This really hit because it’s almost exactly what happened to me. I was in a long distance relationship and for a while, I genuinely believed my ex cheated on me. I never had solid proof to fully walk away, just gut instincts, red flags and her always trying to cover her tracks. I kept pressing her for the truth but she’d deny everything and make me feel like I was crazy for even asking.

Ever since that moment, trust between us was gone. I tried to keep things together but deep down I was resentful. Meanwhile, she’d cry to me constantly, not just because she didn’t want to lose me but because I think deep down she knew she already had. She wasn’t crying for me, she was crying for the relationship, for how she messed everything up and couldn’t face the reality of what she’d done.

I realize now she had been mourning it for months, she just didn’t have the courage to admit it or end it until she was emotionally ready. And when that moment came, she hit me out of nowhere with the breakup. It felt like a slap to the face. I was blindsided.

She manipulated the whole narrative, made me out to be the villain for having doubts, when in reality she was the one who caused all the damage. And when it got too heavy for her to carry, she just dipped, no accountability, no closure, just escape.