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A sudden slap in the face that makes you realize you were stupid for waiting so long to see sense in someone.
"I finally got my act together, and it's too late. She's already married to a guy who thinks he's a rockstar."
"I just realized I've been talking to my ex for two years and I still don't know what the hell I was thinking."
"He said he'd come back. I believed him. Now I'm stuck with a kid and a mortgage."