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She was in the restroom and was occasionally flushing after wiping so that she didn't clog the toilet. After a few times flushing, my dad began pounding on the door yelling, "Why are you flushing so much? I counted five times that you flushed already! You're wasting water!"
Her mom, who was over, started yelling, "You can come waste water over at my house any time you want, sweetie!" At that moment my mom realized he didn't love her and she was done with him. She found an attorney and filed shortly after this. And then moved in with her mom.
The best part of the story for me is that she still had the stomach bug the next day, and didn't flush. He came into the bathroom after her and came out gagging and asked her why she hadn't flushed. She told him she figured she needed to make up for those five flushes she had wasted water with the day before. 😂 He was livid.
I love my mom.
#2
The US medical system is so badly broken.
#3
In one of his previous training sessions he asked his class a standard question about imagining their perfect post-retirement life. Then he asked them to draw a perfect post retirement day. They all started to draw their day. After a few minutes one woman started crying and ran out of the room, without saying anything!!! The trainer and the other students were confused.
A few months later, she came back and explained to the trainer what happened. Apparently when she drew her perfect day, it didn't include her husband!! She then realised that she wasn't happy in her marriage and so ran out of the training session and very soon started divorce proceedings!!!
Ending things with a spouse isn't as simple as breaking up with someone, but research shows the divorce rate in the U.S. is still around 41%. Even more shocking, 60% of second marriages also tend to fall apart, which could be because people have higher standards for what they want in a relationship.
It can definitely hurt to know so many relationships are falling apart, but luckily, the newer generation seems to be reversing this trend. Studies have found that the divorce rate seems to be falling, along with the speed at which people are getting married. This could be because folks are waiting longer before getting hitched and choosing partners they fit better with.
#4
A woman told her fiancé over and over (like, dozens of times) that if he smashed the wedding cake in her face at the reception, she was done. She even explained why it mattered to her.
He did it anyway. In front of everyone.
She filed for an annulment the next morning.
The cake wasn’t the dumb part. The dumb part was him deciding that a cheap laugh and “tradition” were more important than a clear boundary she had set about the one day that was supposed to be theirs. Some people will burn the whole house down just to prove they don’t have to listen.
#5
About 3 months after my former coworker and obsessed woman married, she finds out her ex love-of-her-life was moving across the country with his wife and family. Obsessed woman freaks out and leaves former coworker to follow the other guy.
Former coworker was devastated. Depressed for months. But he adjusted.
A year after his ex-wife left, she's arrested for stalking, harassment, and breaking into this poor guy's home. She was found sleeping in his and his wife's bed when the family came home. Straight to jail.
A few years later, the former coworker is in a nice relationship with a totally sane woman when his absolutely unhinged ex-wife returns. She wanted to "cancel" their divorce. He was incredibly worried but she was arrested a few days later for parole violations. Back to jail.
This was more than 20 years ago and he hasn't heard from her since that parole violations arrest.
#6
Nobody randomly wakes up one day and decides to get divorced; these feelings often build up over a long time. That’s exactly what Ann Gold Buscho explained when she said folks might feel ambivalent about ending their marriage mainly because it’s such a big, life-changing decision.
The only way people can figure out whether they really want to go through with it is if they're in a long rut with their loved one. If they notice that they’re both having the same arguments over and over, if there is no love between them anymore, or if they can’t stand to be around the other person, then it might be time to call it quits.
#7
I took too long to get my house ready to sell to move into his. He never voiced this concern; did not ever question my progress (or lack thereof). Once we broke up it took me about three weeks to prepare it and list on the market, and it sold in five days, above asking (I've decided to move hours away up north).
The best part? He has an income property that we were also putting on the market. It took him 4 months to prepare, and he even decided to take us both to Mexico on vacation during this time. It's been on the market for almost 90 days.
Totally acceptable for him to drag his feet, but not me!
Hey Kyle - you completely suck :).
#8
He was an MD, she was an entertainer who worked at Renaissance Fairs.
She got mad because he wasn't doing 'his share' of the cleaning around the house. She wanted him to be cleaning the bathrooms when he got home from working at the hospital. He offered to hire a maid so neither of them had to clean the bathrooms. She refused, saying "If you don't clean it yourself, we will just get divorced". So he did.
He filed within the month. And she was SHOCKED!! They were married for a little over 12 months.
#9
Coming to terms with the idea that their marriage is no longer viable can be an uncomfortable idea for most people. Dr. Angela Bisignano mentions that it actually takes people 6 years before they finally make an appointment with a counselor to figure out if they should get divorced.
