42 Relationship Disasters That Make Us Question If True Love Even Exists

I went to my ex-girlfriend's house and saw her new boyfriend drinking water from the fridge I bought for her, so I took the fridge.

I'd definitely say that he's trying. And looks like he's failing miserably.

At first, I didn't think much of this because I thought that it was good that she was socialising with her colleagues. That is till I noticed a message notification that she received in her group chat with her friends earlier this week.

Friend 1 - "Hey Em (my wife). Just checking that you're still on for tonight with Steve (Affair partner)?"
Wife - "Yep! Matt (my name) is okay with me meeting up with you all tonight."
Friend 1, Friend 2, and Steve all leave a laughing reaction to my wife's comment.

I also looked through the messages between my wife and Steve, and they started communicating around 4 months ago.

Started with a bit of flirting between the pair of them, and this led to exchanges of revealing photos and conversations about hooking up at his apartment.

I've taken photos of the group conversation and the private conversation between my wife and Steve, and I plan on using them when the time is right.

We've been together for almost 14 years, married for 8 years.

It’s my father and my ex-girlfriend’s mom in the back of his car.

She was acting differently and very cold towards me and lying about small stuff, so I couldn't take it and read her notebook/diary.

Funny thing is that I know who it is, and I got his phone number from our common acquaintance. The day I found out, I called him and asked him if he knew we were in a relationship, and he told me that I couldn't even call what we have a relationship, and to move out immediately. Now it just hurts.

It might not actually look that bad, but it's in her parents' old apartment, where I have to live for the next 4 months until I can move to a small apartment I can actually afford because prices in this city are crazy. Also, while looking for a job. I know happiness is relative, but I went from living with a loving girlfriend in a spacious apartment, planning children, and going on trips to almost nothing in a matter of days. And the worst thing is, I lie here in the dark and keep blaming myself.

I've been footing the bills for her and her child. I never questioned or judged her for being a single mum, but I later found out she's been cheating on me with the father of this child, and when I confronted her about it, she said: "He's the father of the child, no matter the situation, he still has some access to her". I haven't felt this stupid ever in my life!

This was years ago, but I was just feeling nostalgic reading the messages I got from the girl he was cheating on me with. At the time, I wasn’t angry with her at all, but now I’m kinda thinking she [is bad]. Why did she continue to twist the knife and remind me how badly he spoke of me! There are so many messages I couldn’t include, and it’s the same broken record. Also, the friend she refers to is her co-worker who messaged me to ask if he and I were dating once she saw he was dating her co-worker.

This is from like 4.5 years ago. I was going through old photos and found this. My ex was acting extremely distant and had a whole attitude change after visiting her oldest sister. She would take her phone with her everywhere and hide it, so I knew something was up. She left to work one day and forgot her Apple Watch, and that’s where I found all her texts to this girl who worked for her older sister. She was cheating on me with an identical twin who was also cheating with a married woman. Her oldest sister is gay, too, go figure. I let the husband know that his wife was also cheating on him, but he was in denial and didn’t care. My ex denied ever cheating on me until I moved back home to California, and it appears they’re still living happily ever after.

I don’t have a man, so I didn’t know what to expect, but it turns out my ex-boyfriend is continuing his behavior. I cut out a lot of the story because it had too much personal info to censor, but essentially, he was a crazy manipulator and would never let me break up with him. When I finally did, he shattered my phone and stomped on my glasses. Hope she’s okay.

So I travel for work, and lately I’ve had a feeling that my girlfriend of nine years has been acting strange, and I think she may be cheating on me and in my own home. After reviewing my security system, I found two sensors in the picture above that I’ve never been alerted to, unlike with other centers, where windows or doors are open. I get messages and texts. This has happened several times over the past few months, and none of these come through in the alerts. The only way to do that is to go to the panel and force-bypass a specific sensor. Could this be a mistake, or am I right about my assumptions and thoughts?

Together for 3 years. He promised he'd always be faithful, and he hates cheating. Caught him cheating last week. Catching this on his status after everything felt in poor taste considering the kind of person he claimed to be. I feel so dumb.

