I received some gifts, some I sold, others I donated or threw in the trash. But I still “use” a big black n white picture of Paris, one puff, a black t-shirt and a jacket. I regret so much throwing a big cushion that allowed to read sitting in bed.
Men, what gifts from an ex that you still use?
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A leather binder I keep a notepad in for meetings.
Another made me feel good about myself and that one has stuck with me.
My last Ex was 30 years ago and there was nothing of substance or value in that relationship to begin with. I think the most valuable thins she left behind was a collection of hair ties and a toothbrush. That hit the dumpster the day before I told her she was done.
This broken heart 😆 unable to get rid of it
Mini air humidifier
Off brand theragun from Amazon that works good enough. Used it just last night cuz my hip is messed up right now. Also some other workout equipment and a winter hat i use for running.
everything they’ve given me
Most things, honestly. I don’t throw things away that my ex’s give me just because we broke up. Hell, one of them gave me a plant to learn how to care for them for when we moved in together one day. It’s been three years and its still alive. I’ll be sad when it eventually does die.
If you’re reading this M, i told you i’d learn!
Tag watch & baseball hats
This big fabric for cleaning my glasses. I kept losing mine so she got me a big one and said “you can’t lose this one”
I think I have a couple of t-shirts from an ex. But they’re generally laundry day t-shirts at this point.
Crippling insecurity and depression
My Canada Goose. I was married to a doctor, who had a very brand oriented sense of style. Not to sound ungrateful, but they had this habit of buying me what they felt was reflective of their status, not what I actually wanted to have. Think, Tiffany jewelry when I love vintage things, a Canada Goose when I had told them multiple times that I didn’t want to wear such an expensive coat because I would end up getting it dirty and they would get angry, Tory Birch sunglasses when they knew I did not like the style, expensive purses with brand monograms when they knew I prefer very simple things with no logo or brand on it. When we got divorced, I had a huge pile of expensive shit that I would never wear. I sold all of it to except that coat because damn that thing is warm and I ended up wearing it all the time.
One of my ex’s got me a satchel bag, was a lovely gift, I used to ride my motorbike to work so was perfect to sling over my shoulder and get to and from with.
Nowadays I use it take all of my Shibari ropes to and from events in.
My wife got rid of anything that had anything to do with any other woman. The only exception is a very nice genuine leather jacket. It was a gift from a woman I lived with in college. It’s probably worth a couple hundred bucks, and I guess she decided it’s nice and valuable enough to keep.
She stabbed me in the back, I still use that knife to make sandwiches.
Crippling distrust of people.
I have a scarf from an ex 25 years ago that I still wear. It’s a great scarf.
I kept everything from my ex, I especially prize the two fabulous watches she gave me from when I turned 50 and 60… the latter I wear everyday and it’s such a bittersweet memory
A very cool, front pocket wallet that was custom made.
‘best dad ever’ mug. i got to bring it up once when she tried to tell me i’m not a good father 🙄
Jewelery, perfumes, bass guitar, record player and records
My garbage bin, now that I think of it.
My fiancée and I have a red Smeg kettle in our house which was a gift from his ex. We ended up getting all other matching red Smeg appliances 😂
A Jelly Belly bean dispenser. Sits on my desk and occasionally gets refilled with different sweets.
Freedom from anguish
Like 90% of my household stuff is shit my ex bought.
11 years later the wife and I joke every time something breaks or gets replaced we should let her know.
The other 10% is from my share housing days or family.
15 years I had a former roommates microwave because he owed me some rent.
My ex got me reMarkable on birthday. It’s honestly great, and I imagine I will still be using it for a long, long time. Despite all her flaws, she definitely is a great gift giver. Very creative and has good intuition on what people might like.
Not quite an ex. We went on three dates. He bought me a microwaveable polar bear stuffed animal for muscle pain or spasms….. It’s a Period Polar Bear.
I love the crap out of Eustace and my toddler drags him around too.
I was given a heavy duty Carhartt coat one winter because I usually just wear a hoodie.
That’s a $120 coat. You’d better believe I’m going to wear it for a while.
My high school ex gf bought me a bottle of Hugo Boss cologne. Obviously, that original bottle is long gone. But I still use that cologne these days because I really do like it and never saw a reason to change.
Back when I was really into sneaker culture, my ex got me my grails: Nike SB Dunk Brainwrecks. I still wear those things to this day on occasion. I have even had the designer, Todd Bratrud, like and comment on pictures of them on IG.
Clone a pussy
My ex gave me an Oodie. It’s like a blanket hoodie thing. Shit slaps, better than any Snuggie or blanket
I’m still using the leather wallet she gave me