The Irony of Her Prayer

 

The woman who helped destroy my marriage is now praying for a man who won’t destroy her.

The same woman who had no regard for my pain, my home, my vows—now pleads for a love that won’t treat her the way she helped someone treat me.

It’s almost poetic.

But what stings a little less these days is that I no longer feel threatened by her.
I feel pity.

Because it must be a lonely thing to realize you were never loved the way you thought. That you weren’t chosen. That you weren’t special. You were just useful—until you weren’t.

And still, I struggle to believe she deserves the kind of love she’s asking for.

Not because I’m bitter.
Not because I want revenge.
But because I’ve seen the wreckage she left behind—and walked through it alone.

When someone actively chooses to hurt another woman,
when she willingly becomes a weapon in someone else's betrayal,
when she romanticizes a stolen love story—

She doesn't deserve a soft landing until she learns what it means to take responsibility.

Because I once begged for the love she’s now asking for.

The difference?
I wasn’t standing on someone else’s pain to ask for it.
I was broken and still chose integrity.
I was betrayed and still chose to heal quietly.

She caused pain and now wants peace.
She brought chaos and now prays for calm.
But life doesn't work like that.

You don't get to hurt someone deeply, walk away untouched, and then ask God for a man who will never do to you what you helped do to someone else.


So no—I don’t think she deserves a good man. Not yet.

Not until she faces the woman she was to me.
Not until she apologizes for what she knowingly took part in.
Not until she understands that being “discarded” isn’t karma—it’s clarity finally catching up.

And as I watch her search for something real, I realize:

I’m not angry anymore. I just know better now.

Let her pray.
Let her wait.
Because real love doesn’t come to those who steal it from others.
It comes to those who build it with clean hands and an honest heart.


And I just sat there for a moment. Not angry. Not hurt. Just... sure.

Because it’s clear now:
She didn’t win.
She never did.

That post wasn’t filled with joy or contentment.
It was filled with longing. With disappointment. With realization.
A soft, public prayer wrapped around a very private regret.


It’s funny how life works.

She once took pride in what she thought she "took" from me.
She called it love. She called it fate.
She watched my marriage unravel and thought it meant she was chosen.

But you were never chosen.
You were convenient.
You were temporary.
You were part of a chapter that was bound to collapse—because it was written in dishonesty, betrayal, and stolen time.

And now? Now you’re asking God to give you what you thought you already had.


You’re not the victim. Let’s be clear.

You don’t get to play innocent after playing the other woman.
You don’t get to hurt someone, then ask heaven for healing without ever making amends.

What you had wasn’t love.
It was an illusion built on my silence, my pain, my absence.
And illusions fade.
They always do.

Now you sit there, asking for a real love, a steady partner, a future.

As for me?

I’ve moved on.
Not because I found someone new—but because I found myself again.

You see, I’ve already lived through the worst of it.
I faced the betrayal, the gaslighting, the nights of asking why me.
And now I look back, not with bitterness—but with wisdom.

You got what you wanted… but not for long.
Because anything built on deception has an expiration date.
And yours just came.

⚠️ KABIT SERYE‼️⚠️

Today would supposedly mark our 4th wedding anniversary, but before our 3rd one, our marriage was already over. It ended when we were still in our 2nd year of marriage, when he chose to start an affair.

June 05, 2021, when I walked down the aisle and said "I do", but by November 2023, he had chosen to destroy the family he built by starting an affair with a girl who is a bar dancer.

By May of 2024, I discovered his infidelity thru their sex scandals with that girl on the deleted files of his phone—like mura ko og ga tan-aw og Pornhub ang bida akong bana og iyang kabit. However, since we're married and we have a child, I gave chances, I accepted his alibi that it was just a prostitute, a one-night stand. I tried to save our marriage and understand and reason out for his actions and behaviors—that he's just a man who was tempted, a man who's not perfect, a man who can commit mistakes—so I forgave him since I'm a wife and a mother.

2 months later, by July of 2024, I caught their exchange of I love yous, their deleted messages about me being a bad wife whom he doesn’t love anymore, and so on and so forth with the same girl in the sex scandal that I saw last May of 2024. They never stopped their relationship. They got the thrill in their relationship because it was all behind my back, and I was foolish enough to believe his lies. So, without regret, I let him go. I couldn't save the marriage alone kay it really takes two to tango. To cut the long story short, I let him be who he wants to be, kay you cannot control someone's choices. He wanted to walk away and be with that girl, so I let him. He chose someone else over me, then I let him—kay you cannot force someone to see your worth, but you can refuse to let their actions define your value. I believe that if someone is meant to be with you, they'll never need to be convinced to stay. So, I stopped fighting for a spot in his life as he already showed me where I stand—where I was just an option.

So, don't pity me for being a single mom.

