Man Gaslights Girlfriend After She Finds Playlist That Spells Out His Ex-Girlfriend’s Name

One woman says she’s starting to feel like she’s “losing her mind” after noticing a strange detail in her boyfriend’s newest playlist.

The 26-year-old wrote on Reddit that she’s been with her 28-year-old boyfriend for three years. Before they got together, he dated another woman for four years in college. Although the relationship ended on “weird terms,” she says “he swears he’s over it.”

“Yesterday, I borrowed his phone to change the music in the car. I saw he had a new playlist called ‘Blue Gatorade,’” she wrote. “I froze because I know that was their specific inside joke (something about a hangover cure they did together).”

She didn’t say anything right away, but later searched for the playlist on her own phone—only to find that the first letters of the first five songs spelled out the ex-girlfriend’s name.

When she confronted him, she said he laughed and accused her of “hunting for drama,” insisting he simply “added songs he likes.”

She tried bringing it up again over text, but he doubled down, claiming they were “just popular songs.”

“You are literally reading into things like a conspiracy theorist. I didn’t even notice the letters until you pointed it out. You sound psychotic,” he wrote.

She pushed back, responding: “If it’s a coincidence, change the order. Or change the title. It’s disrespectful to have a shrine to your ex on our shared account.”

But according to her, he refused to change the gym playlist and blamed her “insecurity.”

“This is exactly why I don’t tell you things. You turn everything into a fight,” he texted. “Go take a nap or something, you’re spiraling.”

After that exchange, she turned to Reddit to ask whether she was “overreacting,” or if the situation was “actually insane?”

In the comments, many readers sided with her, saying the details were too specific to dismiss as random—and pointing out that his responses felt more alarming than the playlist itself.

“That’s the weirdest gym playlist I’ve ever heard of. I thought you were crazy until I read the details and now I get it. Sounds like an ex shrine to me too,” one person wrote, asking if there had been other trust issues.

Another commenter argued the bigger issue was how he spoke to her, writing that he was trying to convince her she wasn’t seeing what was right in front of her. They added that—even if he truly believed it was a coincidence—calling a partner “psychotic” and telling them they’re “spiraling” is not how you speak to someone you care about.