25 Times People Satisfyingly Got The Last Laugh At Their Exes Expense

When bad things happen in life, we may want to give in to our emotions and react in rage. But as the saying goes, “Revenge is a dish best served cold”. People around the world are chiming in with their best stories of calculated vengeance. If you are looking for inspiring ways to get back at an ex, look no further than this list. 

#1

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Ex-wife moved out while I was at basic, took all the spoons in the kitchen. Serving spoons, tea spoons, soup spoons, and even measuring spoons. Left all knives and forks. Honestly, who does that?

#2

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My ex cheated on me, with my best friend, no less, then dumped me and moved out.

She unfortunately forgot to download the latest version of her almost completed Master’s thesis, which included a GB of assorted pictures, necessary PDFs, and materials, from my laptop.

Delete. Delete. And delete.

#3

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Okay, this is going to sound cruel, but hear me out. After he cheated, I was in a rage and was going to throw all his belongings from my place in the garbage. My friend encouraged me to set them on fire, but I had a better idea. I live in a city where he also lives and works within the same few blocks. A lot of the homeless folks are familiar and tend to stick around their common areas of our blocks.

I took all of his clothes and sneakers, and things, and put them in a box near my alley where the homeless folks hang out, wrote a sign saying take what you’d like. So the folks got a whole new nice wardrobe and are rocking his clothes he would recognize when he’s walking around work/home. I never spoke to him after the breakup, but I did see the people wearing his jackets and sneakers mostly. I feel like I did a good deed because those people got some nice, expensive clothes to keep warm and feel good! And it gives me satisfaction imagining him realizing these people are all wearing his favorite stuff.

#4

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My sister told an ex that no one would marry him because no one would put up with his [nonsense]. She recently got an invite in the mail to his wedding; he had written something like “You were wrong” on it. She RSVPed yes. When he got the reply card, he texted her frantically asking her if she was serious because he didn’t intend for her to go (and his soon-to-be-wife didn’t know he had invited my sister). She said of course and then said she was going to wear white. He’s been texting her every few days begging her not to go so he doesn’t have to explain himself.

Don’t get into a petty war with my sister. Nothing is beneath her.

#5

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My first boyfriend. He went from calling me every night to completely ghosting me out of nowhere with no explanation. It left teenage me devastated. He reached out, out of the blue, a couple years later. He tried pretending as if we just had a falling out and said he missed me and wanted to meet up. So I humored him, let him get all excited for a date, we agreed on a time and place, he texted me that he was there, and then I ghosted him and never replied back.

#6

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Ex was a “vinyl DJ”. After he basically treated me really badly one night and we had a huge argument, I got up during the night and took out the vinyls and put them in the wrong sleeves. He had a fair few hundred. Took me ages. I then packed my little overnight bag I kept at his, and left. He was supposed to play a gig the next day. I heard he was raging.

#7

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My then BF had a favorite T-shirt that he had bought overseas years ago. That shirt was wearing out, and although he had looked high and low for years, he was never able to find the shirt again. He loved that shirt. I mean, loved.

His birthday was coming up. I used to be a graphic designer, so I easily reproduced that beloved shirt and had a few made up in multiple colors for him, and one for me. Then I found out that he was cheating, and we broke up. I started dating someone soon after.

Being petty about what happened, I gifted one of those T-shirts I made to my new guy, telling him the story. We took a photo together of both of us wearing the shirts and posted it on social media. The ex saw the post of us in the shirts and freaked. He contacted me asking me where I found the shirts. I told them that I had made them for his birthday, too bad, so sad, but other than gifting one to my new BF, I had since given all of the rest of them to Goodwill. He was absolutely furious. I thought he might cry. So petty. So worth it.

#8

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Went through his Netflix continue watching section and changed all his shows to the last episode of the last season, so that he lost track of his shows and hopefully had something spoiled for him.

#9

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He cheated and knocked the woman up. A couple of weeks later, I was drunk shopping with a friend, and we ran into his mother and sister. I congratulated them. They asked what for? and I said, “The baby!” His sister was shocked. His mom thought something was up because he had made some strange comments. When he found out they had heard his news from me, he was livid! Omg, it was great.

#10

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My ex cheated on me. I turned his best friend against him simply by telling him everything he did. It wasn’t nuclear in intention, but he lost his entire friend group over it. And props to his best friend and all his other friends who actually refused to tolerate how he treated his girlfriends.

#11

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Put me on the mailing and call list for every church group she could find. For two months, my phone was blowing up with calls from churches and evangelicals. They wanted money, they wanted to send me Bibles and pamphlets. The ones that had my address did send me Bibles and pamphlets. Took a lot of patient explaining, and occasionally some frustrated yelling, to get myself removed from everything.

