I had been dating this guy I had met at work and I thought things were going okay, he’s a really good guy, until we’re out at dinner a few months before the election for President… Somehow politics get brought up and of course he doesn’t have the same views as me. We get into a heated discussion and I knew it was over when we didn’t see eye to eye on the same beliefs and dreams for our Country.

—Stephanie

Aftermath: 2 years later I run into him again and he asks me if I still have the same political views. I say yes and he shakes his head and sighs. Needless to say, we will never be dating and I’m okay with that.

We had gone on a few dates, but I made it clear that I wanted to take things slow physically, so we hadn’t done anything beyond kissing. He got too drunk to drive home one night, so I said he could stay over. The next morning, I woke up to him wide awake and dry humping me from behind.

—erin

Aftermath: I told him to leave and never talked to him again.

He was sober for a while when we had started dating. He also said that no relationship can survive an infidelity. After being with him for almost two years, he wanted me to move with him to another state for a job. He had started drinking again and ended up cheating on me after I had uprooted my life to be with him. He swears he loves me and only wants to be with me.

—Island Girl

Aftermath: I still love him but I’m extremely hurt and I’m not sure if I can recover from his infidelity. Only time can tell but my feelings are starting to wane so I guess it’s only a matter of time.

For months it was a rollercoaster of ups and downs, breaking up and getting back together. I should of known it was PERMANENTLY over when he said he didn’t believe in evolution (I’m a scientist) and that gays were caused by Satan.

—KT

Aftermath: I think we stayed together for a few more months.

I belong to a dating site that specialized in husky men. One day I was contacted by a guy who wanted to chat. I read his profile and thought he was cute, so we talked. One time I asked him what his favorite book was. The responding message started: “Wizard of Oz. I don’t know why I’m telling you this, but I was an orphan and had a very unhappy childhood.”

—Nilmandir

Aftermath: It took me 24 hours to respond. After insisting that I chat with him on Yahoo so we could talk more “intimately,” I blocked him. I was creeped out.