This was my choice—to protect our peace, to choose love over chaos, to prioritize my child's well-being over the drama they bring to our life.

I don't need sympathy;

I need you to see the strength it takes to do it all alone and with my family, and still give my child the kind of love they'll never have to recover from.

It's not easy.

But it's ours, and I'd choose it again every time.

This is what I want Sam2x to see and learn from her mom: self-worth, respeto sa kaugalingon, og self-love. Kay og mopadayon ko og tolerate sa iyang Dad for the sake nga completo lang gyud ang pamilya ni Sam2x, as a grown woman, she will accept disrespect kay mao man iya nakita nga binuhatan nako—nga sugot lang ulion sa bana og kanus-a ganahan. She will accept bana nga naay uyab-uyab sab kay mao man iya nakita sa iya pagdako—nga “ako gani, Dad minyo ni Mommy pero naa sab siyay uyab.”

I don't want that for Sam2x. Mao nga dili nako tanuman og dumot or hatred ang bata towards sa iyang amahan nga utok sa ubos ra ang gamit. Ang nahibaw-an ni Sam2x—ga-work ra jud na iyang Dad. No more, no less.

If you see Sam2x, let's spare her the details. She knows her Dad works hard, and that's enough. Don’t ask anything more about her Dad kay usa ra jud matubag niya ninyo: “Ga-work iya Dad to buy toys.” I'm sharing this to show my daughter the importance of self-respect and not settling for anything less.

Those things happened a year ago and here I am, a living testament of God's mercy and love for me. In everything that I've been through, I know that He is with me all the time. That is why now, as you can see me, I'm radiating and glowing from the inside. I'm more at peace now—no more sleepless nights waiting and worrying sa bana nga ang pananghid mag-serve og warrant pero toa diay sa bar nag-bouncer sa uyab nga dancer kay mahadlok ma-table og lain.

In everything that happened, I'm forever grateful and blessed in every way.

#chooseyourbattles #pickyourfight

CTTRO:

Cheater

 Cheating on someone you share a home with isn't just betrayal it's psychological warfare. You're eating their food, sleeping in their bed, building routines together while deliberately dismantling their trust. It takes calculated cruelty to look someone in the eye daily while hiding an affair under the same roof.


This isn't about impulse t's sustained deception. Every shared chore, every night together becomes part of the lie. You weaponize the intimacy they offer, using your home as camouflage for betrayal. The proximity makes it worse: their toothbrush beside yours as you text your lover, their laundry in the machine while you plan meetups.


Real partners don't exploit cohabitation as cheating camouflage. If you're unhappy, leave. But choosing to betray someone in their own space... That's not a lapse in judgment it's character revealed. The ultimate insult... Expecting them to keep your shared life intact after you've blown it apart.

Think he’ll change for the next woman? Think again.

 Think he’ll change for the next woman? Think he’s going to suddenly wake up and become the man you begged him to be? Wrong. He’s not going to change...he’s just going to adjust. He’s not going to heal...he’s going to hide. He’s not going to grow...he’s going to get better at disguising the same toxic traits that made you question yourself, doubt your worth, and carry a relationship he never truly showed up for.

The next woman won’t be getting a “better version” of him. She’ll be getting the same man, just wrapped in different packaging. He’ll choose someone who won’t call out his inconsistency like you did. Someone who’s slower to set boundaries. Someone who hasn’t yet learned the red flags you were brave enough to name out loud. Someone who doesn’t challenge his behavior, because she hasn’t yet felt the weight of it.

It wasn’t that you weren’t enough. It wasn’t that you didn’t love him right. It wasn’t that you didn’t support him hard enough. It was that he wasn’t ready...and truthfully, he wasn’t willing....to step up to the level you deserved. And instead of rising, he resented being held accountable. Instead of growing, he labeled you difficult, dramatic, too emotional, too demanding. Instead of owning his patterns, he convinced himself that you were the problem, because that was easier than looking in the mirror.

But don’t get it twisted...what he called “nagging” was you holding him to a standard he wasn’t ready to meet. What he called “overreacting” was you refusing to accept bare minimum. What he called “too much” was simply you knowing you deserved more.

He didn’t leave because you were hard to love. He left because you made it hard to stay the same. And a man who’s not ready to grow will always choose comfort over challenge. He’ll choose easy over accountability. He’ll choose silence over truth.

So no, he’s not becoming a better man for the next woman. He’s just becoming better at finding someone who won’t make him face himself. But that’s not love. That’s not growth. That’s just avoidance dressed up as “peace.”

And trust me....eventually, she’ll see it too. Eventually, the mask will slip. Eventually, the patterns will show up again. Because a man who refuses to do the work can only fake it for so long.

But by then? You’ll be long gone. Healing. Thriving. At peace. No longer questioning what you did wrong, because you’ll finally understand: he wasn’t ready for the kind of love you had to offer.

