When I was 18 I went backpacking through Europe with my highschool girlfriend. It was a disaster. I was young and excited, she thought of herself as "too mature" for shit like hanging out with other backpackers at a pub. It was hard for me to make friends with people since she'd sit there with a sour puss on until I agreed to leave. So I went to museum after museum just to keep her happy. We still argued a lot. Instead of having the time of our lives, two young people cut loose on a foreign continent, we were like an old bickering couple who couldn't agree on anything. She made a pain in the ass of herself at every opportunity, and it sucked.
Then one day in Prague we met a group of three backpacker girls. They were alright. I wasn't super enamored with them but at least we were hanging out with people our age other than each other.
We started spending more time with them, and soon, without any vote that I remember being a part of, "we" decided to all travel together. Sounds awesome right? A single guy out with four hot young chicks?
Nope. I found myself increasingly the odd man out in their little chick clique. Plus my GF wouldn't fuck me since we were sharing a hostel room with the others.
Betafication and shit-testing toward me increased from all members of the party, eventually devolving into outright disrespect.
The final straw was when my GF and I got into a little argument over something I wanted to do that night. Finally one of the other backpacker girls said, "ok, we'll think about it. Can you go get us some beers while we figure out what to do?" By "get some beers" she meant from the convenience store up the block. I looked at my GF, like, "you gonna let these bitches talk to yo man like that?" Yes, she was. She just looked at me like she agreed with the chick who basically just dismissed me.
I just went icy. "Sure," I said. "Anything else?" They actually did rattle off a couple more things they wanted from the store.
I got up from the common area, went back up to my room, stuffed my backpack, and went to the front desk to check out.
My GF saw me, caused a scene, begged my not to leave, insulted me, screamed at me, cried, told me she loved me... the works. Right in front of a whole youth hostel full of people.
I said something like: "we've both been having a bad time, and now you're clearly having fun with your new friends. Enjoy." And I left her in the dust.
She emailed me a lot begging me to meet up with her again. I thought about it, but honestly I felt freer without her. She cut her journey short and went home. As time went by I got the sense that her desperate attempt to keep me was just a face-saver: she didn't want to admit that she got dumped in Europe for being selfish and disrespectful.
I can't say I had the best time for the rest of my trip. Breaking up with my girlfriend (first love, first fuck, blah blah; and me a oneitis-stricken crybaby bitch) put a damper on things. But I saw it through, met some people, had some adventures, and came home with my god damn self-respect intact.
[–]JonBenetRamZ160 points161 points162 points (6 children) | Copy
[–]allyoursmylove49 points50 points51 points (1 child) | Copy
[–]clint_bronson14 points15 points16 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]greenlittleman10 points11 points12 points (1 child) | Copy
[–]JonBenetRamZ9 points10 points11 points (0 children) | Copy
[–][deleted] 752 points753 points754 points (7 children) | Copy
[–]crash11235150 points151 points152 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]HobbesTheBrave14 points15 points16 points (1 child) | Copy
[–][deleted] 4 points5 points6 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]Donnenator20 points21 points22 points (3 children) | Copy
[–]Kalidane143 points144 points145 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]AvatarStinky202 points203 points204 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]wiseprogressivethink37 points38 points39 points (6 children) | Copy
[–]juliusstreicher36 points37 points38 points (2 children) | Copy
[–][deleted] 15 points16 points17 points (0 children) | Copy
[–][deleted] 9 points10 points11 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]lukky_pierre[S] 10 points11 points12 points (2 children) | Copy
[–]PremixedBox9 points10 points11 points (1 child) | Copy
[–]greatamericancities56 points57 points58 points (3 children) | Copy
[–]lukky_pierre[S] 45 points46 points47 points (2 children) | Copy
[–]juliusstreicher3 points4 points5 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]beefdx9 points10 points11 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]3whatsthisgarg126 points127 points128 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]925Silver29 points30 points31 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]Kutakente 1 points1 points1 points [recovered] | Copy
[–]pookie51376 points77 points78 points (19 children) | Copy
[–]1empatheticapathetic40 points41 points42 points (17 children) | Copy
[–]nervlord 1 points1 points1 points [recovered] | Copy
[–]MrCobs 1 points1 points1 points [recovered] | Copy
[–]nervlord 1 points1 points1 points [recovered] | Copy
[–]noblenacho 1 points1 points1 points [recovered] | Copy
[–]grimsilver12 points13 points14 points (5 children) | Copy
