The most irrational thing I’ve done after a break-up
BREAK-UPS can be very painful. Not only do they leave us nursing broken hearts, but wounded egos as well. And while some people cope by crying themselves to sleep, burying themselves in comfort food or alcohol, other people often take extreme measures.
And just in case you thought you had heard it all, we guarantee that these stories by some All Woman readers will startle you. Here’s how these wounded lovers exacted revenge:
Vivian, 36, self-employed:
About nine years ago when my last relationship ended, my friends and I got some other friends to give my ex a serious whipping that would teach him not to toy with people’s girl children. That wasn’t enough, but I felt some satisfaction. Even though his heart wasn’t broken, he experienced some physical pain.
Macky, 27, business administrator:
I just decided to start dating her friend — no real attraction or any genuine care — but she was a woman and I was coming from a place of wanting to get even.
Duwayne, 41, carpenter:
I had a girlfriend who bleached out my clothes and slashed my tyres because I cheated, so I did the same thing to her when she left me, plus I put her things out in the street and set them on fire too. Looking back at it, I know I acted like a real sissy. I had to apologise; worse, she is the mother of my child.
Patricia, 43, bartender:
I told him the kids weren’t his to make him hurt, but that didn’t just blow off because his mother started saying she doubted them, and I put my children through a painful situation. A lot of money was also spent unnecessarily for DNA testing, and even though I never cheated on him he will never believe that now. Some of his family members hate me too because of how he broke down, thinking the children weren’t his.
Roy, 44, business owner:
I threatened to expose her nude pictures, the messages, and all the things we used to get up to in the bedroom. She was in a big job at the time and I just wanted her to stay. She never did, and I printed some and put them at her mother’s place. That girl never forgave me.
Sharnie, 30, security officer:
For months I used to watch my ex’s yard and I’d keep calling and bothering her. I’d go to her house and watch it in the night because if any man went in the house I had sworn to myself I would beat him wickedly. There were a whole heap of other things I could slap myself for now, because … sometimes love hits your brain like lightning.
Michelle, 24, customer service representative:
After I broke his phone and his PlayStation and whatever other gaming devices I could find, I then pawned some of his valuables. No, I didn’t need the money, but I wanted him to feel empty because he lost things he valued.
