“The dildo of consequence rarely comes lubed.”

He explained that he and his girlfriend had been together for three years.

“All this time, I thought things were going great between us,” he shared.

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He had a “nagging”, “gut feeling” something was up.

“I confronted her about it and she denied everything, even when I showed her the messages.

She said they were just joking around and that I was being paranoid.

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I didn’t buy it, but I didn’t push further.”

Last week, she had her birthday party with the man she’d been messaging present.

After everyone had finished eating and dancing, he said, “I dropped the bombshell.

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“Sometimes going the low road heals the soul,“u/ExternalDowntown7340agreed.

And finally, “The dildo of consequence rarely comes lubed,“u/Percept_707wrote.

Shout out tor/AITAHandu/Cuttie_Smilefor having this discussion.

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