The Break-Up Diet - I Blocked Him 3 Times This Week: Welcome to Breakup Bingo

Episode Date: June 19, 2025

Ever wondered if your post-breakup behavior is normal or completely unhinged? This episode of The Breakup Diet might make you feel seen in ways you weren't expecting.We dive into the hilarious yet painfully relatable game of "Breakup Bingo" – checking off all the questionable things we do when relationships end. From the three-day crying marathons (where does all that liquid come from when you're not even drinking water?) to pretending to be over your ex while secretly stalking their social media, we're confessing it all.The discussion gets refreshingly honest as we explore why the "fake it till you make it" approach to heartbreak might actually be psychologically beneficial. We share stories about post-breakup fitness transformations, orchestrating "accidental" bump-ins with exes, and using dating apps purely for validation rather than genuine connection. That moment when you block your ex only to unblock them hours later? Apparently, we've all been there.What makes this conversation special is the balance between humor and genuine reflection on why we engage in these behaviors. Whether it's trying to boost your ego after feeling rejected or desperately seeking closure that probably isn't coming, these coping mechanisms reveal so much about human vulnerability.Want to know if you're the Nigella Lawson of breakups or just a casual player in the post-relationship games? Give this episode a listen and check off your own Breakup Bingo card. You might be surprised by how many squares you've filled – and find comfort in knowing you're definitely not alone.Send us a textInstagram:@the_breakup_dietTikTok:@thebreakupdietEmail: [e-mail]

Ready? Yeah. Welcome back to another episode of The Breakup Diet. We've got something super excited for this episode. So I show up to Yaz's being like, what are we filming about? And she's like, I didn't want to tell you because we're doing Breakup Diet bingo. Yeah. So it's like, if you've done it, and no shame if you have, you got to cross it off.

And we think think we might add like this in maybe to a link so that you guys can like play it yourselves. We want to know how many you've crossed off. Are you as unhinged as us? Yeah. We have to decide what do you get if like you win. You're the queen. You're the queen of the breakup diet. You're the Nigella Lawson of the breakup diet. Yeah, exactly. Buckle up bitches, this is gonna get bumpy. This is the breakup diet. So breakup bingo, let's go.

Let's. Okay, you read. Okay. Have you ever, I'm gonna say have you ever, but just yes or no. So you block them after break up and then regretted it so you unblock them like a few hours later. I have to. When did you do it? Recently? If you don't have it don't worry't worry. We have different. Oh, that's how bingo works. So you've done it? Yeah, of course I've done it.

I've done it too. Yeah, fair. Okay, that's one point each. Okay. We'll keep tallying, so one point each. Alright. Talking about your ex in a podcast. I mean, we both got that one too.

This is like when you're going through a breakup, like crying so much in the shower or crying like in your bed at a random hour. Have you done it? My first ever breakup, I think I was crying for three days straight. And I mean like literally straight. Yeah.

There was no breaks in between. I couldn't get up, eat, couldn't really sleep because I was just crying. But how did you have so much liquid? That's the thing, where does it come from? Because I wasn't drinking any water to like rehydrate myself. Yeah, you were trying to make yourself go into drought so that you might cry. Basically, but then after those three days I couldn't really cry about it after. I felt

so numb. Yeah, fair. I think that's when like the water tank... And did. Yeah. Fair. I've had that actually too like crying consistently for like days and then after you just go... But what is that about? Like you're so sad, you're so emotional and then after you're just like... You're still upset, but you're not, it's not the same. It's really bizarre because you feel an emotion so passionately to its full extent and then it's gone. Yeah.

They say you have a really bad, you know, messy breakup. You shouldn't respond straight away. You should like leave yourself a few days, I think, if you're going to text them. There's this saying that my parents say like, don't act on temporary emotions because that action will like create a forever impact. I get you, I kind of do that with shopping. You know when you get so addicted and you're like, oh my God, and then you want to get it, you want to get it. And then if you don't get it, like, because you're busy, if you're those lady, you don't care.

