[Update] Overheard my girlfriend say she would leave me for someone taller

A Reddit user shares an update on the situation with his girlfriend, revealing that he broke up with her after overhearing a comment about leaving him for someone taller. Despite her apologies and request for a second chance, he realized that the lack of respect she showed him made it clear that ending the relationship was the right choice. Read the original story below.

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‘ [Update] Overheard my girlfriend say she would leave me for someone taller?’

So I read all the comments on my last post and even after breaking up with my girlfriend, I was doubting if I made the right decesion. I wasn’t going to update because I didn’t see a reason to do it, but after the the last couple days I came to a final conclusion.

I want to clarify that I broke up with my girlfriend because of how easy it was for her to disrespect me behind my back, not because of the actual height difference. After I broke up with her she continued to apologize to me. She would send me letters and call me a lot. In one of the texts I actually responded to, she asked if we could meet up and talk.

Without going into to much detail, she wanted a second chance and overall sounded very remorseful. I was about to agree, but something she said made me realize I would be making a mistake if I did. She said, “I’ll remember to respect from now on.” That sentence made me realize that I made the right choice by breaking up.

Since when do you have to be reminded to have the bare minimum of respect for your partner? Either way I’m glad I didn’t give her a second chance. I don’t know if any of you care at this point, but there’s the update.

On a sidenote, the other day I was hanging out with one of my female friends who happens to be taller and I guess she saw us and started texting me that “she doesn’t need me,” started saying that my friend was a p** and that I moved on to fast. Blocked her and had a laugh I know for a fact I made the right choice.

Here’s what the community had to contribute:

-ToPimpAButterfree- −  Tall enough to stand up for yourself good for you mate

48LawsOfFlour −  She said, “I’ll remember to respect you from now on.” Nice catch. The sentence I mean, not the girl. Good for you for moving on.

relationsdviceguy −  Good for you man! Find someone better

mightymeatymonster −  Don’t doubt yourself man. You made the right choice now just move forward. Don’t let her texts and letters draw you back in, good job for blocking her. Goodluck!

Chaff5 −  “I’ll remember to respect from now on.” Wow. That’s basically admitting she never respected you in the first place. Good job kicking her to the curb.

[Reddit User] −  “I’ll remember to respect from now on.” That sentence made me realize that I made the right choice by breaking up. Since when do you have to be reminded to have the bare minimum of respect for your partner? Exactly.

That sounded really fucked-up. I shouldn’t ever have to say ‘I’ll remember to not hit on other girls from now on’, or ‘I’ll remember not to hit you from now on,’ or ‘I’ll remember not to run over your dog from now on’, or ‘I’ll remember to respect your consent from now on’.

These are all basic things that we owe to other human beings, let alone people we supposedly love and value above all others. F**k that girl. You were 100% right to d**p her ass and block her on everything.. I moved on to fast.

Because she (I’m assuming you mean your girlfriend) wouldn’t be ready to d**p you for someone taller, whom she would be with if she could find.
I know she said it was just a joke, but honestly, that doesn’t sound like much of a joke considering she said it while she thought you weren’t listening.

hollahalla −  I actually had a friend back in college just like your ex-girlfriend… She clearly didn’t love him and would always complain how short he was and she would force him to do stretches with her to “grow”. Dumb as hell. Glad you left her OP!

vividvega −  She’s an i**ot with no respect for you. I’m 5’8 my boyfriend is 5’6 and I would never even think about his height being a problem. I love him for who he is, not his height. And it’s disgusting she said that to her friends. It shows she has no respect for you. I’m glad you were strong enough to leave her.

Axel-Adams −  Seems like this time it was her who came up short!

DrGoatLives −  I’ll never understand why women do that. You’re almost an entire foot taller than her. LMAO. Mental illness….

It sounds like you took a hard but wise decision in walking away, especially when respect was called into question. Trusting your instincts about the situation shows emotional maturity. How do you feel about handling future relationships with this kind of clarity? Let us know in the comments!