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How do we know our love interest really likes us? I mean, how do we know for real. This simple, yet somewhat alarming thought may break into even the tightest relationships. Because there’s always ‘what if’ and ‘what now’...

So when Twitter user @Oloni wrote: “You ever think about the men who said they liked you before and suddenly realized they actually really hated you,” it struck a chord with many. Amassing 29.8K likes, the thread quickly became a safe space to talk about hard things where people shared the exact moment they realized their love did not quite love them.

So let’s get ready to dive into the sea of real-life stories on how crushes suddenly crash, in cases ranging from cheating to those that are much more sinister.

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Lola
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good lord, I hope you did more than throw him out of the room. I hope you divorced him.

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denzoren
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You made the right decision. I hope you'll aren't still together either.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why women, when you go to have a baby, you take a moment with your nurse and tell her all your wishes, that nurse is YOUR advocate, for your health, for who comes in the room and who they can kick out without hesitating. That guys a douche, and thank god you had your wits to kick him out and a nurse who backed you up. good for you.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think the true key to a successful delivery is to have that conversation with yourself BEFORE you get pregnant by a man that you will need a nurse to back you up.

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Amina Hays
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I really hope you got rid of him straight away; what a profound c*nt.

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Nadine Bamberger
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope you threw him right into the next dumpster, where he belongs.

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Samantha Lomb
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And sadly now you have his kid and will be tied to him for the next 18 + years

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm thinking this guy had a rich history of poor behavior before this.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Make sure you have a good man before you get pregnant!! It makes a big difference.

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Michaelann Dahlman
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What an utter d**k! I actually bit my ex during a really bad contraction. He yelped, but he didn't get mad or leave.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My sister had a scheduled inducement @ 7:00am. She wasn't allowed to eat after midnight the night before. Around 5:00pm when she finally started having contractions, my BIL got hungry. His best friend showed up with a full meal from Tony Roma's (a BBQ restaurant in Seattle, WA) and he, my BIL proceeded to sit there and eat ribs, beans, corn bread, etc in front of my starving sister. I knew before the wedding it wasn't gonna last, but that kind of sealed it for me.

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Sue Clifford
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am so sorry 😢. This is making me cry so hard I can’t see.

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Zella Haesche
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

that was an awful thing to do, especially to the woman having his baby! Childish behavior.

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JD Lee
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You should have squeezed something else, and done the world a favor by crushing them and rendering him and fertile.

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Cathy Carey
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is abuse. Imagine what he might do to the baby for waking him up or crying too much. Better keep a close eye on him or divorce him. Make him get help or else!

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Amaranthim Talon
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope he was permanently thrown out- of both her and her child's life!

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Kerri Peek
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hopefully you are divorced now and living your best life, with your kid. Someone like that cannot be a parent or a partner.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mind can't process this. I read it, it's right there but...wtf?! ಠ_ಠ

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Leslie Burleson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope you threw him out of your life as well. I can imagine him doing the same type of thing to his child too

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Misba Abbas
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dude this person cant like anyone, doesnt have basic human decency!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He got the baby, so he don't have to pretend any more,I suppose

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Tarryn Louise
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am hoping you ended the relationship and don't allow him to have solo contact with your child?

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Denise Mclean
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe it felt nice and cool, but pay back later would or could be much worse when you got back home !

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Bonnie Edwards
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What an idiot. That said, was he freaked out by the sheer amount of pain the mother was going through, and then reacted like a trapped animal when he couldn't get his hand free?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My ex (split up because she cheated on me) had a very foul mouth when giving birth. I had to ask the nurse what a rectal wart was

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hopefully, you bumped his head, on the way out! For real, when we go to Heaven, I pray we'll be allowed to ask the "Great I Am" one question. My question will be part request/part question; May the Men, feel Labor for at least One Hour, during the Transition part of Labor? Hopefully, we can watch how THEY handle it? I don't know about y'all, but I can't wait to see this!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Called my then-husband to take me to the hospital because I started bleeding at 3 months pregnant. His response? "Can't you call my dad to take you? I'm getting ready to go play softball." Divorced that trash and have been married to World's Best Husband for the last 18 years.

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We are all worthy of love, but in reality, most of us have survived rejection in various shapes, forms, and levels of hurt at some point in our lives. Whether it’s your partner saying they don’t love you as much as they used to, or them acting like they couldn’t care less about you, or… Well, the ways to break your heart are endless. And while some withstand the initial shock and cold shower with their head up, others take days, if not months or even years, to heal and find love again.

