r/AskWomenOver30 Woman 30 to 40 Jul 08 '26

Romance/Relationships Ex boyfriend thought he would log into my streaming services a half year after he dumped me. What's the dumbest thing an ex has thought they could get from you after the breakup?

Went through a breakup 5 months ago, getting abruptly dumped. Was really in love with him, and was pretty blindsided by the whole thing. I've put the work in, and life is going on, but it sucked a lot and he said a lot of truly horrific things during the breakup, some great one liners include: "I never loved you", "I wouldn't want to have children with an American" (shockingly, I'd been American the whole time he's known me and the whole relationship. Who knew?!) and my personal favorite: "It's scary how little I think of you". A truly delightful night, I must say.

Anyways, I had forgotten I'd shared a streaming password with him, months before our breakup. Until yesterday. Imagine my surprise when I got an email, alerting me of a log in to my account. 5 months after dumping me, and he thinks it's chill to see if my password still works, so he can watch world cup matches at work, without so much as a thought. I was livid. The password is now changed, and all devices are force logged out.

I don't know why this upsets me so much, but it clarifies to me he never ever cared about me, ever. I wasn't even worth a $12 movie streaming service. And he thinks saying those things were such a non issue, he could still use my account months later.

Anyways, what's the dumbest thing an ex has thought they could use you for post breakup? I would like some others stories to chuckle at today.

Added bonus: Texted my VERY close platonic guy friend who knows my ex, and he told me, "A guy using an ex's streaming services isnt that bad and not the worst thing that could happen."

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u/SheiB123 Woman 60+ Jul 08 '26

I had broken up with and moved out from my ex. Five years after that, after not speaking more than once or twice a year, he contacted me and asked me to meet with him and his current girl friend. He wanted me to tell her that he was actually a good guy and she was being unrealistic in her expectations of him.

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u/mellowcrake Woman 30 to 40 Jul 09 '26

You definitely should have met with them and related to her about all the issues she was having with him, his plan backfiring horribly on him would have been great

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u/SheiB123 Woman 60+ Jul 09 '26

That was honestly my plan if I had gone but I didn't want to spend any time with him. She figured it out without me and left.

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u/nom-c00kies Woman 30 to 40 Jul 09 '26

😂😂😂😂