39. A Barrel of Misfortune
While away on Navy training, my wife struggled with anxiety and depression, leading to a suicide attempt that prompted me to go UA. Upon returning, she acted insecure, so her parents sent us to Vegas to rekindle our relationship. We got matching tattoos, but upon returning, my parents revealed she was having an affair. She admitted to meeting a guy on Craigslist and having intercourse in his car. My brother’s coworker exposed the affair to save her job, leading my brother to inform my parents, who then told me. I left my dream job, got a tattoo of a cheater’s initials, and my grandfather died on my birthday. Despite the misery, I managed to get the tattoo removed, though it left a scar.
40. Caught On Camera
My friend Jim had a hippie girlfriend who believed in an open relationship without telling him. After nearly four years together, she had a threesome in his car, which was videotaped and posted on Facebook, tagging Jim. I informed him, and though she denied cheating, his family confirmed it. They stayed together for five more months until she left him for another guy. Jim struggled with missing her, ruining other relationships, but eventually moved on. When he finally let her go, she tried to stab him. She was also my ex-best friend who slept with my ex-boyfriends and sabotaged my crushes. She was a toxic person.