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I'm so alone - I need to reach out tonight.

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kumamon · 22/06/2014 21:55

About six months ago I posted on here when I found out my boyfriend was cheating on me.

You all told me to LTB. You were right - and I finally did it last month.

We were together 18 months - not long I know. But I'm 36 - and that is a big investment of my time when it feels like it is running out. I fell in love with him and he said he loved me. He lied to me the entire time, another girl was always on the scene. The extent to which he betrayed me and deceived me takes my fucking breath away.

I can't understand why he did it. He used me to feel better about himself. He knew he was wasting my time. He lied so, so, so much - right up until the very end.

I know people on here face such terrible trauma in their relationships - and this is just chicken feed. I know that. I know I am lucky in other ways. Such self pity - it's not cool and tomorrow will probably be a better day.

But I feel so desperately alone. I feel like I will never find love. I want to have a family and I can't believe I ever will.

I hate him. Tonight I am desperate to email him, not to start up contact, but just to tell him what he has done to me. He is off with no cares, no worries - he doesn't deserve it. I want him to know the result of his actions. I want to stop being the dignified one who just turns away and tries to get revenge by 'living well'. Is it so wrong to pour it all out to him so he sees how hurt and angry I am?

Well, yes. I am fairly sure contacting him is a bad idea. So for now I am posting on here. Sorry for the pity party.

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kumamon · 24/06/2014 16:02

Thank you Hugh - good news stories like that are great to hear. I am doing exactly that now.

Fastforward - Women who love too much is now on the kindle, I'm looking forward to reading it!

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CookieDoughKid · 24/06/2014 23:44

I'd be tempted to text your ex a one way message saying I hope you are pleased that you are a bastard. I know it even if you don't. Then I'd block his number so he can't reach me.

I've done once with with immense satisfaction. Did it change him? Of course not but it definitely helped me.

Everyone here will mostly say the opposite and of course, it doesn't man I'm right or is good advice for you.

I think too many good girls like you are too nice and polite. Which is why he will I'm sure, do the same to the next nice lady. Which is why many shitheads avoid me because they'll know the medicine I dish out is extremely toxic too.

Sometimes it doesn't play being too nice in my opinion for your own sanity, even after you breakup.

CookieDoughKid · 24/06/2014 23:44

Mean not man... Sorry, crap mobile phone.

kumamon · 25/06/2014 10:09

It is SO tempting CookieDough. It is his birthday next week and I am really considering sending him an email which basically says Happy Birthday - you fucking piece of shit.

Would that be a really bad idea? I hate that one of the last things I said to him was "I still care about you".

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mrssnodge · 25/06/2014 10:21

Similar happened to me 12 yrs ago, 10 month out of long marriage, I was trying desperately to make a new realtionship work, loved him to bits, but he was just like how u describe, cheating all along, lying,but charming, etc, I was more hurt by the end of this than I was when my marriage ended- however roll on 6 years later, I walked into a pub with my gorgeous new DP, looking fab after loosing tons of weight, his eyes were out on stalks . His friend s came across to tell me how geat I looked, he couldnt take his eyes off me and those friends also told me he was cheating on her along too! She came to the pub later that night, and so fat and frumpy and haggard- she was 6 yrs younger than me- revenge was so sweet! OP You will get over this and look back and laugh I promise!!!

kumamon · 25/06/2014 11:51

You describe pretty much my ideal scenario there mrssnodge! Good for you, that must have felt great. Smile

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