So I dated this man for 5 years. He was sick one day, and my mom happened to be making homemade soup, so we went over there, he took a nap in her bed, and then we ate her soup and went back to the home we shared together. And then I guess around 3 am, he calls my mom, and she picks up the phone, thinking something is wrong with me. She says, “What’s wrong? Is everything okay? What are you doing?” He says, “I’m just touching myself, thinking of you,” And she goes, “Where is my daughter?” He says, “in bed next to me, asleep.” And then she hangs up, and these texts proceed. The next day, she picked me up, insisting on going to breakfast together, and she showed me the texts. Worst day of my life.

Also, I never cheated on him despite the “she's been with multiple guys.” I had never been with anyone besides him.

Just for the record. I never cheated on him and was literally homeless, sleeping in my car or at his parents', while dating him. I caught him texting multiple women off multiple apps, and this was how the situation ended. I’m at a loss for words right now. This was last night, and we haven’t spoken since, but wow.

Context: I found a pair of rank women’s socks in a Ziploc bag in my ex’s drawer, after I asked him to borrow some socks. There was a note attached that said “I hope you enjoy your gift!”, so I figured he purchased them online. I had been in that sock drawer many times before and had never seen the bag, so I assume it was recent.

I asked him about it before leaving to get lunch with a friend, and this exchange followed. He had a history of being secretive with his phone, and on one occasion grabbed it back when a notification from someone named “Olivia” popped up. He explained it away as him ordering a custom painting for my birthday… 4 months away. My birthday rolled around, and I didn’t receive a painting. I did, however, on Christmas receive a photographic print of my deceased family member and pet that had been run through a watercolor filter, which he tried to pass off as a “custom, original” work that needed months of effort. I am a professional artist and know better than that.

I’ve been free from him for a few months now, but only after leaving did I learn that he was actually cheating on me the entire time we were together. all the while, accusing me of cheating. I’ve seen screenshots of him cheating from other people dated days before our wedding. This man had tears in his eyes reading his vows to me, but was cheating with someone else, not even a week prior.

From 2021. He kept ringing me, saying he’d messed up and was sorry, and this was his selling point. Quality because I just found it on my Snapchat stickers.

I never got a full explanation of what happened that day. All her friends knew (and two were directly complicit in the arrangement). These used to be my friends whom she stole (girl power, right?). My entire outlook towards women has changed. Earlier, I used to be nice to women just for existing. Now they gotta earn my niceness first.

The closest explanation I got from one of the acolytes was "I cannot tell you what happened, but it's a terrible, terrible thing".

We were together for about a month and a half. She gave that letter to me on our anniversary. That night, she made out with her friend as soon as I left.

"Sam,
At the time you're reading this, we’ve been together for a month. This past month has been one of the absolute best of my life. I remember absolutely everything I felt the night that we met. The butterflies in my stomach, the shyness of going up to talk to you, pretty much everything. I know sometimes I’m a bit much, and for that I apologize. Sure, we’ve had some bumps in the road, but that’s going to happen no matter what. You’ve honestly changed my life for the better, and for that, I just want to thank you. You always make me smile, no matter what. I love you, I really do. I don’t know how else to say it. This letter may not be as long as the first one I wrote, but that doesn’t matter because I’m telling you how I feel about you! All I know is I love you, you’re mine, and I’m yours, and I wouldn’t have it any other way!"

So my boyfriend and I have been dating for a while now, and I've been staying at my uncle's house since I'm legally homeless. He's also homeless, for context.

Today, he texted me this. Today he hung out with this girl at her house, rubbed her feet, and admitted to loving her. There's also the fact that he said he waited a year to "shoot his shot" with her. I mean, I'm happy he's not staying in a tent for a while, but it still feels wrong? I love the guy, genuinely. He means a lot to me.

I set my ultimatum, guys. Told him that he has to choose. Either he stays with me strictly, or we're done.

He made his choice. Your girl is now single, and honestly, I feel happy about this. I'm gonna keep moving forward with what I was doing. Get on SSDI, get assisted housing, and love for once in my life.