Notice
Thread ordered by most liked posts - View normal thread.

HelloStereo

VIP Member
You don't know about their relationship. If he cheated on you who is to say he's not cheating on her? People put on a front for social media I think and what you see is not necessarily the whole picture.

I used to date someone similar, who did not publicly acknowledge anything with me. He then used to move from relationship to relationship in quick succession. Always ending because of the same reasons. He used to cheat on all of them. There was something he needed to address but didn't and used a relationship to fill the void.

Anyway, there is nothing wrong with you. He was the one that was in a relationship with you but wanted to be sneaky about it and cheated on you. So his behaviour was wrong, not yours.

You deserve someone who treats you so much better than this, not someone who is still affecting your self esteem six months on xx
 
  • Like
  • Heart
Reactions: 18

Jennytea

VIP Member
My ex and I broke up last year after I found out he was cheating on me. We weren’t together a massively long time but he was my first love, I lost my virginity to him, he was my everything.

I unfriended him on fb, and Insta etc just before Christmas and I’ve been doing well with not online stalking him until today. I had some wine this evening and couldn’t resist the urge to have a peek at his fb. I then discovered that he is now officially ‘in a relationship’ with a new girl, as of august last year - 3 weeks after we broke up.

I feel so ridiculous because we broke up in august, I need to stop obsessing over this and move on, but it hit me like a ton of bricks. He never wanted to publicly acknowledge our relationship so now all I can think about is what is wrong with me and why he’s happy to be in a relationship with her, but he cheated on me and put me through hell.

I feel like I can’t really talk to my friends about this anymore because they supported me so much through the break up last year and they’re all sick of hearing about it.

I don’t really know what I’m looking for here but I guess any advice or anything that can help me through tonight while my emotions are so heightened would be so appreciated.
I will tell you that first love and first heartbreak is the worst and it feels like it’s the end of the world and the pain is awful but one thing you need to remember is you do actually move on and at some point you hand on heart will not care! one day you will look back and laugh and it won’t matter. You’re allowed to be upset but after crying dry your tears and remind yourself of your worth and that you don’t want to be with a cheating little prick anyway. You’re better off without and by being single and away from that silly cunt means making way for someone decent to come into your life at some point. Don’t be in a massive rush to move on though, life is all about self love, enjoy being young 🙏
 
  • Like
  • Heart
Reactions: 16

BelleAmie

VIP Member
My ex and I broke up last year after I found out he was cheating on me. We weren’t together a massively long time but he was my first love, I lost my virginity to him, he was my everything.

I unfriended him on fb, and Insta etc just before Christmas and I’ve been doing well with not online stalking him until today. I had some wine this evening and couldn’t resist the urge to have a peek at his fb. I then discovered that he is now officially ‘in a relationship’ with a new girl, as of august last year - 3 weeks after we broke up.

I feel so ridiculous because we broke up in august, I need to stop obsessing over this and move on, but it hit me like a ton of bricks. He never wanted to publicly acknowledge our relationship so now all I can think about is what is wrong with me and why he’s happy to be in a relationship with her, but he cheated on me and put me through hell.

I feel like I can’t really talk to my friends about this anymore because they supported me so much through the break up last year and they’re all sick of hearing about it.

I don’t really know what I’m looking for here but I guess any advice or anything that can help me through tonight while my emotions are so heightened would be so appreciated.
 
  • Sad
  • Like
  • Heart
Reactions: 15

Gemgemgemgem

Well-known member
Oh lovely :(
I know you're feeling down but wanted to send you a hug.
Life has a funny way of turning out. My first love, I honestly thought we'd be together forever. He was a little older but we were one anothers firsts and each others world. I was only 14 when I met him (SO young). He didn't cheat on me, but I was 18, doing a summer work internship in London and we'd planned to go to Paris for the weekend. My internship was at a law firm and I remember being dizzy with excitement about going to Paris with him that I was verging on annoying all the partners! I waited for him at the train station to get the train to Paris and he never showed up. 3 bloody hours. He didn't answer his phone or anything. He ended up flying back to Australia (where he was originally from) the next day. I blocked him. His best friend was amazing to me. We formed a friendship and it developed. Yesterday we celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary and have been together 19 years. We've had 4 gorgeous children, I've graduated as a lawyer not just in the UK but Australia too, where we now live. We've travelled the world and he's my universe.