[–]juliusstreicher8 points9 points10 points (1 child) | Copy
[–]noblenacho 1 points1 points1 points [recovered] | Copy
[–]juliusstreicher1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]nervlord 1 points1 points1 points [recovered] | Copy
[–]Bing_Bang_Bam1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]juliusstreicher0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]i4mn30-1 points0 points1 point (0 children) | Copy
[–]chunk0meat3 points4 points5 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]Senior Contributordr_warlock29 points30 points31 points (1 child) | Copy
[–][deleted] 43 points44 points45 points (4 children) | Copy
[–]EVILEMU1 point2 points3 points (2 children) | Copy
[–][deleted] 10 points11 points12 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]Dannyboi937 points8 points9 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]1empatheticapathetic140 points141 points142 points (31 children) | Copy
[–]ImHerWonderland9 points10 points11 points (6 children) | Copy
[–]YGDieciseis18 points19 points20 points (3 children) | Copy
[+]maplemaximuscomment score below threshold-14 points-13 points-12 points (1 child) | Copy
[–]ImHerWonderland11 points12 points13 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]LetDoubtGo 1 points1 points1 points [recovered] | Copy
[–]iBchyllen247365 1 points1 points1 points [recovered] | Copy
[–]LetDoubtGo 1 points1 points1 points [recovered] | Copy
[–]TRP VanguardWhisper21 points22 points23 points (1 child) | Copy
[–][deleted] 27 points28 points29 points (2 children) | Copy
[–]dotwav2mpfree3 points4 points5 points (1 child) | Copy
[–]Endorsed Contributorvandaalen11 points12 points13 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]Kushbushh 1 points1 points1 points [recovered] | Copy
[–]LeoSextans1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy
[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]1empatheticapathetic1 point2 points3 points (4 children) | Copy
[–]Synacku-3 points-2 points-1 points (3 children) | Copy
[–]1empatheticapathetic4 points5 points6 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]TRP VanguardHumanSockPuppet2 points3 points4 points (1 child) | Copy
[–]shaggyctes880 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy
[–][deleted] 11 points12 points13 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]i4mn307 points8 points9 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]DotaMeme 1 points1 points1 points [recovered] | Copy
[–]DrankOfSmell15 points16 points17 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]yungassed2 points3 points4 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]no_face27 points28 points29 points (5 children) | Copy
[–]grandmazboy35 points36 points37 points (4 children) | Copy
[–]nervlord 1 points1 points1 points [recovered] | Copy
[–]lukky_pierre[S] 7 points8 points9 points (1 child) | Copy
[–]Origami843 points4 points5 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]ThatGuyIam1235 points6 points7 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]Work_In_Progress924 points5 points6 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]sunbro291 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]Field_Of_View1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy
[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]NotAnotherSJWAgain4 points5 points6 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]Spartacats1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]Luckyluke231 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]Alexk200660 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]TheDevilsAdvokaat0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]APDD_Ben0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]Stilfull0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]knochback0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]Immineus0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]S-Blaze0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]Hoszef12-1 points0 points1 point (5 children) | Copy
[–]Leonidas_792 points3 points4 points (2 children) | Copy
[–][deleted] 1 points1 points1 points | Copy
[–]Hoszef12-2 points-1 points0 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]maplemaximus0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy
[–][deleted] -1 points0 points1 point (0 children) | Copy
[–]Mescalean0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy
[+]2Dmva100comment score below threshold-108 points-107 points-106 points (15 children) | Copy
[–]bloxman2860 points61 points62 points (7 children) | Copy
[–]1SirKolbath15 points16 points17 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]downvoteacct1 1 points1 points1 points [recovered] | Copy
[–][deleted] 9 points10 points11 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]1empatheticapathetic-4 points-3 points-2 points (2 children) | Copy
[–]2Dmva1007 points8 points9 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]Brickles091 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]Field_Of_View1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy
[–]Reformed65 1 points1 points1 points [recovered] | Copy
[–]2Dmva100-1 points0 points1 point (1 child) | Copy
[–]--TeraBaap---1 points0 points1 point (0 children) | Copy