Before Sameer and I met, he was known for being a casanova, a charmer who was always surrounded by women. We met in a rather awkward situation. We got acquainted while I was seeing someone else and he did everything to woo me but I disregarded it.
Almost a year after I met him, I broke up with my then boyfriend because he and I wanted different things in life. But even then, I didn’t even think about Sameer.
I’d been single for six months when Sameer and I met at a party, again. That’s when I told him I wasn’t dating anymore. We started chatting but I was very sceptical about getting into a relationship again and that too with him.
We remained friends for quite some time and I saw a considerable change in Sameer. He didn’t spend all his time hanging out with women and even told them that he was in love with someone.
That someone happened to be me. So, when he asked me out, I said yes, and we began dating. It was all going smooth… We had a beautiful beginning. We would spend quality time together, we hung out and had fun. He never looked at any other girl that way and I was relieved and felt pretty secure in our relationship.
During the summer break, he visited London where also had planned to meet his friends as he’d done his masters from there. Even though his ex-girlfriend lived there, he told me he was going to hang out with a bunch of his old friends, so I didn’t really mind.
I woke up the next day and saw a picture of him with his ex-girlfriend. She had put it up with a caption saying, ‘Reunited with this sexy thing’. I sent him a screenshot, to which he replied, ‘It was just a picture’. To be honest, I wasn’t able to sleep well the next few days. He was there for another week and every day his ex was putting up pictures of them together. I had an intuition that something was wrong.
A friend of his put up a post in which Sameer and his ex were looking super cozy in the background. It didn’t take me long to figure out that there was something more happening. I called up one of his other friends, who I knew well and asked him ‘What’s up with Sameer?’ He didn’t really say anything, but his silence made things clear.
I didn’t express any anger towards Sameer. I just behaved normally. When he came back, he gave me a big hug and said ‘I missed you’. I turned around and slapped him. I showed him all the messages and pictures I had.
He was shocked. He couldn’t comprehend what was happening. But he knew exactly why I did that. I didn’t want to give him the convenience of breaking up while he was there, so he could have more fun. That slap across his face made him realize how wrong he was. I didn’t say much, because I was so angry, I wanted to slap him a few more times. He had broken my trust, my belief in him and above all that, been so casual about it! He thought I was so easy to manipulate? I couldn’t stand that he cheated on me and didn’t feel guilty. It definitely hurt me a lot especially after I finally found a way to trust him.
But what makes me feel better is that he will think twice before doing this to anyone else. As for me, I know I’ll find someone who deserves me!
* Names changed to protect privacy
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