You deserve so much better. You deserve a love that doesn’t make you beg. A love that doesn’t punish you for having standards. A love that doesn’t call you “too much” for wanting consistency, respect, honesty, effort. You deserve a man who doesn’t just pretend to be ready...you deserve a man who is.

And one day, you’ll look back and realize… losing him wasn’t your loss. It was your liberation.

 

Breaking the Silence: The Other Side of Relationship Drama


Let’s talk about the other side of the story… the part nobody likes to admit.

Men create drama in relationships too.

It’s not just women “being emotional” or “acting crazy.”

No....sometimes the chaos, the tension, the tears, the frustration…

It all starts with a man being deeply inconsiderate and extremely selfish.

A man ignoring her needs.

A man disregarding her feelings.

A man doing things he knows would hurt her, and pretending he didn’t know better.

And here’s where it gets unfair

He’ll swear he “doesn’t like drama,” but his actions keep creating it.

He’ll call her “too sensitive” when she reacts to the things he intentionally downplays.

He’ll accuse her of “overreacting” when she’s been holding in disappointment for weeks, months, maybe even years.

The cycle is exhausting.

He crosses boundaries, betrays trust, disrespects her values…

Then stands back and watches her unravel...

Only to label her as the problem when she finally speaks up.

What’s really happening is this:

Men do things they would never tolerate if the roles were reversed.

They flirt with temptation, neglect effort, withhold communication, break promises…

And then act confused by the backlash.

Suddenly they’re the “victim.”

Suddenly they’re the ones who “can’t do anything right.”

It’s manipulation disguised as cluelessness.

It’s accountability being dodged behind fake confusion.

It’s the ultimate gaslighting....

creating the fire, standing in the middle of the flames, and blaming the person holding the extinguisher for “being too intense.”

The truth is, women aren’t just dramatic for no reason.

Most women don’t want to fight.

Most women don’t want to argue.

Most women aren’t looking for a reason to “nag.”

They’re reacting to the blatant lack of consideration.

They’re reacting to being left unheard, unseen, and unprioritized.

They’re reacting to selfishness masked as “that’s just how I am.”

And instead of reflecting on how they contributed to the problem,

many men will sit comfortably in victimhood,

because it’s easier to call her crazy than admit they were careless.

If you want peace in a relationship,

it takes more than demanding a “drama-free” woman.

It requires being the kind of man who doesn’t create situations that force her to defend herself, chase clarity, or beg for respect.

Because peace doesn’t just exist on its own.

Peace is something you build together....

through effort, honesty, respect, and mutual care.

And no man who consistently makes selfish choices should expect a peaceful woman to sit quietly in the mess he creates. 

He said "I love you" while cheating on me

 



No shame. No guilt. Just lies wrapped in sweet words. Straight to your face. So don’t waste your time crying over someone who had the audacity to betray you while saying “I love you.” Let him go!


Let him be someone else’s headache.

The Illusion of Change: Why Cheaters Stay the Same

 

If someone can go home after cheating on their partner, look them in the eyes, and feel no guilt or remorse for what they've done, and then continue to carry on like nothing's happened; they are one of the most morally lost and devoid people walking the planet.


Be very careful when entering a relationship with someone who has a history of cheating and discarding...


Because the likelihood that a cheater with a history of cheating will cheat again with their next partner is extremely high!


When someone has a history of cheating; that's who they are!


That's a reflection of their true character that lacks morals and values.


Don't think that things will be different this time just because it's you, or because you think that you can change them or the way they are.


Don't think that just because they say they've changed that they have, because unfortunately only a small few do.


Someone with a history of cheating will always continue to cheat so long as they feel as though they can get away with it.


And chances are it isn't going to be any different this time...


Cheaters don't suddenly just find morals and values for the next person, and it's only going to be a matter of time before they do the same to you.


When someone has a history of cheating, believe that this is who they really are!


Just because you feel great and in love when they're love-bombing you, it doesn't mean they're going to care enough to do the right thing by you and look after your heart later on.


Who they've proven themselves to be time and time again, shows that they're simply incapable of doing so.


Remember, people are NOT who they say they are, they are exactly what they do; so pay attention to what they do, not what they say..

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Behind the "Crazy Ex" Label: The Untold Story of Trauma and Betrayal

When “Crazy” Is a Shield for Betrayal



She confronted him, trembling, after uncovering his latest affair. Instead of apologizing, he sneered and accused her of being crazy – even resorting to a childish taunt, hurling “luka luka” at her in anger. This sick tactic is all too familiar: when men who have cheated are called out, they often refuse responsibility and instead label their partner insane. As one therapist-affiliated blog puts it, betrayed women are “often the only sane ones in a crazy situation”​betrayedwivesclub.blogspot.com. The cruel “crazy ex” trope masks guilt and shifts blame – but it doesn’t change the truth of the hurt.



