A while back, we shared stories from brides who decided to call off their weddings, and the stories were WILD. Then, a bunch of readers — former brides and grooms — decided to share their own stories. Here's what they said:

Some responses are also from this thread .

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"My fiancé called it off when she found out I wasn't rich. Apparently, there's a guy with the same name as me who is heir to this huge fortune, whereas I'm just some idiot from a lower-middle-class family. She came into my life like a dream and I was so taken with her I thought that it was like a fantasy come true. When she met my family and found out who they were, she literally ran from the house. I had to track her down and found out after the fact that she was trying to get with someone she thought was an heir. I did a lot of growing up that year; fortunately for me, she didn't get what she wanted either. The guy she was after turned out to be gay."

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"I’m fortunate to have dodged a bullet myself.…