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I was scrolling through social media on my boyfriend's phone when a viral video with over a hundred thousand likes caught my eye. It showed a man's bare back in dim lighting filmed from a girl's point of view. The caption read: [I finally stole my best friend's boyfriend. All on my own. I'm amazing!] It was paired with a trending cartoon. The username looked oddly familiar, almost identical to my best friend's account. I grabbed my own phone to check. Same ID. Same bio. Same profile picture. Same posts—except one. The video was missing from my feed. Just then, my boyfriend came back. "Chrissie, we've got a one-week coming up. How about a trip?" He looked at me carefully and added, "Invite your best friend too—it'll be fun with more people." I stared at him, feeling my heart slowly ripping apart. "Sure," I said. I'd been with him for seven years. No more. I would be ending the relationship after this trip.