I don't get it.

Why is it when some people break up with someone they deny ever having feelings for them?

Now I understand the therapeutic benefits of trash talking the ex and ridiculing everything about them from how much of a lousy cook they were to how horribly bad they are in bed and blah blah blah.
I don't have a problem with that, in fact it's kind of fun. What I do have a problem with is when they deny caring about the person in the first place.

Give me a break... it never fails to make me laugh when I hear these people go on and on and on about how they weren't really "into" the person in the first place when only a month ago, I'm being bored to tears about how "wonderful" he/she was and how their shit smelled like fucking daffodils.

Who are they trying to kid? Don't they realize how stupid they sound? I understand wanting to salvage their wounded pride, but denial isn't the answer.
The only thing worse than being lied to is lying to yourself.

Personally, I've had my share of shitty relationships, but never once, no matter how much I hate the person now, did I ever take back or deny all the loving things I said and felt for them. Hell, I got invovled with them for SOME reason after all and since I'm not one of those types that actively seeks out abusive realationships, that means I really (GASP) liked the person at one point.

I'll give anyone credit when they deserve it even if they're a lowly piece of shit who isn't worthy to be in the same zipcode as me.

I know it may be a hard thing to do, espcially if the person really did you wrong, but admitting any good things about them doesn't make you a weak person or gives them power over you. Quite the opposite. You can tell your friends how much of a cool person your ex was as you hack into his/her bank account and ruin their lives.

*evil laugh*