Feeling sad that my ex lied a lot during our relationship?

I (32F) dated a guy (30M) just for three months, and I really cared for him. However, after the breakup, I realized that he lied a lot and it wasn’t even a white lie - it was to cover his mistake up and I’m upset.

Long story short, before we got exclusive, I found out that he was liking thirst trap photos on Instagram and I explicitly told him that I don’t want to date him if he wants to continue with that behavior since I understand that men who are single might do such thing. His response was, “I respect your boundaries”. I have been previously cheated on so I know I have trust issues, but his response made me feel relief.

However, I caught him doing it twice - first time he got defensive (albeit I was hurt and came in hot) and lied straight to my face and said it’s someone he knows (it was a porn star), which I later realized he lied. He kept defending himself and said his friends do it too so it’s Normal and said I was being insecure. I explained to him that I don’t mind him watching porn, but Instagram feels a little too personal and he agreed, but didn’t apologize until his sister talked to him about it. I ended up going to therapy to address my trust issues and I asked that he stop this behavior and he agreed.

The second time hurt the most because I gained trust back in him and things were supposed to be good, until I saw that he liked a girl’s photo of herself showing off her butt in leggings and I completely lost it. I sent him a screenshot and an angry text, and he got defensive and lied again and said he didn’t lie so whatever. I ended up apologizing for my mean text but he never apologized.

I’m just so hurt that he cares so little about my feelings and lied straight to my face.

Posted Mar 5, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC

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