If you've been on the internet at all in the last two weeks, then you've likely come across TikToker Reesa Teesa's viral "Who The F– Did I Marry" video series. It's a 50-part recount of her experience being married to a "pathological liar," which left millions of listeners stunned by how far the lies went.
Well, after spending eight hours hearing every second of Reesa's story, I wondered how common it is to be in a relationship with someone who completely switches personalities on you. So, I asked the BuzzFeed Community to share their "I had no idea who I was dating/married to" stories, and all I can say is WOW. Here are some of the most jaw-dropping responses:
1. "I had been married to a Duke medical student for 18 months. He quit school and wouldn’t keep a job after our son was born. I kicked him out. While packing up his things, I found fake letters from Duke and official transcripts showing he had been kicked out of UNC Wilmington a year before we were married."
"Throughout our divorce, mysterious letters from Duke would show up in my mailbox regarding his records. My attorney sent all information to Duke medical school and they had never heard of him. This is just a snippet of everything he lied to me, his friends and family about. His mom still believes he went to Duke."
2. "Years ago, I met a guy about my age online. We weren't kids. He lived in the midwest, I lived on the coast, and he came out to visit me and we hit it off really well. He told me all along that he was widowed, and all about how his wife died and that his wife's kids were grown when they got married and all that sort of stuff... And a few months later he was off with somebody other than me."
"I found out at that point when I got a message from his granddaughter. His wife was not dead. I actually talked to her. My conversation with her made me very suspicious and I read his social security number on one of those online databases and found out he wasn't who he said he was. Thank God we were never married but it still cost me a lot of trust."