They love us and then leave us—or make us leave them. Ex-boyfriends belong to an exclusive category of human beings we never want to see again (at least in most cases). He may have seemed like the perfect catch—smart, funny, and, like, totally cute—but as you spent more and more time with the guy, you realized he just wasn’t cutting it. Maybe he belittled your job or thought that women in general shouldn’t be in the workplace. Maybe he wanted you to lose a few pounds, and said so—in front of all your friends. Or maybe he just wasn’t the man you thought he was when you first fell in love.
Needless to say, he made breaking up an inevitability you just didn’t want to avoid anymore—and that is how your ex went from significant other to just plain “other.” We asked some of our readers to share their own motives for moving on from a previous man by answering one simple question: Why are you glad your ex is your ex?
“Because one, he cheated on me; two, he didn't love me anyway (I just thought he did because I was young and in my first relationship); and three, I wouldn't have found my present boyfriend, whom I've been with for six years and counting.” – Annegi Guevarra, 26, PR officer
“Because I don't need a liar. Besides, my prince is waiting for me.” – Angelica M. Non, 21, reviewee
“Because I didn't want to be a babysitter for eternity. I'm just glad I was able to turn my life around in the nick of time before I succumbed to his infantile behavior. There is too much nurturing in my field of work as it is—must I also have to nurse my [then] boyfriend? When would I get my actual day-off?” – Apple Dc Nisperos, 25, nurse
“Because I wouldn't have learned how to love myself more. And because I wouldn’t have found the man who knows my worth.” – Cris Bonifacio, 25, CSR

There are men who seem to have been created to torment the world’s women: everyone knows they’re bad news, and yet women can’t seem to stop falling for them. Maybe you’ve seen them, dated them, lived with them, or even married them—and lived to regret it.
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