# What's the most ridiculous thing you've gotten broken up with over? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 20, 2004, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680 "2004-08-20T05:48:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [August 20, 2004, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680/21 "2004-08-20T15:27:07Z")
Me, sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Means\_Go](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cc9497/32.png) [@Green\_Means\_Go](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Means_Go)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680/22 "2004-08-20T15:34:36Z")
> [@](#): > > Oddly enough, when I was shopping for a dryer, the salesman at the Bay told that lie for me when I came the day after the sale ended. Seriously, he was like, “…Well, the sale is over, but I remember you came in yesterday during the sale asking about the dryer…” “…no, I didn’t…” “Yes, you did… _wink wink_” Slight hijack here but it reminds me of something that happened a few months ago. I rented a Cadillac so the wife and I could drive to Las Vegas for a convention/honeymoon. The Caddy had a bit more power than I used to which means that when I came around a corner on the way home I was going a little faster than the policeman running the speed trap thought I should have been. He motioned me over, and came up to the car to let me know I was speeding. We explained it was a rental and we were going on our honeymoon. So he stopped, looked at me funny, and said, “Well, I see you don’t have your insurance card on your person, so I’ll skip the speeding ticket and write you one for having no proof of insurance.” “But, I have the insurance card right here…” “No you don’t. Listen to me. I am trying to help you. Don’t show that to me. Now tomorrow you can go and show them your proof of insurance and everything will be dropped.” “OOOOOHHHH! Riiiight… yep… plum forgot about that insurance card…” Apparently he was under some kind of pressure to write a ticket for his stop, but didnt want to screw me on my honeymoon. What a great guy 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680/23 "2004-08-20T15:34:37Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > My opinion? Your girlfriend is pretty close to right. You’re a thief. > > My most shallow break-up moment was breaking up with a guy because he was too short for his accent. So, how’s the view from up there on that high horse of yours? Get over yourself, indeed. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680/24 "2004-08-20T15:37:48Z")
Your lie pales in comparison to awful sentence construction, spelling, and punctuation errors in the OP. _…gotten broken up with over?_ :dubious: Somewhere, an English teacher weeps. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680/25 "2004-08-20T15:40:10Z")
> [@Ghanima](#): > > So, how’s the view from up there on that high horse of yours? Get over yourself, indeed. Are you saying you think it’s OK to dupe someone in order to get a better price? ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680/26 "2004-08-20T15:44:04Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > The OP is not a thief. But he is a liar, and I can absolutely understand someone discovering her paramour is a liar and wanting to end the relationship. There’s nothing trivial about that. Well, according to Webster’s usage: _Usage: Thief, Robber. A thief takes our property by stealth; a robber attacks us openly, and strips us by main force._ I’d call a deceptive lie a form of stealth. He’s a thief and a liar. Hey, I never said it was the end of the world. But his girlfriend had a moral code that he couldn’t meet, so she dumped him. Everyone’s got their line in the sand, so to speak. Hers was just a bit more strict than some. ---
**Author:** ![fruitbat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fruitbat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fruitbat)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680/27 "2004-08-20T15:51:37Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > Are you saying you think it’s OK to dupe someone in order to get a better price? If I may answer for **Ghamina**. Yes, I have no problem with it. This is not a case of overcharging a little old lady for her girl scout cookies. If CC was willing to sell it at a certain price a few days ago, they just need a little push to sell it at the same price today. They always maintain the option of telling him to go elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680/28 "2004-08-20T16:14:48Z")
Not me, but my father once told me he dumped his second wife because instead of screwing the cap back onto the toothpaste, she would squeeze a little dab out of the end and mash the cap onto it until it stuck. He seemed totally serious at the time. > [@](#): > > “From this angle, he totally looks like a sea anemone.” Bwa ha ha! ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680/29 "2004-08-20T16:21:05Z")
Shouldn’t a theif steal something? I mean, as far as I can tell, he did pay for the laptop at a price that the representative for Circuit City agreed to. It may not have been the most honest way to go about it, but that fact is that they agreed to it. They had no obligation to agree to selling at the reduced price. ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680/30 "2004-08-20T16:48:42Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > Are you saying you think it’s OK to dupe someone in order to get a better price? No, I’m saying you’re stuck-up. This guy did not lie on his income taxes or embezzle from a company. I’m pretty sure no one got hurt. It’s just not a big deal. Back to the OP: I got dumped in junior high for having a big zit on my chin. ☹ But I got over it without too much scarring (on my face or my soul.) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680/31 "2004-08-20T17:32:39Z")
