Broke up with my ex because he was constantly liking girls sexy photos on Instagram, even when we had multiple conversations about how it made me uncomfortable. The best he could do was say “I’ll try to do better, can’t promise I’ll be perfect.” I told him I felt vulnerable because I was going to go work in a hospital during a pandemic in a very high risk state. He said it was my choice to go into healthcare and basically to not complain. I told him I was stressed and could not take one more thing to stress out over. Like it’s so hard to not double tap a photo. Between that and inviting an old hook up to his birthday party without discussing it with me and then she flirted with him the whole time in front of my face. I felt sad and I could start to see my self esteem and self worth slipping. I just couldn’t do it. We blocked each other on everything. This morning I was just feeling sad though. I felt like I knew I deserved better, but I also felt stressed about being alone. Especially during this state of the world. FDS is the one of the things in my life that helps me feel better. It was suggested I go read r/breakingmom and holy crap. FILLED with women who have had children with LVM. Men who won’t help around the house, who are dirty, who expect the woman to do everything AND THEN complain. Man I feel like I just saw a glimpse into my potential future. A big reason I stepped away from this guy was feeling like - what if I marry this dude? What if I don’t have time time to get dolled up and am caring for an infant. If he doesn’t make me feel beautiful now (and I am quite conventionally attractive and 26) ... what am I going to feel like when I’ve gained pregnancy weight, am at my wits end, and don’t have time to look perfect all of the time? This guy would go looking for a perfect Instagram model and would NEVER be happy with what he has in front of him. Imagine having kids with someone like that. I really feel like I dodged a bullet. Never settle. Thanks again FDS. This sub has changed me.