He gave me every sign and I didn’t want to see it. He worked when I went to visit him, left me alone in a train station in a city that I’d never been to before and barely put any effort into our long-distance relationship. By the time I realized how stupid I was for dating him, I just gave up. I was tired and told him we were nothing more than friends. His response: “I understand.”

—Veronica

Aftermath: Never heard from him after that. It’s been about a month, and I’m quickly moving on with my life, and I’ll never look back.

After 4 years together and not a single mention of his mother, he leaves me alone Christmas night to supposedly go to his mother’s house and never answers his phone.

—scorned

Aftermath: I got real and got him out of my life and it is done. It’s a new year and a new me.

I was lying on his bed, crying, telling him I would be fine if he just came over and cuddled me.

—Just wanted affection

Aftermath: Apparently 5 steps was too far.

She said she thought we should start dating other people. I said that I knew that meant she had already starting dating other people and that she had probably already had sex with someone else. She stared at me blankly for 30 seconds & left the house never saying another word.

— Mike

Aftermath: She, of course, had.

My fiance of 5 years was stationed in Iraq. After 6 months he came home and we got married. He went back to Iraq for 9 more months. On our 1st anniversary he told me he cheated on me the entire time. I stayed with him and tried to forgive but I never slept with him again and never forgave him.

— cookie monster

Aftermath: Six months later we were still married, but were living in different states. I felt like a fool for staying with him and decided to get a divorce. I cheated on him to get even and told him about it. He divorced me 2 weeks later. Now he’s someone else’s problem.