His female friend recognized the coworker his ex had left him for in a Snapchat photo — but what she revealed made him pity his ex
He was watching football when a Snapchat photo popped up — and his friend recognized her boyfriend
A man (u/villainousgrizzly)’s belief in karma was reaffirmed when he realized that the man his ex dumped him for had been cheating on her. He was watching a football match when one of his female friends recognized a man popping up on his Snapchat. She didn't just recognize him, but she claimed they were in a relationship. On September 29, 2026, the author took to Reddit to share how his friend's boyfriend was the same guy/coworker his ex-girlfriend left him for. Now, a witness to her secret destruction, he is unsure whether to intervene and tell his ex or stay quiet. His post (now deleted) had received 14,000 upvotes.
'It’s karma'
The author was going through a very dark phase in his life when he found his ex's current boyfriend cheating on her. His ex-girlfriend of 7 years had left him for her co-worker. Worse, she didn’t really dump him directly. Instead, she wanted to keep their relationship limited to a friendship. The story took an unexpected turn when his ex and her coworker popped up on his Snapchat while watching a football match with friends. One of his friends sitting beside him recognized the picture and said she was dating the man in it.
In that moment, the author felt sorry for his ex-girlfriend. He asked Reddit users whether he should intervene or be a passive witness to their ex’s destruction. "The irony is that everybody who knows this guy told me that he was going to hurt her. He's a serial cheater, and I figured because they looked so happy together that it would never happen,” he said.
A risky office romance
Cheating on a partner with a coworker isn't that rare; in fact, most affairs start in offices. A survey of 2,000 Americans by Dr. Kathy Nickerson found that affairs with co-workers are the most common type of affair (38%). Another survey by Forbes Advisor also found that 40% of office romances involve cheating on an existing relationship. In the author's case, his ex-girlfriend, who was probably spending a lot of time in her office, became attracted to her coworker and ended her 7-year relationship because of it. However, karma eventually came knocking at her door.
'Not your circus, not your monkeys'
The Reddit post received mixed reactions, with a few suggesting to stay away from the situation. For example, u/No-Insurance-921 commented, “That's a tough spot to be in. If you tell her, she will think that you're just trying to get revenge. Sometimes people have to feel the same pain that they cause others. Good luck with whatever you decide.” Similarly, u/theheistrrr said, "Ah, the beauty of your girl leaving for a co-worker only for them to have been treated worse. I've been there. Take pride in knowing you are the better man and come out of it with your head higher. You deserve someone with just as much empathy as you.”
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