We wanted to know – what are the biggest bullets to dodge?
He Hadn’t Actually Told His Ex They Were Broken Up.
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One Reddit user shared:
“…Just that they needed to ‘take a break.’ I should have taken a break, too, at that point.”
He Didn’t Visit Once
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“His friends had to convince me to stay with him after I was hospitalized for three days (miscarriage that turned into a hemorrhage).”
He Didn’t Visit Once
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“And he didn’t visit once.”
You’re Going to Hurt Your Best Friend Real Bad If You Keep It Up
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“The biggest red flag I ignored was the one I was waving in my own face every time I chose to lie about or omit something to avoid hurting my wife’s feelings.”
You’re Going to Hurt Your Best Friend Real Bad If You Keep It Up
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‘Happy spouse, happy life’ is a big fat lie, people.”
One-Sidedness
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If you’re the one always making the effort.
One-Sidedness
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“When conversations and meet-ups are always initiated by you and never by them. One-sided relationships suck.”
He Showed Up With One Black Garbage Bag of His Belongings
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“…but said it was because his place burnt down. Our place must have burnt down as well, ’cause he left with a black garbage bag of his belongings a little over a year later!”
She Invented Drama
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“Sometimes the drama she had with other people didn’t make sense. Like I’d ask, “what did they say?” and she would generalize in a vague way.”
She Invented Drama
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“Turns out she invented drama (including faking phone calls, emails, and text messages). She couldn’t give me exact words because there were no exact words.”
Late Night Hook-Ups
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“Meeting me late evening/at night, mostly in the car driving around or places like McDonald’s and Subway. I thought he was just busy.”
Late Night Hook-Ups
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“After that, I learned to ignore everyone who proposes first dates at 22.30 and ‘driving around and hanging out”
High Turnover of Staff
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“I took a job knowing that my awesome coworker had come from that company/role, and it only lasted seven months. I also only lasted seven months. Very cool job, nightmare people.”
My Exes Are All Crazy
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“3 ‘crazy baby mommas.’ They were not, in fact, crazy; he was the f*****g insane one, lol.”
S*** Talker
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“He talked major s*** about ALL of his friends constantly. I never even considered that he was doing the same thing to them about me.”
I Have a Tinder Account to Make New Friends
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“Then why doesn’t your bio specify that?” She changed her bio to shut me up. I still had a bad feeling, so I had a buddy of mine hit her up on there, and she said she was single.
If You Love Me, You’d…
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A Reddit user shared: “I got ‘if you love me, you let me do whatever I want’ (sleep with other women).”
A Love of Drama
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“She always had a nemesis. Even after she cut them from her life, two more enemies would sprout up. It was her causing all the drama in the end.”
They Know How To Twist The Knife
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“They once bragged about how they knew “how to twist the knife.” At the time, I just brushed it off, but needless to say, it didn’t end well. People will tell you who they are. You just have to listen.”
Love Bombing
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“I constantly fall for it because it makes you feel validated and wanted. I’ve recently learned that if you set a boundary early, they tend to bounce (almost maliciously, too), because they feel you’re less accessible as a target.”
Extreme Jealousy
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“By the time I broke it off, she was digging deep into insanity. Saying I was attracted to my sister-in-law and my actual sister.”
Extreme Jealousy
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“She had banned me from speaking to female coworkers and frequently grabbed my phone out of my hands to sift through my text messages.”
All He Talked About Was His Ex
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“On the first date, while he was waiting with me for my taxi, he got a text saying his ex was now official with one of his friends.”
All He Talked About Was His Ex
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“Any date after this, he kept bringing her up at any chance… for example, if I said, “I’m going to have the chicken,” he would say, “Emma loved chicken.”
He Referred To Her As A Dumb B****
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“In the getting-to-know-you part of our relationship, he told me his ex had gotten pregnant from him and had an abortion a few years ago.
He Referred To Her As A Dumb B****
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“He referred to her as a “dumb b****” for not being on birth control.”
Her Friends Were Astonished at How Nice She Was to Me
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“When we started dating, I had to constantly apologize for her rude behavior to others but ignored it because she was nice to me at that time.”
Dog’s Instincts
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“My golden retriever didn’t like them.”
Dog’s Instincts
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“That dog loved everyone, especially if you could throw her tennis ball to her.”
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