I was stupid and spent 2 and a half years with a guy. He was bad on pills and all and I was trying to help him since I didn't know til 6 months later. I went through a lot of shit and put up with it because I thought I loved him and wanted to help him. Finally left him after 2 and a half years. Though, I learned, too.

My first boyfriend. I held on for the longest time and couldn't let go when it was over, because he was my first, he took my virginity and I felt like he was the only one who could love me. For that reason my heart grieves deeply for every young girl who compromises her self-worth for the sake of acceptance...

Yep. He was the guy I lost my virginity to - he was a total loser/douchebag but I continued to fawn over him for 3 years.

Yes I had 2 in my past and I feel so foolish when I look back upon it.

High school...of course.

I've had 2. Luckily, I bounced back from both of them stronger than ever.

My ex-husband. He turned out to be a terrible excuse for a human, but it took me way too long to see that. I thought he was worth fighting for when he obviously was not. I now know what its like to be treated decently by a man and cannot believe all the shit I put up with previously.

Never been stupid over a guy.

Yes, ugh! I'm so glad to have my brain back now.

My very first long term boyfriend! Ugh! I hate him! But I would move mountains for that guy. He has cheated on me, hit me, called me really mean things, tried hooking up with my best friend, but for some reason, I'd go back to him. We have had so many issues, and I don't even know where he stands right now. After the stuff his best friend told me about him, I think he has pushed his welcome over the edge.

No. My current girlfriend is awesome. And she is the only person I have had a legit relationship with.

Yes--the last one was a wake up call. I'll never let a man (or anyone) treat me that way again.

It's funny; when you're going through it, it feels like the world is ending. Then, in retrospect, you can't believe how much hell you put yourself through for the sake of someone who was so unworthy of your affections. Even while it was happening last time, and I knew that what I was putting up with wasn't worth the pain, I couldn't help myself. He could say or do anything, and I'd forgive him for it. And each time I did, my self esteem would plummet even further, making it even harder for me to have the courage to get away from him. I moved halfway across the world for a year, and he still had a hold on me, until I finally found someone decent, and realized I was squandering my year abroad by giving even half a shit about him. It's been over a year since I've seen him, and I haven't talked to him for almost a year--and my life has been so much better with him gone.

I always feel sympathy for people are in awful relationships because their significant other is just an awful person who doesn't appreciate what he or she has. But, hey, we're human, and when we get lonely, starved for affection, or even just attention, we can act irrationally and compromise ourselves for it. The last time though...that was really a bad situation. I'll never be in it again.