A woman has been left heartbroken after her boyfriend broke up with her because she shaved her long hair off for charity. She explained how her mum has recently been diagnosed with cancer - and has started losing her hair as a result of chemotherapy.
To support her mum, and others battling cancer, she decided to shave all of her hair off and donate it to a cancer charity. But soon after buzzing it all off, her boyfriend dumped her, claiming he "doesn't like bald girls".
Speaking to Reddit, the woman said: "I have always had extremely long hair. It reached the floor when it was down. It was thick and healthy and well cared for.
"Recently, my mother was diagnosed with cancer and it’s been a horrible time for all of us.
"She recently started her chemo treatments and no one is sure what’ll happen, but we all hope she’ll be okay.
"She began losing all her hair from the treatments. It wasn’t nearly as long as mine, but she still loved it and had really healthy hair."
The woman contacted the "pretty highly regarded charity" to tell them about her donation - and asked them whether they could use some of her hair to make a wig for her mum.
"I did ask if they could make one [a wig] for my mother and they agreed. Afterward I went about my day.
"Then I went back home and soon after my boyfriend came home, he was shocked to find that I was bald and thought when I was donating it I’d only cut off a little bit.
"I thought this was weird since I mentioned buzzing everything off since my mother was bald as well. He said he never thought I’d do it."
But when she was getting ready for work the following morning, her boyfriend approached her and bluntly said "he couldn't be with a bald girl".
With that, he packed his bags and moved out of their apartment.
"I kindly reminded him it would grow back to which he replied that it would take too long," she added.
"He broke up with me and left my apartment. Leaving me alone, hairless, and scared."
While most users praised her for her selfless donation, others slammed her now ex-boyfriend for being so heartless.
One user said: "Wait until he learns that hair grows back, but good hearts are hard to find."
Another user added: "I feel like he's going to realise in 20 years that she was the one that got away."
A third user said: "He’s a horrible person. Thank your lucky stars he left and you saw this before you two were married. I'm so sorry for your situation."
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