Actually you didn't get played at all. And he doesn't appear to be a low life to me. You're the idiot who wasted his time for three months when he tried to commit to you. After he finally got fed up with you playing HIM, he moved on and probably found someone else. And from what it sounds like, he broke things off with you before moving on to another girl even though you two weren't actually dating. This guy seems legit.
As for what his "friend" said, how the frick do you know he's telling the truth? It sounds to me like Brian's "friend" is trying to play you not Brian. And it's unknown how he got your number, whether it was given or he snatched it. And if your friend Brian was showing off your picture, it wasn't to laugh at you, it was to show off the girl he was seeing that he thought was amazing enough to waste three months chasing when he could get any number of girls easily just because he's in the military. So why don't you stop bitching and move on? And leave the poor man alone. He never played you. The next time a guy you like tries to commit to you, you should probably accept instead of throwing wild accusations three months later when he gets fed up.
Ah and one more thing. He might've ended things with you if he was going into a high risk mission or combat zone. Just something to think about.
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