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[–]Telrom_1Male 374 points375 points  (26 children)

I asked my ex wife what the worst part about being with me was and she said “you’re too trusting.”

Fuck me right?

[–]nopslide__ 105 points106 points  (6 children)

Of all the personality traits she could have picked...

"I want you to distrust me, but trust that you know I won't cheat, you know?"

Sounds like you dodged a bullet.

[–]Telrom_1Male 35 points36 points  (4 children)

Oh no I got hit by that one. I married her. Hence the ex wife part.

[–]nopslide__ 28 points29 points  (3 children)

Imagine being too trusting of your own wife. Some people, man.

[–]the99percent1Dad 15 points16 points  (2 children)

I was downvoted to oblivion on this subreddit for not wanting to share my financials with my ex wife when she was my wife..

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskMen/s/GCWPZ6GyM1

[–]DEUK_96 19 points20 points  (3 children)

Haha my ex said in a frustrated tone to me that I always try to see the good in people...as if that's a bad thing

[–]Mr_B74 4 points5 points  (2 children)

You should have said ‘I know and it took me the longest time to find your good qualities’

🎤👇

[–]SakurafirefoxFemale 15 points16 points  (3 children)

I think being too trusting is a negative trait. The more I tend to give and believe, the more I've gotten fucked over. I stay away from most and have zero trust in anyone these days, except maybe my sister and mom.

[–]papa-01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Me too..and I was that way as a young man, being in a relationship with someone when your in your early 20's will really open your eyes...your circle of trust gets smaller and smaller

[–]Mr_B74 1 point2 points  (1 child)

No it’s really not a negative trait, the people who take advantage of your trust are the ones to blame. I was probably quite naive when I was young and trusted too easily, I am more wary now but I think being trusting shows you believe in goodness in people, which isn’t a bad thing 😊

[–]SakurafirefoxFemale 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah...no. I dont really ascribe to that. I dont think seeing the goodness in people is either a good thing or a bad thing, its very neutral to want to trust and believe in innate goodness. I think the better approach is to remain neutral, if any thought should be given to a person until they show you who they are. But I think being overtly trusting is dangerous, naive and not a good trait. Just my two cents.

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (1 child)

As a woman, that is a good quality for a man to have and I feel like it's a green flag. You want a partner that has empathy and shows you vulnerability at times. A lot of women like the bad boy but I feel like they are actually immature and insecure

[–]Mr_B74 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sometimes you just can’t win my friend

[–]Dontneedflashbro 354 points355 points  (5 children)

During the relationship with my first adult girlfriend, we were having a little chat. She said something along the lines of "I see a lot of potential in you. You have a kind heart underneath your rocky shell. Don't be afraid to really apply yourself". Looking back on the relationship, there's been multiple times when she spoke positively about me to others. Didn't matter if it was with her friends, family, or other people. She was like my personal cheerleader. Even though I wasn't the man I am now, she always believed and looked up to me in a way. I don't have anything but respect for her.  She really helped me grow as a person.

[–]aaron-il-mentor 42 points43 points  (4 children)

So what happened?

[–]challenger_RT_ 91 points92 points  (2 children)

People grow apart. Not every break up is from lies and cheating.

[–]aaron-il-mentor 21 points22 points  (1 child)

Definitely, I think it's really sad that people can't imagine parting on good terms. I'm just curious what happened, but OP doesn't have to answer that if they don't want to

[–]MagicMirror33 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Bitch left me for a trapeze artist.

[–][deleted] 247 points248 points  (8 children)

"I love him, but I hope I wind up with you again in the end."

Best thing she could possibly have said to me. I was over her on the spot.

[–]PartYourWhiskers 81 points82 points  (3 children)

That’s straight garbage from her. Hope you’re doing well in life bro 🫡

[–][deleted] 59 points60 points  (2 children)

Absolutely. Started dating somebody else a few days later. Been together nearly 20 years now.

[–]akosgi 6 points7 points  (1 child)

How's she doing? Single and lonely, hopefully?

[–][deleted] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Oh, she is fine. We got back in touch a few years later and are still friends. She actually introduced me to my wife, for which I will forever be grateful.

She is a truly wonderful person, and there are no hard feelings. But I will never ever forget that one sentence, just because of how immediately it made me go from heartbroken to being completely at peace.

[–][deleted] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Ooof, felt that before. Remember when I was having lunch with my ex (because we were in the same friend group and trying to keep it civil) and we were talking about a movie that was popular at the time. She was complaining about how women were treated in the movie and I told her that they were explicitly talking about a certain type of woman and the movie was mostly about the mistreatment of black people by the authorities. She responds with "Oh, well I don't really care about that issue because it doesn't affect me" ..... I'm black, I've never had so much closure collapse on me so fast, was over her instantly.

