'You will go bankrupt paying the water bill': Water-wasting boyfriend showers for 2 hours, loses girlfriend in the process

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JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor
Feb 25, 2024 3:00 PM EST

I love a good, long shower. Sometimes it's the only thing that can heal me after a difficult day. I just stand there, not even cleaning myself, but just letting the water run down and listening to music. The water feels like it washes away all the worries and stress of whatever I'm going through. I leave with my skin bright red and my fingers a little wrinkly. It's, as the subject of this story called it, my "me time." But that's just about the only reasonable thing this guy said in this whole story. 

The following post is a twisting and turning saga of a toxic relationship, full of revenge, egregious behavior, and a surprise twist that commenters helped uncover as they got to work. This is a real Sherlock Holmes-type case, encapsulated in an AITA story. It's just as juicy as an episode of Gossip Girl, but all right here for your reading pleasure. 

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  • 01
    r/pettyrevenge u/Confusedfrootgummy • 21h My (F19) boyfriend (M24) wasted 2 hours of my day, so I wasted an hour of his and made him cry.
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  • 02
    Background: My (ex)boyfriend is very dedicated to public service/volunteering and a hard worker. On top of his crazy schedule he also has a very built physique and is very dedicated to the gym. I found his ability to work hard, take care of his body, all while helping others admirable and physically attractive. A guy that does volunteering and aims to work in public service should be a good guy right?
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  • 03
    I often found myself feeling like he never respected my time. He would ask to come over on days where I had classes the next morning. He admitted into pressuring me into sexual activity. Every time I confronted him with my feelings he would always say "I'm sorry you feel that way". He said I was ignoring him if I didn't respond to his messages or calls quickly, even if my phone was away. In the past I was too clingy because I would message him "too much, and was too demanding by expecting him to
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  • 04
    Story: Yesterday I slept over at his place. We showered separately. I took 20 mins, he took well over an hour. I had to keep knocking on his door to get him to hurry up as we had plans. He took his sweet time as showering was his "alone time" and we missed our date plans as he had to go to the gym. Today I slept over again. I tried waking him up earlier so we wouldn't miss our rescheduled date. He took 2 hours in the shower and I couldn't go upstairs to knock on the door as his parents were walk
    via u/Confusedfrootgummy
  • 05
    Eventually we reached my apartment. He told me to go inside and we could call and talk about my angry feelings. I refused to leave. I told him that he wasted 2 hours of my day so I would waste an hour of his and he would have to skip the gym. So I stayed in his car for an hour. He tried to leave but I raised my voice at him. I told him he was selfish had no respect for others time and that it was unacceptable. I had never raised my voice at him before or done anything vengeful so he was startled
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  • 06
    repeating "I've never felt this way" "I feel so claustrophobic" "I want to go to the gym please let me go". I refused. I said if he's feeling claustrophobic he can take a walk around the area but I wouldn't leave the car for another hour. I also told him he wouldn't be late for work so he wouldn't die skipping the gym for one day. He cried and said he already missed half of his gym time yesterday and I told him it was his own fault due to his poor use of (shower) time. He continued sitting there
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  • 07
    This guy was my first real boyfriend, my first kiss, my first everything. We've been dating for over 4 months. I don't know if it's right to throw everything away like this, but I also don't really care. I feel so happy with my small victory!
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  • 08
    Edit: FYI, he is not on steroids. Also here the hot water doesn't run out. BTW yes I dumped him!!! UPDATE: He saw the post. Spammed me with calls, excuses, apologies for hours. Eventually I picked up. He said "well y'know a sub about petty revenge is bound to attract a certain audience"
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  • 09
    I also did another petty revenge against him downloaded a dating app a few hours after we broke up to shove it in his face. Swiped as much as I could and had 200+ likes on my profile after 20 hours. Only matched with two guys though so I did the most bare bones icebreakers, nothing else. (Obviously I'm not gonna hop into a new relationship anytime soon dw!!!) Don't even remember their names. But my ex is and says I cheated on him lol. He said he felt sick and threw up. Now he is also trying to b
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  • 10
    Presentation Limp890 - 21h Leave him. You will go bankrupt paying the water bill.
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  • 11
    Kat121 • 21h Hon. Four months is the HONEYMOON stage where he should be excited to see you and is still wooing you. He is showing you who he is. Believe him.
    via u/Kat121
  • 12
    AHOY _paag 21h ● Oh god, what a child! You should call him, schedule time to discuss you getting back together and not show up.
    via u/_paag
  • 13
    Confusedfrootgummy OP 21h LMFAOOO ●
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  • 14
    Bedhed47 21h Showers before going to the gym, will not go to the gym if you are with him. Cries and freaks out when he cant go to the gym. He is someone else.
    via u/Bedhed47
  • 15
    SpewPewPew • 20h ^ This reminds me of the tantrums this guy that dated my friend would have, on her birthday for a few years. We'd go out. He would meet us later. He'd have a fit about having to go to bed for work. Then leave after making her feel bad. He had a wife at home waiting for him.
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  • 16
    Confusedfrootgummy OP • 21h I actually never thought of that. Why would he shower to go to the gym??? I really hope I and don't believe wasn't cheated on because he was cheated on as a teenager and it ruined his life for while. He told me he would never cheat because of that and it would be straight up evil if he just told me that and cheated anywyas.
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  • 17
    SpewPewPew • 20h Yeah it so weird he gets into a panic about going to the gym. I thought something was wrong, like OCD about sticking to a routine or schedule. But, the whole shower thing throws that hypothesis out the window. Yet, he's done just exactly at the time when it's time to go work out. And to feel "claustrophobic" about you sticking to him is very weird. AND ALWAYS WHENEVER SOMEONE SAYS THEY ARE A GOOD PERSON, they're full of He's a good person who respects others' time - malarkey! Th
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  • 18
    supermouse35 - 21h Anyone else find it weird that he showers before going to the gym, lol? ... Reply 1.5k SnooCupcakes7992 • 21h He was panicking because he was supposed to be meeting someone else and couldn't call/text them.
    via u/supermouse35 & u/SnooCupcakes7992
  • 19
    Grumpy CatStevens • 21h Along with rejoicing over your little victory, be thankful it only took you four months to figure out what a selfish, immature he was.
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  • 20
    Confusedfrootgummy OP 21h Well I kind of always knew, I was just too much of a doormat. This was the straw that broke the camels back.
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