I was falsely accused of rape. By a woman I had never even had sexual intercourse with.

Let me start off by saying that I have been researching things like feminism and religion since I was in the fifth grade. I wanted to know about why people follow ideologies in general. Especially those two considering that they're beyond toxic at times. Feminism with their whole "Men are to blame for out problems" and religion with their whole "I think you need to believe in a man in the sky so you don't burn for eternity." I got interested Men's Rights by the time I was in 6th grade.

I was dating a girl about 8 months back. Anything we would do was consensual. Things like feeling her breasts and whatnot. And there was never any "no" or "I'm not comfortable" during the acts. I made sure to try to encourage her to say "no" if I ever made her uncomfortable. I always did because I loved her and wanted her to be honest if she was uncomfortable. We never had sexual intercourse. I was ok with that because it was clear she was not ready for it. A few months later after we had broken up she claimed I raped her. She claims she was crying throughout anything sexual we did. She made up all these stories. And worst of all, I believed her. Because I still loved her so much and disregarded all of the logic in my mind that said I never raped her. Because I still thought she loved me enough not to lie about something so drastic like that. I had always thought throughout my life that I would never face that problem. Yet there I was. Devastated and hating myself more than ever. I fell into substance abuse issues and tried to take my own life. I was never lower.

The only reason I'm still here today is because of a good friend of mine. He had no idea what was going on. He had no idea how depressed I was. But he'd always reach out and tell me to play "League of Legends" with him. And out of nowhere, he started asking me to hang out with him. And we'd get together with some of his homies and have an amazing time. And for those few hours each day where we'd be playing League or hanging out, I got to laugh so hard I'd forget my worries. For those few hours I would get to escape my grim, self loathing reality. That was what prevented me from going over the edge and taking my own life.

You may wonder why I'm posting this. Why I bothered to type this all out. It's just to show that false accusations are more common than you'd think. Certainly higher than 2%. That girl I dated would go on to falsely accuse two more men. And I'm sure she'll ruin more peoples' lives because she craves attention so much. I had nowhere to go. Some of my best friends immediately sided with her simply because she claims to be a victim of a heinous crime. They have all apologized now that they listened to the full story. I'm actually now in a relationship with one of the people she lied to. And it's hard. I have trust issues and extreme nightmares that cause me to wake up in tears. But I will never get justice for what she did. I will never have a support group that I can talk to. I will never have any resources to help me. I feel as if that needs to change. I still deal with so many lingering effects from her attempts for attention. I feel like we need to band together and help everyone who has faced this issue. We need to somehow take initiative. I need support. Perhaps we create an online group for those who have been falsely accused. Please give ideas in the comments. Because if my aforementioned friend hadn't been there for me, I wouldn't still be here today. And I don't want any lives lost over an issue like this. I now have faith in the universe . Because when I look back, it just seems too perfect that my friend randomly came out of nowhere to lift me up when he had no idea I even needed it. It feels too perfect that I am now in a relationship with one of the people she lied to. And although there are a lot of people who still believe her, I feel like fate will set everything right with time. I believe the two forces that drive us every day are fate and karma. I already believe that fate is real after all that has been set right. And to my accuser (if you're reading this), you'd better hope that karma isn't real.