# Psycho Ex

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psycho-ex/97333>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 7, 2001, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psycho-ex/97333 "2001-12-07T00:28:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ejolen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce7236/32.png) [@ejolen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ejolen)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2001, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psycho-ex/97333/1 "2001-12-07T00:28:19Z")

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Anyone reading this who has had a similar experience will feel me here.

I’m seeing this girl, she has a psycho ex-boyfriend whom stole her cell phone, now has my number, and just last night slashed my tires. They broke up over 6 months ago, so Mr. Obsessive obviously isn’t going to be the type I can reason with, but neither will going to the authorities solve anything. I already appealed to his parents (whom the prick still lives with), but their response was simply,

“tough luck buddy, he’s a real asshole.”

Any creative ideas on how to impress upon him he should fuck off?

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2001, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psycho-ex/97333/2 "2001-12-07T00:34:57Z")

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> [@](#):
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> _From [http://www.findlaw.com](http://www.findlaw.com)_  
> restraining order
> 
> 2 : an order of a specified duration issued after a hearing attended by all parties that is intended to protect one individual from violence, abuse, harassment, or stalking by another esp. by prohibiting or restricting access or proximity to the protected party  
> Example: excluded from the home by a restraining order issued because of domestic violence  
> (called also protection order, protective order)

Sounds reasonable to me.

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**Author:** ![ejolen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce7236/32.png) [@ejolen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ejolen)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2001, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psycho-ex/97333/3 "2001-12-07T00:47:47Z")

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**Knead**

Been there, done that, even have a ticket stub…

not making a difference. Restraining orders are only helpful when you can prove someone is violating them. I can’t prove he slashed my tires, but it doesn’t take a rocket scientist for me to figure it out.