5.
After we broke up, I started noticing that random pairs of my socks were missing. Turns out, my ex had taken just one sock from each pair before leaving. He left me with a collection of mismatched socks, making my mornings a nightmare. It took forever to rebuild my sock collection, and I still occasionally find an odd one he must have missed.
6.
After we ended things, my ex got a little too into the idea of being a ’cat person.’ He started a Facebook group called ’Looking for My Lost Cat,’ where he posted pictures of random cats in the neighborhood with captions like, ’Maybe he’s at [my name]’s house!’ I had to block him after getting dozens of messages from friends trying to help him find his ’lost’ cat.
7.
My ex calls me from different numbers at 2 a.m., pretending to be other people. It’s relentless. Even after blocking so many numbers, I still never know when the next call will come.
8.
change your number
Everywhere I went, there he was. It didn’t matter if I was at the grocery store, my gym, or a concert—he would “happen” to be there.
The weird part was that I’d never told him where I’d be, so he was clearly going out of his way to track me down. He’d act surprised every time, asking, “Oh, funny seeing you here! Do you come here often?” It started feeling like I was living in a small town with only one shop, one gym, and one restaurant.
9.
Even after our breakup, she still shows up uninvited at my family gatherings, acting like nothing happened. My family doesn’t want to be rude, so they let her stay, but I feel like I can’t escape.
10.
He insisted on keeping our dog, but every time I see a picture, it’s clear he’s not taking good care of him. I’m tempted to start a legal battle just for the dog’s sake.
11.
Whenever I started seeing someone new, my ex would somehow find out and start following them on social media, even sending them DMs. He’d hint that I was “still in love with him” or that I’d been “seeing other people” while we were still together, which wasn’t true. It made dating a nightmare because every time I met someone, I’d have to explain that my ex was a part-time stalker.
12.
He started hanging out with one of my closest friends and would use their hangouts to send me messages or remind me of “the good old days.” I ended up losing my friend in the process, as she thought I was overreacting by wanting to keep my distance.
13.
Once, he texted me in the middle of the night, claiming he was in the ER and didn’t have anyone else to reach out to. I rushed over, worried about his health, only to find him sitting there, completely fine. He just wanted to see me and knew I wouldn’t ignore an emergency.
14.
After we broke up, my ex started creating fake dating profiles, posing as people who wanted to date me. We’d chat online, and just when I thought it was genuine, “he” would reveal something painfully personal that only my ex would know. It was like he wanted to lure me back by pretending to be a perfect partner, only to pull the rug out from under me, reminding me how “no one else knows me” like he does.
15.
I’ve never known a private investigator to approach the person they’re following, doesn’t that break the rules of their job
I found out my ex hired a private investigator to follow me, claiming he was concerned about my “mental state” after our breakup. When the PI approached me to “check in” because of what my ex had said, I was stunned. My ex had told him I was unstable and needed to be watched. It was a level of control I never thought he’d reach, and I had to file a restraining order to finally get peace.
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