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re: Fellow divorcees...did you know that your marriage was over, or were you blindsided?
Posted on 8/13/24 at 4:17 pm to Epic Cajun
Posted on 8/13/24 at 4:17 pm to Epic Cajun
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No one in my social circle is divorced.
…yet
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Posted on 8/13/24 at 4:27 pm to Honest Tune
Was married for just under 15 years. Been divorced for almost a year. Her choice not mine. We have two kids together. Still talk and text everyday and help each other care for our children. We are now just friends and probably better off for everyone. There was no cheating or domestic violence. I think we just stopped connecting. We tried to work it out, but it didn't take. We both have keys to each others houses and help each other out if one of us needs something. It's kinda a weird and one off situation.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 4:35 pm to Honest Tune
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…yet
Sure it may happen, but if you look at divorce rates by educational level, the rates drop as you attain higher degrees. Obviously educated people still get divorced, but not at the same rate as "uneducated" people. Probably because they have more to lose
If both spouses have at least a bachelors degree, the divorce rate drops to something like ~25%, it drops to lower than that if the couple lasts at least 10 years (most of my friends have been married around 10 years).
Posted on 8/13/24 at 4:50 pm to Jenious
All I remember is it's the best damn thing that ever happened to me.
I wasn't expecting it. But wow, it sure was lovely to see how great life could be.
I'll eat beans out of a can and if I get blue, just remember what it was like being married to that thing.
I wasn't expecting it. But wow, it sure was lovely to see how great life could be.
I'll eat beans out of a can and if I get blue, just remember what it was like being married to that thing.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 4:53 pm to Epic Cajun
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Obviously educated people still get divorced, but not at the same rate as "uneducated" people. Probably because they have more to lose
100%
I can think of many examples of this. Particularly one couple that is miserable in all the ways… the woman is a doctor and the man works for the government in a “construction” capacity. It’s pretty bad to be around them when she’s had drinks.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 4:58 pm to Jenious
I'm still married and I know mine is over.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 5:03 pm to LSUSkip
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I'm still married and I know mine is over.
Stay together for kids?
Posted on 8/13/24 at 5:07 pm to Pettifogger
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But to be honest, if my wife decided to divorce me she'd probably ask for my help in reaching out to potential divorce attorneys and want to coordinate schedules for said blindsiding
That’s right. You would know when you saw it on the family calendar. I’m thinking these guys who are blindsided haven’t been using the family calendar their wives keep begging them to use.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 5:08 pm to Epic Cajun
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If both spouses have at least a bachelors degree, the divorce rate drops to something like ~25%
Probably also because couples with degrees are more likely to get married later.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 5:15 pm to fallguy_1978
Yes and no. It's not combative, we're basically roommates. Why not save the money and get to see my kids all of the time.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 5:16 pm to Pettifogger
quote:this is how it would be for my husband - he’d never make another doctor or dentist appointment again or buy underwear or socks.
But to be honest, if my wife decided to divorce me she'd probably ask for my help in reaching out to potential divorce attorneys and want to coordinate schedules for said blindsiding
Posted on 8/13/24 at 5:22 pm to Jenious
Reading this thread makes me glad I send my paycheck to my account and deposit what's necessary into the joint account. I cash out all excess and spend it at the Casino to fund my "gambling habit"
A $100 bill in your sock drawer is worth $100, whereas $100 in your account is worth $50 when you get the divorce notice.
A $100 bill in your sock drawer is worth $100, whereas $100 in your account is worth $50 when you get the divorce notice.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 5:27 pm to RemyLeBeau
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A $100 bill in your sock drawer is worth $100, whereas $100 in your account is worth $50 when you get the divorce notice.
I had a coworker that got divorced after maybe a 2yr marriage (no kids). We used to play golf a lot and I'd usually go over to pick him up because he had a sports car and it wouldn't fit both of our clubs.
Dude had cash stashed all over the house
Posted on 8/13/24 at 5:30 pm to TigerGM
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This is why I don’t share my bank account. She has hers. I have mine.
This is how my current wife and I do things. My first wife and I did not. BIG mistake.
But, I dropped the dime on her and initiated the divorce. The final straw was her coming home at 10-11 every night without contact, plus her deciding to go to the community pool at 2am, leaving our back door wide open when she left, and being pissed I called 911 to report her missing when she came sauntering back to the house.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 5:31 pm to Warfarer
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my lawyer even told me the judge would get mad if I brought up the affair because "everyone cheats now".
Sounds like you had yourself a shitty attorney.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 5:35 pm to Jenious
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She's...hefty now and in a relationship.
That didn't stop her the first time.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 5:37 pm to RaoulDuke504
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I vowed never to be a man like him.
Sometimes a bad role model is a good role model.
It just costs a lot more emotional capital. Glad your fam gets the return on your experience and will have a vastly different story to tell.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 5:43 pm to Barstools
He told me that an affair basically a tiebreaker now. They are “owed” half the shite and if you are fighting over a couple things then the affair may win it for you.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 5:48 pm to Jenious
Not gonna go into detail here but was left a note written in crayon (still have note will show to my grown kids one day) also have some Facebook messages, text messages, and other stuff that interesting reading
Posted on 8/13/24 at 5:56 pm to Floyd Dawg
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plus her deciding to go to the community pool at 2am
Did the pool board get wind of this?
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