This shows that even opening up about the topic can be difficult, which is why people sometimes stay in a bad marriage even when there are lots of red flags. It’s therefore important for people to be honest with the folks in their lives about how their relationship is going, so that they don’t feel so awkward about revealing the truth later on.
#10
No, really.
Well okay, it's a little more involved than that - they apparently didn't know that it rains a lot in the Pacific Northwest (US).
Hint: it rather famously rains a lot there.
The long version: they had both grown up in the desert Southwest but had always wanted to live in Seattle, so when they got married they moved there. 3 years later they were both miserable from seasonal affective disorder and blamed each other for dragging them to such a horrible place, got divorced, and then separately moved back to the desert. Not even a year later they both realized they were happy again, got happy together, again, and f*****g got married, again. It was the dumbest s**t ever, but they've been married for decades and have many fat children, so it really does seem like they got divorced because of the weather.
#11
18 months after the game came out, he'd lost his job because he kept staying up till 5am on raids, and she kept trying to make things work. Eventually she told him that they needed marriage counseling, which he acknowledged while they were having dinner, he agreed and she booked it in... then the day of the counseling, she left work early to be there and he didn't show up. One session explaining her side of the story to the counselor and she basically decided it was over.
She went home and started packing - he was asleep having been up all night raiding again. When he got up he didn't even acknowledge her and went back to gaming. He didn't notice his wife moving all of her belongings into a trailer... and it was 4 days before he called her to ask why there was no food in the refrigerator.
#12
His mum (allegedly) owed her mum money, but his mum denied it. Mum's got into a fist fight and she stood by her mum and he stood by his. Filed for divorce the same day.
Edit: Full story:
The day before the husband was due to return from hajj, the wife called me over to do her henna in preparation for his return. She has his favourite food ordered. Her hair done, full body waxed, the works.
He comes back, and as you know in our similar culture, when the person comes back they get a lot of visitors - a living room full of men.
The two mums start shouting. Then they start insulting eachother. Before you know it, these two grown, full hijabi mum's are fis-fighting Infront of the men.
The wife stands by her mum and the husband in a fit of anger says, 'I don't divorce you tree times, I divorce you ..(can't remember the obscene number of times).
Once they both cooled down there was regret, but it was too late, divorce was done.
(In islam if you give one divorce you can get back together - up to 3 times. Or you can give all three at once and be done with eachother).
There are many reasons people might choose to split up rather than stick together. Hannah Goldstein, family law solicitor, explains that the most common reason for divorce is often infidelity. Other than that, a lack of communication between partners can lead to regular conflicts and resentment building up.
Money is another big reason why people decide to separate, especially because it’s something tough to bring up financial issues with each other. Partners might have very different views of how to spend and save, which can lead to arguments and disagreements over time.
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A friend of mine got divorced the night of his wedding. Lots of people noticed that two of the brides male cousins, who were supposed to give a speech, did not show up to the wedding and weren't answering their phones. Turns out they went to the grooms parents house (the groom also lived there taking care of his parents) to rob the place. The parents found out as soon as they got home, everyone put two and two together, plus the neighbours camera caught the brides cousins going into the house through a side door that led to the garage, and then using the driveway to load s**t into a truck.
#15
Splitting from a spouse isn’t the cut-and-dried process that most people think it is; in fact, it often requires a lot of documentation and even some court appearances. Lawyers state that the actual divorce case begins when one spouse files legally for a ‘Petition for Dissolution of Marriage.’
This document states that the relationship is permanently broken and identifies any children, property, and other items the partners share. Some states do offer a no-fault divorce, meaning that people won’t have to prove that their spouse did something wrong that caused the end of the marriage, which can also help folks skip lengthy trials.
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He realized after a while that he hated going to the gym to lift and would rather just do some cardio and go home. Then he got to the point where he would do five miles on the treadmill and then ride the stationary bike or swim for ten minutes and then go grab some food, eat in his car and go home.
His wife found out that he wasnt lifting weights and only doing cardio, said he had been lying to her and filed for divorce.
When a marriage ends, it can have a long-lasting impact on people’s well-being and mental health. According to Charlie Health, research over the past 2 decades shows that divorce is strongly linked to negative physical and mental outcomes. This’s because people who split from their loved ones may lose support and routine, which can leave them feeling lost.
People might also feel a sense of depression and anxiety during and after a divorce, which can be hard to cope with. Luckily, it seems like despite the initial decline in mental health following the end of a marriage, people’s wellbeing seems to return to previous levels just a few years later.
#19
The guy had 0 interest in "exploring" with a divorced 40-something mom of 2. .
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