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Petty moves

17 replies

Mumto21234 · 22/02/2026 18:21

Intending for this to be lighthearted and fun...

Split with ex last summer due to him having affair whilst I was pregnant.

What are some of the petty things others have done when it comes to splitting contents of house etc?

Friend suggested binning one of each of his shoes. Any other suggestions just to be petty?

Not actually going to do them, unless there are some really good ones of course!

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Galectable · 23/02/2026 19:01

I totally get how you're feeling! Sadly, you will have to deal with this waste of space guy well into the future as the father of your child. If you retaliate you will get punished over and over again. It's better to claim the moral high ground and stay there, imo. Or perhaps, write a bunch of letters to him and hide them where the new woman will find them. If she's still around? Letters to him telling him what a tosser he is and why. Perhaps that would make you feel better.

BookArt55 · 23/02/2026 20:09

20 years ago I read about prawns/fish inside the curtain poles... i regret not doing it to my ex. 😆 😆 😆

Firstsuggestions · 24/02/2026 06:50

Agree don't do anything. Rise above the scumbag with dignified grace... But fun to imagine.
If he's taking chairs/ tables, then shave a wee touch off one of the legs so they all wobble.
Fray all charger wires.
Prawns and fish in crevices of things.
Cut the insides of pockets of clothes so everything falls out but clothes look fine from the outside.
Pins in the big cushions of sofa etc that will gradually work their way out and prick him.
Take all teaspoons.

Mumto21234 · 24/02/2026 06:54

Firstsuggestions · 24/02/2026 06:50

Agree don't do anything. Rise above the scumbag with dignified grace... But fun to imagine.
If he's taking chairs/ tables, then shave a wee touch off one of the legs so they all wobble.
Fray all charger wires.
Prawns and fish in crevices of things.
Cut the insides of pockets of clothes so everything falls out but clothes look fine from the outside.
Pins in the big cushions of sofa etc that will gradually work their way out and prick him.
Take all teaspoons.

Love these 😂😂

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ClawsandEffect · 24/02/2026 09:22

Keep your powder dry and bide your time. LATER after he thinks he's in the clear, pass a 'secret' on to someone you know will gossip.

This technique has served me very well over the last 25 years. The power lies in your ability to be patient and wait.

CloakedInGucci · 24/02/2026 09:25

Unpick all the hems on his trousers and t shirts

Mumto21234 · 24/02/2026 10:28

ClawsandEffect · 24/02/2026 09:22

Keep your powder dry and bide your time. LATER after he thinks he's in the clear, pass a 'secret' on to someone you know will gossip.

This technique has served me very well over the last 25 years. The power lies in your ability to be patient and wait.

Any good secrets you recommend?

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thatsthatsaidthemayor · 24/02/2026 10:29

took a button of his expensive shirt. Cancelled the WiFi. He would have spent ages trying to log in. 🤣

ClawsandEffect · 24/02/2026 10:32

Mumto21234 · 24/02/2026 10:28

Any good secrets you recommend?

Get some REAL dirt on him. And then mull over the best place to drop it (as in, who). Don't act on impulse. And pass on the info as concern. Also as top secret, because if it did get back to your ex it was you, it'll blow up in your face.

I've managed to block someone undeserving from promotion and got someone sacked this way. If you're very careful, you come out unscathed while still getting revenge. 😁

houseofisms · 24/02/2026 10:35

My ex cancelled the pet insurance the day before one of our elderly dogs was supposed to have a big operation! (It went ahead but I paid)

Quicknamechangeagainforthis · 25/02/2026 20:17

Well this is a timely thread.
today I was wondering how to create some kind of infestation and reading about woodworm wistfully…

CaffeineAndChords · 25/02/2026 20:22

Has he got a thick carpet? If so, sprinkle a shit tonne of grass seeds, tread them in and spray it with a water bottle, he’ll have grass growing for months and months!

CaffeineAndChords · 25/02/2026 20:24

Oh, that won’t work I just saw you’re splitting contents and he’s not staying there.
Bummer.
Pour glitter in his car heaters.
Put an ad up on an unusual website and use his mobile number so he keeps getting repeated phone calls.

PieLoe · 25/02/2026 21:06

BookArt55 · 23/02/2026 20:09

20 years ago I read about prawns/fish inside the curtain poles... i regret not doing it to my ex. 😆 😆 😆

I remember this and was going to post it too. Or inside the hems ha

Mumto21234 · 25/02/2026 21:35

These are all great and making me laugh!!

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MsSquiz · 25/02/2026 21:37

I once pour a pint of milk in his mattress, remade the bed, took my things and left, knowing he’d but out all weekend in the height summer…

apparently he was sick when he opened his bedroom door on his return…

Pinkwhales · 02/03/2026 20:51

We had a lot of ants in the garage, I sprinkled sugar on the foot well of his precious idiot sports car. Worked a treat, ants everywhere with no trace of the sugar.

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