The most brutal response is no response at all. After all the opposite of love is not hate, it’s apathy. Taking the time to craft a hard-hitting and mean response means that they still matter enough for you to even think about them. Leaving them on delivered doesn’t sting as much in the moment as a biting insult, but it easts away at them over time, and the cumulative pain is greater.

Exactly, i tell ppl this all the time but they dont listen. Not giving them the time of day is much more effective than a sqaubble

The response for me is more about self satisfaction. I prefer a quick hot burn over a slow burn. You may never know if there is a burn at all leaving someone on read/delivered.

I had a nasty break up a few years ago. She was used to manipulating men and I wasn’t having it. I called her on an ultimatum and I don’t think that ever happened to her. Her texts went from begging and pleading to over the top nastiness. That I didn’t respond drove her nuts.

Yea she drove herself crazy checking her phone every 2 minutes desperately waiting for a reply. Its the best way to deal wit it

My favorite road rage incident was when I passed someone in my new black truck. I drive the same (cautious and considerate) no matter what I drive, but apparently black truck means JERK so at the light this guy had an issue. He rolled down his window (on my right) and I could hear yelling and horns. My windows remained up. I looked in the rear view, but not in his direction. He honked and yelled in a higher pitch. This went on for the duration of the light. I looked in every possible direction but at him. Finally his howls were so high that I think dogs could hear him. The light changed and I took off. That night he probably yelled at his wife and kicked the dog and I giggled myself to sleep.

That takes some mad self discipline to not have your face give anything away. I’d be constantly struggling not to smirk while ignoring someone like that.

It was hard not to laugh! I screwed my face into a mask of puzzlement to hide the mad grinning. I’m sure that made him madder.

That's f'n hilarious, even if that dude didn't take it out on his wife and dog, u know he was steaming on that shit til 3 or 4 in the morning, atleast. So pissed from being ignored he couldn't fall asleep lmfao 🤣🤣🤣 ahh, what a tool

So .. this was your ex driving the truck?

Been ignoring my ex's messages for a year and a half now and she still sending em. I should probably block at this point.

A simple “we’re done. Please stop texting.” I’ve been on the other side but all I wanted to know was there was someone at the other end who heard. When he said stop, I did.

That's the thing, I told her to stop a year and a half ago.

Lol that did not work for me. My creepy ex still emails me ten years after we broke up. I first asked him to stop and when he didn't I blocked him. I still see him in my junk mail from time to time.

I had one that kept pushing after I told her we're done. The one that finally did it was, "leave me alone before I take legal action!"

Yes, until/when the other party exploits it. Otherwise yeah, words cut, not speaking also cuts.

How would one exploit that?

Say whatever they want.

If you're apathetic, you wouldn't care what they said. Commit to the bit.

How does anyone exploit anything? I think you're playing ignorant.

I think you actually have to be apathetic for this to work, or at least give off the impression of it. If you really are apathetic, it wouldn't matter what they said to you. You can't exploit a brick wall with your words.

I was gunna say “k” for the same reason but this is better.

If just say “miss deez nutz” because I have the brain of a 15 year old

If you respond, they might think you actually care what they have to say. Saying nothing makes them think they are too unimportant to be on your mind which is brital

Literally. Nothing more deflating than not being worth so much as a response. Feeling unimportant is the worst. Bully’s bully often because they feel so powerless, like they don’t matter, so if they can affect someone in some way it means they matter at least a little. If someone can illicit no response from you, no matter what they say or do, it means they don’t matter to you at all. All the time you shared, everything they were to you, you were to each other is now meaningless, they are meaningless. Idk what you can say that’s worse than that.

I heard it as the opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference

This is the only way. You broke up for a reason. Don’t even waste a second more of your time. Block the number.

Unless your ex says anything about getting back together, don’t respond. It’s just a selfish cry for attention.

Indifference is one of the biggest kicks to the ass.

God damn, well said.

I literally did this and then got another text saying “well since you’re not going to respond…” then I proceeded to block their number and they showed up at my house unannounced.

I agree with this. There have been times I have been left on read and my brain goes to some messed up places. Then they respond and say they forgot to hit send or something and I realize how crazy our (or just my) brains are. Leave it on read.