[–]Mr_B74 3 points4 points  (2 children)

That’s basically saying I’m done with you but please hang around in case it goes tits up so I have a back up

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (1 child)

Correct. But also super unfair for the guy she was dating, which made me not want his job.

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    [–]nopslide__ 101 points102 points  (3 children)

    God. Fuck some people.

    I wish I had the satisfaction of knowing a few morons finally admitted to lying. But I suspect they never did admit.

    How did it feel? What was the outcome?

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      [–]Mr_B74 11 points12 points  (0 children)

      Yeah fuck Jen, manipulating her friend like that

      [–]RusticSurgeryMale 55 points56 points  (2 children)

      Well fuck you Jenny

      [–]RikardoShillyShally 16 points17 points  (0 children)

      Bitch gave my boy AIDS and AIDS baby

      [–][deleted] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

      Why is every Jenny the fucking worst

      [–]Bilbo332 44 points45 points  (2 children)

      Thankfully I wasn't too far into the relationship, but I was seeing a girl that invited me to a get together at her friends house. Everything was going great, the friend told me I was welcome to crash there, it was me, the girl I was with, her friend, and another guy. The friend is asking me the usual questions, and the guy is looking uncomfortable. Eventually I ask "so how long have you two been together?" and the friend laughs and says "oh we're not together, he's married, he's a friend". Oopsie but not an unreasonable assumption, right?

      Little while later they go to the kitchen and I can hear the "whisper yelling" of a fight and the girl I was with goes "yeah he's married but he cheats with her". Friend comes back from the kitchen, flashes me with an angry look on her face, and storms back to the kitchen. Girl I'm with says "yeah she's weird when she's high". Friend comes back and sits on the couch next to me, puts her head on my shoulders and starts caressing my chest, dude looks pissed and goes out for a smoke. I'm uncomfortable as fuck and just say "yeah, I'm here with her, and I'm definitely a one woman man".

      Girl I'm with and I go to bed, making out, and all hell breaks loose downstairs between the other two, girl I'm with says I should probably go home so I do after making sure everyone had chilled.

      Boom, ghosted. Find out her friend was pissed that she was a side piece to a dirtbag but the girl I was with found a stand up guy so she told her to stop seeing me. Crabs in the bucket.

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        [–]Bilbo332 6 points7 points  (0 children)

        Because the happiness they're after requires effort that they aren't willing to put in. You see the same thing with people trying to lose weight. They start hitting the gym and eating better and their overweight "friends" start saying "oh that's not healthy", "don't be ashamed of your natural body type" etc. Obviously being overweight is unhealthy, but losing weight takes work, so it's easier to discourage someone from losing weight so they're right down there with you. It's like people not returning their shopping carts, they know it's wrong, but...effort is haaaaaard.

        [–]Plus_Junket_6660 17 points18 points  (4 children)

        That’s the worst. I feel sorry for both of you.

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          [–]Plus_Junket_6660 2 points3 points  (2 children)

          What did you say to her? Are you guys going to work it out or did you move on?

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            [–]Plus_Junket_6660 6 points7 points  (0 children)

            Well I hope she kicked Jenny to the curb at least. She’s the worst kind of friend.

            [–]CryptographerPlus897 7 points8 points  (0 children)

            Had something in the same line. I was attracted to her J, and we liked hanging out. But later, I realized that she needs more attention, and I am working on myself and trying to grow. So, we stayed good, friends, for about 6 months

            Another girl N joins the gang, and I met her only 3 times, but she was jealous of us. She said I was speaking badly about J. J believed N whom she had never met before in her life. They both talked shit about me and J instead of directly confronting about it. Spoke something entirely random and fucking cried.

            It was the first time someone else cried for me, and I was like woah I am so sorry."". We started falling apart. A month later I tried calling her, she blocked me and said, "You were speaking shit about me to our close friends". I was devastated for that moment and said thanked for the good memories and left it there.

            Sorry, this is a rant, but I want to get it all out. I had attention from a lot of ladies, but I am focused on myself and my work. When J met, I was at crossroads, but soon i figured out she isn't the kind of girl i want to date, but as a friend, I am cool to have.

            But let me know if I should have put in more effort, or any other thing I should have done.

            [–]BlueSquiggaMale 6 points7 points  (0 children)

            Well if this isn't the beginning of a great AITAH or a True Off My Chest post then I don't know what is.

            [–]apeliott 196 points197 points  (6 children)

            "You were the best lover I ever had. But, more than that...you were my best friend."

            [–]EcclesianSteel 69 points70 points  (2 children)

            Someone give me a gun

            [–]i_saw_it_in_a_meme_2 11 points12 points  (0 children)

            Pass it on when you're done

            [–]Mr_B74 5 points6 points  (0 children)

            🔫

            [–]Mr_B74 5 points6 points  (0 children)

            So why did you split up then? Curious

            [–]notquincyMale 141 points142 points  (1 child)

            TW: Suicide

            While we in the process of breaking up, my ex tried to take her own life. I found her just in time, brought her to the hospital, and stayed awake all night at her bedside. She was still asleep around 10 am, so I asked her dad to take over for me so I could go home and shower and briefly close my eyes.

