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

Was it a miscarriage, or did you at least get a wonderful child out of the marriage?

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

Oh dear 3 out of 5 top posts are from ladies about the moment of giving birth.... Girls, please be mindful, I know it's really specific depending on the particular situation, but that kind of attitude should have been detected before reaching the point of having a kid together. Minor red flags, attitude towards other people and animals, 3rd party opinion of that guy, by your friends e.g., intuition... don't ignore those. And if the child is not planned simply because that guy refused to wear protection, screw him right away

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

Oh, you're exactly right. But I grew up in a family that didn't pay much attention to me and I found someone who would. I opted to ignore the signs because "I could change him with love" or argue him into submission. Neither of those plans ever work. Lol I was so beat down that I took whatever was doled out. I'm glad I finally wised up and moved on, though.

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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 sometimes wish I was a superhero, my powers would be to make this kind of douchebag's dingdongs dissappear.

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Grumble O'Pug
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are so many of these where women are having kids with these creeps.

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

How do all these women get to the point of delivery before realizing their partner is trash? Freaking heartbreaking to read these ones. Suck with them for 18 years, you may no longer be with them, but you got 18 years of communicating who gets the kid on Christmas to deal with.

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

Yup, that IS a clear gibe away, he does not live you. Unless you did this twenty times before as false alarms.

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

I was found to have an ectopic pregnancy. Before going to the hospital to have it removed, he insisted I do the ironing, 'just in case.' Took me another 8 years, but I left him.

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

My ex boyfriend when my water broke in the middle of the night " don't make drama. You just peed in the bed"... Later he would do absolutely nothing to help me care for my daughter. He said "you wanted a child, you take care of her". I kicked him out. He told his new wife that me getting pregnant wasn't what he wanted. Well.. I didn't force him to have sex with me though... I met my new man,who I married now 13 years ago. Who is more a dad to my daughter then my ex ever was. I still let him see his daughter. Feeling it was important to have a relationship with his daughter, but I had to almost force him to come pick her up. Eventually my daughter decided she didn't want to see him anymore, when she was 16. She took him to court to get me full costady and 10 years of alimony he never paid. Weird thing is , he has a new wife for the last 18 years and 2 kids. Everyone says he's a great dad to them.

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

Couldn't even get him to pick me up after having our child. I had to call a neighbor. Divorced that trash, too. She's a beautiful, successful 29-year-old woman now and wants NADA to do with her sperm donor.

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

I can’t say what I really want to other than get away from this evil man as fast as you can.

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

My husband all of a sudden needed to stop for this or that like cigarettes. When I got to the hospital I was dilated 8 and he didn't think I would be staying at all.

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

When I went in to have 3 wisdom teeth extracted and he couldn't take me. So... Novacaine only.

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

Sounds like my a$$-hat of an ex. My baby's heart rate dropped while doing a NST, so I had to be observed for a few hours. Called my (now) ex and asked if he could come be there with me, but naaahh he had just gotten home from work and "needed" to relax. I asked him if he could then at least pick me up when I was done (didn't have a driver's license) and his response was "Can't you just take the bus back". Needless to say, he was every bit as disengaged after she was born, and yet THIS dumb fool (yours truly) still had another child with him........

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

W the actual F? These men on this list are all abusive self serving assh0les. I’m incredulous that they managed to get anyone to have a relationship with them.

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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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