My Haters Win if I Lose Weight

*Missy*
6 min readApr 4, 2020
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“You’re not as pretty as you used to be. You’ve gotten fat.”

I stare at my then-boyfriend in shock. I’m upset anyone would speak to me like this, especially someone who regularly professes their love for me.

I tell him to leave if he hates how I look. He doesn’t, so I end things myself. There are better ways to express your disdain for someone’s appearance if you absolutely can’t…

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*Missy*

Working through my trauma one story at a time. Thanks for joining me on my journey.