“I caught them many times, and they lied each instance.”

Relationships especially romantic ones are built on trust and support.

Here is what people shared:

1.

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“I dated a guy for 14 months.

u/Arsalanred

3. u/Fantastic-Iron-8563

5.

We broke up shortly after.

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That was two years ago.

I’m stuck living alone in the house we bought together, and it’s really grinding me down.

Our lives were so intertwined, and now it all feels so fractured.

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It’s so hard to heal when your environment reminds you of what you lost.”

u/demonedge

7. u/AdFancy2028

9. u/Independent-Young424

10. u/Plenty_Company34

12. u/Wide_Second_8002

13. u/Rare_Cantaloupe_6635

15.

“I caught my ex spying on my emails and social media messages.

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They justified it by saying they were feeling insecure.”

u/Naive-Appointment800

17. u/Willing-Earth-6945

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“I dated a girl for around four years.

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We lived together for one.

I was only gone for two weeks and felt much better.

So that kind of reversed the progress I made in treatment.

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Needless to say, that ended.”

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