Falling in love is not science: you can’t calculate it, can’t measure it, and you certainly can’t rule out the possibility of getting hurt. Love and heartbreak are certainly part of the human experience, but sometimes we hear a story that we know all too well that we’re more certain about how it’s going to end, and it ain’t pretty. Here are 7 kinds of heartbreakers that should have you avoiding like the plague!
7 Kinds Of Heartbreakers
7. The ultimate friend-zoner
This. This person is exactly the kind of demon from hell that anthems like “Pare Ko” are written for. Just kidding though, they’re not demons– in fact, they’re probably the sweetest beings you’ve ever met. They’re the kind of people you hang out with regularly and constantly rely on you for support, whether it’s asking for free tutoring sessions for finals, or after some bitch at work made some sort of nasty comment about them. Of course, you’re stupid (read: in love) enough to fall for those anyway. They’re always sending mixed signals, whether it’s in some form of alanganing hirit (“I love that you’re always there for me” — what do you mean?! What do you meaaaan?!) or gestures like constantly lying on your shoulder, close enough but still tethering on that friend border. When you ask if you can take your friendship to the next level though, they tell you that they love you… as a sibling. Aray.
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6. The bubble
The annoying mutation of the “ultimate friend-zoner” — at least the friend-zoner was honest and forward enough to let you know upfront that they can never go beyond friendship. The bubble will lure you in and make you feel special, and make you think that there’s finally something for the books here. Then just at the peak of your supposed “romance” and you’ve fallen fast and hard, he disappears out of thin air, like he never existed. Nawala parang bula. After a mysterious Facebook disappearance (did he deactivate his account or block you temporarily?), he’s back with a new update… with a photo of him wrapping his arm around another girl’s waist.
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5. The classic jerk
As the Taylor Swift song goes, “I know you were trouble when you walked in…”. They’re exactly the kind of guy/girl your mother warned you about. But we are nothing if not idiots human and as they say, masarap ang bawal, so we go ahead and sneak a taste against our better judgment. And at the beginning of the affair it’s thrilling and exciting, but like a rocket it’s bound to crash and burn. You all know how this ends– cold, lonely and broken, with a tub of ice cream in one hand and your phone with your best friend screaming in your ear, “Ang tanga mo kasi!!!!” in the other. Hayy. When will we ever learn?
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4. The one who’s too-good-to-be-true
They walk past you and suddenly the world moves in slow motion, with tresses of their shiny hair just blowing in all the right directions, their perfect skin glowing in the sunlight, with dark, dreamy eyes that you can just fall in forever and ever. They’re Mr./Ms. Perfect with the perfect looks and the perfect background, the kind of person your mother would faint for when you bring them home with you. Alas, the heartbreak lies in that they will never be yours. (Tama na ang pantasya– kay Yaya Dub lang si Bae Alden!)
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3. The Tinder horror date
Online dating can be such a sham nowadays– there are so many risky factors involved in that swipe-left/right business, from fake identities to possible theft schemes and others in between, that it’s likely for a Tinder date to fall short of your expectations once you go beyond the smart phone and try to meet up in real life. Think of this horror scenario: meeting up with your Tinder date whose real-life looks resemble nothing like the millions of filters used in their profile photos, with weird habits that cross the line from “quirky” to “creepy” really quickly, and actually tries to kiss you after a dud-filled date. Oh, and they conveniently “forget” to pay the bill. Eeeek.
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2. The “walang forever” guy
You guys date, go out, you treat each other well and you think that it’s almost exclusive… until they reveal that they’re not interested in a relationship. If you don’t either, then there’s no case, but if you do then uh-oh. No matter how good they make you feel, you deserve someone who’s not going to sweep you under the rug, especially when a relationship is important to you.
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1. The guy you were just never meant to be with
Not all heartbreak comes from unrequited love. Sometimes, the biggest heartbreak can come from realizing that no matter how deep your feelings are for one another, love isn’t always enough. But hey, it’s better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all, right?
What do you think of this? Have you experienced any of the above?
