Ladies: Do you feel like you've ever willfully ignored major problems or red-flags because you wanted to stay in a relationship? How did it end up?

Unfortunately, I have.

My ex was a real piece of work. On one of our first 'dates' ( I use the term very loosely, because it was basically just hanging out at his apartment.) I drove hike to walmart to pick up a tool set so he and his roommate could fix his alternator. We got there and I made the grievous mistake of accidentally locking my keys in my car. I had a spare on me, but it refused to work.

We went back into the store and bought some wire hangers to jimmy the lock. (I'd been successful doing this with my car before.) we try for awhile with no luck. He just gets so inexplicably angry with me for it. He starts beating the ground with the hanger, so hard he made sparks against the asphalt. People stare, I start to get uncomfortable and eventually a couple walks by and asks if I need help. I explain I've locked my keys in the car and my phone, and could I borrow theirs. Because my ex would not relinquish his for whatever reason. I call a friend to come pick me up and he does the same. His ride gets there first and he just leaves me alone in the walmart parking lot at about 11 at night.

I went over to his house again later that night when I got my car situation sorted out. That was only the first of so many signs. Guess what? He ended up being an emotionally abusive (bordering on physical) narcissistic asshole! I still to this day, three years later, cannot figure out why I ignored these glaring signs. I think I just wanted to be right about this guy. He was the first person I ever dated outside my social circle. He seemed to have his life together. He did not. I learned my lesson the hard way and I'm glad I got out of that relationship relatively unscathed.

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