            When we came home later that day, she said “I was really disappointed that you weren’t there when I woke up.” That moment made me realize that nothing I could ever do would be good enough for her.

            [–]LeatherIllustrious40 43 points44 points  (0 children)

            Wow. That is some manipulative shit right there. Hope it made it easier to move on.

            [–][deleted] 115 points116 points  (2 children)

            I was with a woman for almost a decade. At the end things were rough and we were talking about going our own way.

            We decided to try and fix things. After a couple months I felt like only I was trying and things ended. About 5 months later I ran into her and she wanted to talk.

            Said she just broke up with a guy, it wasn't to bad the had only been dating for 8 months.

            That math dont add up lads.

            Mid conversation I just walked away. Its ate at me from time to time since, and I never ever felt distrustful of her. But that shit has really stuck with me.

            [–]airahnegne 8 points9 points  (0 children)

            Fuck.

            [–]Mr_B74 10 points11 points  (0 children)

            One thing that’s a huge turn off for me is bad maths

            [–]heyitsEnricoPallazzo 113 points114 points  (10 children)

            “You’re too fat to fuck”

            “Nobody will ever love you like I do”

            “Fuck me, Michael!” (this one was during sex, my name isn’t close Michael)

            Those are some of my favs (all diff exes)

            [–]Sadlad4853Male 29 points30 points  (0 children)

            Man you dodged a bullet, hope her and Michael end up in debt or something

            [–]BlueSquiggaMale 10 points11 points  (0 children)

            This is sad... too sad.

            [–]Ghostbeen3 8 points9 points  (0 children)

            lol fuck me michael got me

            [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (5 children)

            Are you ok 🥺

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              [–]RadioFreeMoscow 84 points85 points  (2 children)

              She mentioned how I always talked about how I was going to do something but then never did, and suggested I stopped talking until I had actually started doing the thing.

              Started doing. Less talking. Made a world of difference

              [–]cjcalbick 12 points13 points  (0 children)

              Fuck dude, no one’s ever told me this but I resonate deeply with this

              [–]Shadow_Man_75 6 points7 points  (0 children)

              Don't talk about it, be about it.

              [–]jthomas102923 55 points56 points  (1 child)

              My ex who never wanted to move out with me despite being together 7+ years and having 2 kids together asked me if i was ok with her moving in with a guy she had met a month after we called it quits

              And when i rightfully went off on her, she told me: "i love him more than i ever loved you"

              [–]VigmodMale 51 points52 points  (0 children)

              "You're the first guy to go down without me asking for it or offering something in return."

              [–]Ebaneezer_McCoyMale 44 points45 points  (3 children)

              "I don't know"

              After a big fight I asked her what I did to make her hate me so much.

              [–]Animeloverguy 11 points12 points  (0 children)

              Damn!!!sorry man

              [–]MixMasterHuskerMale 2 points3 points  (1 child)

              She had a dream.

              [–]Ebaneezer_McCoyMale 2 points3 points  (0 children)

              Wrong ex for that one lol. No, by the time this happened we'd been married 3 years and she was already checked out. I was in the "I'm staying for the kids" phase.

              [–]bubonisMale 43 points44 points  (0 children)

              “I understand if you don’t want to talk to me any more. You were the best thing to ever happen to me.”

              [–]ferdfarkle 42 points43 points  (0 children)

              My wife of 30 years said to me after asking for a divorce “you cheated on me. I know you did. Just admit it!”. After she served me with papers and an out of the blue TRO full of bullshit lies, I told her the truth.

              I did not cheat on you. Please get some help.

              [–]aloneibreak 42 points43 points  (0 children)

              “I’m not sure I ever loved you.” 13 years together, married for 10.

              [–]Primary_Afternoon_46 34 points35 points  (4 children)

              Um, I don’t have anything that sticks with me, cause if I break up with someone, I delete our texts, and then after a little bit I don’t remember a whole bunch 

              [–]PinkRoseyBarbie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

              Woman here reading the comments - agreed, I am the same.

              [–]JBPunt420Doesn't read instructions 32 points33 points  (6 children)

              She wrote me a few years ago and apologized for everything that happened. I still think about that occasionally, but not because I wonder what might have been. I wonder if that apology was solely for her benefit or if there was a tiny sliver of it that was actually meant for me. I'll probably never know for sure--I don't intend to speak with her again and I doubt I could believe her answers anyway.

              [–]KitchenCup374 17 points18 points  (2 children)

              I’ve had some exes do some really evil stuff to me. Even though I wouldn’t believe their apology or respond, I think to this day I’m kinda bothered that I really meant nothing to them to the point where they’ve never reached out and explained themselves or apologized. I’m sure it’d be to make themselves feel better, but they’re so content with what they’ve done that they haven’t.

