“Dinosaurs”
He thought that dinosaurs were a conspiracy theory.
—Noel
Aftermath: I pretended I didn’t hear.
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“Knee-jerk jingoism”
He forced me to fly an American flag from the driver’s side window of our car after 9/11. It started falling into the street when I would accidentally open the window for air. On the day I refused to dart into traffic again to retrieve it, I think we both realized it was over.
—Molly
Aftermath: I endured the knee-jerk, 9/11-induced jingoism and “patriotism” for a while. But our divorce was finalized three years later.
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“Left hook”
The last thing I told her was, “You have a beautiful left hook.” She liked to get drunk and argue…about nothing!!
—Mel
Aftermath: This was at the end of our few months together.
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“Mom broke us up”
It was over when my Mom broke us up. She was my first girlfriend.
—Jesse
Aftermath: She’s marrying another guy in August…you win some, you lose some.
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“Liar Liar”
When asked when I would be ready to start a family by my (now ex) boyfriend, I said, “I have no idea if or when I want to have a family. I have no idea if that will happen for me.” He said, “That’s a lie.” Umm…no.
—Pamela
Aftermath: He continually brought up the same point. I continually gave him the same answer. I hated being called a liar. We broke up.
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