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What stories do you have of silly accusations your ex partner made against you?

86 replies

LilacReader · 28/08/2026 16:11

So, I've been reading a thread recently whereby a young lady was devastated that her boyfriend had dumped her and it was slowly coming out that he was a walking red-flag. I think since typing the 'problem' out she came to the realisation that he was a nasty narcissistic who made her feel like he was doing her a favour by staying with her. Some of her stories were horrible and some really dumb.
This got me thinking about my past marriage and silly little things that I was accused of - probably a reflection of his own awful behaviour and wanted to hear similar stories.

Silly story 1: I was in my bathroom before work and noticed that the dust had built up behind the linen bin. I moved it to the middle of the floor to remind me to clean when I returned. Later in the day my ex-h went home, saw this and came raging back into the office (I worked with him) to accuse me of moving it out of the way so I could perv out of the window at the young boy of maybe 18/19 who lived next door! (I'm in my 50s)

Any silly stories to tell?

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Optimisticdramalarma · 04/09/2026 10:20

My ex had been cheating on me (but in his head,I was the one cheating)

He caught herpes from some woman and was shocked when blisters started appearing on his penis

He dragged me to the std clinic and found out what it was

The nurse told him that whoever he'd caught them from,might not know they had them

Of course,that set him off-it was me that had cheated,he didn't give a fuck if I knew or not that I had herpes and told everyone that it was me that had given him this terrible and incurable illness-they was he went on about it,you'd have thought he had weeks left to live

I hadn't shagged anyone else,he had but he cannot face responsibility for his own actions

When it all came out in the wash,he still stuck by I'd given it to him and he'd passed it in to the ow

Bloody loser-the exact opposite happened

AbsintheMakesTheHeartGrowFonder · 04/09/2026 12:05

My ex - thankfully this was a relationship I left many many years ago - made frequent insane accusations.

In addition to my day job, I worked part-time in the pub that he ran, and when his till was consistently short every night for a month or so, he accused me of being the one who had taken the money, because 'none of the other bar staff would do that'.

When I had to go away on a business trip for two nights, he told me I must be having an affair with my boss (a man who was twenty years older than me, married with four children and monumentally unattractive).

When I went for a drink with colleagues after work - literally for an hour - he accused me again of having an affair. I pointed out that it was actually only the women from the office who had been present, so after that he accused me of being a lesbian.

When I wanted to go to my brother's birthday drinks, he accused me of sleeping with my brother.

When I mentioned, purely in passing, that it would be handy to have an internet connection at home one day (this was in 1998, so home internet wasn't universal back then) he got incredibly angry and said the only reason I could possibly want internet access would be to watch porn. Then about a month later he spontaneously announced out of nowhere that he'd realised I probably wanted to talk to random men in chatrooms too.

When I was sexually assaulted by a stranger in the street - in broad daylight, quite close to our home - he accused me of, all on the same evening of a) inviting it, b) lying, c) only telling him about it to upset him, when I could have kept it secret, d) humiliating him by telling the police because now everyone would know his girlfriend was 'damaged goods', e) being at fault for 'not bothering to fight them off' during the assault and f) having an affair with a passer-by who witnessed the assault and gave me his number in case the police wanted to contact him for a statement.

Given that this ex was also violent and an alcoholic, I'm guessing you can see why I left him...

Optimisticdramalarma · 04/09/2026 17:19

Just remembered another one (I've dated some right losers!)

I'd been seeing him for about a month when be asked if I'd have his dog for a week-all fine,he sent 7 days worth of food/poo bags/her lead/bed etc

He left and I never saw him again-he never once got in touch to ask how she was or offered to pay towards her

I was a skint single mum at the time,barely scraping along and couldn't afford another mouth to feed (the kids knew nothing about him and just thought I was looking after a friend of a friends dog)

After about 3 months,I was at breaking point-i really didn't have the time nor money to keep her so found a family who needed her large breed to have as a guard dog (they'd known my parents long before I came along so knew them well and stayed in touch with her)

8 years later,she sadly grew a lump and had to be put down-we where all upset but she'd had a good life

7 years after losing her,guess who pops up again,demanding 'his' dog back and threatening to report me to the police and rspca for theft/animal cruelty

Nothing came of it but I remember her 'new' family telling him that 'she is now a pile of dust and your not having any'

15 years after dumping his dog on me,he had the nerve to demand her back-it's like he thought she'd live forever and I was the unreasonable one!

Tosser

sueelleker · 05/09/2026 11:14

15 years after dumping his dog on me,he had the nerve to demand her back-it's like he thought she'd live forever and I was the unreasonable one!
Ur had a mental picture of her at the age he left her, and never thought about her growing older.

Optimisticdramalarma · 05/09/2026 22:15

sueelleker · 05/09/2026 11:14

15 years after dumping his dog on me,he had the nerve to demand her back-it's like he thought she'd live forever and I was the unreasonable one!
Ur had a mental picture of her at the age he left her, and never thought about her growing older.

I think your right,but to have a go at me the way he did was insane-he didn't even knock on my door,he rang my mother and expected me to ring him back so he could have a go at me on my phone bill,not his

He was the one who dumped her off onto me,knowing I didn't want a dog and didn't pay a penny for her and expected to swan back in and pick up where he'd left off

He was a right loser-if he couldn't figure out that everything including animals age over time,I pity anyone who comes into contact with him

I honestly think he thought I'd keep her and it was the fact I was forced to rehome her that was the issue (if I'd had the time and money and actually wanted a dog,I would have kept her but I simply couldn't afford to keep her

Food,vets bills and other upkeep where just too much on my squeezed budget

AllJoyAndNoFun · 05/09/2026 22:37

Told everyone I just used him for sex. Believe me, if I was gonna use someone for sex it wouldn’t have been him.

Prycejosh1987 · 05/09/2026 22:50

Accusations usually start off gentle but end up causing major problems in all types of relationships. I think its best to get to truth with openness everytime.

findingjoy22 · 07/09/2026 13:29

He accused me of endangering our children when i scalded my finger with hot water. WE DID NOT HAVE CHILDREN. He was accusing me a hypothethical danger that had not occurred to people that did not exist yet. I still cannot wrap my head around it.

Slugfest · 07/09/2026 13:34

@findingjoy22

Bloody hell, that's unhinged.

TiredButDancing · 07/09/2026 13:39

findingjoy22 · 07/09/2026 13:29

He accused me of endangering our children when i scalded my finger with hot water. WE DID NOT HAVE CHILDREN. He was accusing me a hypothethical danger that had not occurred to people that did not exist yet. I still cannot wrap my head around it.

this actually made me laugh out loud. I do love the batshittery sometimes.

I imagine this is the kind of man who then goes on to have a LOT to say about everythign you do, eat, drink or even think once you ARE pregnant.

pawsedforthought · 07/09/2026 21:15

Whilst residing on a secure MH ward recently my xh - who was taken there and sectioned for drink and drug induced psychosis (4th time) after trying to push me down the stairs in front of dd 16 - made claims that I was a mentally unstable alcoholic who had been financially abusing him for years.

He hasn't made a positive contribution to family finances for 18 years but does have a collection of 36 guitars in the living room.

Somehow I don't think the social worker believed him.

Oh and he also keeps telling people he promised my dad he would protect dd - my dad died 8 years before she was born lol

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