I guess what I was trying to say is that when you're feeling low, which is perfectly valid and OK, another door will open which will lead to a new happiness. May not be a man, may be a job or another opportunity. You're maybe going to look back one day and it'll click and make sense.

As for the guy who 'got away'. I'd blocked him so he wasn't able to get hold of me (pre internet and social media times). He actually landed back in oz and had second thoughts and did try contacting me. He apparently left as he thought I wouldn't be the woman who'd have children and settle down for a few more years and his dad (on the other side of the world) was pressuring him to settle down. When he eventually came back to England, I'd moved on and he tgen had a rebound marriage to some chick. I remember reading about it in the paper and although I'd moved on and was happy, it was like being hit by a train. His marriage lasted all of five mins. He's now married to my lookalike, who is very controlling to him and has a temper apparently. He's still friends with my husband. When I was last back in the UK I ran into him, he was a bit drunk and he did keep saying he should never have let me go 😂 despite the fact he abandoned me at a train station. My husband is worth a million of him. However it was great for the ego that he still thinks of me like that.

So you never know, he may, when you've moved on, look back and think about you and how amazing you are.

Sorry waffled on so much. You will be OK x
 
  • Like
  • Heart
Reactions: 12

Milliehaha123

Chatty Member
I honestly went through the worst breakup when I was 21. He was my first love, we lost virginities together, honestly envisaged my life with him. He broke up with me as he wanted to be single but I have strong inklings he also cheated. I was actually distraught, lost so much weight, cried A LOT.. was a really shit time and when he was with someone new (less than a year after...) it made me feel fucking shit.

I have no real words about whether or not he will cheat again, maybe he will, maybe he won’t. But I do know that if he cheated on you then you’re a million times better off without him, better to be single forever than with someone who has such little respect and regard for someone else.

It will get better and you will move on. I’m with someone else now (we met three years after this guy) and he is so much better for me and to me in every single way. Sometimes when I see my ex pop up on fb now it makes me laugh as I think he’s such a loser and I’ve had such an upgrade 🤣

Hang on in there, it will get better!! Xx
 
  • Like
  • Heart
Reactions: 11

Pinkblush

VIP Member
I wonder what he is getting up to behind her back. Look at it like ..he's her problem now not yours 🤷
Don't think what lucky girl she is. Think about unlucky she is to be with a disrespectful, unloyal cheater.
💕You deserve better 💕
 
  • Like
  • Heart
Reactions: 11

Lalisa_mb

Well-known member
I read this on Reddit, I hope you can benefit from it too:


There is no Dream Girl

Hear me out. Your brain will benefit from this if you’ve struggled with a man leaving you for his “dream girl”.

Back in college, I lived with my boyfriend and a friend in a two-story townhouse. It was all carpet and the floor used to get gross. We went to Target and bought one of those upright vacuums. Finally, clean floors! I was excited!

I ended up hating that thing. It was a pain to carry up the stairs. And eventually the suction wasn't so great. I didn't realize at the time that it was due to the fact that we never changed the bag. If I actually bothered the change the bag, it would have been a lot better. That still doesn't solve the stairs problem. We donated it.

My boyfriend and I moved to a new apartment and bought a canister vacuum instead. We really wanted a Miele, but settled for an inexpensive Eureka knockoff. I loved it at first. But the cord retraction thing wasn't reliable. I had it for many years, but donated when I moved out of state.

