“I was devastated for months, wondering how someone who meant so much to me could just discard me so easily.”

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"I realized that it was a good thing it had ended, but she had hurt my self-esteem so, so much. I cried a lot over what she said, and it took me a long time to regain my confidence. For example, a friend told me that while in PE, Fiona was making fun of my shorts and saying that they were too short. It was really weird because Fiona would wear size 00 shorts that were wayyy too short on her, and I didn’t. So, I ended up crying really hard in PE. But after that day — I don't know why — but I just stopped caring about what she said. I realized that it didn’t matter, and my body was better than her words against it. I feel like what especially helped me come to terms with this was joining the cross-country team. It taught me that I could succeed, push through hard things, and that I was better than whatever negative things people said about me."

—Anonymous, 29, Non-binary, Cincinnati, OH

"I eventually found out, though, that the red flags I saw were correct as he was outed as a pedophile. I'll never know if he abused her kids, and that will never sit right with me. She's never reached out, nor have I. I've moved on, and as much as I wish her the best, I believe contact now would just open a lot of old wounds for me."

"I listened to her, gave her advice, and told her to never contact me again. I didn't feel like being 'replaced' by the first man that bided for her attention. Victim complex to the max — she never took any accountability, and babbled on about me not reaching out to her when I asked if it felt good dating a 'racist.' Her excuse was that he 'never said anything bad around me.' Pathetic. Last I've heard is that she is looking for a job after not working since she was 16. Good luck, girl!"—Anonymous, F, 21