Ex-Girlfriends (2012)

Plotzle Expert · E116 · June 25, 2026 · Drama / Comedy

Six plot descriptions for Ex-Girlfriends (2012). One is the real plot. Five are convincing fakes. Read them and guess which is real.

1. A man in New York tries to win back his ex-girlfriend but discovers that she and another one of his former girlfriends are both dating the same man.
2. Two college roommates discover they both slept with their poetry professor last semester and collaborate on a anthology about the experience that gets accepted for campus publication.
3. A wedding photographer in Portland realizes she has documented the relationships of four women who all dated her high school sweetheart and contacts them to compare notes.
4. A recently divorced baker in Miami starts a dessert business naming each pastry after a woman who broke his heart but one recognizes her nickname and demands royalties.
5. A man's sister creates a spreadsheet ranking all his former partners by compatibility and arranges a dinner party where she invites the top three to convince him to reconsider.
6. An actress returns to her hometown in Vermont after a breakup and joins a support group where members roleplay each other's past relationships to process their emotional baggage.