Eventually I had a new boyfriend who forced me into getting a shop vac. Because they were powerful and had a HEPA filter. And they're super cheap. I had never used such a powerful vacuum. It was great, but it was louder than a jet engine. And it was unwieldy. And the air outlet blew dust and crap everywhere.

A couple years after we broke up, I gave that shop vac away. I was finally gonna get a Miele. My DREAM VACUUM. It took forever to arrive, but finally it came the other week. Good suction, smartly located air outlet, HEPA filter. But it's a really ugly color. And it is still a vacuum so it takes up a lot of space. If I could have a different color, I totally would. I'd love to have a lavender-colored Miele. Of course, I'd probably get sick of that eventually since my color preferences change over time.

Even though it cost me an arm and a leg, I definitely won't have this vacuum for the rest of my life. It's a vacuum, after all. If it breaks, I'll get a new one. If I want a prettier color, I'll get a prettier color (as long as I can afford it, of course). When I die, whatever vacuum I ended up with will simply be whatever the latest vacuum that I bought was. Plain and simple. It's just a vacuum, after all.

**NVM see women as objects. They do not see them as partners, equals, or full human beings. They seem them as objects. They see them the same way I see vacuums.**

*Should my old upright vacuum be sad that I got rid of it?*
No. I didn't even know how to use it. And it's not the vacuum's fault that my townhouse had stairs.

*Should my Eureka canister vacuum be said that I donated it? I loved it at first and had it for a long time...*
No. I used it until it didn't work as well anymore. And the novelty definitely wore off.

*Should my shop vac be sad that I got rid of it?*
No. I mainly got it because social expectations (boyfriend at the time). It wasn't the right tool for the job anyway, since I was using it in my house.

*Should any of those vacuums have felt threatened by knowing a Miele was my dream vacuum?*
No. The days are numbered on any vacuum I own. It's just a vacuum. If I want a different one, I'll get a different one. I might even get a different Miele. And if some hot new brand comes out, then I’ll want that one instead.

*Isn't the Miele an "upgrade"?*
For now it is, but only for my use case (an apartment). But if my situation changes, I'm sure I'll miss the shop vac. If I lose all my money, I'd definitely sell the Miele. Every vacuum was an upgrade compared to the one before it *by virtue of it being a new vacuum.* The whole upgrade thing doesn't really matter. It's an illusion, really. **I just love a new toy.** Anyone who lives in a consumerist society understands the appeal of a new toy.

*Isn't the Miele better than all the other vacuums you owned before?*
Not really. It's better at some things and worse at others. It takes up more space than the upright, cost 20 times as much as my Eureka canister, and is way less powerful than my shop vac. It'll wear out over time, too.

The moral of the story:
* You are not a vacuum.
* You should not aspire to be a vacuum.

**Find a man that sees you as a beloved partner and human being, not a replaceable object.**

There is no "Dream Girl". Because if there is, she's not a "girl", **she's a "thing" or an "object". And she’s replaceable. There's always a shiny new model out there — a new “dream”.** Don't envy your replacement. He sees them as replaceable utility objects. **He has rotten values that distort his perception of humanity.** Those same objectifying values will lead him to abandon his “dream” for someone “better” (read: newer), or abandon her if she “stops working” (gets sick). Furthermore, those rotten values are in the same family as those that propel people to rape, murder, and commit atrocities. You don’t want someone with those values. **You want someone with a heart who sees people as people and values you as a person, not an object.**

YOU ARE NOT A VACUUM.
 
  • Like
  • Heart
Reactions: 11

Millyve

VIP Member
I use to find social media was my downfall, you will always find something you don’t want to see, I’ve been off Facebook/Instagram for nearly 3 years and it’s done me the world of good, if you can contact people without the need of these then I would say take a break for a little while if you can it will do you the world of good, everything will get better ☺xx
 
  • Like
  • Heart
Reactions: 10

BelleAmie

VIP Member
Guys, thank you so much for your replies. I can’t tell you how much these mean to me.
I wish I could say I’m feeling better than when I wrote the first post in a wine haze at 1am but I really don’t. I hate that Valentine’s Day is coming up and they’ll be spending it together, I feel so sick thinking about it.

