# I'm considering committing murder. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 13, 2006, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-committing-murder/383942 "2006-12-13T08:55:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![sugar\_and\_spice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@sugar\_and\_spice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sugar_and_spice)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-committing-murder/383942/21 "2006-12-14T02:50:23Z")
yes, move on. make some other girl happy, someone who deserves your attention. seriously. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-committing-murder/383942/22 "2006-12-14T03:44:08Z")
[QUOTE=Stranger On A Train] Oh, and make sure the body doesn’t wash up on shore. They can still prosecute without _corpus delicti_, but obtaining a conviction is much more difficult. [/QUOTE] Corpus delicti doesn’t mean the dead body; it refers to the principle that a crime must be proven to have occurred before a conviction can be obtained. [/anal-retentive] ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-committing-murder/383942/23 "2006-12-14T03:53:26Z")
I don’t really see any reason to murder her. She’s just playing you the way you’re letting her, **Peak**. If you want to get mad at somebody, get mad at your own self for acting like a chump. But I see you have (finally) set up a blocker for her. Good. I take back my “chump” and replace it with “reformed chump.” ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-committing-murder/383942/24 "2006-12-14T04:23:35Z")
[QUOTE=Unintentionally Blank] Man, you ARE an optimist! 😛 [/QUOTE] Or pure evil, I can never keep those two straight. ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-committing-murder/383942/25 "2006-12-14T05:27:20Z")
I agree with everyone here that blocking her e-mail is a good idea. But if she was your ex, doesn’t she have your phone number? And won’t she be calling you to ask why the e-mail address doesn’t work? If so, you might want to send off one last e-mail telling her that you want to discontinue ALL communications. I’m sorry you’re getting treated like this. I hope you meet a fabulous woman soon that takes your mind off all this. In the meantime, though, is it any consolation that your OP made me laugh? Probably not, huh. Oh well, thanks for the laugh anyway. ---
**Author:** ![1010011010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ea666f/32.png) [@1010011010](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1010011010)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-committing-murder/383942/26 "2006-12-14T05:50:36Z")
I had a psycho ex-girlfriend that tried that. The funny thing is that while she would message/call/e-mail every couple months to tell me all about how splendidly things were going with her (different every time) boyfriend, I pretty much just smiled and nodded and said “Yeah, I’m still with **ShadiRoxan**.” That was about 10 years ago. Yeah, I’m still with **ShadiRoxan**. 😃 If you can’t resist her attempts to manipulate you, block her. If you can set and maintain your boundaries, she’d be fun to play with. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-committing-murder/383942/27 "2006-12-14T13:19:29Z")
[QUOTE=Heffalump and Roo] But if she was your ex, doesn’t she have your phone number? [/QUOTE] I’ve changed my number recently, and she doesn’t have the new one. I’ve also moved, and she doesn’t have my current address. Unless she calls my parents or one of my friends to enquire, I don’t think she’ll find out, and I doubt that she will. Nuts as she is, I honestly don’t think this whole game is \*that \*important to her. Well. I sent her a very abusive e-mail yesterday (although, of course, I suppose that’s just the attention she wants) and then blocked her permanently. It all still makes me sad, though. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-committing-murder/383942/28 "2006-12-14T13:39:24Z")
[QUOTE=Peak Banana] Well. I sent her a very abusive e-mail yesterday… [/quote] Silly. > [@](#): > > … and then blocked her permanently. Except I bet it’s not permanent, is it? You could remove the filter if you wanted. If I was a betting man, my money would say that you _will_. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-committing-murder/383942/29 "2006-12-14T14:11:30Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] If I was a betting man, my money would say that you _will_. [/QUOTE] I agree. ☹ I guess the one hope is that the e-mail I sent was so rude that it actually scared her off. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-committing-murder/383942/30 "2006-12-14T14:18:21Z")
One: Why are you dating my ex? Two: For her, any attention is good attention. She doesn’t want YOU, she wants to feel powerful. And knowing that she can get a rise out of you is power. Do the healthy thing. Let her go. No more contact. Believe me on this. I’ve been there. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-committing-murder/383942/31 "2006-12-14T14:22:44Z")
