'She went first... and I went home': Guy breaks up with a cheating girlfriend moments after she got his initials tattooed

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Sep 17, 2023 7:00 AM EDT

The only names you should ever have permanently tattooed on your body are the names of your kids, your parents, and your deity– those things are never changing. However, a boyfriend or girlfriend's name permanently etched into your shoulder can prove to be a little riskier. You may think that'll you'll be in love forever, but that tattoo is a heckuvalot more permanent than most relationships.

Nott unlike the 'heart-mom' tattoo that speckled every sailor's arm, the boyfriend/girlfriend matching tattoo is a trope that's been used for decades. We've seen countless celebrities cross out the name of an ex on their neck or tattoo over an ex-wife with a picture of their dog, which should be enough of a warning to us regular folks heading to the tattoo parlor with our boo. Perhaps we're just too naive, too in love, or just too dumb to avoid repeating those same mistakes. For one man, he decided to use this to his advantage when he found out that his girlfriend was cheating on him. 

After processing the devastation of a prolonged cheating debacle, u/Consistent-Count-890 capitalized on his girlfriend's inherent desire to get a tattoo and suggested they get matching lover's tattoos for their 2 year anniversary. She merrily agreed, unaware that OP had discovered her double life of deception, where she was frequently hooking up with his coworker.

Scroll onward for the full story of how one man got payback against a cheating girlfriend by convincing her to get matching tattoos and how he pulled off the best mic-drop in breakup history. Afterwards, for more dramatic breakups check out this story of a bride who invited her sister's ex to her wedding in the hopes of rekindling their love– except it backfired royally.

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    Font - r/pettyrevenge Posted by u/Consistent-Count-890 18 hours ago Brian(na) In short: girlfriend cheated on me, so I convinced her on matching tattoos. She went first and after that, I went home.
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    Font - Happened 6 years ago but I figured my ex cheated on me with a coworker. We had some arguments lately about her not putting in effort in the relation/household/helping pay, and when I wanted to talk about it, she made a huge
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    Font - drama of how I was overreacting. This was going on for a few weeks. I wanted to let the issue go until I got a photo from a friend who saw my girlfriend sitting with my coworker at a cafe; with the text "5th time I see them together. Who is he?". (My friend worked across as a waiter).
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    Font - Obviously, I was suspicious. Reason why is that she texts and plans a lot with a "girl" named Brianna (which later turned out to be my co-worker Brian). She was going with a
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  • 05
    Font - coffee with "Brianna" that afternoon, and when I asked my gf about her day, she said she went to Brianna's house after coffee to watch Netflix and nothing special, which was obviously a lie.
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    Font - My ex always wanted a tattoo, so I convinced her to get matching tattoos together on my expenses to celebrate our 2 years together. She happily agreed and 4 days later we went to the tattoo shop. After
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    Font - the tattoo was finished, I took my spare house keys from her, showed the picture of my friend to her, broke up, and left the shop. 1 month later Brian and my ex got together. 1 year after that, she did the same to Brian and they also broke up.
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    Font - seeminglyokay44. 18 hr. ago What was it a tattoo of? Hopefully a heart surrounding your initials.
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    Font - Consistent-Count-890 OP. 18 hr. ago Almost. Heart in puzzle form. One piece was out (floating in the air) and I then asked the tattoo artist to put my initials on the floating puzzle piece, which was perfect as I was breaking up lol.
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    Smile - seeminglyokay44 - 17 hr. ago YESSSSSS!!!!! Oh, this is SOOO what I wanted to hear!! Well done. Y
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    Font - im-from-canada-eh 14 hr. ago After this comment, if it wasn't for the last line in your post saying they broke up, I'd be going to have a convo with my wife. Just out of curiosity, where's was the tattoo
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    Font - Consistent-Count-890 OP. 45 min. ago She chose middle part of her forearm. Ideal place to always be reminded of this event when she stretches out her arm, eats or drinks, or even holds hands when she is out cheating again.
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    Font - Strange-Bed9518 . 3 hr. ago That's important information, because I didn't get what was the revenge when you just paid for a tattoo that she always wanted. Love that pettiness AA
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    Font - No_Investigator8633 13 hr. ago That's so hardcore! 45+ Reply Share Chanchito171. 11 hr. ago Ice cold dude... exactly what she deserves
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    Font - Nein Lives125- DUUUDDEEE legit. Way to go! 23 6 min. ago the initials is Reply Share Rainbow Donkey473 · 13 hr. ago I wish she got your name
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    Font - thescrounger 15 hr. ago Guy who's doing her now looks at her arm: "Consistent-Count" "Brian" "Dave" "Whatshisname"
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    Font - SheWhoLovesToDraw. 16 hr. ago Was Brian shocked that the woman who was cheating on you to be with him ended up cheating on him to be with someone else? Cheaters are going to cheat, never date a cheater if you're looking for an honest commitment.
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    Font - Vargen HK 16 hr. ago For a second there, I thought "she did the same to Brian" meant she got him with the same matching tatoos trick that OP used on her.
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    Font - passthebluberries. 18 hr. ago I love this for you. Not the getting cheated on part obviously, but the fact that you got the best, most permanent kind of revenge
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    Font - Arokthis 8 hr. ago Old bit of tattoo advice from someone I used to know: The only names you should get tattooed are your parents, your children, and your deity.
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    Font - www _my_choice 13 hr. ago This is a great revenge. Though I have to say that if you are actively cheating on someone, you are as dumb as a rock to get their name or initials tattooed on you. I would call her granite.
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