Polls: Break Up & Divorce

I spent 2 years with a guy who initially said he didn’t want a relationship, but we eventually fell in love. He treated me like his girlfriend—introducing me to friends and family, celebrating birthdays with surprises, traveling together, being deeply intimate, and talking every day. He listened to my problems and helped me through tough times. I truly believed we had something real, and from the outside, it seemed like the perfect relationship.

But over time, he started pulling away, prioritizing friends and family over me. He bluntly told me, “I won’t marry you,” and then left for Iraq, saying he’d been honest from the start about going back to his country. When I asked about trying long-distance, he called me a burden, criticized me for my family issues, and even said he had to tell me what to do about a cockroach in my condo. He claimed I should have understood when he said he wouldn’t marry me. I begged him to reconsider, but he quickly moved on, even saying we could still be “friends on Facebook.”

He’s already back on dating apps, seemingly unaffected by our breakup. Now I’m wondering—was I being used? Was I wrong to think we had something real? What kind of person moves on so easily?

If the break up was mutual and there was no bad blood I don’t see any harm in wishing an ex a happy birthday UNLESS they are or you are already in a new relationship. What do you think?

Me and my ex recently got back in touch after 6 months. We weren’t no contact but he unblocked me and messaged as he found out I had a relapse with mental health.

He is concerned. Says he still finds me attractive but takes forever to reply to me. He’s in America for work at the moment and I’m in UK but even when the time difference isn’t bad he doesn’t reply.
I miss him terribly and don’t know how to deal with it going forward. What must he be thinking? Why doesn’t he just block me again now he knows I’m ok?

Love Halloween but I've scare off my gfs and bfs before with how dark and into things I can get.

Love horror gore and would so volunteer to be a cannible feast. -As a fantasy or haunted house-

Can only some handle it or will it always frieghten them some?

I had this happen recently with no explanation. Not sure why this is okay, especially when there was no cheating, violence etc. Thoughts?

A friend of mine rejected her boyfriend’s (now ex) proposal because she wasn’t ready. They ended up breaking up immediately. It got me thinking, if her only reason was timing and she was open to getting engaged later down the line then why the need to break it off?

If a woman once beg and never chase the man (like talking, meeting them) anymore after they broke up. How long a man regret a breaking up?

I know for some people moving on takes time but after a certain couple of years, shouldn’t you at least make an attempt to actually let go? Especially if your ex is already happily in a new relationship and have been for years. I don’t see the point of wasting years of your life waiting for someone that most likely will never return. I especially don’t see the point of purposefully trying to sabotage your ex’s relationship in an attempt to win them back over.

I’ve seen this happen to a couple of my friends, they don’t realize that they’re wasting years of their youth on some guy who has moved on with their lives. I just don’t understand why… sometimes I just wanna shake them and go like “do you realize you’re getting old? Get over it!!” lol