15+ folks tell all about their shortest relationships: '[It lasted] about 3 hours. I found out she was married'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
May 29, 2024 4:00 PM EDT

Some relationships feel like they came to an end before they even really started. 

If you ask the folks who shared stories behind their short-lived relationships, you will see a myriad of reasons why some couples cannot last longer than the runtime of Killers of the Flower Moon. First, there are always the classic reasons: different lifestyles, contrasting life plans, and an overall lack of chemistry. But then, there are the surprising revelations that people probably should have disclosed before the first date. You would think one's marital status would be revealed from the start. Then, there are the folks who suddenly realize that they are not over their respective exes (this seems to happen more frequently than one might think). Finally, there was one guy on here who discovered that he was simply asked out as a joke. Talk about a crushing blow to one's ego! 

Keep scrolling below for the full collection of stories. When you're done, check out this post about a series of regrettable activities people have no plans to try again.

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    Posted by u/photo_inbloom 21 hours ago How long was your shortest relationship and why did you break up?
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    GrimeyScorpio Duffman 21 hr. ago About 3 hours I found out she was married
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    Soft-Whisper 20 hr. ago 2 months, he became supersuper clingy and started being emotionally manipulative After I broke it off and blocked him he started stalking me for a bit and threatened me through friends We were in highschool back then so I just told his mum (she was a nice person) and that fixed ite
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    Floral-Ballerina 20 hr. ago Two weeks. We rebounded with eachother and quickly realised our friendship was very much just friendship and dating was weird. We're still very close friends 14 years later!
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    Crunchy_umami · 20 hr. ago 3 days. I was in 4th grade and my gf kicked me in the shin every time I wouldn't hold her hand. Finally, my parents complained to the principle after seeing all my bruises, lol. Alas, it was never meant to be...
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    unsnailed 20 hr. ago • 40 minutes. Was asked out as a 'joke' at 13
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    MyDadsMistake_ · 19 hr. ago 15 minutes. I was in kindergarten, and he was already holding another girls hand after I got gum :(
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    • Aromatic-Garlic 20 hr. ago A couple of weeks. She asked me permission to go shopping with a friend, which I thought was ridiculous. I laughed and told her I wasn't her dad and that she didn't need to ask permission for anything. She stopped talking to me after that...
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    FunnyxSungril⚫ 21 hr. ago Two weeks...he didn't like the way my dog barked
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    libroian 19 hr. ago 3 months. She was an adrenaline junkie. Skydiving, base jumping, playing with fire, dirt-bikes. We got along well and had genuine affection for one another, but I just felt like I couldn't keep up with her and she didn't want to let up on the frequency of her death-defying so she broke up with me, but it was a nice and pleasant break-up that didn't really weigh on me too much.
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    Sad-Character4424 20 hr. ago an hour. i panicked and realized i didn't wanna be with him
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    • ryandmc609 19 hr. ago In high school I dated someone for like six weeks. She says she broke up with me because my friends and I spoke pig Latin. I thought that was hilarious. All these years later - still do.
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    Unique-Square-2351. 19 hr. ago My shortest (also my longest) was around 8 hours. It ended because I woke up.
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    ratfight 19 hr. ago 6 days I think? On the 6th day she told me, 'you've changed'. I had just gotten out of a slightly long term relationship with a crazy woman and that statement set off alarm bells.
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    • ameepleinaustin · 19 hr. ago 1 month. We were friends for years prior. He broke up with me. He said he couldn't give me what I wanted (I guess he meant a relationship). He was still in love with his ex-wife, who left him for another man. After I got over the hurt, we became friends again. All of this was 15+ years ago. As far as I am aware, he's never had a relationship since.
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    Puzzled Two_9055 19 hr. ago 4 months, ghosted me when he found out i had a chronic illness. I didn't knew i had it at the time, he ghosted me when i started to show symptoms. He asked if i was pregnant i said no, he asked if it was contagious i said no, he ghosted me.
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