Woman Wants to Make Ex Jealous, What She Does Next Is ‘Pure Genius’

A woman has gone to great — and convenient — lengths to make sure her ex knows she’s okay.

The video was published in TikTok On October 8, Alexandra Alicia (@recklesstaxidermist) went viral after she shared a vlog about her trip to IKEA showrooms to trick her ex into believing she was living the good life. Since its publication, the video has received over 375,000 likes and over 4 million views.

The video is captioned: “POV: You want to make your ex jealous.”

The video shows Alicia snapping Instagram in the IKEA living room called “cozy evening”. Another clip shows her in an IKEA kitchen with the caption: “I love cooking here so much.”

There was also a picture of Alicia in an IKEA bed with the caption: “Dinner in bed is better than breakfast. Waiting (pizza emoticons)”. But perhaps the best staged shot was a photo of a plant and robe on Instagram Stories with the caption “spa weekend.”

To watch the viral video, click here.

Newsweek reached out to @recklesstaxidermist for comment via TikTok.

The reaction of TikTok users

TikTok users in the comments section couldn’t believe the level of dedication and creativity Alicia had to repay her ex.

“THIS IS PURE GENIUS,” wrote @niezalka.

“This is the next level of elite revenge work“, commented @minnie.lj.

“She even took her shoes off in the living room to make it more realistic,” wrote @nataliaxoxo72.

Some might even relate to the lengths some would go to make sure their ex knows they’re better off without them.

“Girl I faked my location in Paris after he replaced me,” wrote @hiclassharlot. “Made him think I was on the Eiffel Tower.”

Why do people stalk their exes on social media?

Alicia’s video points to a real and often overwhelming desire to connect with exes on social media, no matter how awful we might feel. Brian D. Earp, Senior Research Fellow in Moral Psychology, University of Oxford, England, previously explained Newsweek why do we still pursue our exes.

“There are many reasons why we might be tempted to look for hints or signs of our ex’s post-breakup activity,” Earp said. “We may miss their presence and want something like a replacement, a little taste of the old high we used to feel when they were with us, albeit with little stings of pain.”

Some of Alicia’s posts advised not to give exes such a “high”. Leaving them hanging, they said, was more painful than the crumbs of jealousy.

“I love it…but I’ve learned to just not post anything,” wrote @w0nderkattt. “Secrecy annoys them even more because they can’t follow you and don’t know what you’re up to!”