I found out that he had a girlfriend in another state, a baby on the way (by another girl) and he hocked my ring.

—Laura

Aftermath: Mere hours

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We stopped hanging out as much, because “people were after him” and he was getting in fights. I was suspicious because his injuries always seemed to look too neat. I discovered a few days later that he was cheating on me and cutting himself with a scalpel to simulate wounds from fighting.

—Angel

Aftermath: That was it. I couldn’t stay with a guy who would rather injure himself than man up.

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I found out he had gone MIA because he had been in jail. I stupidly took him back only to have him go MIA…again.

—Kate

Aftermath: I quit trying to pursue the “relationship,” or lack thereof. Years later, I also found out the entire time we had been dating—he was engaged.

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When boyfriend slept with my best friend over 10 times and thought it was OK to tell me because we were broken up then.

—Steph

Aftermath: After he told me, I beat my disease-infested best friend’s ass. I see him every now and then because he lives up the street from my mom. What an a-hole.

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I was showing off my brand new Mustang, she asked for the keys. I could hear the engine rev down the street and then stop. The dog and I took a walk, and found the car—my girlfriend was on the hood with her neighbor’s hand very far up her skirt.

—Bob

Aftermath: I drove home five hours devastated. We got back together a month later; she did it again. That was the final end.

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