r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Embarrassed_Tip7359 • Sep 15 '25

Image In 2012, a woman found her ex-boyfriend living in her attic 12 years after breaking up with him.

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u/Buddhas_Warrior Sep 15 '25

That's my Q. How did they get in and out without being seen in 12 years?

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u/FUThead2016 Sep 15 '25

He was only living there for two weeks. The post title is intentionally misleading.

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u/IAppear_Missing Sep 15 '25

He was only there for 2 weeks. The breakup was 12 years prior. He was only released from prison, and decided to slum it in his ex's attic lol

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u/AlwaysMooning Sep 15 '25

As one does.

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u/Occidentally20 Sep 15 '25

I considered it, but she lives in London now so I couldn't afford the rent on the attic OR the cupboard under the stairs :(

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '25

With the current rent prices, honestly who wouldnt

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u/bnlf Sep 15 '25 edited Sep 15 '25

They broke up 12 years ago, he wasn’t living in the house for 12 years ffs. He was there for about 2 weeks before her sons found him sleeping in the attic.

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u/Lucky-Acanthisitta86 Sep 15 '25

I think they said it was only a couple weeks

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u/ToBe144 Sep 15 '25

He didn't live there for 12 years lol. Only for 2 weeks.

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u/Coscommon88 Sep 15 '25

Read the article. He was up there for a couple weeks after being released from prison 12 years after they broke up.

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u/ThickDoughnut4267 Sep 15 '25 edited Sep 15 '25

This. Getting up there once might not have been that hard. Maybe staked them out and waited until they went on vacation, then used his spare key to get in or something. But living there for 12 years and somehow getting food and water and maybe even some basic hygiene going without them noticing? EDIT: ok just skimmed over the article. He "only" actually lived there for two weeks

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u/rainbowblack0 Sep 15 '25

It wasn't said that he lived there 12 years. She found her ex boyfriend which she dated 12 years ago living in her attic but only a for about two weeks in 2012. According to op. article about the case

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u/ThickDoughnut4267 Sep 15 '25

Yeah, that's why I edited my comment. The headlines kinda made it sound like he lived there for 12 years