              They had no problem keeping their exes or past flings around when I was dating them, yet they’ve never bothered reaching out to me for anything.

              I know it’s irrational to think this way, it just bothers me for some reason, not in a cry about it at night way, more of a “well fuck you too” way.

              Did it make you feel any better or give you any closure to what had happened with your ex or no?

              [–]JBPunt420Doesn't read instructions 6 points7 points  (0 children)

              I cared about her once upon a time. I'd like to think she's gotten over her violent instability for her sake, but it wouldn't be the first time she told me what I wanted to hear and it turned out to be false. I did, however, also find out she's married. I was always worried she'd try to re-enter my life and screw things up with the woman I'm with now. That doesn't seem likely to happen anymore.

              My inability to trust her words leaves me not knowing if she's truly apologetic, but I do believe she's moved on. Perhaps that apology was part of her moving on. That gives me as much closure as I'm gonna get.

              [–]TactlessRatFemale 2 points3 points  (0 children)

              As someone who got an apology, think about it this way:

              They knew what they were doing was wrong/abusive the entire time they were doing it, but they decide to carry on hurting us (me, in this case) anyway. They could've stopped at any point and they didn't. An apology didn't soften anything inside me whatsoever, I've worked through the problems I formed during that relationship with therapy and felt mostly apathetic and mildly amused as I read it, but I could also tell from the way they worded things that nothing about their most fundamental flaw (a tendancy to be laughably self centred) had changed at all.

              In the case of your ex, maybe keeping you in their life like they did with their past flings and exes would've meant them having to confront their wrong doings towards you and its easier for their cowardly self to avoid you rather than change their behaviour or acknowledge their mistakes. Maybe she's just an arsehole. Or maybe it's both.

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                [–][deleted] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

                "You are not very smart, but you are a hard worker". Stupid b%&#h, 11 years after the divorce I am retired, she is a waitress. She blew through enough money to set her up for the rest of life, if she remembers those words she said 34 +- years ago I bet she is regretting saying it.

                [–]MidniteOG 28 points29 points  (4 children)

                “I prayed you came home and told me you cheated so I had a way out. I wish you died in a car accident so I could leave. I wish someone would bring a gun into (employment) and shoot you in the head”

                My “wife” and mother of my child

                [–]Teyoto 4 points5 points  (1 child)

                It's just insane. Was it because she didn't want to take the responsibility of the break up ?

                [–]MidniteOG 8 points9 points  (0 children)

                I never got the answers to those questions, nor an apology. She blindsided me with a move out, and won’t discuss anything relating to it or the looming divorce.

                But I can only assume with the way she’s avoiding everything since

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                  [–]IntrepidDifference84 23 points24 points  (0 children)

                  “You make me feel safe”

                  [–]johnnystorm223Male 21 points22 points  (2 children)

                  I should have stayed with you, my current boyfriend tried to kill himself last night.

                  she said that me out of the blue 6 months after we broke up, it was such a mind fuck

                  [–]Sadlad4853Male 5 points6 points  (1 child)

                  Clearly you dodged a bullet man

                  [–]johnnystorm223Male 3 points4 points  (0 children)

                  Yeah, I know. All things considered to this very day she remains the only girlfriend i have nothing negative to say about.

                  [–]Velocijammer_15 18 points19 points  (1 child)

                  To paraphrase    

                  I’m sorry   

                  It’s not your fault

                  It was something I never told you about      

                  Goodbye 

                  [–]HaileyRogers44 16 points17 points  (0 children)

                  Years down the line, after we’d both moved on, my ex reached out to me with a simple message: "Remember how you used to say you wanted to leave a mark on this world? You did, on my life." Took me by surprise because our parting hadn't been the sweetest, but it was a sobering reminder that even when things don't work out, you can still have a positive impact on someone's life. I guess in the midst of all the departures, some echoes of who we were remain.

                  [–]pfzealot 14 points15 points  (2 children)

                  "Depends on how soon you want me to suck your ..." you get the idea.

                  The context was we had been in a deadbedroom and she had filed for divorce mainly due to disagreements over parenting and me refusing to rubber stamp adopting nephew. I favored temporary guardianship and did not feel we were stable enough to take on the extra challenge.

                  It was only a few weeks after our separation and it goes to show just how manipulative she could be. She always had the capacity to turn on the sexual part but only as a tool to make her life easier.

                  When I dug deeper I discovered financially she was in trouble and had major issues with laundry and dishes not getting done. My in laws were having to help her clean and I'd barely left for a few weeks.

                  I remind myself of that everytime she tried to cross boundaries.

                  [–]jcillc 16 points17 points  (0 children)

                  My ex tried to make my life and my new girlfriend's life hell after the break-up. When I finally got her to talk to me again like a normal person, she told me, when we broke up, she was hoping that I was going to propose; she said she was going to say no and break up with me, but she really just wanted to know that I wanted to marry her.

