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Funny you should bring up this question. I never understood people referring to a person as "my ex."
There have been men that I previously dated that I no longer date and I simply refer to them as Bob or Joe or Cecil or whatever their name was. I don't feel the need to broadcast that he and I were mismatched or "an item" at an earlier time. What's the purpose of that other than to show that you are not a person ready to compromise to make a relationship work? It's not a good reflection on anyone anywhere. It shows extremely poor taste.
Someone explain this need to refer to someone as "my ex." I just don't get it.
Guess I am full of poor taste. Difference was we were married 13 years. He begged me 1 year before I said yes. Poor taste all over my face
I call mine my kids sperm donor in front of nice people. I call him "your Dad" in front of my kids and I call him the jerk to most of my family. My husband and I call him the A-hole and my friends and I call him Sh**head. Lately though I just call him the guy who hasn't paid child support in over 7 months.
I try so hard not to be bitter...you people just bring out the worst in me sometimes! LOL
I don't really have anything bat to say about my ex's. We were just in different places of our lives at the time. One of my girlfriends broke up with me because she was looking for something more serious. She had a 4 years old at the time and was probably looking for a husband and a father for her child. I can't begrudge her for that. My high school sweetheart really broke my heart bad, but I can't saying anything bad about her. I know that we had to break up just to see and experience life. You know stuff happens, people grow apart.
I haven't really haven't had anyone be really crappy to me so I guess its hard to bad mouth them.
I don't really have anything bat to say about my ex's. We were just in different places of our lives at the time. One of my girlfriends broke up with me because she was looking for something more serious. She had a 4 years old at the time and was probably looking for a husband and a father for her child. I can't begrudge her for that. My high school sweetheart really broke my heart bad, but I can't saying anything bad about her. I know that we had to break up just to see and experience life. You know stuff happens, people grow apart.
I haven't really haven't had anyone be really crappy to me so I guess its hard to bad mouth them.
Ive dubbed mine other names...but most Ive forgotten as Ive gotten over the pain he caused me.
Long story short, he cheated on me with a girl he promised was just a friend, then broke up with me via e-mail, then on Christmas Eve told me who he was going to date. THEN for the next 3 months continued to lead me on about getting back together.
I was 18 at the time, and and he was the 1st person I'd ever opened myself up completely for. The pain he caused was immeasureable.
But, when the dust settled,Im glad he did what he did. It thickened my skin,reminded me of those that would stand by me, and taught me more than a few things about myself,life, and relationships.
He also introduced me to the man that is now my boyfriend of almost 3 years.
I think I got the better end of the bargain.
His nicknames during that painful period, though, were/are enough to shock my boyfriend, and HE's a Sailor.
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