N: So I was jogging around downtown and decided to go up Citadel Hill [editor's note: known sex-cruising location] to do some hill training. It was only 8pm so STILL LIGHT OUT and this guy shouts out at me. I turn to look and he’s rubbing his crotch with a fifty. I’m still frazzled…I didn’t know what to do or who to call…
Ben: Awww….that’s awful. I’m so sorry you had to go through that…
N: Thanks…
Ben: Besides, I’d pay you a couple hundred.
N: THANK YOU! That’s all I wanted to hear!
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This kind of made me smile…and realize why I will never, ever let anyone know my password or leave it where someone can find it.
I’m glad it turned out well for you and that you had your realization before all those tubs of Chunky Monkey. (:
Ah yes, the easy way to weight loss during break ups- espionage and bleach dumped all over the “ex’s’ clothes. Much better than going “Mariah Carey crazy” and pushing ice cream carts around the bedroom.
Oh wait, she forgot to do the bleach thingy…next time! next time!
I had a friend who actually had the same situation, broke into his email when he was acting strange, and it turned out he was having intimate emails with a woman overseas. He turned it into her untrustworthiness over his, if you’ll believe it. I’m sure you can see right through that. I’m glad you found a way to give yourself some peace in your break up…
sounds like this seriously worked out for the better. you didn’t go into his email with the intent of snooping, it just happened. and it seems it all worked out for the best.
Original author here, wanting to say thank you for all of the support. I really thought I’d have to suffer a wicked backlash over this, because usually when I hear of women doing such things, I think they have a touch of the crazy. Mind you, that’s usually because they’re still in the relationship and using the old e-mail hackeroo to keep tabs because they are very insecure. I don’t go into his e-mail anymore, and have not since the discovery. I don’t intend on using what I learned as ammo, because it’s tainted ammo. I’ve moved on, but that was the last thing of the relationship that was hard for me to let go, even though it allowed me to move on a lot faster than I thought possible. Now that I’ve shared it, though, I feel complete relief and I don’t intend to look back on the relationship for anything other than as a life lesson. Thank you all for commenting.
Ben~ At first I felt like I was reading a crazy love article in Vouge and than realized wait, this is someone pouring out something that is eating them up inside….
Mystery Author~ Yeah, you hacked into his email AFTER you broke up, BUT with good intentions that led you to discovering that nagging feeling you had that maybe it wasn’t working out…We all should be first in our BF/Husband’s life and feel that way. Don’t worry about why how you found out, just know what you did find out, move on and get a fab new guy
that will think your just as fab!!
Oh dear…. lol
I think that in the throes of an emotional breakup, especially one where you’re the victim, it’s better if everyone changes their passwords a couple times for good measure.
I can imagine that reading an ex’s e-mail is like doing hard drugs, it’s deciding to stop that’s the worst part, then you really have to let go.
You are not a bad person. In fact, I applaud you for getting over that loser as quickly as you did. I’m also glad you know it was a crazy ex-gf move..
Seems to me like you’ve got your head on straight and are doing the right thing!
We’ve all been there before. I know I’ve read thru an ex’s e-mail before. Sometimes you just need to know and it does help you get over the sadness. And as long as you never use it as ammo in a fight, I say you are good.
Um, I did the same thing. I’m with you.
I think we all knew where our posts were being published so hopefully our mystery author will be back to see your comments!
Oooh, I love the idea of this!
I’m going to have to say that, in this particular instance, I kind of feel like the ends justified the means.
If you find your own anonymous post (do these secret-tellers know where they’ll be hosted?), don’t beat yourself up about snooping. Congratulate yourself for moving on so quickly, and don’t settle for anyone who doesn’t realize how fabulous you are!
I wish all breakups were this easy to get over, I’m glad things ended up working out for the best. And technically it wasn’t a Crazy Exgirlfriend move–you were only doing it to get rid of an email you had sent.
Totally unintentional.
Oh man, I can identify – but since I’m under my own identity, I don’t want to say anything else really. Let’s just say something very similar has happened in my life.
A girl’s gotta do what she’s gotta do. You’re lucky you were able to understand a little better why it didn’t work out.
Whoa! That sounds like an honest mistake on your part and a lucky break that you found out the truth. You handled that about 925 times better than I would have, that’s for damn sure.
Gosh I wish I knew my exbf’s email password…ha
I guess that was the universe’s way of letting you know you’d made the right decision.
-I survived BlogSecret ’08
You are not a bad person. I’m just glad that you are able to move past this break up faster than you would have.
You’re right. If it saved you the pain and Chunky Monkey indulgences, then it was worth it.
It’s only crazy if you’re still reading his emails! :p
Honestly, you’re a lucky one to have been able to see so quickly that he wasn’t worth sticking around for. I think that it was pretty wrong for him to have just left the relationship in a rut causing you to break up with him when he was the one who evidentaly wanted to be somewhere else. Still, he was probably only experiencing “the grass is greener” syndrome.
I honestly don’t think that’s bad at all. You did what you had to to get over it all, and if you didn’t kill him in the process, good for you. And besides, some things just aren’t meant to be shared with friends and family–that’s why there is the blog secret post!
Wow, I don’t think you are a bad person, I’ve been there. In my case he sent me to look in his phone but either way finding what I did made it easier for me to cut ties. What’s the point of crying over someone when they moved on even before you had left the picture.
I don’t think that it’s crazy ex-girlfriend. because it *was* unintentional. at least you were able to find out and deal with that. the guy i’m with now i’ve been with for almost 6 years, but i started dating him only a week after my last boyfriend. but he slept with his best friend. so. i feel ya. emotional cheating… still cheating. but i don’t think you should feel guilty about your secret.
If only getting over all breakups were that easy.
I don’t think you’re a bad person for it. I think it shows a lot of maturity that you didn’t get angry with him because I would have probably went over and kicked his butt.
Wow. I’m glad it was all for the best in the end!
wow. if only every girl had one of those moments of clarity after a break up…
ooooo that’s a good one. but this is a good one that ended up working out for the better – i hope you have a fun new boy in your life now.