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“It Was All A Test”: 50 Reasons People Are No Longer In A Relationship

“It Was All A Test”: 50 Reasons People Are No Longer In A Relationship

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Breakups are hard, but being completely alone is still better than being with a terrible partner. So it can, perhaps, be useful to hear other’s stories if you are on the fence about your relationship. Or perhaps you really like your partner and just want some more evidence that it can be a lot worse.
Somebody asked people online to share “Why did you break up with your previous partner?” and we’ve gathered the most interesting responses. From regrets to truly toxic situations, get comfortable as you read through, and be sure to upvote the most interesting examples. 

#1

“It Was All A Test”: 50 Reasons People Are No Longer In A Relationship
She lied about stopping by my house and taking care of my cat while I was out of the country.
223points

#2

“It Was All A Test”: 50 Reasons People Are No Longer In A Relationship
He said my feminist ideas are like a disease and patriarchy is norm
204points

#3

He was diagnosed with a nasty case of lyingbastarditis
188points

#4

“It Was All A Test”: 50 Reasons People Are No Longer In A Relationship
We had too much in common. I liked women and she liked women.
184points

#5

“It Was All A Test”: 50 Reasons People Are No Longer In A Relationship
Together for 3 years and I broke up with him because he had an affair for many months and decided to tell me at the begining of our 3 months trip to Central America.. He said he wasn’t sure if he loves me or her, he also blamed me for my depression and for not going to concerts with him ( that was his reason to find someone else).
So I broke it off, traveled solo for the rest of the trip..
173points

#6

“It Was All A Test”: 50 Reasons People Are No Longer In A Relationship
She got into a car with 2 men she met at a bar on a whim and drove 300 miles with them to a party city. Later, she bragged to me about how adventurous she was.
I'm glad she was ok, but I knew at that moment that she wasn't right for me.
169points

#7

“It Was All A Test”: 50 Reasons People Are No Longer In A Relationship
I dated a girl that pulled the old "It was a test" thing. One night she told me she wanted to go out drinking, but didn't want me to have sex with her when she got drunk. I agreed. She got drunk and threw herself at me. I refused and put her to bed. She was pissed. The next day she said it was all a test and I passed. I told her if she ever did it again, we were done. I wasn't going to be toyed with. Well, we're not together now. Guess why.
157points

#8

He choked me in front of my son, so out the door he went. Zero remorse for that jack**s
140points

#9

“It Was All A Test”: 50 Reasons People Are No Longer In A Relationship
Because I was immature and thought that my ex was a bad person but it turned out that I was the bad one.
139points

#10

“It Was All A Test”: 50 Reasons People Are No Longer In A Relationship
Because I like my women like I like my coffee. Without 4 other guys d**k in it.
136points

#11

“It Was All A Test”: 50 Reasons People Are No Longer In A Relationship
Because his hobbies included saying hurtful s**t to me 😉
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135points

#12

“It Was All A Test”: 50 Reasons People Are No Longer In A Relationship
Cheated. F****d me out of 2 grand. Ruined my life.
Then she married a redneck, ballooned up to 300 pounds and had 3 ugly kids, so I guess I won in the end.
124points

#13

I closed myself off. I stopped going to her about issues, hopes, aspirations - I self sabotaged and convinced myself that it wasn’t working, which caused a spiral of other issues to become much more prominent.
Looking back, I think it would have been okay if I’d seen that and fixed it, but it was my first truly serious relationship, and I learned all this far, far too late. That being said, I think I’m glad I broke up with her - if I wasn’t fulfilling such a basic part of a relationship, and not smart enough to realize that, nor that it was stemming from internal issues, I was harming her more than loving her.
She has a new partner now, and she’s been a fairly different person with him. I think that’s a good thing, she seems happier. I hope that continues, and that they blossom.
121points

#14

“It Was All A Test”: 50 Reasons People Are No Longer In A Relationship
Because he downloaded Tinder where he met a girl, was texting with her for over a month, told her he was living with his cousin (we were living together) and then went on a date with her.
108points

#15

“It Was All A Test”: 50 Reasons People Are No Longer In A Relationship
The nail in the coffin was her making me pay for my birthday dinner at place she knew I didn’t like. I kinda realized that she didn’t actually care enough or thought doing the bare minimum was ok. We had other issues but it became obvious that she wanted someone to take care of her and I wanted someone who actually be my wife/partner/friend for life.
107points

#16

“It Was All A Test”: 50 Reasons People Are No Longer In A Relationship
She wouldn't stop having sex with other people even though I specifically asked her not to.
88points

#17

“It Was All A Test”: 50 Reasons People Are No Longer In A Relationship
She cheated on me with a coworker and with another guy I thought was a friend. She was unable to comprehend why I'd throw away the 4 years we had together. Yeah, that was her frame of mind - not sorry about what she did, but upset that I couldn't just accept it and move on.
87points

#18

After 3 months I asked if we could sometimes hang out on a week night if we were both busy during the weekend. He freaked out and ended things because it was moving too fast. Then sent me multiple texts and calls 3 days later begging for another chance.
I gave him one because he told me his previous partner a year before me had died and he was nervous about getting into a relationship again but really liked me. I understood that he had trauma and agreed to take things slow. We talked about trying to see each other more often agreed to be exclusive, but absolutely nothing else changed. I gave him another 3 months and saw him maybe 3 times? He just wasn’t ready for a relationship yet and I was fine to take things slow, but as soon as I felt like a side piece he only saw when it was convenient, I couldn’t do it. Even if he had a good reason to be hesitant, I couldn’t ignore that I felt disrespected.
85points

#19

“It Was All A Test”: 50 Reasons People Are No Longer In A Relationship
I was a fool and didn’t try to reignite our spark when I knew I was fully capable. I guess I chose the easy way out but it was an L on my end and I regret it. I wish I could start over or try again because she was always unconditional and I didn’t appreciate it like I should’ve.
75points

#20

“It Was All A Test”: 50 Reasons People Are No Longer In A Relationship
i came to her asking to talk about our problems and things i can do to help and in return i asked her for help. She laughed at me.
There were other problems but that was the nail in the coffin
68points
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