He said: I didn’t want to be like my father, who was a compulsive cheater. Then again, I was like, “But am I my father?”
In Both Sides of a Breakup, the Cut talks to exes about how they got together and why they split up. Eliza, 35, a physical therapist, and Mark, 35, a photographer, had issues with crushes from the very start. This is their story.
Mark: A big part of our relationship was psychoanalyzing our parents, who were both divorced — her mom had cheated on her dad while they were married, and my dad had cheated on my mom. It was all kind of fresh for me, and Eliza was a great person to turn to at the time. Mark: I proposed early, after just a year together, for a few reasons. My family was falling apart and I think I craved stability. My mother had given me her engagement ring from my dad — who was now her ex-husband — and I guess it was kind of burning a hole in my pocket? I had it redone so it wouldn’t have the bad karma … even though I guess it did end up with its own bad karma.
Eliza: I was like, what the fuck? Who emails their fiancée a love letter about another woman? I was so pissed. But then my sisters and my closest friends were like — “Hey, he’s being honest with you. It’s a good sign. This is a man of character!” I was like, “Really?????” I wrote back: Please keep your legs and dick to yourself. I told him if he cheated on me, it would be over, even if he played the “I was upfront with you the whole time” card. I’m sorry. It’s still cheating.
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