[QUOTE=Peak Banana] I guess the one hope is that the e-mail I sent was so rude that it actually scared her off. [/QUOTE] It won’t scare her off - clearly she is much better at this game than you are. ---
**Author:** ![According\_to\_Pliny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@According\_to\_Pliny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/According_to_Pliny)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-committing-murder/383942/32 "2006-12-14T14:35:10Z")
[QUOTE=Peak Banana] So, now I’m just wondering… if I just shoot her and get it over with, will any jury convict me? [/QUOTE] Juries convict half the time. They always split and are either declared hung or swayed by one single SOB with a burr under their saddle. So you got 50% chance whether you did do it or didn’t did do it 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-committing-murder/383942/33 "2006-12-14T18:40:35Z")
The opposite of love is not hate. It’s apathy. Let her go, dude. She’s taking up space in your head. Why give her the power? ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-committing-murder/383942/34 "2006-12-14T18:45:40Z")
Do youn have any pictures of her naked? Semi? Post them early and often on the intraweb. Copy to her from a dummy e-mail. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMule](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@MonkeyMule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMule)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-committing-murder/383942/35 "2006-12-14T19:14:40Z")
[QUOTE=Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor] Romance is a Game Show, & this is the Home Version you get as a consolation prize. **“I’ll take facts about the New Boyfriend for $100, Chet.”** _“Seven and a half, three times a night, and six figures.”_ **“What are the numbers that make me wanna kill her and/or myself, Chet?”** [/QUOTE] Not to brag or anything, but two of those numbers really don’t bother me that much. And in fact if one of my ex’s told me that, she’d not be surrprized if I started laughing and mentioned how she’s lowered her standards. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-committing-murder/383942/36 "2006-12-14T19:16:43Z")
[QUOTE=MonkeyMule] Not to brag or anything, but two of those numbers really don’t bother me that much. And in fact if one of my ex’s told me that, she’d not be surrprized if I started laughing and mentioned how she’s lowered her standards. 😃 [/QUOTE] I hate you. And, I’ve never even met one of your ex-es! :mad: So. Send me their numbers/e-mail addys. After all, fair’s fair. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-committing-murder/383942/37 "2006-12-14T20:32:15Z")
DNFTT is applicable in real life, too. ---
**Author:** ![Ruthlez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@Ruthlez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruthlez)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-committing-murder/383942/38 "2006-12-14T20:48:03Z")
from: [psychoexgirlfriend@bitchmail.com](mailto:psychoexgirlfriend@bitchmail.com) to: [peakbanana@sucker.com](mailto:peakbanana@sucker.com) subject: re: re: broke up with boyfriend “Great. Yeah, I’m done with him. You see, I have \*another \*new boyfriend - great guy. Got wads of cash. Travels regularly to NYC and Japan. Oops, should perhaps have told you that right away. Looking forward to seeing you! Love, Psycho Ex-Girlfriend.” She may just want a physical thing going with you. Casual mention of boyfriend in foreign country - heh, thats what is sounds like. ---
**Author:** ![dublos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f08c70/32.png) [@dublos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dublos)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-committing-murder/383942/39 "2006-12-14T21:16:00Z")
[QUOTE=Peak Banana] Yes, I’m considering committing murder. Here’s the story: My infamous ex-girlfriend, after a lengthy period of estrangement, gave me the final dump last Christmas. [/QUOTE] OK, Peak.. I’ve been away for a while so I haven’t really kept up. Are we talking about the lady you started your very first thread about [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=351637)? If so, are there other threads where psychoexgirlfriend’s psycho tendencies are revealed because so far it sounds like mindgameplayinexgirlfriend and pitifulexboyfriendwhoisn’toverheryet. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-committing-murder/383942/40 "2006-12-14T21:41:30Z")
[QUOTE=dublos] so far it sounds like mindgameplayinexgirlfriend and pitifulexboyfriendwhoisn’toverheryet. [/QUOTE] Yeah, I guess that’s what it is. Classic case of stupidness on my part, I suppose. ☹ Still sucks, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-committing-murder/383942.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-committing-murder/383942.md?page=3)