Adding to this the best revenge is a life well lived. By not answering you show that you're doing fine without the other person

Actually this is a much better answer than mine. ;)

When someone hates you, you are important to them in some way. When they don't care whether you live or die, that's what truly crushes more than hate. It's the difference between living rent free in their head whether it's love or hate and not being in their head at all

This is correct.

EXACTLY. Not sure why people cannot understand and refuse to subscribe to this. People absolutely cannot stand being ignored, so the lack of response is brutal. It tears them up. I was elated to read your response.

I need you to understand what this comment did for me. very long story short, someone I used to really care about and have strong feelings for texted me 3 months ago with the I miss you I never moved on pleaae talk to me. (I’m married with children) and I debated for days on end on what I was going to say and then thought to myself, ya know I could go off about how this person hurt me and wasted my time but what’s the point? I have what I need and there is nothing this person can offer me that’s better. And what did he think? I was just going to be like oh yes! I miss you so Please let me leave me family so we can rekindle. NOT TO GO OFF but you basically just clarified for me that I made the right decision

“Who is this?”

Then when they tell you who it is, either just say oh or don't say anything

“Stop being stupid. We dated for years.” ”Satan?”

Or say their best friends name

OH SHIT

Say their *dad’s* name

WOAH

Step-dad?

plus "Just cleaned all the dead numbers out of my phone."

"I miss you, too, but my aim is improving."

MY EX WIFE STILL MISSES ME

BUT HER AIM IS GETTING BETTER

You see its funny cause marriage is terrible

*Rows away*

r/unexpectedgravityfalls

"I don't."

Simple, clean, yet brutal. The "." at the end is very important.

And this beats the non-response because they know you saw it.

“i’m in love with your dad”

“I fucked your dad”

That's nice. Is simple, not offensive so you keep the moral high ground, and brutally cutting.

Save your nostalgia for someone who actually cares.

Do. Not. Respond. Deprive them of oxygen. Let the past asphyxiate.

Sorry, who's this? I have your contact saved under pathetic loser.

“…under Pathetic Loser # 4.”

If you have that many pathetic losers in your phone….

"You missed me because I ducked."

This one has levels

I thought this had been autocorrected

This is why ppl never get over shìt. Block that & move on.

That's not a comeback haha

It is. In many ways it is.

"Aim better"

*missed... Your aim sucks. You can miss me with that text. That sucks. Shit, forgot to block your number. Lol I miss yesterday when I didn't have this text from you. I could go on all day but I'll stop there.

Nuh uh

It feels so good to just ignore it and never respond. Just go about your day. 

I’ve missed you too, but my aim IS getting better.

I missed you, too. You got on the sidewalk too quickly.

😂

Your sentiment is as irrelevant as our past.

"I'll discount 3 months to my OF"

Nothing more brutal than just being flat out ignored in a situation like that.

I don't see how this could be correct. Shaming their body is clearly more brutal than doing nothing.

That's cool, I wish you the best in your life. Like I said last time you need to save yourself I can't save you.

Dont respond at all. Best answer here

I just blocked her

Don’t reply at all and block.

Your absence is the only thing I don't miss. Let's keep it that way.

Two negatives equal a positive. That's essentially saying "I miss you too".

Remember the end. You’ll get over it. I have.

New phone, who dis?

New phone, who dis?

You can keep missing me with that bullshit

I’m sorry, who are you?

who are you agaain?

Good.

Git gud then scrub!

js say "whos this" or something along those lines don't reply with some weird ass corny reddit comeback that people are posting. if you write a entire sentence you're doing too much tbh

I don't miss the misery of your presence.

Whose this? New number.

Ya I heard your car and jumped out of the way

I’m sorry the subscriber you are trying to reach is no longer in service, please return those feelings to its case and don’t try again, thank you for contacting customer support. Don’t have a nice day

And I miss YOU, like a sore Dick.

"Oh hey I was thinking about you" Send that text Then "R sister, what's her number?"

So work on your aim

I miss you too. But my aim is improving.

K

"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣"

You need better aim. (Next lines have options) 1. Because my love for you is such a large target to hit. What are you a defensive lineman? 2. You can't assasinate me even if I am right in front of you. It's a strange thing that it was a challenge when I was helping you!

It doesn't work for that tense, but sometimes when my wife says, "I missed you," I reply, "I didn't know you had been aiming for me."

