For those of us who have experienced long-distance relationships, we know how much of a struggle it can be to maintain a connection with someone that you only see a handful of times a year.
However, one woman has been left heartbroken after she travelled across the country to visit her boyfriend, who was away studying at university, only to discover that he was seeing someone else behind her back.
Mary Fatz, who uploads to social media site TikTok under the username @maryfatz, revealed in a video to her followers that she had travelled to her partner's student halls and had chapped on his door, but no-one answered even though she knew he was in, due to him having another girl in his room with him.
In the video, which showcases Mary looking confused as she stands in the hallway to his bedroom, she wrote: "When you go to visit your long-distance boyfriend and he doesn't answer because he has a girl over", The Mirror reports.
The woman's video has gone viral, and currently has over 28.4 million views - with more than 7,000 commenters leaving words of support for her.
Several commenters even shared their own experiences with dating long-distance, as they claimed they'd been through similar heartbreaking situations themselves.
One person said: "I had the exact same thing happen to me, except his roommate let me into his room without him knowing."
While another added: "I’ve been done so wrong in the past that I would assume the guys in the back were his lookouts and he texted them to see who was at the door."
And a third wrote: "I was going to visit my ex at university and he told me not to come because I was his 'hometown girl'. Which meant he was cheating."
More commenters also tried to lift Mary's spirits, as they told her she deserves better than a man who cheats.
Someone said: "You don't deserve him!"
As someone else insisted: "This is my biggest fear, and this is why I'll never do this."
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