Man uses dating apps to juggle 30 girlfriends

After posting online her experience about getting cheated on by her ex-boyfriend, Liezl Chu not only met other women who shared the same experience. 

She also became friends with at least 30 who were cheated on by the same person, apparently adept at using dating applications.

According to a Abby Espiritu's report on “Stand for Truth,” Chu was surprised when numerous women reached out and revealed to her that they were also cheated on by the same guy, who used dating apps to meet most of them.

“Nu’ng month namin, ina-alternate pala niya. So kunyari this day, then tomorrow, then ako,” Chu said.

(During the month, he would alternate us. So, for example, today it would be this one, then tomorrow another one, and then me.)

Many of the girls met the boyfriend through dating applications.

“Ang intensyon ng group chat is ma-validate ‘yung feelings namin. Si guy nga magaling siya mag manipulate, baka akala nila nung time na ‘yun baka sila ‘yung nag-crazy,” Chu said.

(The group intends to validate our feelings. The guy is good at manipulating, maybe they thought that they were going crazy.)

“The fact na marami palang babae ‘yung nag-speak up tapos pare-parehas ng experience, nakakalakas ng loob,” she added.

(The fact that there are many women speaking up with similar experiences, it’s strengthening.)

Chu said the first ex that reached out to her was Patricia Gonzales.

Gonzales shared that she questioned her worth due to the experience. 

“Ang nauna kong naisip was bakit? Ano ‘yung hindi ko naibigay. Ano ‘yung mali sa akin, ano ‘yung kulang, diba?” Gonzales said.

(My first question was, why? What did I fail to give? What was wrong with me? What did I lack?)

“So having that support group or having that group chat na parang nakakampante ako na, okay, wala akong ginawang mali, wala akong ginawang kulang, walang mali sa akin,” she added.

(So having the support group or having that group chat assured me that I did nothing wrong, I didn’t lack in anything, there isn’t anything wrong with me.)

Meanwhile, Angela Deang said it was a way to help each other.

“One is support sa amin, sa aming mga babae na naloko niya. I wanted to know what happened to the girls kung ano ‘yung ginawa niya, kung pare-parehas ba kamig ng sitwasyon,” she said.

(One is to support us women who he fooled. I wanted to know what happened to the other girls, what he did, if we were in the same situation.)

Family and relationship consultant Aiza Caparas-Taboboyong, meanwhile, said this was a chance to learn and grow together.

“Hopefully, you don’t fan, you know, hindi natin pinapalaki ‘yung pain ng bawat isa. Pero tinutulungan natin ‘yung bawat isa na mag hilom ng mas mabilis na mag hilom ng kaagad and to pick up the lessons. So empower each other,” she said. —Joahna Lei Casilao/NB, GMA News