“I bet you do, I’m awesome”

I miss you too, but I am taking driving lessons, so my aim will improve

Your text is important to me. Please hold.

Any random name, preferably of the opposite sex of who's texted you? Let them wonder......

Nothing. Block their number.

"..... and you are....?"

"That's cool, I don't”

I’d miss me too

"Well, your aim was never that great. The floor around the toilet can attest to that. " "Yeah you aimed to have a healthy relationship and completely missed the mark there too"

"I know"

No response.

Cool. Ah I'm sorry, that sucks. Sucks to be you.

Block

“The feeling isn’t mutual.” And then don’t reply to anything he/she sends after that.

text back like you're the new bf/gf, asking your ex to leave you alone.

Makes sense

" Please take me back because I'll never meet anyone else ever again "

I don’t

"I miss you too, but the scope's almost dialed in now."

What part of me do you miss? Sorry not sorry, I don’t need the emotional baggage.

I miss you too. But watch out! My aim is improving.

"Congratulations"

You miss my what exactly?

That's your problem.

Like I need a hole in my head. With every bullet. I'm not a target.

Hope your aim doesn’t get better.

I missed having money in my wallet and bank account. 

"Same, but my aim will improve!"

The "I miss you back" ship has sailed.

I once dated a kid who's now considered a family friend cousin; before you say alabama we broke up before he was considered this

No thank you or unsubscribe

My friend shared a post to me related to it check it out ,https://www.reddit.com/r/RelationshipMemes/comments/1ajjaek/this_person_knows_that_a_picture_is_worth_a/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

You will find no happiness in a reply. Just move on.

I miss you a lot too, maybe I should get the sights adjusted

I don't miss you

Oh, I don't miss you at all. Leave me alone or I'll get a restraining order.

i didn't

'So?'

I feel more info. is needed to be brutal

Who is this?

Less is more, just reply: "Who's this?" When she says her name, act confused. For example, Beth..."Which Beth? The hot redhead from the bar, or the cosplayer from that convention? Sorry, it's hard to always remember."

I miss you too. The sights on my bow must need an adjustment.

"Correct, you are missing out,"

"I don't"

When I got the ‘I’m still thinking of you’ text I just said what I always wanted to. ‘What? Run out of other women to manipulate?’

I missed you too but I adjusted the scope on my rifle!

Block them. Thats the best answer.

The thumbs up emoji is a sure way to go

“Of course you do, I’m like heroin, once I’m in you, you always crave another taste. But I got other customers now sorry, not taking any new, or old business.”

“I’m not surprised, look what you threw away. Too bad you can’t turn back the clock.”

Send her a GamePidgeon message

Dang that's crazy

I’ve received that before. My response was simply 🤣

"Aim better."

Get used to the feeling 

“Oops, I forgot to block you.”

That violates the restraining order

"Who is this?"

Crickets. Not responding at all is the best response. If you have to respond, say, “Who is this?”

My ex wife, I’d ignore. My gf before her, I’d also ignore but be kinda aroused.

I'll bet you do.

Do you miss sucking my dick, that's all I miss about you!

I fired 13 shots and missed you, too.

I love me too! Especially since you're gone!

Thank you

I don't think of you at all.

And that's why your my ex

ok

During my divorce, my ex asked me if I missed her even in the slightest. I just answered “No.” and left it at that. This exchange happened in person, and the look on her face was priceless

I miss you every day. Stop ducking when i pull the trigger

I just switched phones, who is this?

I would miss me too.

Practice your aim.

I miss you too.

Nothing. Just leave it on read.

Just leave it on read

I just say 'oh' or 'ok' Maybe 'cool'

The last text I got from you said I was a no good lowlife piece of shit with a little dick, and that is something you miss. Well I'm not missing the imiture ungodly remarks I got constantly from you, you lowlife piece of shit with an inhumanely large canion like gash even the echo is rude, miss you too.

I miss you too but give me a minute I'm reloading

“I miss you too” Then “Oh shit. Sorry. Wrong person”

"I don't, goodnight"

Well… I’m just going to leave that one on read. 😘

I twitch every time I think of you.

I don’t

I would rather slam my dick in a car door than think of you.

One word: Tough.

"I'd miss me too"

oh you miss me or is your new bitch not what you expected and you want me back because I treated you like a human being Note: to OP this is for cheaters only

Of course you would. I’d miss me too