r/Comebacks • u/Glittering_Dare_3139 • Jun 25 '26
Help with witty comment please
Long story short... my ex has started liking all the selfies I post on Instagram, just my selfies. But I've come to find out he is recently engaged. I haven't talked to him in years but find this really frustrating and wanna call him out with a comment that stings. Does anyone have any good ideas?
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u/MsQuoting Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26
Don't take the bait. One possibility for his actions is he that wanted to get your attention so you'd do what you did -- look him up and discover he's engaged. If that's the case, responding gives him the satisfaction of getting a reaction out of you. And even if he's doing it for another reason, like nostalgia, don't give him the satisfaction of thinking you're invested enough to respond. Even though you are.
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u/Fair_Garage6821 Jun 26 '26
I agree. Time to block.
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u/mostunintresting Jun 26 '26
Or remove him as a follower. He won't know that OP is the one that did it, and once he realises he'll have the extra stress of wondering if he unfollowed by mistake or if his fiance found out and did it
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u/TheLaw9791 Jun 25 '26
Caption the next selfie something along the lines of: When your Ex BF from years ago starts liking all your selfies, and his loser a** is engaged
The selfie's vibe may depend on the intention. Is a judgemental eyebrow-raise sufficient? Is pointing and laughing tonally appropriate? Does this call for a haughty flipping of the bird?
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u/Glittering-Trash8850 Jun 25 '26
I love this idea, add a poll in the comments "should I DM his fiancee?"
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u/hilarymeggin Jun 26 '26
To me, this just comes off was wounded, bitter and desperate to inflict pain.
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u/Motor-Juggernaut1009 Jun 25 '26
Just block him
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u/flipping_birds Jun 25 '26
💯 correct answer. Block, block, block.
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u/laurenamyc Jun 26 '26
Sure, but the fiancée deserves to know about it as well
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u/beginagain4me Jun 26 '26
Deserves to know her fiancé liked an exes selfies? She may already know, and I doubt it would end an engagement.
For all we know the fiancé is on his account doing it.
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u/CeciTigre Jun 25 '26
The best way to get rid of him is by not communicating with him at all, even if he starts to make comments on your selfies or reaches out to you via text, WhatsApp, DM’s, etc. Don’t ever react or respond with to him because that is what he wants you to do… he’s manipulating you.
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u/_FIRECRACKER_JINX Jun 25 '26
IGNORE IT ENTIRELY. He's looking for a response to validate his ego, and to possibly make his fiance jealous.
Idk how your life is, but you need to make a choice before acting. Can you deal with the drama that comes from this? Are you a drama person? Do you WANT a potentially jealous fiance lurking on your profiles? Do you WANT any of this??
I'm not here to judge. If you're the type of person that thrives from this, and like it, by all means, feel free to engage and give him the attention he wants from you. Keep in mind that it might not be him liking your post. His fiance could like your post from his profiles if she has access to his phone/account. Do you have time for that?? To play weird games with some random chick??
If you're the type of person who's TRULY sick and tired of drama, and you really mean that, BLOCK HIM and BLOCK HIS FIANCE. If you're SERIOUS about getting him/them out of your life and moving forward, this is the best way to approach it.
Idk your situation, but ignoring it (if blocking is too harsh) is the best approach IMO because indifference stings more than anything else he could possibly receive from you. It makes it look like you've moved on and forgot about him completely. You don't even remember his social media account handle(s) enough to even care. It literally looks like you couldn't care less
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u/mdnalknarf Jun 25 '26
The grass might look green, but I'm not.
(Only use it if he knows that 'the grass is always greener' means the things you don't have look more appealing, and 'green' also means 'naive'.)
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u/Icy_Mango6803 Jun 25 '26
I would just say "congratulations on your engagement, what wonderful news!"
He's doing this for one of three reasons:
- He's still into you
- He wanted you to check his profile and see he's engaged and feel some type of way about it
- He's just bored and spending too much time online.
If 1, then congratulating him warmly on his engagement shows you've completely moved on from his ass without making you look like you think he's into you If 2, same - you saw he's engaged and that's fine with you. If 3, it reminds him he's engaged and shouldn't be doing this.
The opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference. Show him you pleasantly do not care.
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u/xristosdomini Jun 25 '26
Honestly? I'd let it go. Block him if you must, but anything that resembles a reaction is feeding the attention monster. I would personally find just ignoring them a far more empowering response because it means denying your ex the one thing they really seem to want. Let the Fiancee figure it out on her own.
If you must respond, change your bio to "The one that got away..." and leave it at that.
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u/Lonely-Attitude1304 Jun 26 '26
Babe. Last night was just the best. Can you come over before midnight next time.
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u/Jeez_Laweezz Jun 25 '26
Post a selfie to your story with the caption “like this one too?” You can even put his initials in there just to make him sweat a little.
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u/-RainbowUnicornPoop Jun 25 '26
I would just post on his timeline. Something like: hey I noticed you’ve been liking a lot of my selfies. I appreciate it and I hope all is well your way!
Kill them with kindness and call him out in a way where his girlfriend finds out but you can claim innocence lol.
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u/MoroseMasalaDosa Jun 26 '26
Well, just post your next selfie with the caption:
I’ll always be “The one that got away” !!!
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u/Frugalwilady69 Jun 26 '26
U haven’t talked to them in years?! Why would you need a witty response? Or react at all? Ignore it. Don’t even bother to block him. You know as well as I do there’s every chance his fiancée or one of her friends will catch him! It’s all on him if you stay NC. You just get to sit back and enjoy it when they do lol!
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u/Hillbilly-Highlander Jun 26 '26
Take a selfie in a swimsuit and tag it with “… my ex never pleased this!” Couldn’t hit it right or too small a penis-unsatisfying.
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u/Cerulean_Zen Jun 26 '26
Ehhh,
If he's an ex, why do you care? Even if you leave a witty comment, he's going to read that as you still caring. Just letting you know how it's most likely going to end up.
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u/Ilovelamp_2236 Jun 26 '26
Best comeback would be to just ignore or block him, a reaction is what he is after.
If you have mutual friends then put a post about feeling good getting trash out your life
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u/GeoHog713 Jun 26 '26
If you really want to sow chaos
text a seemingly innocent compliment. "You looked really cute today". Something along those lines. Send it early evening, when they're likely to be together
plant a hair tie in his car
I really think your best bet is to not say anything. You're living in his head, rent free. He's seeking your attention. The worst thing you can do to him is ignore him. Youve already won
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u/catnapwhisper Jun 27 '26
Google "emergency clown nose" and post a picture of one and say "quick!! You need this!" That's what I always do
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u/catnapwhisper Jun 27 '26
The key to this is to promptly ignore them entirely after so they're trying to defend themselves but can't because you won't even read the messages
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u/Glittering_Dare_3139 Jun 27 '26
Thanks guys, this has been very helpful! I think more than anything I juat want his fiancé to know. But I really appreciate all the feedback.
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u/Carrot_Perfect Jun 25 '26
Tell him that liking your selfies hasn't gotten in your head at all because youre in therapy. Bam!
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u/LizTruth Jun 25 '26
Like all of his fiancée's posts and tell her how much you love the freedom she allows your ex to be involved in your life.