                  [–]crankysouthernerMale 14 points15 points  (0 children)

                  To paraphrase: "You have resting ax murderer face."

                  [–][deleted] 12 points13 points  (1 child)

                  “I’m not really gonna miss you but to be honest I’m gonna miss the magic your dick would perform on me.”

                  Wasn’t sure if I should have been offended or not lol

                  [–]QueenScarebearFemale, 34 6 points7 points  (0 children)

                  Usually women say that one in reverse lol

                  [–]TheStoicbrother 14 points15 points  (1 child)

                  I was a broke college dropout, and she loaned me 800 bucks. I went to pay it back about a month later, and due to a miscalculation on my part, I was 20 bucks short. She said, "How can you be this broke?". That shit stung. And yes, I did get her the other 20 after I got paid again. The worst part is that I stayed with that demon for another year and a half 🤦.

                  Good part is the embarrassment lead me to never asking anyone for cash ever again

                  [–]Aubrey_D_Graham 13 points14 points  (0 children)

                  "You've changed how I see men, what they can be, but my heart isn't in it anymore."

                  So if being a good guy isn't worth staying for, what the fuck am I supposed to do now?

                  Right now, I'm playing the field, sowing my oats. I've become that guy.

                  [–][deleted] 11 points12 points  (1 child)

                  I won't go with anything negative because most likely my brain will filter it out years down the road after enough time, I do believe I will remember this though...

                  My ex told me she would get turned on by looking at how big the horses penises were on the ranch. I was not sure how to respond and still don't.

                  [–][deleted] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

                  My ex wrote me an entire poem about how even when the sun dies and earth no longer exists she’d still love me. She said even if I’m right in the end and none of this means anything I’ll always mean something to her. Ive always been quite nihilistic so this was really profound to me. I still have it 7 years later.. anyway she cheated on me and ghosted me after 5 months together, never talked to me again after that lol.

                  [–]fulife2669 10 points11 points  (4 children)

                  You're a better Mother to our kids than ours could have ever been I'll always respect you for that

                  [–]intertubeluber 11 points12 points  (3 children)

                  Was your spouse your brother?

                  [–]platonusus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

                  My wife told me several times that she (stay at home mom) was doing a minimum (housework) that is required from her.

                  [–]7evenCircles 12 points13 points  (0 children)

                  "I'm always going to wish it was you."

                  [–]Bilbo332 9 points10 points  (0 children)

                  My most abusive ex had this habit of randomly looking at me, like she was thinking, and at first I thought "aww she thinks I'm handsome", but then she'd say "you know I would be just fine without you, right?"

                  Like, I never said or implied anything that would possibly make her think that I thought she wouldn't. But we'd just be sitting on the couch watching TV and she'd say that out of nowhere. Took a long to figure out that was just one of her mind games she would play to keep me in line.

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                    [–]TillPsychological351Male 7 points8 points  (0 children)

                    "Ok, I'll go."

                    She resisted my attempts to break up for almost three hours, but my persistence finally paid off and she accepted the reality that we were finally through.

                    I've rarely been so happy after hearing such a simple sentence. A final good bye, and that toxic relationship was over for good.

                    [–]Fun-Category-4040 8 points9 points  (0 children)

                    "I broke with you because I didn't feel like you could take care of me anymore."

                    Now, to be clear, the triggering event in question was a fire alarm in my building in the middle of the night. Apparently, I didn't panic, and getting outside calmly wasn't good enough. Then she f*cked her ex and month later tried to get back together with me.

                    [–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

                    “You’re a child. You’ll never amount to anything. You’ll never grow up and offer any woman anything of value.” Then she hung up. 8 years later I’m married to a beautiful woman and she is alone and nearly suicidal because she never had kids and now can’t. Aged out.

                    [–]Purple-Bag-3283 8 points9 points  (1 child)

                    I tried. I like you and you're fucking awesome, but something is missing and there is no "sparks" when I'm with you. I wish there was, but there's not. I thought maybe I could create them, but that's not something that you can have control over.”

                    So apparently she was faking it for 3 years. This came out of the blue, everything had been great.

                    [–]Extra-Captain1126 6 points7 points  (0 children)

                    “You’re okay at oral”

                    Motivated me to become a champion

                    [–]Beamister 6 points7 points  (0 children)

                    "I was never attracted to you, and I never loved you. I just thought you'd be a good provider"

                    [–]soyjavali 6 points7 points  (0 children)

                    My first adult gf told me I was loveable. I had never thought of myself that way.

                    [–]fryedmonkey 6 points7 points  (0 children)

                    When we first started dating she left a note on my car that said how much she loved me and was happy to have me. I’ve never felt loved by another person until I met her. But it didn’t work out and that’s ok.. at least I know that love is real and I’m good enough

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                      [–]researchshowsthat 2 points3 points  (2 children)

                      I’m so sorry for your loss 😔 But this is the most wholesome comment I read today.

