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31 Netizens Dish How They Fell Out Of Love, And Some Stories Will Creep You Out
Falling out of love is rarely a single, dramatic event. More often, it's a quiet, gut-wrenching realization, a switch that flips without warning. A viral trend tapped into this painful experience, asking people to share the exact moment they knew they had fallen out of love with their partner.
The responses were raw, relatable, and brutally honest, revealing how love can vanish not with a bang, but with a whisper. From a thoughtless comment to a sudden feeling of indifference, these are the moments that signaled the beginning of the end. Get the tissues ready…
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#1
He went away for work and the kids asked if he could stay at work forever. I realized I wasn't the only one who enjoyed when he was away.
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#2
He booked a vacation alone while our daughter was on her hospital bed fighting for her life. He came back to an empty house.
#3
In therapy he couldn’t name five things he liked about me that weren’t things I did for him. Then he told the therapist he didn’t actually like me at all.
While many of these stories describe a single, sudden moment, the science suggests it's often a slow burn followed by a rapid crash. Does the La La Land ending ring any bells? Researchers call this "terminal decline," a process where a slow drift apart accelerates into a steep, final plunge. That "sudden" moment is often just the final, heartbreaking look across a crowded room, accepting reality.
#4
We were fixing the roof. I didn't really know what I was doing so he lost his temper, climbed down the triple ladder and then removed it. He left me on that roof in the rain for 4 hours. No phone, no coat. It was November.
So, what causes this emotional decline? According to experts at BetterHelp, one of the primary reasons people fall out of love is a simple loss of intimacy. It's not just about the physical side; it's the death of inside jokes, the end of late-night talks, and the feeling that you're no longer on the same team. It's when Jim and Pam stop playing pranks... We all felt that one!
#7
Not me, but I was on FaceTime with my best friend when her hair started falling out during chemo, and her partner walks in and tells her to “stop being dramatic”. I saw it in her eyes
#8
At his grandads funeral. His grandma told me not to make the same mistake she did.
#9
I had to watch my momma pass on FaceTime, in Korea, bc he was Army. I asked him to sit with me and hold my hand and he said no. And that I was selfish for even asking him to share that burden with me. Left with my daughter for her memorial and never returned 😩
Sometimes, nobody is the bad guy in a relationship. Another major factor that BetterHelp identify is that one or both partners simply change over time. The person you fell in love with at 22 might have completely different goals, values, and dreams at 32. As people grow, they sometimes grow apart, and that slow, sad separation can culminate in one single, heartbreaking moment of clarity.
#10
I had the flu. He was standing in the kitchen, I asked him to cook dinner that night. He asked me if I would help him “set everything up to be cooked”. I said no. He put everything away, made himself food & I went to bed. I took care of him while he was on chemotherapy. Couldn’t even make me dinner while I had the flu.
ShadowKat 3 months ago
I am the one that cooks because I (90% of the time) love it and he could burn water whilst looking at it smouldering... sometimes I get home and he knows that cooking a whole meal from scratch is NOT my favourite thing to do, so he deals with his hunger himself. Be that a pre-made meal he gets out of the freezer or a cheeky pizza (he's diabetic T2 so I cater all meals to his and my dietary requirements) and I FEEL BAD, but he's a 40-something year old man who's kept himself alive this long, and sometimes I am just DONE with cooking every day . He appreciates me and tells me to "stop and chill" often when I get sad about not feeding him...
#11
He saw a pregnant woman walk into the train, shivered and said “I’m so disgusted by pregnant women”. Any remaining feelings I had at that point were DEAD
DennyS (denzoren) 3 months ago
That's a very strong reaction to a pregnant person, how did he think he was born?
That gut-wrenching moment of realization might seem to come from nowhere, but studies show the "beginning of the end" often starts much earlier. The research on "terminal decline" estimates that the final, sharp downturn in a relationship can begin anywhere from six months to over two years before the actual separation. These stories are the flashpoint, but the fire was likely smoldering for some time.
#13
I was going out with my friend wearing a crop top & he didn’t like it & told me “if anything happens to you (referring to being assaulted) don’t come crying to me”
#14
Told me, an orphan, that he would be fine if we broke up because he ‘actually has parents who love and support him’
tresgatos72 3 months ago
"Good, because nobody else would want such a narcissistic twätaaffle!"
#15
When I starting planning how i would spend the life insurance if he died
Think of lingering resentment as a poison that works slowly. Unresolved conflict is another key reason for falling out of love, according to experts, and it can fester for months or even years. Each day, the issue chips away at the foundation of the relationship until one small, seemingly unrelated event causes the entire structure to collapse. Have you ever experienced this "a-ha!" moment? Let us know below!
#16
I noticed he would ALWAYS start a big argument for absolutely no reason the night before EVERY SINGLE HOLIDAY AND EVENT!!!
