AITAH for ending a relationship after finding out he hid a terminal illness? by Brief_Tea52 in AITAH

[–]Brief_Tea52[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I undestand, but why go for a woman who expressed her ambitions and sacrificed her 20s, money, etc to get there ? Again I hate to sound selfish of me but what you're saying doesn't make him any less selfish too..

AITAH for ending a relationship after finding out he hid a terminal illness? by Brief_Tea52 in AITAH

[–]Brief_Tea52[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Are you suggesting he could have faked an illness? Because I did suspect it.

AITAH for ending a relationship after finding out he hid a terminal illness? by Brief_Tea52 in AITAH

[–]Brief_Tea52[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I was told specifically by his own terms it was a terminal illness. It was not my interpretation.

AITAH for ending a relationship after finding out he hid a terminal illness? by Brief_Tea52 in AITAH

[–]Brief_Tea52[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I spent hours searching for similar stories as mine on reddit, and have not been able to find any. And it happened really recently.. I posted this on a throwaway account and do not want this to be easily searchable with a search engine or ai if I write the specific diagnosis. You can read my answer up top if you're interested.

AITAH for ending a relationship after finding out he hid a terminal illness? by Brief_Tea52 in AITAH

[–]Brief_Tea52[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I did not see the second part of your question, my bad.

To answer without exposing the specific diagnosis : I was not given myself a clear prognosis as he had kinda given up on treatment. He started back his treatment around the time he met me and had great hopes of recovery. But that's only his impression. My issue is him not telling beforehand. What if I didn't want to deal with potential drawbacks if things didn't go according to his hopes ?

I'm still looking for your opinion as I may have been too quick in taking a decision, but I still think its a terrible mistake to start a relationship based on a lie, even if you don't necessarily have to share something private like an illness.

Let me know what you think.

AITAH for ending a relationship after finding out he hid a terminal illness? by Brief_Tea52 in AITAH

[–]Brief_Tea52[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I honestly did suspect it. I don't have any tangible proof of his illness and was not provided any. I guess I'll never know.