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Just need to vent - wtf is wrong with some people.

  • 11-01-2026 07:26PM
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 808 ✭✭✭


    I'm currently home, helping take care of my sick mother, so away from the now ex for about a month. We've stayed in touch, all fine.

    Texting a week ago, she sends me a video of some beautiful scenery and says she can't wait for me to get back.

    The next few days, chatting as normal, then radio silence, blocked on ig and 2 days later, get a message on another app, "sorry, I've "just" met someone else" I just replied with, ok.... short and sweet, as I was upset, but took her word for it.

    Anyway, I guess ig need to fix their blocking feature, as the threads link works... and there she is, having a romantic holiday with her new guy, the whole week we're texting before she "just" met a new guy.

    To make matters worse, the video she sent me, solo, was from her holiday with this dude! Whole load of videos of them having a great time.

    I know I'm lucky to have dodged a bullet, just angry at being treated like this and hate the fact I gave her an honourable, guilt free exit with a casual ok... this was before I found the threads rabbit hole.

    WFT is wrong with some people? No doubt I'll see her again when I'm back, small enough town, and the best course of action is to just ignore her... Just hate the fact that she thinks she did the right thing.

    Anyway, just pissed off and venting...



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Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 thebullmccabe25


    A lot is wrong with her, in time it’ll be a major consolation that you dodged the bullet.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 491 ✭✭vinniem


    Why would you be in contact with an ex if broke up for a month.. Makes no sense

    But as for your dilemma, just move on.. She was playing you for ages if after a month has met someone new and already on holidays with him



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,729 ✭✭✭rolling boh


    Just let her off her actions showed she was not for you tough but just get on with your life and hopefully find the right person .



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,322 ✭✭✭✭LambshankRedemption


    If you havn't already, delete and block her on all social media.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 10,638 ✭✭✭✭893bet


    how long were ye together?



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  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 7,694 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hannibal_Smith


    hate the fact I gave her an honourable, guilt free exit with a casual ok..

    Why would she warrant anything other than a 'guilt free exit'? She was seeing a guy after you broke up.

    If you're looking after you mum have you a bit of time on your hands/boredom? That's probably why you looked deeper at stuff than was helpful to you. Stop looking at her stuff, you won't get any peace from it. Let go of the anger, she's free to see other people.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,560 ✭✭✭extra-ordinary_


    From the OP…

    so away from the now ex for about a month.

    Would take that to mean that they were together when he moved away, from the now ex



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 532 ✭✭✭NiceFella


    She sounds like an awful piece of work. I pretend she doesn't exist from now on and wipe your head clean of her. Whatever you do, do not allow them back in after doing stuff like that. I've seen it many times before where a lad takes back his ex after they did something shady. It won't get better mate. When these people show you who they are, believe them. A friend of mine had a kid with a woman who he was on and off and on again with. Absolute nightmare for the man. Do not ever communicate with this person again.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 808 ✭✭✭bacon?


    Didn't break up, we were together, in constant contact while I was away for a month.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 808 ✭✭✭bacon?


    Not too long, thankfully, 6 months.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 808 ✭✭✭bacon?


    Wrong, she was seeing a guy while we were together and in contact. Sent me a video a week before she called it, at a waterfall, where she was on a date with this guy. Found multiple videos of them together. I just got the one solo one. I can understand if someone wants to end something, but doing that is messed up.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 808 ✭✭✭bacon?


    Totally done with her, new guy is welcome to her.



  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 8,931 Mod ✭✭✭✭HildaOgdenx


    Mod - Some posts deleted.

    If unfamiliar with the PI Charter, read it before posting again.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,283 ✭✭✭jackboy


    Sounds like she was giving him a trial run before ending things with you.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,027 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    I know it can be easier said than done but say "Rant Over" and concentrate on the important things in your life.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 808 ✭✭✭bacon?


    Nope, we were still together. Blocked me on ig, but was easy to find threads and tiktok profile to get the full picture. Literally a video of them in bed together. I did get one video from her trip, at a waterfall and telling me she can't wait for me to get back. She called it a week after that, I guess once she locked in the new guy.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 808 ✭✭✭bacon?


    100%, just needed to vent, as it was particularly messed up.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,500 ✭✭✭Airyfairy12


    Moving on is allot easier said than done, it was 'only' six months but in that time you thought you had gotten to know her, you were building up trust and learning to love someone, thats such a hard thing to do given how chaotic dating is now a days. Its an absolute mindfield. Just know that you did nothing wrong, its not your fault, her behaviour is a reflection on who she is and this new relationship wont last because of who she is, she hasnt got the emotional capacity or self awareness to make a relationship work long term. Knowing that is all well and good but you still have to deal with the emotional whiplash and the trust issues this might bring up for you. Id suggest therapy so you can talk this out with someone to help you process what happened, id also suggest you try to investigate what traits in her you might have over looked. Was she charming, confident, fun, intelligent, good looking? but in hindsight lacking in good character traits like empathy, compassion or integrity for example? How did her last relationships end? How quickly did she move on from them? You might notice there was a patten and her behaviour doesnt seem out of character from that perspective. It's just something to keep in mind moving forward so that next time you're more discerning.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 808 ✭✭✭bacon?


