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Guy Goes To Antarctica For A Year, GF Horrified After He Comes Back Rude And Full Of Secrets
Just a few days back, my friend shared a meme which read: “A cheating man is like a GPS, always rerouting when you need him to stay on track.” While we laughed it off, I could see that she was still angry with her ex for doing that to her.
Speaking of cheating men, the original poster (OP) feared that her boyfriend might also do that when he went to Antarctica. She waited for him for over a year, and when he finally returned, her worst fears came true! Read on to find out what really happened at the South Pole.
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The poster’s boyfriend was set to go to Antarctica for a year, and they decided to do long distance, but she was fearful he would cheat on her
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Things went fine for the whole year, but just before he was supposed to return, he started acting distant and said he wanted a break
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She was completely shocked by this as she had been looking after his dog and other things all this time, so she asked him to sleep on it
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After a year long wait, he finally returned, so she booked an Airbnb for them, but he was acting super mean and she thought it was fishy
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She went through his laptop and realized that he was cheating on her, but the worst part was that he had told his friends that the poster was the cheater
Today’s story is truly quite heartbreaking as the poster narrates how her relationship ended miserably. The couple had been together for 8 months and were living together, and just like so many young people, they were in love. OP’s boyfriend was studying for his Masters when he got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel to Antarctica for a year to do his research.
The poster was torn because as much as she felt that it’s a great thing for him, she feared that he might cheat over there. However, he assured her that they would do long distance. Fast forward a year, when OP updated that they had made things work, but almost, as days before his return, he started acting completely distant with her.
When she tried talking to him, he kept saying how difficult it was to leave Antarctica, when originally, he had grumbled about how he didn’t like it there. Then suddenly, he said he wanted a break, but the poster asked him to think about it. She must’ve felt awful because during this year, OP had looked after his dog, lived in his apartment for 11 months, and also moved all of his stuff into a storage unit.
As if doing all this and waiting for him for a whole year was not enough, she also booked an Airbnb for them for when he would return. The fellow was least bothered by her efforts and acted mean, so she snooped around a little and found out that he had been cheating on her in Antarctica. What’s worse is that he had lied to their friends, saying that she was the one who had cheated, and OP was just devastated!
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Unfortunately, 22% of people in a long distance relationship cheat on their partners, and OP’s boyfriend was one of them. She ended the update with a really sad sentence, saying that she doesn’t know whether she will be able to trust anyone ever again, and my heart just went out to her. We can just about understand how much pain she must have been in.
Experts warn that when a partner cheats, the one who is betrayed can face emotional turmoil, deep-rooted inability to trust, and self-esteem erosion. Besides that, it has also been observed that in some cases, they may also develop post infidelity stress disorder, which is similar to PTSD. I find it really unfair that one person has the power to do that to another, and not even care about it.
However, what truly makes him sound evil is that he told their friends that she was the one who cheated, which is probably the lowest low that he could stoop to. Psychotherapist Mary Jo Rapini explains that cheaters blame their partners to avoid accountability, elicit sympathy, and shift focus. That’s exactly what the guy in the story also tried to do, right?
I hope he didn’t succeed, and that OP told the truth to their friends before he could spread more lies. Netizens also expressed that they were together for just 8 months before he left for the South Pole, and that she shouldn’t have made such a big commitment. They also doubted that he had been cheating all along, and honestly, that could be true. We may never know!
Do you agree with what the Redditors said? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
Folks were disgusted by the guy, but said that she shouldn’t have made such a big commitment when she had been dating him for just 8 months
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Yu Pan 2 months ago
I once dated a guy for about 4 months. He then got a Fulbright scholarship to Asia for a year and asked to break up. I naively said we can work through this, that is only one year, etc. He said firmly that no, it doesn't work and we'll come to resent each other. He was absolutely right. We broke up and went on our separate ways. We're both better for it. What I learn from this experience is that we should just do our own thing and if we both want to be back together afterwards,, so be it; if not, no one's time is wasted. Just live your own life and life finds a way.
Dread Pirate Roberts 2 months ago
He abandoned his gf AND his dog? That is ultimate betrayal. That guy's a freakin monster 😡
Binky Melnik 2 months ago
I gather I’ve seen too many movies in which arctic expeditions are about a dozen people, and only one is female, so I’d have happily let him go thinking “Who would he even bang there?” I’m surprised AF to hear there are HUNDREDS of people and it’s like a bang buffet there! I had no idea! (Thinking on it further, in the movies, there’s always a monster who eats most of the people, so I spose I shoulda discarded all my preconceived notions before even starting to read this thing. Stupid Bink is stupid.)
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Pittsburgh rare 2 months ago
When someone you were with starts spreading lies about you, start telling your side of the story loud and clear.
howdylee 2 months ago
My husband worked in Antarctica before we met. He says the first year you go is for the experience. The second year is for the money. And the third year is because you no longer fit into mainland society. :) He only did 3 years, although the last was a 14 month winter-over. He appears to have reacclimated to society now some 25 years later!!
Thompson Liam 2 months ago
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Kate Johnson 2 months ago
I'd rehome the dog and throw away all his stuff. But in the end hopefully she will wise up and not be so stupid in future. LDR rarely work, especially when the relationship was so new.
Yu Pan 2 months ago
I once dated a guy for about 4 months. He then got a Fulbright scholarship to Asia for a year and asked to break up. I naively said we can work through this, that is only one year, etc. He said firmly that no, it doesn't work and we'll come to resent each other. He was absolutely right. We broke up and went on our separate ways. We're both better for it. What I learn from this experience is that we should just do our own thing and if we both want to be back together afterwards,, so be it; if not, no one's time is wasted. Just live your own life and life finds a way.
Dread Pirate Roberts 2 months ago
He abandoned his gf AND his dog? That is ultimate betrayal. That guy's a freakin monster 😡
Binky Melnik 2 months ago
I gather I’ve seen too many movies in which arctic expeditions are about a dozen people, and only one is female, so I’d have happily let him go thinking “Who would he even bang there?” I’m surprised AF to hear there are HUNDREDS of people and it’s like a bang buffet there! I had no idea! (Thinking on it further, in the movies, there’s always a monster who eats most of the people, so I spose I shoulda discarded all my preconceived notions before even starting to read this thing. Stupid Bink is stupid.)
Load More Replies... Pittsburgh rare 2 months ago
When someone you were with starts spreading lies about you, start telling your side of the story loud and clear.
howdylee 2 months ago
My husband worked in Antarctica before we met. He says the first year you go is for the experience. The second year is for the money. And the third year is because you no longer fit into mainland society. :) He only did 3 years, although the last was a 14 month winter-over. He appears to have reacclimated to society now some 25 years later!!
Thompson Liam 2 months ago
My marriage was restored with the help of ADU priest reunion love spell reach out for more information (solutiontemple.info)
Kate Johnson 2 months ago
I'd rehome the dog and throw away all his stuff. But in the end hopefully she will wise up and not be so stupid in future. LDR rarely work, especially when the relationship was so new.
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