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Old 04-04-2012, 05:19 PM
 
Location: USA
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Is this common?
I have a guy that I work with that will doom the lives of anyone he has a relationship with. He really is Toxic
At one time I considered him a friend but now I just consider him a co-worker. The big problem is he comes off great for the 1st 3-6 months that you know him. Once he starts feeling comfortable with you the first indicator pops up: He will start complaining about a girl friend or some situation. This ramps up quickly into a fool blown tiraid claming everyone in his life is responsible for where he's at with out considering that it comes from within.

Every time he introduces me to a new girlfriend at a work function I feel like warning her, but I don't, considering its not my business.

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Old 04-04-2012, 05:23 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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yes. i use to have several male friends like this, played women like monopoly. I mostly blamed the women who would sleep with them on the 2nd date and then cry the blues about 'why Johnny didn't call...' Duh.
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Old 04-04-2012, 05:24 PM
 
Location: Tucson
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Does my ex-husband count?
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Old 04-04-2012, 05:38 PM
 
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Does my ex-husband count?
How long did it take before he showed his true colors?
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Old 04-04-2012, 06:01 PM
 
Location: Up in the air
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YES. I have a girlfriend who basically destroys every man she's ever been with. She's the girl who fakes pregnancies to keep a guy, pretends to be diagnosed with cancer to get attention, gets drunk and dances half naked on bars etc etc. Basically, she is a walking stereotype of every crazy woman ever.

Yet....she always has a boyfriend, or dates, even after I warn dudes about her. She dated 2 of my really good male friends a few months apart and I absolutely couldn't believe the second one dated her after seeing the hell she put the first one through. It was incredible.
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Old 04-04-2012, 06:03 PM
 
Location: Austin
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Oh, god. Yes.

But I have to eat dinner first, lest I loose my interest in it ...
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Old 04-04-2012, 09:55 PM
 
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Originally Posted by LS Jaun View Post
Is this common?
I have a guy that I work with that will doom the lives of anyone he has a relationship with. He really is Toxic
At one time I considered him a friend but now I just consider him a co-worker. The big problem is he comes off great for the 1st 3-6 months that you know him. Once he starts feeling comfortable with you the first indicator pops up: He will start complaining about a girl friend or some situation. This ramps up quickly into a fool blown tiraid claming everyone in his life is responsible for where he's at with out considering that it comes from within.

Every time he introduces me to a new girlfriend at a work function I feel like warning her, but I don't, considering its not my business.
I have a lifelong friend with a drinking problem like that. He's my Dad's best friends son. My Dad and his Dad were best friends since they were five years old. His Dad died three years ago. Though he was not raised that way, he turned out a mess. Since his Dad passed away, it's only gotten worse. I can't tell you how many women he has been through. The number is a shocker. I think he has been married at least four times in the last 25 years too. It's a real shame because he is a good guy. He just can't seem to get off the booze.
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Old 04-04-2012, 10:01 PM
 
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Yes and no. She was an acquaintance.

Yes: she's dumber than a box of rocks...and needs to change the men in her life as frequently as people change underwear
No: people know that going in...and she's a "hose monster"
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Old 04-04-2012, 10:32 PM
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I used to know a lady in her 30's, now 40's that had been married 6 times. I don't think any of her marriages lasted over 2 or 3 years. She was even having an affair with a married sheriff in our town. She was even trying to get pregnant by him, although he had no idea about that. Thank goodness she did not get pregnant and he cut off their relationship, but she was someone that will probably spend her whole life in toxic relationships.
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Old 04-04-2012, 10:50 PM
 
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My brother is this way, which is why I never become friends with his gf's despite the fact that they want to be.
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