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I found out my boyfriend was cheating in MY apartment… and my roommate was helping him do it

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I don’t know how I didn’t see it sooner, but the way I found out still makes my stomach twist. My boyfriend and I weren’t living together officially, but he stayed over constantly. He had a key, clothes in my drawer, the whole thing. I paid most of the rent, utilities, everything, so honestly, it felt like my place that he just happened to stay at.

About a month ago, I started noticing little things that didn’t add up. My comforter looked like someone had been lying on it. My perfume bottle kept moving. A hair tie I didn’t recognize was under my bed. I asked my roommate once if she noticed anything weird and she brushed it off SO quickly it felt unnatural.

I didn’t think cheating yet… but I definitely felt like something was off.

Then the actual discovery happened.
My shift at work got cut early, so I came home around 2 PM instead of 6. I walked into the apartment and instantly felt that someone was here. You know that feeling when the air changes? I can’t describe it, but I knew.

I opened my bedroom door and there he was, in my bed with another girl.
Not hugging or talking
FULLY cheating.
I caught them in the act.

My roommate was sitting on the couch pretending to scroll on her phone like she didn’t just let them in 20 minutes earlier. Later I found out she’d been helping him sneak this girl in whenever I wasn’t home. She literally texted him updates like “she just left” or “you’re good.”

I can’t believe someone who lived under my roof chose HIS side over mine.

The worst part? I’d been trying so hard to get my life in order, budgeting better, rebuilding my credit after a late payment last year. I’ve been doing everything to be responsible and stable… and meanwhile they were using my apartment like some cheap motel.

I kicked him out immediately. Told my roommate she had 30 days.

I still can’t believe they did this IN MY OWN ROOM, with her helping him like it was normal.
It feels worse than cheating, it feels like a full betrayal from two people at once.

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