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What's a life lesson you learned the hard way that you'd want to share with others to help them avoid the same mistake? (lemmy.world)

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[-] LovingHippieCat@lemmy.world 150 points 3 months ago

If someone left their partner to be with you, they're capable of leaving you to be with someone new.

[-] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 32 points 3 months ago

This one is painfully accurate. And doubled if they cheated on their ex. It's not romantic, you're not in a movie. They're a shitty person who cheated on their partner. They will do it to you.

[-] XTL@sopuli.xyz 12 points 3 months ago

Yes. My usual version of this is "You're not special. If they lied to someone else, they'll lie to you."

[-] gi1242@lemmy.world 27 points 3 months ago

if they'll cheat with you, they'll cheat on you

[-] Today@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

One of my mom's two best bits of wisdom. The other was I cut, you choose.

[-] norimee@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

My mom would have added:

You never let someone hit you a second time.

[-] Tyfud@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

This. This one was a rough lesson to learn.

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