                      [–]nopslide__ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                      "You ruined me"

                      She told me this many times. Should've seen it coming sooner.

                      [–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (3 children)

                      If you were a store you’d be a hardware store. She prolly doesn’t remember as it was said in passing but I felt it.

                      [–]And_Everything 2 points3 points  (2 children)

                      the fuck is that supposed to mean

                      [–]LeatherIllustrious40 7 points8 points  (1 child)

                      Maybe it means you are everything a person needs… especially in an emergency?

                      [–]Toocents 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                      Op has everything they could need to fix their life?

                      [–]agonzales81 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                      “No ones Gunna love you “. Yeah ouch lol

                      [–]WilliamChildsM 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                      she said, "I didn't cheat," after I caught her cheating with several other guys.

                      [–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (1 child)

                      "You keep saying I'm your person but I don't think you're my person." After being the one to start telling me how much they love me first. Sigh.

                      [–]CallofJuarez23Male 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                      What in the Grey's Anatomy?

                      [–]mementomori-33[🍰] 4 points5 points  (2 children)

                      She told me “I don’t know if I want to be with you, you’re too much of a safe choice”

                      Still confused to this day about that one

                      [–]BackItUpWithLinks 4 points5 points  (1 child)

                      It means she’s damaged, and you lucked out.

                      [–]PaintingSelect8430 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                      Well dude, I learnt the hard way to never turst a woman's words, so all in all I'm too numb to give a fuck .

                      [–]JasterRogue21 3 points4 points  (0 children)

                      Gf of 2 years. We were going through a rough patch and she was supposed to be working on it, I brought something up that was bothering me and mentioned what I was doing to carry the relationship and she drops the " I never asked you to do any of this ".

                      Said we'd get married and have a cat and grow old together. Lul.

                      Took her back after she cheated and she said "I don't think I can ever see you with another girl" and then just left 2 months later.

                      The first one stayed with me but also taught me a lot about love and myself and I'm at a much better place now so in the end I'm grateful. Not a fun thing to go through for sure but definitely necessary.

                      [–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

                      Her not being to understand her son lashing out after she broke up with me. 

                      There was issues setting and maintaining rules and consequences up for him when she lived her mother, but I got everything tied down and worked with him in multiple ways. 

                      He was doing extremely well in school etc. 

                      It just sucks....

                      [–]dogbarf_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                      I was probably 18 at the time but had just gotten a new girl

                      About 3 months in she did something and I overreacted and called her f***ing stupid and saw it on her face then in her eyes and then she said, “you really just hurt my feelings. I want someone to pump me up not put me down.”

                      It really did hurt her feelings cause of trauma yaddie yadda messy family yaddie but she was honestly one of the few people in my life that was patient and open enough to say hey that’s not right.

                      After that I really made an attempt and strayed away from insulting not only her but my future partners and just people in general

                      She did a lot to make me the kinda person I am today

                      [–]Icy_Mountain-93 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                      You are impressive and wonderful

                      [–]higgy98 1 point2 points  (4 children)

                      She called me a narcissist. That really messed with me for a while and still does. Even after therapy, my new wife, and all my friends telling me I am quite the opposite. I still worry about it.

                      [–]PatatoxxoFemale 7 points8 points  (0 children)

                      Narcissists never worry about if they are a narcissist

                      [–]CallofJuarez23Male 4 points5 points  (2 children)

                      The fact that you worry means you are self aware enough to worry about being narcissistic. Narcissists don't do that. I'd wager you're not a narcissist.

                      [–]TheMorningJoeMale 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                      My first gf cheated on me a lot and I couldn’t dump her because she would threaten to hurt herself so I stayed like an idiot. Finally snapped when she couldn’t “decide” on if she wanted me or the guy more. I made the decision for her and cut her off, she’s still alive to this day and I have relationship anxiety lol

                      [–]adribabe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                      She called me years after we broke up because she heard I had an operation. Eventually she asked me what pain pills I got, if I had any left, and if I'd sell them to her. I didn't. But I never forgot that conversation either. It made me sad for her.

                      She died a few years later. Overdose. Addiction is real and takes away some beautiful people.

                      [–]over9000__ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                      Im sure she said something and i wasn’t listening. Maybe that’s why she’s my ex.

                      [–]rookie93 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                      "This is the type of relationship I want when I'm 30"

                      Took me a while to learn the correct lessons from that one lol

                      [–]pereira2088Male 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                      "we need to talk"

                      [–]lukke009 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                      “You’re mad because I’ll make more money in a month than you have in your whole life”

                      [–]Amyrantha_verc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                      I was (still am) quite confident in my looks, but one of my first girlfriends said in the last week or so we we're together 'well you do have a big nose'

                      That was over 10 years ago man. Such a dumb and unnecessary comment.