I’m so sorry that so many of you have experienced so many shitty men and I’m sending you all so much love ❤
 
  • Like
  • Heart
Reactions: 9
Every time you think of this guy - replace his name with “ loser” ... that is what he is and you will find someone much much better.
 
  • Like
  • Haha
  • Heart
Reactions: 8

GeorgeP123

Chatty Member
I sometimes used to look back and think how can it work with them and not with me, what do they have what I don't? Etc etc and the answer is absolutely nothing. You know your worth and what you are prepared to put up with etc. He might have have gone public with her because she pestered him constantly etc. You never know what goes on behind closed doors and it turns out a lot actually does go on...and it's not good! Try not to dwell on him. Focus your energies on something else. Don't beat yourself up for still thinking about him either, it's normal and healthy but you are way better off without someone who cheats.
 
  • Like
  • Heart
Reactions: 8

Rippedjeanmaybe

VIP Member
You will meet someone amazing one day who truly values you and respects you and you will be happy, this idiot doesn’t deserve your energy, I’m sorry you’ve had to go through this.

it’s sort of a similar story to me, I was with my ex from being 14-18, he cheated on me and we spit up. I then started seeing this guy from uni. This guy did have a girlfriend before me and this was public on Facebook and he would post about her, but he always refused to post about me and he wouldn’t label us. I fell for him really hard and he was my first proper love. After a while of him keeping me at distance, I met my now fiancé and I moved on from uni guy. About a year later he went public on Facebook with a new girl he was with and he would post about her.

it always made me feel like I wasn’t good enough and even though I was happy with my now fiancé, it still made me wonder what I did to deserve it.

they broke up anyway, probably because he was treating her like crap. Which is probably what will happen with your ex. He will probably cheat on his girlfriend too.
 
  • Like
  • Heart
Reactions: 7

TheScarletgirl

VIP Member
Don't feel bad your ex sounds awful and you are well shot of him . Facebook and social media is a reel of our 'best bits' it is fake we don't see who cheated , who had a fight last night or who cried themselves to sleep . You can move on with your life and feel pity for your ex and his new girl. You are so much better than that.
 
  • Like
  • Heart
Reactions: 7

Tinkerbell cat

VIP Member
It can be hard when your ex moves on, but I think that's because we forget about all the crappy reasons it didn't work out with them and instead remember some good memories, if there were any at all.

I've only found out recently my ex has moved on after harassing me and watching my every move via SM, friends and families open accounts etc for the past 3yrs.. he still checks my friends/families accounts, still checks what I am doing but no doubt plays this lovely guy to his new girl. I know I shouldn't care but I think its the fact he has still managed to get into my head for so long with some of the disgusting things he has called me. I have mentioned him on here before, how he would call me a fat ugly mess, a pathetic sad lonely bastard, my family hate me, i have thunder thighs, I am a tramp etc.. then I started running and he saw this on my twitter and started trolling me for it, saying i need to stop eating etc.

Even yesterday he went onto my friends SM, who he doesn't know and seen I commented on her photo so was still checking up on me and felt the need to message me about it. Its like he can move on but still try and get into my head.

I am a terrible over-thinker at the best of times, I create scenarios in my head that will likely never happen or I get upset or hurt when I think about them.

I need to remind myself of all the nasty things he has said to me, remind myself even when we were together he would get on like a baby and block/unblock etc if he didn't get his way. I need to remind myself not everything you see on SM is real. People portray their lives are perfect when we don't know what goes on behind closed doors. I need to remind myself my ex isn't worth shit.
 
