Her college boyfriend cheated on her with her close friend — 9 months later, he emailed her 6 words that revealed her silent revenge had worked
Trust can be difficult to rebuild when someone breaks it in a relationship, especially when the betrayal comes from a person they deeply care about. For one woman, her college romance ended painfully in 1999 when her then-boyfriend cheated on her with one of her close friends. She had believed he was the right person for her and had even stayed faithful during a spring break trip when she had opportunities to do otherwise. However, when she returned, his confession left her shocked, and his reason for cheating made the situation even worse. Years later, she shared the story on Reddit under the username u/Reasonable_Bag6044 on October 3, 2026, revealing how she got back at him.
Her boyfriend admitted that he had been unfaithful because "he thought I was going to cheat on him first." Rather than confronting him repeatedly, the woman found an unusual way to get back at him with help from another friend who disliked the girl he had been intimate with. At that time, she worked at a large public library, where the two friends came up with their revenge plan while closing up one evening. They decided to use the magazine subscription cards that were common in publications during the 1990s. The pair collected hundreds of these paper inserts from magazines and filled them out using her ex-boyfriend's name and home address. They selected the option that allowed customers to receive subscriptions and pay later, meaning he would receive bills for orders he had never made.
To avoid being traced, the friends even drove across the state to mail the forms. Their plan showed how a person hurt by betrayal might choose an unexpected response rather than a direct confrontation, though such a prank could also leave someone dealing with unwanted bills. The woman never spoke to her former boyfriend again after the incident. However, around nine months later, she received a brief email from him that made it clear he had figured out what was happening. The message contained just six words, with no greeting or sign-off: "Stop sending s**t to my house." His frustrated response suggested that the unexpected subscriptions had continued to arrive long after their relationship ended.
Dealing with an unfaithful partner can be heartbreaking, but some people find unexpected ways to get even. In another similar incident, a woman used online advertisements through Craigslist to get back at her cheating boyfriend. After discovering his betrayal, she posted fake listings offering free items and included his phone number. One advertisement promised 45 free chickens, leading strangers to call the man about birds he did not own. The man later explained that his girlfriend had discovered his cheating and started posting the listings after their breakup.
Other ads offered a motorcycle, a puppy, and even a cheap room in a shared house. The posts encouraged strangers to contact him at any hour, with one stating, "Call anytime." Whenever he managed to get an advertisement removed, another appeared in a different category. He could not change his number either because it was connected to his work. The incident showed how betrayal can lead people to seek revenge in surprising ways.
For more interesting revenge stories, follow u/Reasonable_Bag6044 on her Reddit account.