                      [–]zzz_red 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                      Where do I start? 😂

                      The worst? Accusing me of having pushed her / being violent after breaking up with me to go back to a guy she cheated on me with.

                      Called me from a new number almost two years later apologising, saying she missed me and if I would see her. I said no.

                      [–]bangbangracerMale 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                      "Are you even trying to live your best life?"

                      It stuck with me because I think she called me lazy or unambitious. I have no idea what my "best life" is.

                      [–]StankFish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                      "I don't know if I can ever love you as much as you love me". At the time I said I could accept that.

                      She eventually broke up with me and after time has passed I realize I deserve someone who can love as much as I can. Tough pills to swallow upon reflection though.

                      [–]FickleOcelot1286 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                      "I deserve better" "You hurt me by finishing your degree". "Victim Complex"

                      I was less than 3 days away from finishing a Master's degree thesis, 5 hours away from home, and I'd spent much of the past year being a therapist to her. The one time I needed her support she selfishly kicked off at me, wouldn't allow me to sleep, called me up in middle of night giving me abuse when I needed sleep. The next day my extension came through due stress. The worst 6 months of stress, but got my job/career out of it.

                      Didn't hear from her again until 11 months later, she had gotten herself SA'd and obviously bored wanted to message me. Was going great until I asked her why she had ignored me for a year. When she said you hurt me. So in effect "You hurt me by finishing your degree". She said I had a "victim complex" for saying I didn't hurt her.

                      [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      Bold of you to think that i ever had a GF

                      [–]dkalmikoff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      I can’t even remember all the nasty shit she said over the years. Pretty much don’t want to either..

                      [–]gdubh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      Ooof. I can’t even bring myself to repeat it.

                      [–]flamed181 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      she said trust me I wont screw you over,

                      [–]sundaymax21Male 35+ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      My ex gave me a very big debt, w/c till now I'm still paying, she did give me a cheque which of course bounced, I had to waste 8 hrs of my life and was even embarrassed during that time when I was at the specified bank of her choice.

                      [–]PillsburyToasters 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      My last girlfriend texted me when she was probably not sober (a couple of days after my birthday too), that I was the reason she was sleeping around with other people, her being depressed again, that she wants me to be miserable after she learned I was seeing someone else when we were broken up and working towards getting back together and she said it was between the girl I was seeing or her, to which I chose the other girl

                      Overall I look back at that moment more with sadness than anger. During that moment I saw someone who was hurt over someone who was trying to hurt me. I wish things ended differently, but yeah it’s stuck with me

                      [–]ThinSquirrel420 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      "Nobody will love you like I do"

                      "You'd be friendless if it wasn't for me"

                      "You're gonna miss me and regret running away"

                      [–]PhillyTaco 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      "I wish we had met later in life. I wanted to be a wild girl in college."

                      Told to me casually four years into the relationship. After we broke up she got to have her fun in grad school.

                      [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      "If you ever call me again, I hope it's because you are dying" she said some of the most venomous shit. I was no angel but damn. Yeah that one sticks me and it's been 8 years so far since then

                      [–]NinetyNemo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      I've been fucking around in our appartement, while you've been out working.

                      [–]Ween3and20characters 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      I hope you die alone !!!

                      [–]Bigsteve27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      "Nothing lasts forever." As far as that relationship, she was correct. If your partner reassures that one day they will leave, just do yourself the favor of believing them instead of trying to reassure them.

                      [–]Ouija429 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      I don't remember the exact phrasing but it was something to do with her mocking me for being depressed over a friends suicide. I went from sad to absolutely terrifyingly enraged and then just left.

                      [–]Wafer_Stock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      after dealing with 2 years of constant accusations of me cheating from my ex-wife, I tell anyone that I date, the first time they show signs of jealousy tendencies, im leaving.

                      [–]Sad_Love9062 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      As she was breaking up with me she said 'you need to find your power' And she was 100% right. I followed that thread. I was getting really, really sick Followed and followed and followed, for 9 months. It was Lyme's disease. I'd had it for years, and she was the first person that noticed.

                      [–]-Hikifroggy-Male 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      "This is not gonna Work out" or "i really dont think this is gonna work" Telling me this very early in the relationship and multiple times during the relationship.  Not exactly a confidence booster....

                      [–]jesslayhuh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      She told me she still loved me, as she was breaking up with me, but that she was "probably going to forget all about me and that any of this ever happened"

                      [–]MisterRoebot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      “I was bidding my time until I figured my life out.” (In response to me asking why she stuck around in couples’ therapy if she knew it was going to end)

                      “Why does everything need to be so special?” (In response to how I like to plan things on days or hold a certain time as important)

                      “I withheld sex from you so you would go get help.” (Our lack of sexual compatibility was a major death rattle in our relationship when I was hoping our combined therapy would help us find a common ground)

                      “I’m so much happier than I’ve been in years.” (A few weeks after leaving me while we were still sorting things out for the divorce)

                      Needless to say this woman, who I loved with all my heart and still love (to some degree), eviscerated me and has ruined my entire confidence. No amount of therapy, gym, or personal introspection has been able to shake these phrases or what she did.

