Divorce can bring out strong emotions, especially when a relationship ends badly.<\/p>\n
While some former couples simply walk away and move on, others find themselves looking for small ways to get even.<\/p>\n
A collection of stories shared online reveals some surprisingly petty acts of revenge involving divorced couples.<\/p>\n
From money and property disputes to awkward encounters and canceled purchases, these stories show just how creative people can become after a bitter breakup.<\/p>\n
One of the most memorable stories involves a man referred to as \u201cFred,\u201d who discovered during an anniversary dinner that his wife wanted a divorce. Things became even more complicated when he later learned that she had been involved with someone else.<\/p>\n
The divorce dragged on for roughly 18 months, with legal expenses continuing to pile up. Eventually, the marriage officially ended, and Fred moved on by marrying another woman.<\/p>\n
But his ex-wife eventually returned to his life after the relationship she had left him for fell apart. She asked Fred if she could borrow some money.<\/p>\n
Instead of simply handing over cash, Fred reminded her that the couple had previously purchased two burial plots. He offered to buy her plot from her instead of giving her a loan.<\/p>\n
She agreed, but then demanded considerably more money than Fred expected. The situation left him frustrated, and he apparently remembered it.<\/p>\n
Later, his former wife’s stepfather unexpectedly died. She reportedly hadn’t had a good relationship with him, while Fred had known and respected the man.<\/p>\n
When Fred learned that the family had not arranged a burial plot and that money was an issue, he decided to make what appeared to be a generous gesture.<\/p>\n
He donated the burial plot he owned\u2014one located directly beside his ex-wife’s.<\/p>\n
The irony was hard to miss. The woman who had previously wanted a large amount of money for that very plot now had it beside her stepfather’s final resting place.<\/p>\n
She wasn’t present at the funeral, meaning she didn’t immediately discover what Fred had done.<\/p>\n
And that left one question: when would she finally find out?<\/strong><\/p>\n Other stories in the collection involved equally unusual forms of post-divorce revenge.<\/p>\n One man claimed that his former wife had left him dealing with serious financial problems. Because the vehicle was still connected to him financially, he eventually took it while she was away and sold it. According to his story, the money from the sale barely covered what was still owed.<\/p>\n Another man deliberately attended a church picnic with his new girlfriend, knowing his ex-wife would also be there. Rather than avoiding an uncomfortable encounter, the couple stayed and enjoyed the event, making the situation even more awkward for his former partner.<\/p>\n In another case, a man received mail belonging to his ex-wife but chose not to remind her to check it. Among the letters was an important notice from the IRS. She eventually threw the mail away with the rest of her unwanted letters.<\/p>\n Then there was the case involving an online purchase worth around \u00a31,000. A man received an email notification about an order his ex-wife had apparently placed using an account that still contained his old information.<\/p>\n Instead of allowing the order to go through, he opened the details and canceled it.<\/p>\n None of these stories represent particularly healthy ways of dealing with the end of a relationship. Still, they offer a glimpse into the strange and sometimes surprisingly petty things people may do after a bitter divorce.<\/p>\n For some former couples, apparently, getting even isn’t about making a huge statement.<\/p>\n Sometimes, it’s simply about finding one small opportunity to remind an ex that actions can have consequences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Divorce can bring out strong emotions, especially when a relationship ends badly. While some former couples simply walk away and move on, others find themselves looking for… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mdrssa_facebook_image":"","_mdrssa_unique_id":"","_mdrssa_normalized_url":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lateststories.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lateststories.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lateststories.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lateststories.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lateststories.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3562"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.lateststories.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3563,"href":"https:\/\/www.lateststories.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3562\/revisions\/3563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lateststories.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lateststories.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lateststories.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lateststories.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}