Yeah, yeah, but when you want to, you have to get it. My life depends on it. Have you ever pretended to be over your ex to your friends, but secretly not being? Yeah. Yeah. All the time. All the time. I think you've got to fake it till you make it.

A hundred percent. Especially when it's an ex that's a bit beneath your lee. Yeah. You're kind of like have this pressure to get over them because your friends think that they're such losers. Yeah. You kind of like have this pressure to get over them because your friends think that they're such losers. Yeah. Fair. Fair.

And also like I feel like I actually don't think that's a bad way of coping with it, if I'm honest. Like obviously you need your friends to support you at the start and be there and like talk about it. But then I kind of do think you should do that because- You got to train your mind somehow and I think it's a great way to change, like tell your mind that you know what, you're fine. Yeah.

It kind of helps you move on. Yeah. And then also your friends probably don't want to chat about it even more. Like if you've already like exhausted that avenue, you know what I mean? Which like most people do. Then it's kind of good to like be like, no, I'm fine. And then. You know, trick yourself, trick yourself. That's the best way to go about it, because it's your brain.

You can control your brain. Can you? My emotions sometimes I can't control it, I swear. You can. You really need to just like tap deep in. This is like therapy talk, sorry But like this I only learned how to do it after therapy. Yeah, I'm gonna get on that as well. Yeah Okay, let me read one or hiding them on social media Yes, it depends on the breakup because like if it was a breakup where like it was a situation Ship, I probably would hide them so I don't see them

Does hiding mean they don't see your stuff? No, it's just- You don't see theirs like muting them. Yeah, yeah you meet them. Yeah, yeah, so I've muted people all the time and all their friends. I think it's a sane thing to do because after a breakup you don't want to see their life after. You don't want to see their friends posting them too. Yeah, I would mute them and all their friends because I don't want to see them out at the pub

or I don't want to see them, I don't know, next door to my house. But if it's a breakup from like a relationship, like a part that you've been with for a while, they're fully blocked and everything. No remorse. It's out. Yeah. I didn't block my ex husband. So every time like on Instagram, it'd be like, oh, suggested friend. And I'm like, oh my God, go away. And I only literally like almost three years after the divorce, I've blocked him everywhere God that's rough why didn't you do that that's like sorry but that's like that's like punishing yourself I wasn't punishing myself it was more like oh no he needs to see that I've glowed up okay fair it's like really petty but then it

just annoyed me that like I would get notifications being like oh so and so are following blah blah blah. How do you get that though? Oh it's just this is before when it had it. No you still get it. What? Yeah yeah so you've got like when you're scrolling through your feed you'll get like a little panel of like suggested friends to follow.

Oh okay okay that suggested then I thought you were saying like you could see who people have followed like recently. No no no no I wish! were saying like you could see who people have followed like recently. I wish I was like back Apparently there's an app but I did look at the app recently Because Julia told me about this app Julia that apparently they it shows the most recent followers. Oh my god, so I had to do a deep dive It's kind of fun. Yeah. I was like, you know. You just want to know sometimes. It's fun.

And I don't have anybody else to look at because I care. So I was like, what? You're going in. That is totally fair. That is totally fair. But I do think hiding them on socials is the right thing to do. I hate seeing their names. That's when you start thinking about them. Yeah. Yeah. And also just like out of sight out of mind Truly truly because back in the 90s when you break up with someone you don't cross paths with them almost ever Or you don't really know much about them after yeah, which is better. Honestly, they're so much better Right now it's socials. It's like I don't want to know that you're here or you're there I don't want to know and if you don't hide the friends as well

Like you if you know that they go out all the time and do things as a group all the time It's like a form of torture if you still have the friends as well Yeah, so you got to hide everyone hide the community. Yeah, literally. Okay my one Have you ever like after a break up got super into fitness? So you're, you know what I mean, you're either running a marathon, you're, I don't know, hitting the gym ten, like all the time because you feel like, you know, you've got to get that glow up. Have you done that? A hundred percent. I think after my second break up, that was when I'm like, oh, I need to hit the gym,

I need to hit pilates. It was more like I needed another source of endorphins. Mm, fair. And like everyone says like exercise is the best way to kind of just keep your head in the same place. Yeah, I agree with that. It's the best thing ever. And I recommend it to everyone before or after a breakup. Yeah. Yeah.

