burn it.

depends on how the relationship ended.

if it ended as good as could be expected, then give it back.

if it ended really badly (like one of mine did) then BURN, BABY BURN!!!!

usually when i break up with someone.. i want them outta my life so i can get over it. atleast for a month or so... so i woudl just give it back so its all gone!! plus im sure he wants his clothes!

I keep it as a trophy out of spite. It's usually a favorite t-shirt/shorts/track pants that I have. Knowing that they'll miss their favorite article of clothing and knowing that they know I have it, makes the break-up a little bit easier.

get rid of it. Why would I have a reason to give something back other than to just see that person again? It really peeves me when my bf's ex finds things to give back basically so she can visit him (especially pics...why would you give pics back of the two of you together? that makes no sense...you and he should have moved on! throw em away!)....so why would I do that to someone else?

Oh jeez...Ok, when my previous bf and I broke up, he didn't take it so well, right? Like he would seriously call me at 1am crying and sobbing into the phone...yeah, it was bad. So when he started finding excuses to call me (I never answered...thank goodness for caller ID) he started calling about this raggedy old sweater he had given me. Honestly, I had stuffed it into a drawer and forgotten about it, but the next morning it went into the trash can.

I never really ended up with any bf's clothes, so it wasnt usually an issue- but I certainly wouldnt want to keep it. One ex went to the extreme and gave me back EVERYTHING that had anything to do with our relationship- down to the last picture and even the birthday and christmas presents I gave him (all I wanted was the clothes I had at his apt, why would I want pictures of us? I broke up with him)
Oh wait- I just remembered one guy- he had my game boy and I asked for it back- he was too chicken to bring it to me so he gave it to a mutual friend to give to me and then actually asked the friend to try to get back the condoms and astroglide he had left at my apt! How lame!

throw it away

usaully they don't want their sh*t back, so you're forced to throw it out.

I always give everything back to them, I'd be pissed if they kept my stuff.

Give the stuff back.

w/e you do... don't keep it

It depends on how the relationship ended. I had two bfs that I really loved and it didn't end badly or for any other reason than the timing was wrong and I kept a couple of their things to sleep in our lounge around the house. Nostalgia I guess? I got rid of all of it when I met my husband though. Their stuff just paled in comparison to his stuff!

I honestly have an Ex-Boyfriend collection of jackets. I got the dirtiest look from my boyfriend when I told him my jacket was a Chris Collection, you don't even want to know what he said when the Freddy Collection made it's debut...

Give it back. And if he doesn't want it, throw it away.

I have a couple of my ex's shirts. We ended on good terms & stuff, but I never see him cuz he moved to another state. So basically they're folded and stored in my dresser under a bunch of my clothes. I don't think about it much & I don't think he misses them! Haha

You are going to say this is EVIL, but it is a true story:
My best girlfriend found out her fiancee was cheating on her, with of all the cliches his assistant. I know.
He was obsessed with designer labels, OBSESSED. So she wanted to burn his clothes and I told her "NO. What we are going to to is make a day of it, so 10 years from now, we can look back and laugh". We collected all of his clothes, shoes, belts... you name it; We went to every single trade, consignment and outlet in the city and sold his clothes for a ridiculous amount. Example: One Manager told us button-downs were not selling and she couldn't take them, we told the entire sordid tale and she offered us 10 cents for the lot of shirts. 10 CENTS!
Best part of all, we put all the "earnings" and reciepts in an envelope... and gave it to the former fiancee when he came to collect his stuff. He was horrified! When he recovered from the shock, he tried to file a police report- but the cops rejected him b/c we gave him all of the reciepts and cash! HAHAHAHA! (Yes, I told you it was evil)

Hysterical story katlovesclothes!

I like to use all articles as rags to clean my place with. Its a good cleansing ritual, literally & figuratively.

Not evil, Katlovesclothes. AWESOME is the word most appropriate.

give it back on good terms, burn it on bad terms.

I put everything in a box (shirts, old love letters, stuffed animals) and gave them back via a mutual friend.

Well, if he was mean during the break-up I say donate it - it will help someone else out. If he was kind, give it back - it's only fair.

Trash 'em!

Gave them and his beloved video games/DVDs to my guy friend he always hated! And loved every second of telling him to whom I gave the stuff when he asked months later. The timing was perfect.

use them as rags to clean the house =)

Depends. I've been known to keep things, but mostly I'll toss their stuff once I establish they don't want it back.

I try to give everythign back, but sometimes things show up way later. Keep it as long as it doesn't hurt or make you feel bad... later I donate them or toss them. Don't keep it, you need to le it go, plus you need to make room for your next boyfriends things.... however CD's, DVD's, Books,... Keep 'em.

i would burn them if it was a bad break up. but if it was not that bad break up, i would give them back

I had an exboyfriend who decided he wasn't sure whether he wanted to be tied down for a long time and ended it between us. I had accumulated a couple of his Tshirts, which were uber comfortable, so instead of burning, or disposing of them, I made something from them. He never asked for them back, so i made a pillow cover out of one shirt, it was sooo soft and a nice color. I made a halter top out of the other. It looks quite cute and gets me many compliments.

no matter how the relationship ended,i'd shove EVERTHING in a box and put it on his front door.

i would give it back but that's a waste of postage money. hahaha!

ahaha i loved katlovesclothes's story!

give it back. it's good karma, AND it shows him that you're not interested in holding onto the vestiges of anything. win-win!

I would keep the t-shirt for a night shirt and give back the rest. Hmmm unless it was a really bad break up then I would burn it.

i hung onto it until he asked for it back...if he never did i'd donate it to charity.

I dated my ex for 5 years, so I had a TON of old clothes. I tried to give it back, but he wouldn't see me, so I packed it away. Last Christmas my mom was moving and as I was packing all my stuff up I found a ton of his stuff. It was a little sad to get rid of it all because some of those t-shirts were my favorites at one point, but I donated it. It made me feel good to know that someone else would get good use of it. I did, however, keep all of the t-shirts and sweatpants that I stole from his sister (she was a clepto, so I had to take her stuff to make up for all my stuff that she took). I didn't break up with her, after all, and her sweatpants are super comfy!

throw it away. i dont like keeping garbage.

I usually hold onto them if there's still feelings attached but as soon as I get mad/over it...

there's nothing better than ripping his favorite t-shirt to shreds

i never lived with my boyfriends so i didnt have their clothes

same as bahar. but i do have some gifts my first bf gave me, i kept them. breaking up doesnt mean throwing gifts away.