No wonder scientists have shown now and again that love literally hurts. Known as “stress cardiomyopathy” to the medical community, it’s better known as “broken heart syndrome,” and medical professionals don’t object to the nickname. Neuroimaging studies have shown that brain regions involved in processing physical pain overlap considerably with the areas in charge of social anguish. The connection between the two was found to be so strong that bodily painkillers turned out to successfully relieve our emotional wounds.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Normal people don't use condiments? There's an entire industrial sector down the drain.

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So in order to find out how to survive rejection and help a friend or relative who’s going through a heartbreak, we talked to Kate Mansfield, an award-winning dating coach, TV personality, writer and women’s rights activist.“ Rejection can have a profound or a mild effect, depending on the psychological state, the past trauma and the personality of the person,” Kate said and added that “at its worst, it can cause extreme feelings of worthlessness and even depression.”

Therefore, it’s not something to be taken lightly. “It can cause the person to withdraw from relationships and to stay alone. Or, to feel not good enough and low self-esteem,” Kate explained and added that those with healthy self esteem and confidence are not affected as much “because they have a solid sense of self-worth already.”

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My parents drove all the way back home after I got in a car accident. They in another city when it happened.

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Since the pain of being rejected has direct ties with our self-esteem, Kate suggests first working on your self-esteem in order to “understand that it is nothing to do with you, it is usually not personal.”

“Try to feel grateful, because the one thing worse than being rejected is to stay in a relationship with someone who doesn’t really love you.” The dating coach added that in such cases when rejection happens on a daily basis, it causes extreme loneliness.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ouch!! This is so wrong on so many levels... what a selfish prick.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm really sorry I laughed..it's something about the wording. I hope you ended it.

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If someone close to you is going through a heartbreak, Kate suggests being supportive and spending time with them. In extreme cases when the problem persists, it’s best to turn to coaching and counselling for help. However, “Be aware that we can only help people so much, sometimes they need to help themselves,” she added.

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Most importantly, Kate concluded that “we are not rejected by others, we reject ourselves by staying in a relationship with someone who isn't really committed, or into us.”

“This self-rejection is the worst part, so have boundaries and standards for yourself. Set your standards high, don't stay for the sake of it. Taking this action will increase your self-esteem and your attraction level too,” the dating coach concluded.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And he gets all douchey like that when 100% of the attention isn’t on him.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well at least he was honest...I guess. My ex was such a narcissistic F**K that everything was EVERYONE else's fault. Didn't matter what it was, it was always someone else.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That “damn” was him being selfishly pissed off at the delayed/canceled booty call, because he canceled other plans with his bros for it. Nothing more. Hope you dumped him right then.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you've never had anxiety or a panic attack it can seem like childishness to witness someone break down over a simple task, but my god the distress is so real (and we are usually perfectly aware it is also irrational).

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hope you dumped him, because being with him would ruin your life.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No one makes us do anything, unless they’re physically forcing us to. Otherwise, we CHOOSE our reactions, even if we don’t realize it. He could’ve chosen not to cheat, but instead he gave in to his impulses, then tried to project his guilt on you. You are innocent. He’s the guilty party. Hope you dumped his cheating ass.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I mean, if you were in the middle of an argument it might have been the best thing to do. You cannot expect someone to switch from defensive to supportive because of tears. The most you can expect is that with reflection they see how important the issue is to you.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Shouldn't it be surprising that HE is still alive after that day (assuming he is)?

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m 60, and discovered decades ago that some adults are so childish—-rude, impulsive, selfish, and totally lacking in critical thinking skills, empathy, and a filter between their brains and their mouths—-that they DO need to be told to be nice to others. Sometimes they’re so devoid of even the most basic social skills that they actually need to be taught HOW to be nice to others, as well. We need to do a better job raising our children, folks, so this population of sociopaths decreases instead of increases.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Drive away in your new car and don't look back. Let him abuse his new fuckpuppet.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Guys like this are usually all in for an open relationship but would start crying if the woman was getting more attention.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“Best friend”, my ass. Leave him to her. He’ll soon learn the grass isn’t always greener somewhere else. It happened to me a couple times when I was single. They both came running back pretty quickly, knocking on my door, and begging me to forgive them and to take them back. They both got my door slammed in their faces, and I couldn’t give a s**t just how long they stood there before it dawned on them that they weren’t going to be let in my house, that they pissed on—-and lost—-the affection of a much better person than the ones they left me for, and it was all their own stupid horndog fault.

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