I wouldnt call it revenge in the sense that i caused it but i have to admit i got alot of satisfaction from it.

My ex-husband “fell in love” with a girl half his age who worked at the same place he did. At first I thought of it as a mid-life crisis. It was like he got a girl instead of a convertible. Either way, it really hit me below the belt. I had been nagging him to participate more in our “family” & he would ignore me, which i could handle. Our beautiful daughter had grown up being an after-thought by him, no matter how i acted. But I digress. I didnt even suspect he was having an affair. Then one day i was going to pick my daughter up from a sleepover & i saw THEM together. They were pulling into a hotel parking lot across the street. I rushed my friend up n had her to pull across the street & park at the end of the parking lot. I got out & squatted down in a line of bushes. He went to hug her & looked right straight at me. I read his lips,” Oh my God, theres my wife!” at which time she turned around & had the look of a deer in the headlights. I had on a cap & some sunglasses n kept a wide grin on my face while clenching my teeth so hard it gave me a headache. He & I exchanged a few words & were divorced soon after. He would go out of his way so he didnt have to personally speak with me. This meant going through our 8 yr old daughter which I specifically ask him not to. He ignored that, too, showing his true colors.

Fast forward approximately a year, the phone rings & its my ex & he is crying (like a baby). He proceeds to telling me that he just caught her “hanging out” with another guy (somebody her own age). I am in shock & the first thought in my head is “this is a test from God” & how i handle my reaction is gonna come back on me. So i didnt do what i could have. I was calm & empathetic. And deep down, I got some real satisfaction from it. Thats what you get, asshole!! Is how i really felt. But I kept it all in. Its been more than 25 years now & it now counts as a big regret, although i seldom think of such things. I dont live in the past but this question made for a nice visit. So thanks for asking.