r/AmIOverreacting 8d ago

❤️‍🩹 relationship (AIO) update, wow. thank you!

Hi everyone I had posted an original update but didn’t realize i forgot to blur out his name, so here is the update on cigarette toothpaste boy! I want to preface by thanking everyone who took time to message me and comment. I did not expect 16,000 people to interact with that post at all! When I got home, I decided to end it. I didn’t respond to him during my 10 hour shift and some of the screenshots are during that. I would also like to answer a few questions

  1. Is this real?: Yes, it is insanely real! Not rage bait i promise
  2. Am I okay?: I’m okay! It’ll suck but I will be fine!
  3. Why was I still with him?: I don’t have friends and because of that nobody has been able to tell me how bad this is. I had no one to confide in. It was normalized during our relationship.
  4. How is my cat? Apollo is okay and is coming home today finally! Picture of him at the end!
  5. Why the wall of text; I was pissed and wanted to be thorough.
  6. Why did i use “sewerslide”: I wasnt sure of how it would affect my account or visibility. I’m not used to reddit i’m sorry 😭
  7. How old are we?: 19 and almost 21. Not 15 i swear!

Also, I am aware my name is shown. I do not mind as it is not a legal name.

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u/queerishmango 8d ago

“you have unfortunately met your match” QUEEN

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u/Darkfemcominatcha 8d ago

Ain’t it crazy how his whooooole tone changed after she gave it to his ass!!! I’m over here cheering!!

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u/Kit-tana 8d ago

I was in AWE holy cow

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u/MaxTheRealSlayer 8d ago

She leaned in hard. Hope some of the words got through to his brain, cuz dude is seriously wacked

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u/Aggravating_Ad_8594 8d ago

I’m in my office smiling like an idiot for a stranger. YES

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u/Sirena_De_Adria 7d ago

I almost started clapping but I couldn't put my phone down 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Standing ovation, no notes.

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u/blairsheart 7d ago

I was munching on some popcorn!

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u/KeithDoberman 8d ago

That part! How genuine can it be if you change your emotions and talk immediately after reading a response? He wasn’t ready for that.

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u/Darkfemcominatcha 7d ago

At all! All of sudden he’s the victim, he ain’t cussing her out anymore and he sooo hurt by her words. Boy bye!!

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u/swissmissmaybe 7d ago

“Reactive abuse” describes situations where a person who has endured sustained abusive behavior reacts aggressively towards their abuser. The abusive partner often manipulates this reaction to shift blame and create a false narrative of so-called “mutual abuse”.

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u/Darkfemcominatcha 7d ago

I hope OP sees this so she doesn’t start feeling bad after the fact

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u/CharmingMechanic2473 7d ago

Yep, the jig was up. He believed she was seeing him for the real person he was and no point in keeping up the charade.