But if you're going, if you're going to go through a breakup, just running to that, you can think about stuff as like very good. I just started running this year as well. And it's like, where have I been so long without it? Yeah. Running is the best thing ever. Yeah. It's so good. I've never actually gone way harder at the gym.

So I always go to the gym, but I have felt the need to like level up. You know what I mean? But I've not done the whole, I'm going to hit the gym, but I have felt the need to like level up. You know what I mean? But I've not done the whole, I'm gonna hit the gym now because of the breakup and I'm gonna get really hot vibe. Yeah, so like my leveling up was more, oh, I never wanted my ex to see the best version of myself. I wanna be the best version of myself

and not have him experience it. Yeah. Yeah. That's why like during my relationships I would let myself go, I wouldn't get therapy, I would just be stubborn in my own ways because I just did not want him to experience the best version of me. He didn't deserve it. He cheated on me. That is so interesting and so good. It's so toxic! Because I was miserable on purpose for three years with him. Yeah, I have the opposite. Like I almost, this is weird that you said that because I would almost want them to think that I

am the best person ever and they're never going to meet somebody like me. So I would go over the top the other way and then break it off so that they're remembered. Like, you know, I actually watched a TikTok like today and I was like, this girl was like, say you want a gift, right right and your boyfriend's not getting you gifts you basically every time he gives you a gift even if it's very small and tiny or not something that you really wanted you act like he is the god you know he did that for you all this sort of stuff you know over the top appreciative like treat him like an actual king all this so that it rewires his brain to low-key get you better I guess because he wants the feeling of being like the man after and I was like wow so then when you have fights this is where I'm

going with it she was like don't nag him when you've had a fight, being like, you did this, la la la. You treat him like a king, right? And then in the night, you talk to him about it. Like after he's like, cause then his brain will automatically like, want to do better for you because he's like, wow, she treats me like this. Wow, that is-

Insightful, right? Very insightful, yeah. I was like, that takes some good willpower because when I'm annoyed, you can tell. The world will know that we're annoyed. Going through old texts and feeling emotional. I've done that where I would like scroll up to the first message and see how it all began. You see, I can't really do that. Or like I would on the search be like beautiful and see all the messages where he called me beautiful.

Oh no. It's the most pathetic thing ever and I don't recommend it. Don't do it. Have a better sense of backbone. Have you ever made like a really, this could be if you're going through a breakup or about to or like after, like a breakup text, as in a really dramatic breakup text of being like, you did this, basically listening out all the things that they did but not send it.

Oh no, I would send it because of my impulse. I've always sat in line. But I have to write it down. I have to get it out and then I'll leap, sometimes I'll leave it on the chat and then I'll cool down and stuff and then I'll go on it and I'm like, oh my God, I over-edited, I just said that. Whoa, that is a risky game. Yeah. Playing with fire right there.

Yeah, yeah, it's so good. Have you ever, um, I just had a really good one that actually came to my head. Oh no, no, I have it here. So it didn't come to my head is have you ever accidentally liked an ex's old photo? Luckily no. Luckily no touch wood. This is close to wood. Yeah. Did you just leave it there? The thing is, it's like, I've liked people's photos, even not my exes, but like my friend's exes that want to stalk their ex on your phone. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I've done that, I've done that. On your phone and then you're the friend that accidentally likes it or something and then

you're like, wow, I don't like my friend's boyfriend, but now if it looks like I do because we just liked his photo, that's really embarrassing. Do you like like a bunch of others or do you just leave the one and unlike it? I would just unlike it and hope that he didn't see it. Yeah, because there's two different tactics on that. I would just unlike it too and be like, oh my god. Because I don't want evidence trailing. Say if people are looking at it, it's like randomly like oh Ilma Shireen