  • Like
  • Heart
Reactions: 7

tskiry56

Well-known member
An ex is an ex for a reason you will look back in a few years and be happy they are your ex.
It will be tough and it will be hard to forget the feelings of a first love.
I know how it makes you feel when they move on so quick.
My ex moved on very quick after I ended the relationship he was living with someone else within a couple of months. I at the time had to deal with the affects of years of dv, my grandparents dying being made redundant and being a parent to a 3 year old.
I know it’s easier someone else saying but things will get better surround yourself with family and friends.. time on your own will make you realise how you don’t need him in your life. If you can’t talk to them about how you feel maybe write a diary just to help you process your feelings.
I was on my own for 2 years before I met my now fiancé and my ex is now on his own living in a cabin in his parents garden. The grass isn’t always greener for them in the end!!
 
  • Like
  • Heart
Reactions: 7

Brittle Honesty

New member
You are worth so much more than him. He cheated on you and it's his loss. It's hard but you will find and deserve someone so much better. Once a cheater - always one. Karma will bite him on the ass
 
  • Like
  • Heart
Reactions: 7

Caramel Latte

Chatty Member
Him cheating/not acknowledging the relationship is not your fault. The one who should be doubting himself and his decision is your ex.
Ofc it's important to be self aware as we're all imperfect but i know how we burden ourselves with guilt when people mistreat us. You deserve to be treated well. He wasn't good for you and thankfully he's out of your life now.
I tell u what i told myself, working on improving yourself and focusing on your future and the good relationships in your life is the best thing you can do to yourself.
 
  • Like
  • Heart
Reactions: 7

Lulu23

Chatty Member
She’s either gonna be his new victim, or the person he stays with forever. This says nothing about you and everything about him. I’m not a religious believer at all but I do believe things like this happen so you can fully move on. I’ve been in this situation so many times, I’m a serial SM stalker 😂🤦🏼‍♀️ But it will go away, one day you’ll just think why do I care, that will be the best day ever until then do what you have to do. If it means looking at their page everyday then do so, if it means blocking them and never seeing them again then do so. Everyone heals differently. I hope you get the closure you’re looking for ❤
 
  • Like
  • Heart
Reactions: 6

Milliehaha123

Chatty Member
I wish I could give you a big big hug! It really does suck but I promise you it will get better. Two of my ex boyfriends actually cheated on me with the same girl... one of them ended up marrying her. To this day i still feel so insecure about it and about her. I always wonder what she had that I didn’t have and why she was so attractive to the both of them (not just in the looks sense lol). It really does damage your self confidence a lot. I did hear that he cheated on her before they got married and has done so a lot. Makes me feel a bit better as he obviously hasn’t changed at all. I just don’t know why people like that stay together 🙈 sometimes I think they stayed together out of spite/was at that age when everyone was getting engaged, houses, married etc

Anyways, long story short lol I’m now happily married and wouldn’t swap my life for a second. Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes it just takes a while to understand that. I’d also stay off social media as it does no favours 🙈 I used to wreck my happiness for so many years comparing myself to the other girl, when I look back now I can see I was just hurting myself.

Hope you feel better and more like yourself soon 💗
Sorry I hope you don't think I'm laughing at you but two exes with the same girl?!?! WHO IS SHE! The audacity of some people! Did you know her?
 
  • Haha
  • Like
Reactions: 6

Twirliegirlies

Well-known member
Remind yourself of how good you are, he obviously wasn’t good enough for you, him not acknowledging your relationship is a good thing in a weird way, people are nosy and would get too invested if it was tagged as a relationship. The first break up is painful and the worst, but look at how far you’ve come, don’t be too hard on yourself . Move on from the curiosity, she’s welcome to him, imagine trying to trust him knowing what he did to you, talk to us if your real life friends are tired of listening, if they really wanted to help they would listen no matter how much you ever mentioned it. It happened to me and I was young, and things only got better when I allowed them to. Good luck, I hope that you have plenty of reasons to smile.
 
  • Like
  • Heart
Reactions: 6