—tacobell12 —babybottlegatorade —triplesss —michelle1308im —ashleyd4a475ef45 “Once he left, she swore she would get a divorce, but that never happened. He ended up blaming me for not wanting to get in the middle of their drama, and we spent a year walking on eggshells around my dad to not piss him off, even though every night he would read all of the messages and start screaming at her in the middle of the night. “The kicker was at this same time, he was having an affair with his high school girlfriend, and I found out that she was not the first person, just like my mom said. In the end, I lost all respect for both my parents, because they decided to stay in their toxic marriage, because it was convenient and they didn’t want people to gossip about them getting a divorce.” —flamingoqueen “So, thanks for that one, dad. Hope he learns to keep it in his pants one day.” —abwooten13 “He passed away last year, and now, I’m just sad he never knew the happiness of having a normal, healthy relationship with another man, like I have.” —aditson —anonymous1387 “It took me six years to have a civil conversation with my mom, and to even have the barest relationship with my stepdad. I leaned so hard into supporting my dad that I excused his own faults in that marriage. Like, they were truly terrible for each other. It’s been 15 years now, and I can definitely say it’s worked out for the better, but god, it was the worst f–king thing to go through as a teen who had her own s–t to deal with.” —kelzilla “Seeing how unhappy my mom was in her marriage made me vow to take marriage and long-term relationships seriously. I did cheat on past partners, but it was when I had one foot out the door. That was no excuse on my part honestly. I have never dated a man who was separated. He has had to be divorced. “If and when it’s meant for me to get married, I will take those vows seriously. If I feel like I want to cheat, I will just leave.” —missysmiles “I’m married with kids now, but I would be lying if I said I didn’t worry about my husband cheating. I guess growing up, I didn’t understand unconditional love. I’m always checking in with my husband, making sure he’s happy.” —ashleys415a02b41 —kirbik “It has affected me in that I don’t know what a healthy relationship looks like. I became more aggressive than is healthy. I was exposed to adult themes and language from too young an age. I suffered neglect as a child and a very hostile home environment, but I think it’s made me very affectionate and kind to my own family. I tell them I love them every day, something I’ve never heard from either of my parents.” —aseverson —xquexpex —kevr1 —sarahbee_123 —kimf4fc3d6cbe