liked blah blah blah's picture and it's like for what reason? Yeah and I guess when you unlike it it says that but doesn't say which one so it's kind of like more mysterious. Yeah. Because I remember people used to like a load to like overcompensate but then I'm thinking if I got a load of likes of one person I'd be like oh he likes me. yeah I would too that's really misleading far out so maybe the next time you get all these lights from one person they just accidentally do it feeling jealous of their new relationship yeah I think most people have it would sting I don't think it matters like even if you're even if it's been so long even if you hate them

it would like sting yeah you don't want to see it and when you you're... Even if it's been so long, even if you hate them, it would like sting. Yeah, you don't want to see it and when you do see it, it's still gonna be a bit like ugh. Even if you don't want to be with them or like them, like I feel like it would still be like ugh. Yeah. Because if you've been intimate with somebody and you've been like with them, you know what I mean? Then to think of them with somebody else is just like a bit, ugh. That's one of those things you just don't need to know. Yeah.

But you're going to know cause of social media at some point or something. 100%. But all my exes, they're not attractive enough to attract anyone hotter than me. But what would you do if they did? Then I'd be like, whoa, that is like some master level of manipulation. Seriously, because one's super fat, the others hairlines receding like. But you know how sometimes like guys, they'll have like a really good looking girlfriend. And then they suddenly go on a stream of getting really hot girls after because I reckon that first

that after the first hot girl, the other girl saw that he dated this girl, so he must have something valuable or like, you know, he must be a good guy or something that attracts another one. So don't give ugly guys chances. That are dicks. That are dicks. That I mean, yeah, definitely, because I just can't imagine that scenario happening with my exes.

No, I don't think so either. Listen, for the girls, for other women in life, don't do it. If they're not nice, don't give them a... Okay, we don't know if they're not nice, but if they're mean, you somehow got to make it known that they're not all that because... Tilda Humble. Evie Yeah, it will just trickle on to more eligible women. Have you ever, after a breakup, just gone on a dating out and swiped

just to get some validation or feel a bit better or see who you match with because it's fun to boost your ego a bit? All the time. That's why I actually don't go on that many dates because sometimes you just go on the apps, you get a few likes, you have a few conversation. Some of the men are like,

well, how are you still single? And I'm like, oh, okay, log off. I'm happy, I'm good. Fair, I definitely have too, because it is like, it's also doesn't feel real, it's more like a game. And you're like, like I've never met up with somebody or anything, but like it would, it just feels like a game. Like you're like, oh, still got it.

Yeah, don't need to go out of my way to see him cause he's told me that I still got it. Yeah, and he's really hot, way my way to see him. Cause he's told me that I still got it. Yeah, and he's really hot, way hotter than my ex. So there we go. Like that kind of vibe. Dude, dating apps are shit. Like look at what we just talked about. Yeah, that's actually so mean.

But like- No, like not mean, but it's just like such a dark turn to human interaction where we're just not going out to meet people because we've got enough validation from our love heart from an app. Yeah. I mean, that's actually really sad thinking about it. Really sad because like, even when we were out on a girls trip,

and my friends were like, oh, there's no point like, in reaching, like meeting up to them. I will probably see them on our Raya. God. Right? So no one's like actually taking the chance and like and going out of their way to meet people in person. That's actually so sad. And also it's really sad when people that actually do want love and they're on there because they want love. I know there's still hope out there. You will always find your pulse and that's just how life works out. But it is very like... Yeah that is a bit harsh isn't it? To be fair whenever I was on a dating app I did really want to find a person but maybe the other ones didn't work out because they were going through a break-off and I was just some validation.

Yeah reaching out for closure... I've done that and I ended up sleeping with them. You're trying sleeping with them. You're trying to trap them. Basically, I weaseled my way back in. Yeah, I have reached out for closure and I basically looked really hot and then I got him back. So there we go. See, closure can be very, I don't know, messy.

Yeah, so messy. Closure is actually the, I don't know, messy. Yeah, so messy. Closure's actually the worst. Cause you want it, but you probably shouldn't have it. There's just nothing good coming out of seeing your ex after a long time. There's just nothing good. Yeah. Was yours a long time after?

Yeah, so mine was six months after. Oh yeah, that is a long time. It's not like, see my closure was like a week because we only broke up for a little bit. But you know what I mean? Like it wasn't... Six months is like... That's bad. Yeah, that's hard.

