It Was Over When: Tales of Romantic Dead Ends » secrets!

Make-A-Wish

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:00:31 +0000

He pretended to be the father of terminally ill child to get a free vacation to Disney World out of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

—Bobby

Aftermath: It lasted a week while I figured out the best way to break up with him without him wanting to ruin my life with harassment.

9 to 5

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:00:27 +0000

We met at a party. He was well-dressed, smart. There was dating, good sex. I asked why he didn’t work 9 to 5. He told me of his scheme that involved retail white collar theft and eBay. Then, he finally told me about prison. He gets charged in new felonies and tries to get me to testify in his case. He had his lawyer harassed me to perjure myself. Now, he writes me flowery jail letters. I read them and laugh.

—PL

Aftermath: Lasted zero days after he was arrested. He is still in jail. He tried to get his cousin to sell me his truck for bail money, but then wouldn’t sign over the title.

Knocked up

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:00:24 +0000

It was over when she got knocked up by her friend’s boyfriend.

—Bob

Aftermath: Shotgun wedding, baby, divorce, another baby with another guy.

The Simpsons

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:00:30 +0000

I knew it was over when, for the fourth time in less than two months, I woke up to him attempting to hide the fact that he had yet again peed his bed. To make matters worse, it was a twin bed covered in sheets portraying “The Simpsons” and he was 33 years old!

—V

Aftermath: Considering the fact that his cousin and best friend found out about his “habit” from my MySpace rant, it didn’t last much longer.

Sales Director

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:00:27 +0000

The CEO of a company that I worked for called to tell me that my boyfriend, an investor in the company, was having an affair with the Sales Director’s best friend.

—Amy

Aftermath: I had to ride to business meetings with the Sales Director while she fielded personal calls about bridesmaids’ dresses. When things soured between the cheating couple–they divorced after six months–I endured the Sales Director’s questions about my ex’s moral character.

World Trade Center

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:00:30 +0000

He told me he was on the phone with someone in the World Trade Center during the 9/11 terrorist attacks and then saved people in a stranded subway train, and then had qualified for several Ironman Triathlons, and was in a ten-car accident, and…..

—Lolita

Aftermath: I tried to break up Mr. Pathological Liar without saying why. We broke up and he continued to track me for a couple of years.

The best news

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

When I learned he cheated on me, it was the best news I could have had in that moment. It opened my eyes and let me see that I deserved waaay better than a cheater and I shouldn’t be crying for a guy who didn’t even have the guts to tell me to my face that it was over before he started dating another woman.

—Paula

Aftermath: Now we aren’t friends, not even enemies, I’m just so over him. I’m engaged to the best man in the world, getting married in three weeks, happier than ever and more in love than ever.

Out for coffee

admin — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:00:59 +0000

I went out for coffee with a girl from my new job. The first thing I asked after we sat down was how long she’d been working there. Her answer: “Oh, quite awhile. Like a little over a year. Yeah, it’s basically what I’ve been doing since I finished high school.” I’m 29.

—Joel

Aftermath: When I told her I hadn’t realized how young she was she answered, “Yeah, I kind of wondered if you did.” She never really spoke to me again after that, but made sure to tell everyone at work it was me who was ignoring her. Two months later she was transferred to another area and subsequently quit.

A big man

admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:00:58 +0000

A big man walked up to my fiancé and told him to stay the f*** away from his wife.

—Amy

Aftermath: He denied the affair initially, but then dumped me on the eve of my 30th birthday. I was visiting him abroad, so he put me up in a hotel while I waited for my flight home. I upgraded to the penthouse and ordered lots of room service to at least stick him with a big bill.

At the beach

admin — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:00:18 +0000

My wife returned home after a weekend “at the beach” and told me she had found another place to live “alone.”

—LH

Aftermath: Less than a week.