He ran away with a man’s wife and then promptly fell in love with another woman

Black Buffalo Woman was his first love. They first met in 1857, but while Crazy Horse was on a raid, she wed a man named No Water.

While No Water was out with a hunting party in 1868, Crazy Horse continued to show her attention and eloped with her. When her husband found out, he pursued the couple and made an effort to shoot Crazy Horse. Thankfully, Crazy Horse's close friend Touch the Clouds knocked the gun up just before the man fired the trigger. The misfired bullet struck Crazy Horse in the jaw as opposed to the chest.

The two leaders reached a truce despite worries that villages may fight one another. Crazy Horse demanded that Black Buffalo Woman not be punished for running away, and No Water gave him a horse as payment for the harm. A light-skinned baby girl born to Black Buffalo Woman's fourth pregnancy was thought to be the product of her encounter with Crazy Horse.

After Crazy Horse was shot, Black Shawl was dispatched to aid in his recovery. Crazy Horse fell in love once more. They got married and had a daughter, who passed away at the age of two.