And that’s how you do it

panormda · 2020-03-12T01:01:03+00:00

This watered my crops.

buddingQueenie · 2020-03-12T01:03:06+00:00

I bet you to this day he's still crying about how his "mean" ex abandoned him all alone! 😥 Thoughts and prayers for the poor little victim

brit-md · 2020-03-12T00:56:00+00:00

Idc, this is the new standard for this sub 🤷🏻‍♀️🤡🚫

surviveIIthrive · 2020-03-12T01:28:53+00:00

Badass!! The best medicine for LVM withdrawal! Nothing needs to be said! Absolutely nothing!

DundiesAllStar · 2020-03-12T01:05:41+00:00

100% he tells everyone his ex his crazy!

Throwaways355 · 2020-03-12T01:23:39+00:00

This post has aroused me.

Incredible work.

ros-bos · 2020-03-12T01:01:54+00:00

This is some queen shit right here 👑

90sCosmoEnergy · 2020-03-12T06:57:22+00:00

Even the most bonafide FDS strategist supreme would struggle to do this after five years. Absolute queen shit, no where left to level up, transformation fully complete.

2020-03-12T03:01:22+00:00

I’ve never read anything so beautiful

onemoredaydream · 2020-03-12T03:29:31+00:00

I just got a karma boner and I dont even have a penis

voidzbaby · 2020-03-12T00:55:33+00:00

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I would’ve left the game case but taken the game and then smear/hide some nasty shit on the breakfast lol but good on her she handled it pretty much perfectly. Gonna try this next time a guy ever wrongs me like that in a relationship.

Radtron3000 · 2020-03-12T02:46:56+00:00

This is one for the books.

nnns · 2020-03-12T03:30:50+00:00

A legend

StillAwakeofCourse · 2020-03-12T04:30:38+00:00

I read this before I ever joined reddit and it gave me life then. Gives me more life now. This is the way it's done.

2020-03-12T04:59:20+00:00

I think about this story from time to time, I absolutely loved reading it. I wonder where this person is currently, and I wonder if he tried to get in contact with her again

Pipulka · 2020-03-12T05:03:17+00:00

I'd probably just make a scene. How she stayed so calm is beyond me.

modernmedusaa · 2020-03-12T02:54:48+00:00

If he hasn't proposed after 3 years he's not that into you. Here's proof

throwawayy92838383 · 2020-03-12T05:36:07+00:00

We need to get on this woman’s LEVEL!

Lekina55 · 2020-03-12T03:34:35+00:00

You are my hero!

Snowmist92 · 2020-03-12T10:46:04+00:00

This is my rule FOR NOW ON! I always had a habit of being argumentative. Maybe it's because I grew up in rough, poor city and with a family where everyone needs to have the last word lol.

I learned the hard way - arguing with men is the biggest waste of breath. This man slept peacefully with his ex. You really think he's gonna learn a lesson? He probably would have WANTED her to see them and to go postal.

They hate silence though. Nothing seems to hurt a man worse than being ghosted for whatever reason.

HitchcockBomb · 2020-03-12T01:56:39+00:00

This was good but to make it great:

take the game out of the case
leave the case
leave him a single slice of toast, an empty game case, and ride off into the sunset with your pan scrambler and new video game

2020-03-12T05:56:34+00:00

I wouldn't have left the food or video game, either.

rabbitatnight · 2020-03-12T07:20:47+00:00

I wish I could gift this woman a mansion or something. She’s so powerful for this. I want an update!

ivy176 · 2020-03-12T05:50:35+00:00

So good.

I did something a bit similar to my abusive ex husband. One day I just told him I was serious about getting a divorce and kicked him out. He cried, begged, threatened and kept texting me every day. I didn't reply and started dating someone else...

Arguing and explaining just lets them feel like they still have a part of you, you're not fully gone so it delays the amount of time they have to feel truly alone. Cut them off straight away and they get the grief within a few days.

P3nnGuindel · 2020-03-12T04:25:38+00:00

I remember reading this post some time back. Still amazes me to this day. I hope that if I ever were in her shoes, I would be able to carry it out as well.

BlueberryOrchid95 · 2020-03-12T02:38:43+00:00

Oh my gosh I just want to know how the guy reacted. Like was he happy about it or sad? Did he care? Did he date the ex he cheated with after that?

namesarenotcool · 2020-03-12T01:47:21+00:00

This is so realistic it happens all the time, disgusting roddents.

ichliebekasekrainer · 2020-03-12T04:56:37+00:00

Wow, this is very admirable. I don’t know if I could do the same in her shoes. But she’s right. Indifference would hurt him more.

