I love f**king strangers more than I even love them, or even like them?'"

"(I looked after he cheated for closure because he consistently lied through his teeth, and I felt I was owed to know why.)"

"There went an eight-year relationship."

- Dangerous_Belt2859

Single Parent Trouble

"She only married me because I was a safe bet for her kids."

"I would have been fine with that in the end, because I still love those kids to this day, but she cheated on me, and I couldn't let that slide, so I ended things."

"One day, they will be old enough to make their own decisions, and I am staying available publicly so they can easily find me when they reach that age. And if they don't, well, I'll just be crushed the rest of the way."

- sregor0280

It's Been Decided

"'I don’t want to be with you anymore and there is nothing you can say to change my mind.'"

"I just heard this on Sunday and man that one hurt because I totally didn’t see it coming. We had a great relationship for three and a half years."

- Yeesusman

It totally makes sense why these were the worst things that these Redditors had ever heard and why they were unable to forget them.

While all people are capable of being hurtful, these comments really go above and beyond.

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