Ok im a senior in high school, and i thought and treated my ex girl like she was the world but she manipulated and treated me like trash so i broke up with her. The thing is now that we are broken up I'm realizing that i unconsciously ignored a lot of red flags. For ex, she had sex when she was like 13, she dated a bunch of older men like in their 20s while being in high school one was even 27, she has tattoos, she smokes cigarettes, vapes and smokes weed, she drinks alcohol, she would tell me/ preassure me saying how she has had a lot of sex and that they could never please her and that made me feel really preassured, plus she would always use as an excuse her PTSD or say that she has depression and goes to therayp. On the other hand, im 6'2 and muscular, one year younger than her, smart at least grade wise waay more than her, atttactive, i don't smoke, don't drink alcohol, and I'ma virgin. With all this red flags i ignored them and thought she was innocent, i loved her and gave her my full attention, and treated her with a lot of respect but she didn't really care about me, after i broke up with her she started crying and that made me feel bad so i tried constantly to get her back and she would constantly turn me down and laugh at me . Now i see her flirting with other guys. In a way I'm happy i met her because i had a taste of what reality really is, not what tv brain washes you to think what it is. Now I don't trust any women and i am living for myself doing the things that i want to do but there is a limit cuz im only 18 and im still living with my parents :).