MiddlingMe · 2020-03-12T07:24:40+00:00

It's refreshing to behold a spine so strong and sturdy for once.

throwaway23004345 · 2020-03-12T07:37:51+00:00

Yikes it's astonishing how some people can make the worst possible choices, how can you cheat on someone that appreciates you enough to go out of her way and try to surprise you

LeaveMeister · 2020-03-12T11:32:05+00:00

Bet everytime he plays that game, the guilt pangs him in the gut like a sucker punch.

strawberri_pao · 2020-03-12T03:05:58+00:00

He didn’t deserve the breakfast or the game. I bet him and the ex ate the food and played with his new video game together. Should’ve just left the key and that’s it.

maddogcow · 2020-03-12T09:18:58+00:00

Did something similar with my most recent ex, except for the moving. If one continues to engage with someone who does not respect basic boundaries, they will take full advantage.

2020-03-12T10:29:25+00:00

She's so classy, holy shit!!

frantasmagoria · 2020-03-12T03:30:33+00:00

This is a happy ending! 😌👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

alganus · 2020-03-12T10:57:15+00:00

His ex... on his arms... I felt that

Good luck with your lovely new life.

PsychedelicDoc · 2020-03-12T11:23:28+00:00

This is what ghosting was made for! The absolute correct reason to ghost another person, right here.

harrohamtaro · 2020-03-12T17:03:44+00:00

Er the scumbag LVM cheated on her so why should she be the one to leave a video game AND breakfast for him, then go through the inconvenience of changing her phone number and social media accounts, and switching to a new job just to ghost him, all in the assumption that he would see the error of his ways and regret his actions? How is this empowering when she had to do all the work even on her way out? And no, he wouldn’t see how good he got in the past five years or he wouldn’t have cheated on her. He and the ex probably had a nice breakfast together and played the video game.

rosewater1375 · 2020-03-12T02:19:39+00:00

When I first read this post some time ago, I thought why would she inconvenient herself to this extent for a cheater? Change number? Move to a new city? Start new job? A cheater is not worth all this hassle to prove a point. Cheaters usually don't have conscience, they try to justify whatever they do. I doubt he felt as remorseful as much as she hoped. Idk.

tyrannosaurus_reznor · 2020-03-12T08:24:47+00:00

Was anyone else irritated that she left the game there for him to keep? Them shits are like $60! If he cared about her so little to cheat on her like that, he probably wasn’t all that hurt by this and still enjoyed the game. If it were me, I wouldn’t have left the game, my key, and his breakfast. That’s closure. I’d have made it look like I was never even there. Let him sweat. Let him wonder what it was that made me leave.

AmEx08 · 2020-03-12T10:17:58+00:00

QUEEN SHIT!

whatline_isitanyway · 2020-03-12T11:55:00+00:00

A queen.

Lindapod · 2020-03-12T12:14:51+00:00

I would throw the breakfast at them and then run out and ghost him

princestarshine · 2020-03-12T13:12:11+00:00

i seriously want a pov from him, this is awesome

JOEYMAMI2015 · 2020-03-12T13:29:29+00:00

I would have taken a picture of the naked couple in case anyone wanted proof but that's just how mean I am lol

She sure handled it way better than most of us would have especially me lol

Hope her life got better afterwards. I've known many men who left 20, 30, even 40 year marriages all to chase some young thing in a skirt so I guess this is sadly a male species thing and not just a "Millennial" fad......

CuriousCatNYC777 · 2020-03-12T16:24:04+00:00

This is the BEST POSSIBLE REACTION to cheating.

PrincessMyr · 2020-03-12T16:28:43+00:00

My boyfriend of 2 years physically and mentally abused me and I couldn’t take it anymore. We had a horrible incident 3 days ago where I actually had to go to the ER, so I called the cops, got him arrested, then blocked him on everything. I’m devastated but honestly I think that’s the right way to do it. Cutting off all forms of communication and winning my freedom back

rosapalmera · 2020-03-12T16:33:55+00:00

Okay so, maybe an unpopular opinion but, I would rather die than go to so much effor to ghost an ex. She literally changed her entire life over this man. Plus the fact that she did all this because it would hurt more than a normal breakup shows she is still letting him control her. She is still bothered about how he feels and what he thinks and making major life decisions with the only intent of causing a reaction in him.

Why should she move, get a new job, leave her friends and family behind, change the way she interacts with social media? I would block him on everything but stay put. I did nothing wrong, he can move away in shame.

Also leaving the game was such a pickme move.

And I am pretty sure the guy wasn’t left wondering what happened. He went to sleep with his ex, woke up to breakfast and a present from his current gf, and found she had blocked him on everything. You don’t need to be a genius to put 2+2 together.

