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A lot of people in relationships get doubts about their partner
According to “State of Us: National Study on Modern Love & Dating in 2025,” nearly half (48%) of singles have suspected their partner was cheating on them at some point in the past. Women were more likely to report suspicion of cheating than men — 54% vs. 43%.
Among those who suspected foul play, 85% said they did something about it, including 32% who immediately confronted their partner about it.
Going no contact with your ex might help. As the phrase implies, the rule is about cutting off all communications with your ex after a breakup. This includes not engaging in phone calls, texting, direct messages and “likes” on social media, and in-person meetups. Some even argue that looking at their social media posts is considered off limits.
“In addition to no direct contact with your previous partner, it also means not following up with mutual friends to gather any form of information about their lives,” says Leanna Stockard, LMFT at LifeStance Health.
While you inevitably will think of your ex-partner from time to time, eliminating contact and ceasing innocent “check-ins” can help reduce how much your mind wanders back to them and your relationship. It can also help prevent confusing feelings for both of you.
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FreeTheUnicorn 2 hours ago
Driving her home is something I'd do for any acquaintance getting away from an a****r, all the more important to do it for someone you've been close to. If current gf wouldn't do the same, she's not worth staying with.
Sue User 1 hour ago
Yep. I don't see a problem here. He let his girlfriend know what was happening every step way. My question to all the naysayers. If he had helped a bloke, would you feel the same ? If you say no because he once had s*x with the ex, then you are acting like men are just pigs. Shame. He did the right thing.
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Lyoness 13 hours ago
His motives are admirable but there's very little consideration for the GF here. Stepping in when the ex was being a****d? Makes sense. Taking her to his place for the night? Ohhhhkay. A stretch, but his heart was in the right place. But a 14 HOUR drive AND an overnight stay? Really? That's taking it too far. There's no reason he couldn't have called her parents or one of her friends or buy her a train ticket or or or. Why did HE have to be the one to rescue her? And why isn't there even a fraction of the same concern for his current GF that he has for his ex? I don't think he's necessarily an AH, just clueless and in the wrong relationship.
Binky Melnik 2 hours ago
It seems to me that the ex’s dad is the motivator here and not the ex. He clearly loves the man tremendously and feels he owes him. I think this all coulda been solved had his GF gone with him. I hafta assume he’s gassed on and on about the dad, so it mightta been Nice to take GF to meet him, and it certainly woulda allayed the GF’s fears. Poor guy; he tried to do the right thing but didn’t use his brain.
Load More Replies... greenideas 26 minutes ago
The way he talks about the current girlfriend: I like her a lot, she's hot and funny...it sounds like he's not in love with her anyway. I would cut my losses and move on.
Tabitha 54 minutes ago (edited)
A better plan would’ve been to get the ex out of danger then call her father to either drive down to get her, or pay for a plane ticket for her to fly home. After getting her away from the a*****e boyfriend, getting her back to her family was not OP’s problem, it should’ve been left up to her father. OP is not her father, so he went too far when he took her on the 7 hour drive home with just the two of them in the car. The optics are just too suspect, even if the motivation was simple kindness.
Binky Melnik 2 hours ago (edited)
I wanna read stuff whether people come back to update or not. If we only read ones that have updates, there’d be a paucity of good stuff to read. I don’t understand how it’s “useless”; we still read something interesting and learned a few things along the way. Here’s a suggestion: Look to see whether there are updates before you read something and if there aren’t, then don’t read it. Problem solved! And by the way, they either broke up or didn’t. Of all the things to want an update for, this is the last thing I need one. If you don’t know them, it doesn’t matter, and if you do, call ‘em up and ask whether they’re still together.
Load More Replies... FreeTheUnicorn 2 hours ago
Driving her home is something I'd do for any acquaintance getting away from an a****r, all the more important to do it for someone you've been close to. If current gf wouldn't do the same, she's not worth staying with.
Sue User 1 hour ago
Yep. I don't see a problem here. He let his girlfriend know what was happening every step way. My question to all the naysayers. If he had helped a bloke, would you feel the same ? If you say no because he once had s*x with the ex, then you are acting like men are just pigs. Shame. He did the right thing.
Load More Replies... Lyoness 13 hours ago
His motives are admirable but there's very little consideration for the GF here. Stepping in when the ex was being a****d? Makes sense. Taking her to his place for the night? Ohhhhkay. A stretch, but his heart was in the right place. But a 14 HOUR drive AND an overnight stay? Really? That's taking it too far. There's no reason he couldn't have called her parents or one of her friends or buy her a train ticket or or or. Why did HE have to be the one to rescue her? And why isn't there even a fraction of the same concern for his current GF that he has for his ex? I don't think he's necessarily an AH, just clueless and in the wrong relationship.
Binky Melnik 2 hours ago
It seems to me that the ex’s dad is the motivator here and not the ex. He clearly loves the man tremendously and feels he owes him. I think this all coulda been solved had his GF gone with him. I hafta assume he’s gassed on and on about the dad, so it mightta been Nice to take GF to meet him, and it certainly woulda allayed the GF’s fears. Poor guy; he tried to do the right thing but didn’t use his brain.
Load More Replies... greenideas 26 minutes ago
The way he talks about the current girlfriend: I like her a lot, she's hot and funny...it sounds like he's not in love with her anyway. I would cut my losses and move on.
Tabitha 54 minutes ago (edited)
A better plan would’ve been to get the ex out of danger then call her father to either drive down to get her, or pay for a plane ticket for her to fly home. After getting her away from the a*****e boyfriend, getting her back to her family was not OP’s problem, it should’ve been left up to her father. OP is not her father, so he went too far when he took her on the 7 hour drive home with just the two of them in the car. The optics are just too suspect, even if the motivation was simple kindness.
Binky Melnik 2 hours ago (edited)
I wanna read stuff whether people come back to update or not. If we only read ones that have updates, there’d be a paucity of good stuff to read. I don’t understand how it’s “useless”; we still read something interesting and learned a few things along the way. Here’s a suggestion: Look to see whether there are updates before you read something and if there aren’t, then don’t read it. Problem solved! And by the way, they either broke up or didn’t. Of all the things to want an update for, this is the last thing I need one. If you don’t know them, it doesn’t matter, and if you do, call ‘em up and ask whether they’re still together.
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