'He left me for a coworker': 20+ stories of engagements that got called off just before the wedding

No one ever said there's no more drama after you get engaged. These folks know that fact all too well. They shared their stories of how their engagements fell apart not long before their wedding ceremonies via this r/AskReddit thread, and let's just that these stories are cringe and bleak.

Most people probably assume that the root cause of these breakups is adultery, and you wouldn't be entirely wrong there. Cheating comes up a lot on this list, but it's the ridiculous ways in which adultery was uncovered that make these stories juicy. Furthermore, it turns out there are plenty of other reasons why people call off their engagements. There's financial reasons, there's family drama, there's cohabitation, we could go on and on.

Keep scrolling below to see how these folks managed to get out of saying "I do" before it was too late. For more stories like this, here's a list of hilarious overheard comments in public.

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