For most people, anything involving one’s past love interest can be a bittersweet experience. Exes are people who belong in the past as they serve as an example of valuable time being wasted.

One of the good things about breakups is that you can learn more about who you are as a person, and it also helps you become stronger and keep yourself from making the same mistakes again.

Whether you consider yourself the dumper or dumpee, we all have past love interests that we might feel the need to get back at for something. These are some easy and harmless ways to get back at your exes.

WORK ON YOURSELF
Take the experience that you had with someone and use it to learn what you need to work on. Do something that you have always wanted to do, such as starting a new hobby. Try your best to keep your mind from wandering in the past. Stop thinking that your life is over because your significant other is no longer in your life. Start thinking that you have a new opportunity to do whatever you want. Use this time of independence to focus on growing yourself with no one holding you back.

BE FRIENDS WITH YOUR EX’S EXES
One of the more petty forms of enacting revenge on this list includes befriending your ex’s previous love interests. Depending on the circumstances of the break-up, reaching out may form a bond with someone else over disliking the same person. Hearing their experiences could explain certain things that occurred in your relationship and serve as a reminder that they previously disappointed others before you.

MOVE ON AND IGNORE THEM
Silence is another key factor in getting back at one’s ex. Cut them off and just live your life acting like they never existed. Block their social media accounts as they do not deserve any insight about your life. There’s no need to hold onto extra baggage, so do yourself a favor and delete all photos and videos reminiscent of the person.

‘DESTRY’ AN EX
Find everything that you have from your ex and smash it; destroy it in some way, shape, or form. Write their name on a ceramic plate and smash it. Write your ex’s name on a dog treat and feed it to your dog. Throw all of their stuff away. This will keep you from having to look at things that remind you of your ex and help you let go of them.

Your ex does not have to live rent-free in your head. Let yourself move on to bigger and better things. Exes are the worst people to be around and if you need some closure, or just need to get under your ex’s skin, try some of these tactics.

Kayla LeBeau
A&E Editor | kml4679@lockhaven.edu |  + posts

Kayla LeBeau is a first-year Secondary Education major with a concentration in English. She was the Arts and Entertainment editor at Montoursville Area High School for two years and has continued as the Arts and Entertainment editor on the Eagle Eye staff. Kayla has written a variety of articles for the Eagle Eye beyond Arts and Entertainment. She loves to read fantasy, adventure, and Sci-Fi novels, especially books by Brandon Sanderson and Sarah J. Maas.

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