    She actually seemed like a good, caring person. I can see why she "upgraded" I'm a gym guy, I work out a lot, but am natural, while bigger than most guys, she wanted a bigger, juiced up guy, with a bigger bike. She's also obsessed with social media, gym vids etc, as is he. I can accept being replaced, it's just the callus, cruel way she did it.

    The crazy thing with social media is, you can see it happening in real time. I got to see their first date, on video anyway, and she sends me a video from that, keeping me on the hook for a week before calling it.

    That's the really messed up part, I had accepted the I just met someone text, before I found the week long, loved up videos.

    I now get to see them together, romacing the gym when I get back. That's not going to be easy, but I'm not moving gyms.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,291 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    Sadly, op.
    People are a**holes. Not everyone… but in this world…. the majority.

    Least you found out at 6 months and not 6 years. She sounds like the type of person who will do this again tho. Likely that new guy!!



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,500 ✭✭✭Airyfairy12


    He's not an 'upgrade', he's just the next dopamine buzz and it will wear off. Do you think if she really liked him she'd be playing the both of you? or thinking of you when she's on holidays with him and sending you videos telling you she misses you? Of course not. She's not normal, thats not how normal people behave. You described someone whose very attention seeking and superficial, someone who cares more about how a partner looks than what they can offer in a relationship and someone who cares more about social media than real connections, she's also a liar and a manipulator. If someone likes you and theyre genuine, they wont care if you're buffed up or natural. In a year you'll look back and be grateful she ended it because imagine spending the next 5 or 10 years with someone who treats people like that?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭daithi7


    I would get on with your life and thank your lucky stars.

    Before you do though, if you have shared friends I would ensure to tell them all about her behaviours. Most guys, usually just suck these things up & try to move on, still secretly bearing a grudge. However, by venting a bit to your friends in common, it should help purge & deal with your righteous anger a bit, & it won't do her reputation any good at all, which is a grand bonus.

    She will be outed her for the selfish, superficial, two timing tramp behaviour that she seems to be, and you will be free. And mostly you've just dodged a massive bullet, count your lucky stars you've seen her for what she is. Good luck.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,426 ✭✭✭SineadSpears


    Did you ever actually have a conversation where you both agreed you were in an official relationship?? It makes me wonder if she viewed it as something more casual and, in her mind, felt open to meeting other people.

    I’m not defending what she did at all - even if she saw it as casual, it was still hurtful and unnecessary to put her new relationship in your face like that.

    I’m only asking because, personally, I don’t assume anything until the words are clearly said - “we’re in a relationship,” “we’re exclusive,” “we’re BF/GF.” Everyone’s timeline is different. Some people might assume after 2months, some after 1month, or for others, after a week. I don't.

    I think that, with time, you’ll be glad you kept your response short and simply said “ok.” She already knows what she did was wrong. Going back and forth looking for answers would only give her an ego boost and make it seem like you’re still chasing her.

    What’s done is done. Protect your peace now. You don’t owe her access to your thoughts or feelings anymore.

    ....…

    2026: 'This is where something better begins' (←well that plan ain't working out too well)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 23,261 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,094 ✭✭✭Avatar in the Post


    non zero chance juiced up guy tires of her…. Don’t fall for the rebound.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 808 ✭✭✭bacon?


    You're right, I think social media really has done a number on a lot of peoples values. She's literally posting about how much happier her life is now as she's found the man she deserves. I honestly can't get my head around that complete lack of caring/respect… It's beyond me. If this is where we're going, we're fucked.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,094 ✭✭✭Avatar in the Post


    Prior to this was she posting equally enthusiastically about your relationship together?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,477 ✭✭✭✭road_high


    delete her off and/or delete all social media- it’s completely vacant rubbish that zaps your time and self esteem. Focus on your real goals in life lie your own fitness and career. She sounds like a real empty vessel and not worth wasting your energy on anymore



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,477 ✭✭✭✭road_high


    you really need to stop looking at her social media (it’s all empty attention seeking crap). Who the fcuk puts up videos of being in bed with someone? That’s really odd behaviour and steps beyond normal boundaries and ways of interacting



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  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 7,694 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hannibal_Smith


    Stop looking at her social media. It's not going to do you any favours. She can and will continue to post what she likes on her social media and you're not going to like it.

    Why not meet up with some friends and give yourself a change of scenery?



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