If she truly wanted to ghost him she should have taken the breakfast and game and vanished as if she was never there.

behappyaimhigh · 2020-03-12T07:50:40+00:00

Beautiful.

Claire-Zachanassian · 2020-03-12T11:20:15+00:00

This is marvellous!

HoneyNJ2000 · 2020-03-12T11:25:52+00:00

I would have just left the cold breakfast on the counter. But screw him - I would have taken the game back and gotten my money back.

amyismynameo · 2020-03-12T14:03:47+00:00

Yaaaaassss Queen! But I wouldn’t have left the game. He’s not getting another dime. The breakfast and key would’ve been enough for me. Probably would’ve left a note too just in case his “ex” had some blind notion that they weren’t together. Something simple like “this is done. Don’t call me. Enjoy.”

That way when he tries to get back together with her for comfort she has a warning about what happened and can run if she knows what’s good for her.

soaring_potato · 2020-03-12T15:52:01+00:00

Meh. I don't think I'd go out if my way to move. Just so much work

pinkyberries · 2020-03-12T19:14:10+00:00

Bet he goes around saying his ex is crazy and unstable.

Men LOOOOVE to leave out the part where they hurt you so badly you couldn't take it anymore and act as if it's one sided.

2020-03-12T21:58:21+00:00

I've had an ex I did this to, for similar reasons. The fucker still has no idea why I ghosted him. Apparently, it messed him up pretty badly. No regrets on my end.

aurora_gamine · 2020-03-12T14:47:27+00:00

Would have been better if she didn’t leave the keys and game and breakfast on the counter. Obviously he figured out why (that she came in and saw him cheating). Would have been way cooler and sweeter revenge if she just ghosted him and he had zero reason why and would be gaslighted into thinking she just didn’t love him and left him for no reason. Would fuck with his head way more!

cucumberwagon · 2020-03-12T12:02:07+00:00

I wish i could have been a fly on the wall when he saw that. Did he try to keep his cool? Did the other woman notice? Did he even notice? Did he have to explain why all that stuff was there? So many questions we'll never know the answer to.

MissWall-E · 2020-03-12T12:10:11+00:00

onomati80 · 2020-03-12T12:43:00+00:00

nasty

dontfaqwithme · 2020-03-12T14:01:04+00:00

I needed to read this

holyhamwallet · 2020-03-12T16:03:20+00:00

Yassss Betch!

islaeve · 2020-03-12T16:41:36+00:00

I love how positive and not mentally messy this post is. THANK YOU FDS for helping me embrace strength and clarity of mind.

Annie_Landsberg · 2020-03-12T19:32:34+00:00

I have absolutely no issuing ghosting someone. This needs to be done more often even when the sitution is less extreme. Wnat to talk? sorry new job, new city, new life. GOOD FOR HER!

When a woman ghosts you, she has already tried to communicate with you. We have every right to disappear from anyone that does not deserve the luxury of us being in their lives.

illillillestt · 2020-03-12T06:44:34+00:00

Taken the game and ate the breakfast but yes

n0tameliapond · 2020-03-12T13:16:19+00:00

I do not have even 0.5% of this queen's dignity

FodderFigureIllushun · 2020-03-12T13:17:17+00:00

I would have eaten the breakfast and left the dishes in the sink but that's just me being petty.

SslimReaperr · 2020-03-12T16:02:48+00:00

Only thing is she shouldn’t have left the video game or breakfast, fuck cheating men

typeadhd · 2020-08-01T11:52:42+00:00

reading this has cured my depression

puropinchepati · 2020-03-13T00:14:30+00:00

Period Pooh 💅🏼

InayahDaneen · 2020-03-13T00:40:17+00:00

She’s a real Queen 👑👏🏻

dilligent_squatter · 2020-03-13T02:56:04+00:00

I shake my fist at the heavens in jubilation for this woman.👏👏👏👏

godandgoddess · 2020-03-13T19:25:58+00:00

I would leave the breakfast eaten and get a refund on the game.

evenitout · 2020-04-05T20:18:22+00:00

Idk about y’all but this has always been my game plan. Screaming and yelling doesn’t help. You’re wasting energy by caring to scream and yell. Don’t boost their ego, show them they aren’t shit. They don’t give a fuck. So why should you? Not giving a fuck is probably the best medicine you can give. It’s not like he gave a fuck when he fucked Britney.

skyn1nja · 2020-03-12T03:50:01+00:00

I would have carved “I saw you together” into his table to validate his guilt and pay homage to my favorite movie

Title	And that’s how you do it
Author	throwaway23004345
Upvotes	4793
Comments	186
Date	March 11, 2020 10:12 PM UTC (6 years ago)
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