Because then it brings you all the way back to... I reckon it then took another six months, right? Yeah, because I saw him again for another six months and then like finally this year I'm like, no, I've been released. Fair. I just need to be single for sure. Yeah, fully single. Fully single. Because I've been released. Fair. I just need to be single for sure. Yeah, fully single. Fully single, cause I just clapped.

I went through two back to back really intense loves. Now I'm like, oh, let me just focus on the bag. Fair. Do you know what I mean? Fair. Which is why I'm on the breakup diet. I need to actually stick to the diet. Yeah, don't go into something too fast.

Have you ever sent them a text being like, hey I left my bracelet at yours, can I come pick it up just because you want to see them? Yep. Same. I feel like that, it's actually, you don't think that that's obvious at the time, but it's so obvious. It's so obvious. Just because you just want to see them again.

I've said that I left something something but I didn't leave something. So what'd you do then? He was like, that you didn't take it off. I was like, yeah I did! The bracelet is still there! And then, and then mysteriously a few hours later, oh it's in my jacket pocket! Sorry about that. Silly me!

He's on to me! Fuck! Literally. Yeah. Silly me! He's on to me! Literally. Yeah. Oh, that's really funny. You know, don't stress yourself out looking for it. It's all in my pocket. Silly Vili. Stupid Yaz. What if you want to see me? But like, what are you doing this weekend?

Have you had an ex as parent or even a family reach out? After a breakup? I've never had this because I've never been in really, really serious, but I know so many people that have, which I think is wild. Oh, it's crazy. I've had that during Christmas, like a year after my divorce. And I'm like, I don't really know what to do. What did they say? Um, like, oh, we just think about you a lot during Christmas because we know that you never really have family to celebrate here with. And I'm like, okay, um.

Thanks, but thanks. Thanks. Like, no, boundaries. It does like throw you off a bit. Like it's a nice, that is a nice text. It comes from such a good place and it was his granny, boundaries. It does like throw you off a bit. Like it's a nice, that is a nice text. It comes from such a good place and it was his granny like. Oh no. Which is even more like precious.

Yeah. Because she really, really liked me. Oh bless her, I miss her a lot but. That's such a nice text and she's only thinking of you but then it's also like, thanks, I am alone. Yeah, cause you just like, just hits you like a truck again. Because just when you think you're over it, you're like, oh wait, my life is considerably different now. I don't have this family anymore.

Legally, they're not mine anymore. Like, yeah, it is. That is harsh, I'm sorry. But nice though, bless granny. Bless the gran. Okay, I have to ask you this, Elma. Ready? Have you ever gone to like a restaurant or like a pub or something that you know that

they always go to just to like accidentally run into them? I actually haven't. Oh, I have. Gone? I have all the time. Spill the tea? Like all the time. Would you feel like good about yourself,

you want to have a casual bump in, and casual bump ins normally don't happen. So like, you put yourself in the situation so that you do. Oh, what are you doing here? I had no idea you liked this place so much. The cat-igan arms? What are the odds? What are the odds? But also like I do go to places places like when I do go out, I do go to places that you're bound to see someone. Babe it's London, it's not a big city like wherever you go you will bump into them. Yeah and also like when you're yeah if you're going out in specific areas then it's kind of like there's only a few places but, I definitely have like orchestrated like an accidental bump in and it was successful.

So there we go. Yeah, cause sometimes they just need to see how good you look. Yeah. Yeah. Have you ever, sorry, this is another one that's just come to me, but have you ever bumped into your ex's new person?

No, hell no. I don't think anyone got girlfriends after me, so. You're good. You're thriving then. Yeah. I haven't think anyone got girlfriends after me. So you're good. You're surviving then. Yeah. I haven't either. But like I would imagine that being hard. Oh, I would die. I would actually not function. And they know and you know who they are and they know who you are, but you don't say anything.

