For the past 6 months, I’ve been drowning in emotional pain and betrayal, and I needed a place to vent. That’s when I stumbled upon this page, so here I am, ready to share how I got played and deceived by a guy who had the nerve to use me. I matched with this guy on Bumble back in 2021, right in the middle of lockdown. For some context, I had just re entered the dating scene after 6 long years of being single, still healing from my last relationship. He, too, claimed he was heartbroken and swore he was looking for something serious like marriage and loyalty.
Oh, and by the way, I’m demisexual, so emotional connection is everything to me. I thought, “Maybe this could be the real thing,” so I decided to give it a shot. We were in a long-distance relationship, and he fed me all the flowery, perfect lines that every girl who’s been broken wants to hear. He made me believe in him, in us. We talked about the future, about building a life together. I was genuinely happy, something I hadn’t felt in years. As soon as lockdown restrictions eased, both of us were called back to our respective offices he in Bangalore, me in Pune.
But everything seemed fine or so I thought. The problem? In 1.5 years, this guy *never* made the effort to meet me in person. Every time I suggested it, there was a new excuse: switching jobs, family drama, and I stupidly believed him because I thought, “Well, I’m traveling to my hometown often too, maybe he’s being honest.” But when I finally insisted we meet to discuss our future, he convinced me to travel to his place. I went there for two days, and the moment I arrived, I realized I’d been conned. He was cold, distant, and didn’t care about me at all.
It felt like I was intruding in his life, like I was a burden. No affection, no warmth nothing. The guy who’d sweet talked me for over a year and a half was a complete stranger. After I left, he started ignoring my calls. If I tried to talk, he’d get angry and hang up on me. He ghosted me like the coward he is. Then, the ultimate betrayal through LinkedIn, I discovered he had been seeing another woman the entire time. I was just a rebound, a temporary distraction, while he lined up his next relationship. I did everything for this man, and he threw it back in my face like it meant nothing. Now I’m left broken, full of regret, and wondering if I’ll ever be able to trust anyone again.