Couples break up — that’s just the way relationships work sometimes, and the reasons for that vary. According to a 2017 Scottish study, 40% of couples cite “growing apart” as the main reason for their breakup. Other common reasons for divorce or separation were constant arguments, infidelity, and a lack of respect or appreciation. But some folks might start contemplating a breakup after hearing their significant other say or do something so ignorant that it does more than just raise an eyebrow.
Recently, the user @baileyartstudios started a discussion on Threads where people shared times they were shocked by their partners’ sheer ignorance. “I want to know the most ridiculous thing an ex partner of yours believed (like the girl who’s boyfriend doesn’t believe stars are real),” the user wrote. After reading some of these, we’d say breaking up was probably the right choice.
#1
Ex husband didn’t believe me when I told him I couldn’t “hold it” when it came to my period.
57points
#2
He thought special education/ developmental disabilities were a scam and kids were malingering for attention. Autism doesn’t exist and speech issues are just drama.
Dear reader - this man was a TEACHER. I broke up with him after find this out and told him “it’s not me it’s you and you are everything wrong with the education system.” He was like 😳
Dear reader - this man was a TEACHER. I broke up with him after find this out and told him “it’s not me it’s you and you are everything wrong with the education system.” He was like 😳
53points
#3
He didn’t believe in the moon. Said the government put it there. Was also unsure about dinosaurs and questioned if flowers were naturally occurring.
ETA: yes I broke up with him.
ETA: yes I broke up with him.
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50points
#4
I had a girlfriend once who believed Mary was a virgin, her illegitimate child's father was holy and her son a spirit, and that was the least insane thing she believed. Apparently, we are all descendants of one couple who had two sons, go figure.
46points
#5
My ex told me I couldn’t be a feminist because I shaved my armpits and dated men.
I’m so serious.
I’m so serious.
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44points
#6
Cats and dogs were the same species. Cats are girls. Dogs are boys.
42points
#7
My ex genuinely believed women only interacted with men they’re attracted to and vice versa. He’d get upset about having to order from waitresses he didn’t find attractive, after they’ve left the table.
The man was mid at very best and thankfully kept this to himself for the first year. I just thought he had social anxiety. He really thought any interaction was flirtation 🫣
The man was mid at very best and thankfully kept this to himself for the first year. I just thought he had social anxiety. He really thought any interaction was flirtation 🫣
40points
#8
Dated a guy who was in such a deep religious psychosis that he refused to fly on a plane. Why?
Because he legitimately believed God was a real physical being, not a deity or a concept or anything, like a living guy who lived in the clouds and that if we got too close to his house, he would strike us down like in the Tower of Babel story.
Because he legitimately believed God was a real physical being, not a deity or a concept or anything, like a living guy who lived in the clouds and that if we got too close to his house, he would strike us down like in the Tower of Babel story.
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38points
#9
After we broke up, my ex had a dream about me and then called me to demand that I stop “dream stalking” him. Like I projected my consciousness into his subconscious.
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37points
#10
I briefly dated a guy who was “vegetarian,” except for chicken. We went to a diner once, and he asked if the fries were cooked in animal products. The poor waitress had to run all over to check, and finally returned to report they were not. He then ordered chicken fingers. I tried to point out the irony, but he didn’t get it. He wasn’t messing with the waitress- to him, chicken was a vegetable. (I made sure to tip well.)
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33points
#11
That she’d never go through menopause because she ate fruits and vegetables.
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33points
#12
mine's embarrassing and it was me. i genuinely thought a period was a few days and then "done," like a switch flips. then i actually sat down and read about it - it's a whole month with phases, and the rough week often isn't even the bleeding week.
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33points
#13
I had a whole baby with a man who FULLY believed that all women menstruated on the first of the month.
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31points
#14
He thought labia size was related to the number of men a woman has slept with. Oh and he was embarrassed when I asked the question in our online community, because he said “everyone will know it’s me.”
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31points
#15
That brown sugar was the high fiber option like brown rice or wheat bread. I WISH
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30points
#16
1. Clouds go behind the moon.
2. Africa and South America are pointy at the bottom because they're dripping down the globe.
2. Africa and South America are pointy at the bottom because they're dripping down the globe.
30points
#17
Well my first husband thought you’d boil water faster if it was cold first opposed to hot from the tap, because if it’s hot, “it has to go all the way cold on the stove before it gets hot again” WHAAAAT
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29points
#18
I had an ex that believed that “horse girls” are so obsessed because we were deriving pleasure from the motion on the saddle. And no, he was not able to ‘get me there’
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28points
#19
That women couldn’t be pilots or firefighters because our reaction timing is delayed compared to men’s.
28points
#20
I had to break up with one of them because I discovered they were an anti-vaxxer ( during COVID) and he kept comparing mandatory vaccination to chattel slavery.
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28points