Confronting Cheating Triggers the Labels

From the moment she found proof of his infidelity, every valid question was met with hostility. “He portrayed me as the ‘crazy, mentally unstable’ wife,” one betrayed woman reported after her husband’s affairs came to light​goodtherapy.org. Another wrote that even a single question about his behavior earned her an immediate dismissal: “he got mad, called me crazy, and went to sleep in the guest room”chumplady.com. In other words, any attempt to hold him accountable was twisted into evidence of her instability. This is a classic gaslighting move: instead of owning his lies, he turns the tables and makes her feel like the problem.

Shared Voices of Women Labeled “Crazy”

Unfortunately, these stories are far from unique. Many women share online that the moment they confronted infidelity, “calling [them] psychotic” became the weapon of choice​chumplady.com. One betrayed wife wrote that after her husband’s affair exploded, people around her “labeled me crazy and again thought that what I went through was funny”​betrayedwivesclub.blogspot.com. These aren’t isolated anecdotes – they echo across support forums and blogs. In another case, a woman recounted her ex spreading lies to both families: he “had the nerve to tell his family and mine that I was crazy and he needed to take care of me,” even though she had been the steady, responsible partner​goodtherapy.org. Hearing these words hurt deeply, but each story builds solidarity: they show that the only pattern was this cruel deflection, not the betrayed women’s sanity.

The Truth Behind the “Crazy” Label

What looks like madness is actually trauma. Experts note that infidelity often comes with heavy gaslighting. Cheating partners do frequently “question the state of their partner’s sanity,” implying she’s paranoid or delusionalaffairrecovery.com. In one psychologist’s blog, a woman recalled that whenever she raised concerns about her boyfriend’s secret life, “he calls me insecure and paranoid”psychcentral.com. This is no accident: painting you as “crazy” is a way to avoid the truth.

 

Psychological fallout from betrayal is intense. Trouble sleeping, hyper-vigilance, anxiety and even angry outbursts are natural responses when your world collapses​betrayedwivesclub.blogspot.com. Feeling irrational or over-reactive doesn’t mean you are irrational – it means you were deeply wounded. As one counselor reminds us, betrayal-induced hypervigilance and swings in emotion are normal under the circumstances​betrayedwivesclub.blogspot.com. The problem isn’t the victim, it’s the traumatic situation. In fact, betrayed spouses are often so devastated that therapists warn of serious stress effects: “infidelity… coupled with gaslighting…can be mentally exhausting and very damaging”​affairrecovery.com. You might question your own mind, but that only shows how wrong the situation is – you are reacting to their lies.

Reclaiming Your Reality and Healing

Gradually, clarity comes. When the dust settles, many women find strength in the community of others who’ve been there. They recognize the pattern: he chooses to blame you, rather than face his actions. As one commenter advised after her divorce, the best step was to cut contact and stand tall – otherwise “you will [be] portrayed as the ‘crazy ex wife’”​goodtherapy.org. In short, silence and self-care are powerful responses.

 

This journey is painful but empowering. One woman’s testimony on a support forum captures the turn: “I was done with the lies… him trying to label me crazy and insane… I have recovered, I have healed and I moved on living a happy life.”goodtherapy.org. She stands as proof that you can emerge stronger than ever. You will likely cycle through anger, sorrow and relief – akin to grieving a lost spouse​goodtherapy.org – but in time trust in yourself rebuilds. Every step away from that toxic narrative is victory. As a wise blogger on betrayal recovery writes: you can finally acknowledge that you are not crazy and “place the blame squarely where it belongs: on a partner… who has lied, manipulated, betrayed us.”​betrayedwivesclub.blogspot.com.

 

Key Takeaways: Your feelings are valid. Calling you “crazy” is a manipulation, not a diagnosis​affairrecovery.compsychcentral.com. Many women have heard the same cruel words – you are not alone​goodtherapy.orgchumplady.com. With support and self-care, you can heal. In the end, he gets to keep his secrets; you get to keep your sanity and write the next chapter of your life.

 

The “crazy” label will fade when the truth stands strong. Remember, it was his betrayal that was unreasonable, not your reaction to it. Each day you reclaim your life, the label loses its power. You were hurt, yes – but you are not broken. As one survivor insists, “I have recovered, I have healed”​goodtherapy.org. You will, too.

 

Sources: Stories and expert insights are drawn from real accounts of betrayed women​betrayedwivesclub.blogspot.comgoodtherapy.orggoodtherapy.orgchumplady.comchumplady.com and trusted relationship resources​betrayedwivesclub.blogspot.combetrayedwivesclub.blogspot.comaffairrecovery.comaffairrecovery.compsychcentral.com, which document how the “crazy ex” trope is used to gaslight and deflect blame. These voices affirm that your experience – painful though it is – has clarity and support on the path to healing.

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