#17
When I would hear him park his car after work and I would roll my eyes. I knew it was done
The Majestic Opossum 2 months ago
Oof, that's a sure sign... When just the thought of them makes you anxious/angry/annoyed.
#18
Everytime i would hear ‘someone should do the dishes’ ‘someone needs to fold laundry’ ‘sure would be nice if someone xyz’ .. said from his chair, as a perfectly capable human that can do the dishes, laundry etc
#19
when i started to wish he would cheat on me so i could just leave
Alexandra 3 months ago
You are always free to leave: you don't owe anyone a reason. The reason people want to know the reason is not to try to understand, but to try to undermine you and show you the error of your way. It's odd, actually. Why would you want to stay with someone who does not want to stay with you?
#20
My mum was diagnosed with cancer and I saw him message his ex asking to go to hers because the “vibe was weird” at my house. Even offered to cook dinner 🙃
#21
i clean, i cook, i do all the housework, solo parent our son, he plays video games 24/7 and sighs everytime i speak to him and one day i was just like “wtf am i doing"
#22
I had a miscarriage and he told me I was a "lazy drama queen" for sleeping in on day 3 afterwards.
#23
Called himself a provider but provided me with nothing but headaches and anxiety
#24
When I finally realized he was never gonna brush his teeth every day
#25
I told him I applied for a Masters in Library Science (my childhood dream) and he laughed at me and told me degrees are useless and I didn't need another. Dude, bye 🫡🫡
#26
he refused to teach our daughter to celebrate me on mother's day
#27
When I found a voice recording of how he cheated on me. Full details. With a man.
Alexandra 3 months ago
If you cheat, there is no reason to be nice anymore: if you open the door, I d**n well am going to walk through it. So, send the recording to his family and flush out the hypocrites because they will tell you you shouldn't have done that. No, he shouldn't have cheated because if he didn't do that, there would have been no recording.
#28
One day his body odour was different i would get disgusted and couldnt sleep in the same room
sturmwesen 3 months ago
Not saying they were right or wrong, but that can be because of medication. when I stopped taking the pill the smell of my BF got fierce
#29
When I started cheating back and he said “I’ve never seen you this happy before” lmfaoooo
#30
I joking said he looked like a tiki man and then realized I wasn't joking and he did indeed look like a tiki man, out of all the horrible things he did, it was the tiki man that got me outta there.
#31
He told me if he was gay rafe Cameron would be his boyfriend/type
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Ronja Oksanen 3 months ago
When i was in a hospital waiting for back surgery, scared if i woke up paralyzed I asked him to hang out with me little longer to keep my mind occupied. His reaction was to get mad and yell "so if you're not having fun then i shouldn't either?! I don't like hospitals. It's my summer holiday I got better things to do than sit here." I was stunned, he just left and sayed to call him in couple of days.
Doctor Strange 3 months ago
Well, one was when I found out she was cheating on me. I know she was cheating, because she told me, and explicitly told me how much better than me he was. Next relationship, it was about the time she admitted she was deliberately pushing me to commit s*****e. Another relationship, about the time she skipped the country on me.
Queen Boudicca 3 months ago
Dude, your picker is broken. Please figure out why you choose people who will hurt you.
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Amy Gurley 2 months ago
During my birthday we went to a dueling piano bar and I had asked him to be my designated driver. He said he would but then ordered 1 drink. I said fine, but then he ordered another. I took it from him because how else was I going to get home? He mouthed "b*tch" to me and walked off. I had my dad check the bathroom but he had disappeared. I ended up having to drive me and my friend home - luckily we were only a couple miles away. He had apparently walked home but didn't appear for several hours after I had already been back.
Ronja Oksanen 3 months ago
When i was in a hospital waiting for back surgery, scared if i woke up paralyzed I asked him to hang out with me little longer to keep my mind occupied. His reaction was to get mad and yell "so if you're not having fun then i shouldn't either?! I don't like hospitals. It's my summer holiday I got better things to do than sit here." I was stunned, he just left and sayed to call him in couple of days.
Doctor Strange 3 months ago
Well, one was when I found out she was cheating on me. I know she was cheating, because she told me, and explicitly told me how much better than me he was. Next relationship, it was about the time she admitted she was deliberately pushing me to commit s*****e. Another relationship, about the time she skipped the country on me.
Queen Boudicca 3 months ago
Dude, your picker is broken. Please figure out why you choose people who will hurt you.
Load More Replies... Amy Gurley 2 months ago
During my birthday we went to a dueling piano bar and I had asked him to be my designated driver. He said he would but then ordered 1 drink. I said fine, but then he ordered another. I took it from him because how else was I going to get home? He mouthed "b*tch" to me and walked off. I had my dad check the bathroom but he had disappeared. I ended up having to drive me and my friend home - luckily we were only a couple miles away. He had apparently walked home but didn't appear for several hours after I had already been back.
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