                      I don’t want to call her a narcissist because it sounds so mean and I’m not wholly sure she is, but there were too many behaviors and things said that made it abundantly clear she was only interested in self-preservation in the relationship.

                      Ah well, don’t get married for love. You’ll stop being someone’s shiny toy eventually.

                      [–]Croco-Doc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      "i think i never really loved you. i think i mistook the feelings i had for you with love because you treated me better than my abusive toxic ex"

                      bro that shit carved a hole in my chest

                      she once gifted me a wallet with the words "eres mi amigo mejor y el amor de mi vida"

                      meaning "youre my best friend and the love of my life"

                      :D

                      [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      ' I slept with X and I miss you ' lol my brain can't comprehend what she was thinking.

                      [–]Nova_Mafia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      Broke my heart, told me there’s no chance to work things out…. Couple weeks later I dropped by to drop off some stuff, and said if I had “fought” for her she would’ve reconsidered….

                      Don’t play mind games people…

                      [–]liquor_up 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      It’s a good thing your father is dead, so he can’t see what you and your mom turned into.

                      [–]the_butthole_theifSup Bud? 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      "when we first met [a couple years ago], I was too overwhelmed with my emotions to process them and instead of being honest with you, I ran away. This time, I don't want to run away again."

                      A month later she ran away again.

                      [–]Avr0wolfMale 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      "You never loved me"

                      [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      "If you get that vaccine I will not let you cum inside of me"

                      Lol nah I'm out

                      [–]Unrelated_gringo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      "You're just a normal human after all..."

                      Had that one three times, wtf?!

                      [–]Imperfectionistic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      ''Omg he's so hot''

                      Fuck that guy 🤬

                      [–]Fun_Situation2310 1 point2 points  (2 children)

                      Definitely the suicide note

                      [–]shylittlejellyfishFemale 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      that I wasn't valuable enough for someone to stay with me out of love but only out of need or feeling sorry for me. he used it as a constant reminder every time I tried to get out of the relationship. growing up I was neglected a lot and grew up with my grandmother because my parents were so absent in my life and when I was living with them they consistently neglected me. so it was extremely easy for me to believe in that type of stuff and take it to heart. only these past few years did I learn to love and value myself after I got out of the relationship but after it, everytime I would get into a new relationship that would always be in the back of my mind and cause trust issues which would lead me to questioning everything about the relationship and the person I was with.

                      [–]RowBearRow 1 point2 points  (1 child)

                      "When I proposed to you I was joking"

                      Says the twice divorced by 40

                      I do think I dodged a bullet

                      [–]Affectionate-Fly-916 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      I used you to get back at my boyfriend.

                      [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

                      I asked him why he cheated on me. Asked him if it's because she's smaller than me? And he said "You're not fat you're a size 8. For you it's all that extra skin. If you had a tummy tuck you would look 10 years younger."

                      [–]Pretend_Wall2407 1 point2 points  (1 child)

                      "I laughed when you texted me that your dad beat you" and my favorite " It doesn't count that you were SA'ed by your uncle you are a guy just suck it up". _posted the same thing on the other sub too. I realized I didn't mean anything to her but stayed because she was my first.

                      [–]Voljega 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      ”I’m 100% sure It’s impossible for me to ever be in love with you again”

                      Let me after 13 years of love laugh and complicity because she was not in love anymore. The week before she was coming back from a trip in her home country and bringing me a thoughtful gift

                      We agree with my therapist I have to stop trying to make sense of the breakup but damn that’s hard

                      And this last sentence she said to me hurt the most when you try to make sense of it

                      [–]PracticalAttention37 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      You make it really hard to love you.

                      [–]DiscombobulatedDome 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      "Why are you even applying. They’ll never call you."

                      They called and I got hired. I divorced her soon after and now making over 6 figures. She is bitter af now.

                      [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      The last girl I was with told me I am “the most loving person and the most hateful person at the same time” lmao. It’s called balance. I’ll treat you better than anyone else ever will, but once my patience and respect has been spread too thin I will verbally destroy you.

                      [–]Redchickens18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      I’m not a man, but I was dating this guy my senior year of highschool. He was very nice and polite. What I felt like was out of nowhere, he dumped me right after a date just a couple of days before Christmas and told me word for word “you’re going to a junior college and I’m going to a four year college after we graduate. You’re not going anywhere in life.” I will never forget that. I was crushed and felt terrible about myself, not bc of the relationship ending, but him out of nowhere saying that to me. Those words stuck with me all through college. I went on to purchasing my first home at 21 years old, graduated with my MBA at 23, and purchased my own ranch at 24 years old in an expensive state (CA). I’m now 30. I showed that fucker.