# I can never be worse than my girlfriend's ex **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 18, 2006, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-never-be-worse-than-my-girlfriends-ex/357310 "2006-05-18T20:10:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jebus\_H.Christ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Jebus\_H.Christ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jebus_H.Christ)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2006, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-never-be-worse-than-my-girlfriends-ex/357310/1 "2006-05-18T20:10:12Z")
So my girlfriend’s ex from highschool (ok maybe this doesn’t count as a real ex) is all over the local news for child molesting and child porn. Now, I know this is a bad thing. But I now I will never be the worst guy she dated. For example, let’s say I rob a bank. People will say, “Did you hear. Sara’s boyfriend, Jebus, robbed a bank and shot a bunch of people!” But then the repsonse, “That’s nothing her ex raped kids.” Or imagine this conversation between two of Sara’s friends. Friend 1: Sara told me that Jebus recently got into scat porn and got Sara re-enact the videos with him. He is a freak. Friend 2: That nothing. Her ex raped little boys. Sure it is a low standard. But it is one I am comfortable I will never fall below. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-never-be-worse-than-my-girlfriends-ex/357310/2 "2006-05-18T21:15:39Z")
[QUOTE=Jebus H. Christ] For example, let’s say I rob a bank. People will say, “Did you hear. Sara’s boyfriend, Jebus, robbed a bank and shot a bunch of people!” But then the repsonse, “That’s nothing her ex raped kids.” Or imagine this conversation between two of Sara’s friends. Friend 1: Sara told me that Jebus recently got into scat porn and got Sara re-enact the videos with him. He is a freak. Friend 2: That nothing. Her ex raped little boys. [/QUOTE] I think it be concerned for Sara at this point. She seems to be attracting the wrong crowd. OTOH, there was a local story in my part of the world about a 24 year old who gave birth in her bathroom and the drowned the baby in her toilet. (Currently I belive she is in jail for that). As soon as the story aired, my wife pulled out pictures of herself and this other girl from when they used to be friends. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2006, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-never-be-worse-than-my-girlfriends-ex/357310/3 "2006-05-18T21:36:10Z")
**Jebus,** there’s a chance this could turn out badly, through no fault of yours. It might turn out that you don’t provide as much chaos as some part of her needs. I’m not talking about sex, I’m talking about crazy. Sometimes, a person who has been through a string of abusive relationships, that person doesn’t know how to cope with a good partner. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2006, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-never-be-worse-than-my-girlfriends-ex/357310/4 "2006-05-18T22:01:22Z")
I wish I hadn’t posted that. **Jebus** didn’t ask for advice, let alone something as grim as mine. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Jebus\_H.Christ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Jebus\_H.Christ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jebus_H.Christ)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2006, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-never-be-worse-than-my-girlfriends-ex/357310/5 "2006-05-18T22:11:26Z")
[QUOTE=AskNott] **Jebus,** there’s a chance this could turn out badly, through no fault of yours. It might turn out that you don’t provide as much chaos as some part of her needs. I’m not talking about sex, I’m talking about crazy. Sometimes, a person who has been through a string of abusive relationships, that person doesn’t know how to cope with a good partner. [/QUOTE] The guy is just someone she dated pretty casually in highschool. I met some of her more substanial exes and they seemed pretty normal. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2006, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-never-be-worse-than-my-girlfriends-ex/357310/6 "2006-05-18T22:18:39Z")
Great username, dude. Sorry about the whole xbf thing, but I’m sure you’ll power throught it. ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-never-be-worse-than-my-girlfriends-ex/357310/7 "2006-05-19T15:16:07Z")
“Never be worse”? That smacks of defeatism. ---
**Author:** ![BoringDad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ad7895/32.png) [@BoringDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoringDad)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2006, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-never-be-worse-than-my-girlfriends-ex/357310/8 "2006-05-20T01:27:53Z")
[QUOTE=saoirse] “Never be worse”? That smacks of defeatism. [/QUOTE] I agree. I am sure that **jebus** can find a way to be worse if he tries. Never give up and let someone beat you! ---
**Author:** ![Jebus\_H.Christ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Jebus\_H.Christ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jebus_H.Christ)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2006, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-never-be-worse-than-my-girlfriends-ex/357310/9 "2006-05-20T03:13:24Z")
[QUOTE=BoringDad] I agree. I am sure that **jebus** can find a way to be worse if he tries. Never give up and let someone beat you! [/QUOTE] What would you advise? ---
**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2006, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-never-be-worse-than-my-girlfriends-ex/357310/10 "2006-05-20T03:32:44Z")
Well, “I’m not the worst you’ve ever know” is kinda a credo of mine. So help me **Jebus** ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Clam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@Happy\_Clam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Clam)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2006, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-never-be-worse-than-my-girlfriends-ex/357310/11 "2006-05-20T10:43:32Z")
> [@](#): > > What would you advise? Kittenocide? ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2006, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-never-be-worse-than-my-girlfriends-ex/357310/12 "2006-05-20T17:04:37Z")
No, no, playing with the trouser snake. Then God kills the kittens. Oo, look what a comfy handbasket I’m in… ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Clam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@Happy\_Clam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Clam)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2006, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-never-be-worse-than-my-girlfriends-ex/357310/13 "2006-05-20T17:09:44Z")
> [@](#): > > No, no, playing with the trouser snake. Then God kills the kittens. Yeah, but every time you kill a kitten, God masturbates. And every time a kitten masturbates, God dies. He went down to He-ll where frizz-frazz he fried, frizz-frazz he fried, he went… ---
**Author:** ![Jebus\_H.Christ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Jebus\_H.Christ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jebus_H.Christ)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-never-be-worse-than-my-girlfriends-ex/357310/14 "2006-05-20T20:20:55Z")
[QUOTE=Happy Clam] And every time a kitten masturbates, God dies. [/QUOTE] I remembers when that damn kitten started jacking off on Calvary. Let’s just say that was a bad day for me. I still have the scars on my hands and feet for some reason. The other scars went away. It makes no sense I tell ya.