> [@Johnnyt27](#): > > Whats the most ridiculous thing you’ve gotten broken up with over? I don’t think I’ve ever seen 3 prepositions strung together before. Now, to actually reply to the OP, I think it bears noting that to a large degree, when someone breaks up with you, it’s not due to That One Thing. There’s likely several reasons that it wasn’t working and That One Thing is just the final straw. That, or they are lying to avoid telling you the REAL reasons they’re breaking up with you. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680/32 "2004-08-20T17:35:56Z")
What’s the difference? You lie on your income taxes to pay less; you lie to the Circuit City guy to pay less. You’re right…no one was hurt. It wouldn’t be a deal-breaker to me, but it WAS to his girlfriend. He deceived the clerk to save money. The Earth will continue spinning, but it is what it is. And it was too much for his girlfriend. And I don’t believe you used the phrase “stuck up” properly. ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680/33 "2004-08-20T18:03:09Z")
[Dictionary.com](http://Dictionary.com): **on one’s high horse** In an arrogant or condescending manner. For example, When they started talking about music, David got on his high horse and said that classical music was only fit for museums and archives. This expression, alluding to the use of tall horses by high-ranking persons, dates from the late 1700s. Similarly, off one’s high horse means “less arrogantly, more humbly,” as in I wish she’d get off her high horse and be more friendly. It dates from the early 1900s, but is heard less often today. As in: “Get off your high horse and admit that a white lie to get a sale price is not criminal activity.” **stuck-up** Snobbish; conceited. As in: “If you break up with a guy because he is too short for his accent, you are stuck-up.” ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680/34 "2004-08-20T18:18:05Z")
My first girlfriend in High School broke up with me because she was “obsessed with Spring.” Turns out what she was obsessed with was my best friend since third grade. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680/35 "2004-08-20T18:21:15Z")
> [@Hey you!](#): > > I don’t think I’ve ever seen 3 prepositions strung together before. Small child complaining about his mother’s bedtime-story choice of a book about Australia: “What did you bring that book for me to be read to out of about Down Under up from below for?” ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680/36 "2004-08-20T19:17:34Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > My first girlfriend in High School broke up with me because she was “obsessed with Spring.” Turns out what she was obsessed with was my best friend since third grade. …who was named Spring? Or did she break up with you in springtime, citing her obsession as a reason? ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680/37 "2004-08-20T20:00:55Z")
> [@Ghanima](#): > > [Dictionary.com](http://Dictionary.com): > > **on one’s high horse** > > In an arrogant or condescending manner. For example, When they started talking about music, David got on his high horse and said that classical music was only fit for museums and archives. This expression, alluding to the use of tall horses by high-ranking persons, dates from the late 1700s. Similarly, off one’s high horse means “less arrogantly, more humbly,” as in I wish she’d get off her high horse and be more friendly. It dates from the early 1900s, but is heard less often today. > > As in: “Get off your high horse and admit that a white lie to get a sale price is not criminal activity.” Like I said, I’d let it slide, but it is what it is. I never called him a criminal, i.e., I don’t think he’d go to jail for it. But he’s still a thief. **stuck-up** Snobbish; conceited. As in: “If you break up with a guy because he is too short for his accent, you are stuck-up.” [/QUOTE] Actually, I broke up with him because he wasn’t sexually attractive to me. That’s OK with you, isn’t it? Or do you sleep with people who don’t turn you on? ---
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680/38 "2004-08-20T20:13:30Z")
Just to provide another data point, I wouldn’t call the OP a thief, necessarily, but I would dump him over a lie like that, especially it was part of a pattern of behavior and/or he showed no remorse about it. Partly it would be self-protection (If he’s willing to tell a little white lie to get a deal, what sort of little white lies would he start telling me down the line to save himself some hassle?) but mostly it’s just that I’m a very honest person (at least I strive to be) and this sort of behavior is not up to the level of honesty I expect from my life partners. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680/39 "2004-08-20T20:44:26Z")
Speaking of lies and self-protection… Mine was when my college boyfriend dumped me over an STD that I GOT FROM HIM! College. Is there a period in one’s life more prone to absolute stupidity? I am all better now, in every possible way. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680/40 "2004-08-20T20:52:43Z")
> [@Podkayne](#): > > Just to provide another data point, I wouldn’t call the OP a thief, necessarily, but I would dump him over a lie like that, especially it was part of a pattern of behavior and/or he showed no remorse about it. > > Partly it would be self-protection (If he’s willing to tell a little white lie to get a deal, what sort of little white lies would he start telling me down the line to save himself some hassle?) but mostly it’s just that I’m a very honest person (at least I strive to be) and this sort of behavior is not up to the level of honesty I expect from my life partners. Okay, I’m willing to concede that he’s not a thief…but he’s no better than one. As for Podkayne’s reply, right on. The problem is, if a little stealing is OK, when does it become NOT OK? And when are you going to rip ME off a little? If you mislead the seller, you’ve taken a percentage of his income under false pretenses. Where do you draw the line? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-ridiculous-thing-youve-gotten-broken-up-with-over/260680.md?page=3)