A man says he was left “heartbroken” after discovering his girlfriend was keeping a major secret from him.
Alex, a 20-year-old from Sydney, believed he had found love in his relationship with a 25-year-old woman.
For nine months, they shared what he thought was a strong and genuine connection.
However, just three weeks ago, Alex’s world was turned upside down when a mutual friend revealed that his girlfriend had been keeping a significant secret from him.
“Everything was going well, everything was great, well I thought anyway,” Alex shared while speaking to Kyle and Jackie O on KIISFM.
A ‘heartbroken’ man has revealed how he dumped his girlfriend after finding out from a mutual friend that she was born male (stock image)
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“A mutual friend of ours, he’d been family friends of ours for years, since I was little. And what happened was, we were out one night, I came home with him, he was a bit drunk and he told me: ‘Look Alex, now I’ve been hiding something from you and so is your girlfriend. I think you need to know because I think it’s wrong and I can’t leave you thinking that this is a great, honest relationship’.”
According to Alex, the friend disclosed that his girlfriend had undergone a “sex change” when she was 18.
“When I found out, honestly I dropped, I didn’t believe him at first, it was mixed emotions, then I still didn’t believe him,” he recalled, describing his shock and disbelief.
“So when I confronted her, I actually found her pills, I found her estrogen tablets… I just dropped, I felt cold, I felt angry, there was many emotions in one go.”
Despite his initial reaction, Alex admitted that he had been deeply in love with her and that he “never would’ve picked” before learning the truth.
“I didn’t feel anything different. It felt like normal sex. When I confronted her, she was crying, she didn’t know what to say,” Alex explained, revealing his mixed emotions.
Alex, 20, from Sydney, told radio duo Kyle and Jackie O (pictured together) he fell in love with a woman, 25, who he was having an intimate relationship with for nine months
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“But when you’re in a relationship, you think you could have trust, and at the start of the relationship, she should’ve been upfront and told me.”
“You’ve got to have that trust at the start but to not even say anything, give me at least some sort of known of the past but nothing like that was said. “
“It makes me feel sick. I’m still heartbroken. I feel deceived… I think that’s a big lie for me, just sort of fake who you were and to not say that in the beginning.”
Throughout their relationship, Alex had even spent time with her family, unaware of the situation.
“I met her family but she had told them she had told me,” he said.
“So they thought I had accepted it. I feel like she must’ve been scared to tell me or see my reaction.”
Since their breakup, Alex has cut off all communication with both his ex-girlfriend and the mutual friend who revealed the information.
“I haven’t spoken to him, I’m still angry at him – I haven’t spoken to both,” he admitted.
“I just honestly need time away to think. I’ve been having time out from everything. I miss her a little bit. I just don’t know.”