When my bf cheated on me I tried to ruin his life

A little backstory, me and my ex had known each other for a couple years before we started dating. During our senior year we made it official and even had a whole conversation about how it would work in college since we are leaving our home states and going to two different schools. The relationship is good, healthy, strong. You would never expect what happens, at least I didn’t, idk maybe I was just blinded by what I thought we had. A couple nights after I had drove 3 hours and visited him he completely stopped texting me out of nowhere. Mind you we are the type to sleep on FaceTime so I genuinely thought something bad happened to him. I even texted his roommate. The next morning he FaceTimed me explaining how he went to his neighbors dorm and just left his phone in his dorm, which okay seems normal, but for him not really, he brings his phone everywhere. I asked him a few questions and something in me wanted to ask him “do you love me?” And he said “yeah” I said “say it then” he said “I can’t”. If you’ve ever been broken up with you know that feeling in your stomach. I literally wanted to cry and scream. All I wanted was my mom who was 4 hours away back home. He ended the FaceTime because he had class. Later that day I got a text from him telling me he thinks he needs a break. He said school was really stressful and he just needs time. As anyone who doesn’t want to be broken up with says, “when is this break gonna be over?” (Obviously he just wants to breakup but is going about the “break” method) He replies with “idk”. I had a feeling that something else was going on and I’m kind of a sleuth when it comes to this stuff. I went to see his tagged and boom, not even 48 hrs after asking for a break he’s holding another girl…? I’m actually so mad at this point. And it hits me! Literally just a week before all this went down he had submitted a video of himself doing some, let’s say, illegal stuff in his dorm room, to this instagram account that is known for this type of content. The video goes a little viral. I saved the video because obviously that’s my bf who just went kinda viral. Okay fast forward to the “break”/breakup and I was fuming and just so hurt and wanting him to feel hurt too. I did something I honestly regret, I anonymously sent in the video to his school. Idk what I was expecting, but obviously he got in serious trouble along with all of his roommates. I do feel bad for that part too. His mom was FURIOUS and like I mean she was so mad she got her like 27 year old daughter to text me threatening me and she was texting my mom and I ended up getting served with papers!! Obviously she thought the anonymous report was me, because who else would it be? She had her son take me to court and get an OOP against me. I obviously went way too far and I never admitted to anything in court and I really should not have done any of this because I in no way can afford a lawyer to get me out of the messes I impulsively get myself into when I’m hurt. Okay that’s all I just needed to get that off my chest.

Posted Aug 14, 2026, 6:08 AM UTC

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