So do you awkwardly smile? Do you just keep your head down? What would you do? I would just like walk the other way. Sorry. Cause I would probably end up crying. I would just put my head down or like I would feel like, like water bubbling up. Yeah. Same. I would probably put my head down if I couldn't cross or cross the road. Yeah. I'd just be like, Oh, yeah. Yeah. What would you do if he cheated on you, right? And that was the girl that walked past and she knew about you, but...

I don't think I'd have it in me to say anything to them. I'm not a very confrontational person. Also if you just randomly bumped into them you would be so shocked that you wouldn't. Yeah, you'd be paralysed with shock that nothing will actually come out of your mouth. Yeah, and you might not even be sure it's the person really if you've only stalked them. Yeah, that's the thing. But I would look them dead in the eye. Whoa, you're a brave girl.

I would, I would, but I wouldn't say anything, but I would just like acknowledge that I know. Yeah, yeah, fair enough. If I was like quick enough to know, you know what I mean? Yeah, yeah, yeah enough. If I was quick enough to know, you know what I mean? Yeah, yeah, yeah, that is totally fair. Have you used your friends to check out their social media because you were blocked? Not because I was blocked, but I have used my friends' stuff to obviously check it out, like look at the stories and stuff,

in their situationships, situation ships. So many. So I would go through like my friend's following because they still follow him and I'd like find him through there so he doesn't pop up on my search bar. But you can just delete the search bar, but you're like, oh no. Yeah. I'm not typing the name so it doesn't count. Yeah, exactly. I just scroll and I'm like, oh, there he is.

Let's see what he's up to. Oh, still fat as fuck. Oh fair, fair, fair. Yeah. My only ones being when I've been like out with friends and I've like wanted to have a little little snoop. Mmm, a little snoop does help here and there. Yeah, I mean it is it is quite fun here and there. It is so fun, especially when your exes have like deglowed. Yeah, exactly. Half the time I don't even think they deglow, I just don't think you're in the dick sand

anymore. You know what I mean? I don't even think they got any uglier, I just think that you thought they were... You were attracted to them for some unknown reason. Yeah, with one of my exes he was for sure really attractive when we were together and then like, I would send pictures of my friends who knew him and they're like, how is he fat? Okay, so he actually did have a deglow? Big time.

Was he horrible? Did he do bad stuff? If he did then... That's why it's like... Okay, then you're allowed to be... then I'm like, okay good. Yeah, incredible. That's karma. That is a hundred percent karma. Have you hold on to their stuff after breakup? The only one that I could do that now would be if my boyfriend and I broke up and then I could hold on to his Stuff, but if I held on to his stuff, he doesn't have enough clothes. So like he would notice Like he would be like, oh, but also we live in different cities, so like he doesn't have much stuff yet.

But I've never done it with a situation shit. No, God no. Yeah, no one's ever left their clothes at mine. Yeah Yeah, I've kept clothes. Like good clothes or what? They were hoodies. Oh, yeah. I feel like that's a classic. That's just such a classic thing. Yeah, and then one ex, he left his watch and I'm like, Porn Shop? I just kind of kept quiet for a month to see if he'd reach out for it. Cause I did think Porn Shop. Cause it would have like helped me a lot.

Yeah. And then he like asked for it like at the end being like, oh, sorry, I think I'm pretty sure I left my watch at yours. And I'm like, no, you didn't. Yeah. But you're a good person. I also, saying this, I would 100% give it back to you. Yeah, because I didn't want a solicitor to reach out to me. Yeah, and also just like, yeah, you don't like, you have to.

In theory, it sounds so fun, like keeping his expensive watch, live off that. You would feel so guilty. But karma for that kind of stuff will get you in the ass. Yeah, and also you would feel so guilty. No No you would, the guilt will for sure kick in. I don't know how you could like you could actually do that. Like yeah it's funny to think about but like not actually funny to do like standards. Yeah because if you get caught what if you have to like actually pay that up and the watch is gone. Have you spent it on your new Chanel bag. Yeah, exactly. Exactly. But oh my gosh, this was so fun. I hope there's a friendship version soon.

Yeah, there will be. There will be. Watch this space. If you guys want to play it, you could also do it. We will have this out on our socials at some point. So let us know how you guys get on. Thanks guys. And I hope you enjoyed it!