#12

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My girlfriend of 3 years, whom I dated through high school, broke up with me in my first semester of college. We went to different schools, and I later learned she was hooking up with one of her guy friends there. Anyways when we both were on break she asked me to bring back all the stuff she had given me, (presents, sweatshirts, cards, etc) so I drive to her house with all the things we’ve exchanged in the past 3 years, once I got to her house I saw that she had invited all her friends over and they were sitting with her along with her parents in the garage. Anyways, I walk up with her [things] and exchange, everyone there had that smirk on their face like they were laughing at me. Anyways, as I gave her back her things, I said, “If only I could give back your virginity.” The look on her parents’ faces was absolutely priceless, and I walked out of that lion’s den with the biggest smile on my face.

#13

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Found out boyfriend of 2 years cheated on me again, after he swore the first time was isolated and “it would never happen again.” (I was so stupid for taking him back). I didn’t let on that I knew about the other woman.

I planned a fake, “all expense paid” trip to Hawaii a few weeks in advance. He hadn’t had a vacation in many years, so he was super excited. Got his input on hotels, excursions, etc. He arranged the time off work and was all set. Two days before we were supposed to leave, I sent him an explosive text that I knew about Sheri, and the joke’s on him. He was seething, and I loved the thought of him being so sucked in by the excitement of the fake trip and then devastation. That was 20 years ago, I’m in my 50s now, and I still don’t regret doing that.

#14

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I stole his last bottle of this special imported hot sauce that he had his parents ship him internationally. He put it on everything, and he presumably had to wait a minimum of two months to get a replacement.

#15

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He was a big chess player. I took the queen from his chess set when I moved out.

#16

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She was having an affair with her boss. I sent an anonymous email to his manager that I already knew didn’t like him, with proof, making it sound like it was from someone within the company. They both ended up getting fired.

#17

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I found out my husband had been carrying on with his coworker for years. I had her street address because of Christmas cards. I sent her an anonymous glitter bomb for Christmas that year. He and I are divorcing. I’m sure she knew who it was from, but I never actually heard about it.

#18

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I put a very thin layer of honey on the front & back windshield of his truck. Also, on the underside of the door handles.

#19

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Stole one of each shoe of all the shoes I own.

#20

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I was with my ex-boyfriend for 3 years and never suspected a thing. I fell out of love and eventually broke up with him, and it was pretty amicable. A couple of months later, a girl messaged me on Instagram asking if I dated my ex. I said yes, but we were broken up recently. She lets me know she slept with him for 2 years, to my shock, and so we meet up. She shows me the texts and photos. Luckily, because I fell out of love and wasn’t upset, but she liked him a lot and felt betrayed. He lied about his name, age, job, and identity to fool her (I knew his family well and knew his real identity). We both decide to show up at his apartment and confront him. He was so shocked and tried to explain, but it was too late.

My petty revenge included creating a group chat with him, his mum, and dad, and me, called it ‘cheater’, and sent a paragraph explaining what he did to me right in front of him. I then paid for an anonymous text message service to his number pretending to be the NHS, and that his recent test showed he had a range of STDs. Felt pretty good.

#21

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My Ex cheated with a married man. He now lives with her. He is a POS, but anyway, I still have the login for her DVR. I logged in, erased all her shows, then recorded only the show “Cheaters”. Petty, but it makes me laugh.

Additional info. I also set the show to be manually erased and stop recording 3 hours after the show’s end time.

#22

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She told an army recruiter that I wanted to join, and got him to come to my house to meet me. Ended up joining, best 6 years of my life! Thanks, jerk.

#23

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He cheated on my birthday and left me at home while he was out trying to meet up with someone. This was after I moved to his country to be with him. I then cut holes in the armpits of all his work shirts, and to give him false hope of ones left untouched, I sneakily sprayed bleach in hidden spots. I then took all the groceries and toiletries I had purchased since he refused to go 50/50 on household items, even though I paid half the rent and car, while making way less. Getting a text a few days later saying “You took all the toilet paper?!!” still has me cackling like Yzma.

#24

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He dumped me and moved out. He came back a week later for his things. He was moving in with the girl he had been zooming with while we were together. I happily pushed all his [things] into his trunk and then told him I had given his dog away.

Please note. He had acquired this Golden retriever 3 months before. Never walked her, taken her to a vet, or cleaned up a single one of her messes. I was moving out of state and found her a good home that would actually care for her. He was pissed but couldn’t really say anything.

#25

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My first high school boyfriend was not very good with grades, so he asked me to make him a fake report so he could show his parents and not get into trouble. He also cheated on me with my best friend and dumped me. He then promised to get back with me if I forged the report for him.

I agreed up until the day when we were meant to get our reports for school. I told him I didn’t do it. He got bashed by his dad when he got home for the string of D’s and F’s.