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Don't hate the player, change the game... Whoever dished out that chaotic advice must surely be playing some mind games of their own. If you've ever tried to change someone you're dating, you might have found that often, it's less like a quick penalty shot, and more like a long, exhausting and painful boxing match where you're the one on the receiving end of most of the blows - before finally getting knocked out, or tapping out.

For every woman who ever uttered the words, "I can change him" is a guy laughing loudly while digging his heels firmly into the ground. A new viral TikTok challenge has people sharing their "then and now" photos, showing exactly what happened when they finally saw the light, surrendered, and focused on themselves instead.

Bored Panda has put together some of the best posts from the trend for you to scroll through should you ever need a reminder that sometimes quitting does pay off. Many of these pics prove that often, the real transformation happens the moment you stop trying to save someone who couldn't be bothered to save themselves.

#1

Two women express different emotions, reflecting how they changed after a breakup, showing varied personal transformations.

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LakotaWolf (she/her)
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12 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Uh, so, I'm honestly not sure how to interpret this one. She... changed her makeup and fashion sense after the breakup? She got a ton more piercings? Are these good or bad things? I guess the article says that these before-and-after photos show "exactly what happened when they finally saw the light, surrendered, and focused on themselves instead", so I assume she's happier now!

Ace
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1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Strolling down just a few more leaves me feeling the same - I'm not at all sure what any of them are supposed to be saying. It's just a bunch of women posting pics of themselves in a 'better' state that they were at some point in the past.

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Jaya
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6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love her new look!

Crystalwitch60
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51 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me to she’s looks stunning don’t she ,

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    #5

    Before and after photos showing how women changed after a breakup, highlighting personal transformation and growth.

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    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    12 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've lost weight myself after moving back home/escaping my 24-year-long relationship! 30 lbs so far :) I don't feel the need to make myself "feel good" by eating too much food/unhealthy foods.

    Partypants
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    12 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. Only diapers can be changed.

    DaisyGirl
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Her skin colour changed???

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    #6

    Two women showing changes after a breakup, highlighting personal growth and transformation shared by women after separation.

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    Mari
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    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She looks beautiful in both pics

    Partypants
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    12 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kind of Alicia Keyes vibe. Beautiful.

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    #9

    Young woman shares her breakup transformation, showing how she changed for better or worse after a breakup.

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    Maudelin
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    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Filtered horribly, especially the crooked and misplaced nails.

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    #10

    Side-by-side images of a young woman before and after a breakup showing personal change and growth for better or worse.

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    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    12 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, at least she got her neck and throat back after the breakup! (Otherwise not sure what's happening in the left photo - her face is sort of ... pasted onto another photo of her? I can see hair coming out from her under-chin area, so to speak.)

    #11

    Two women with long hair, one with contemplative expression, illustrating changes women experience after a breakup.

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    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    12 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She does not actually have heterochromia. There are a lot of videos on her TikTok that show her natural eye color is the blue-gray color. Absolutely nothing wrong with wearing one colored contact as a fashion choice, but just wanted to let others know that she does not naturally have heterochromia.

    Multa Nocte
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    11 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You mean homophobia, right? ;-)

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    #15

    Two women showing different emotions, illustrating how women change after a breakup, for better or worse.

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    Partypants
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    12 hours ago

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    Bet he's missing that b*m!

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    #17

    Two women reflecting on personal change after breakup, expressing emotions related to how they changed for better or worse.

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    April M
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    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lmao. The drunk eyes in the second pic.

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    #23

    Two women shown before and after a breakup, illustrating how women change after a breakup for better or worse.

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    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    11 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uh, were you 12 in the before pic? What is happening here?!

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    #29

    Two women showing personal growth and change after a breakup, highlighting transformation for better or worse.

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    Multa Nocte
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    11 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well THIS certainly isn't a retouched photo, that's for sure.

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    11 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think some certain implants have been, well, implanted as well XD I had a peek at her Instagram page. She's slim, but that heineken is NOT natural.

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    Jaya
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    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was she trying to change him into a centaur too?

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    #32

    Before and after photos of a woman showing how she changed after a breakup, highlighting personal transformation.

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    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    11 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the same girl posted in another entry. She does not actually have heterochromia. There are a lot of videos on her TikTok that show her natural eye color is the blue-gray color. Absolutely nothing wrong with wearing one colored contact as a fashion choice, but just wanted to let others know that she does not naturally have heterochromia. Not sure why someone (who is not OP) made this fake "before and after", since on OP's actual TikTok, this "before and after" is actually her in junior year of high school vs junior year of college, NOT before and after a relationship.