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Her lawyer turned to her and just said, “You’re dodging a bullet here. Someday you’ll be glad he left”
Turned out he was cheating on her.
My mom made a very good life for herself.
At 71 years old she can afford a housecleaning service and pays someone to maintain her lawn.
Karma’s a b***h.
When asked what the most ridiculous reason 2 people wanted a divorce was, online attorneys and netizens rushed to share a crazy number of answers. The conversation sparked 7.5K upvotes and more than 2K comments, showing just how much interest there is online in the strange, unexpected, and sometimes downright silly reasons marriages fall apart.
Divorce is hardly a new thing, and it has never stopped being a source of public fascination. Celebrity marriages have repeatedly turned into headline-making stories, from Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s highly publicized split to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s infamous “Brangelina” divorce. Both cases attracted enormous media attention and kept audiences following every development.
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Mickey: I didn’t say she was extremely silly, I said she was f*****g Goofy.
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And the numbers show that divorce is not at all an unusual occurrence in the United States. According to this site, around 40% to 50% of first marriages eventually end in divorce, while second marriages have an even higher likelihood of breaking down. The firm also notes that nevertheless the U.S. divorce rate has been declining over the past few decades.
Of course, divorce is not just an American phenomenon. Data compiled by experts shows that divorce rates vary significantly around the globe, with countries recording very different numbers of divorces per 1,000 people. From Liechtenstein and Belarus to Costa Rica and Denmark, the statistics make one thing clear: ending marriages is a worldwide reality.
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He was a doctor with a huge ego, and said that I was supposed to let him win to make him look good. After a week of the silent treatment when we got home, he moved out.
That's ok, he was a gambling a****t as well and that was bothering me, so I was sort of pushing his buttons, I think. He wasn't as angry when I confronted him about his gambling problem, so it's funny to me that the last straw was Scrabble.
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Interestingly, there are still places where divorce is not legally possible. As you can see in this note, there are still two countries where divorce is completely illegal: the Philippines and Vatican City. While annulment may be available under certain circumstances, the legal systems in both places do not provide a conventional divorce process for their citizens.
Elsewhere, divorce laws can be surprisingly specific. Japan, for example, once required divorced women to wait six months before remarrying. A 2016 change reduced that restriction to 100 days, but only for women who were pregnant when the marriage ended. Women who were not pregnant no longer face that waiting period.
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Anyway he suspected that she was being unfaithful to him in the game, so he created a fake avatar and stalked her in the game. Sure enough, she was running around on him, having virtual s*x with another bloke (or bloke avatar anyway). That was it.
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At the same time, divorce isn’t something especially new at all. Throughout history, societies have developed their own ways of ending marriages, with rules often shaped by religion, culture, politics, and social expectations. A process that seems totally familiar today is actually the result of centuries of changing views about marriage and individual freedom.
Over time, those changes gradually made divorce more accessible in many parts of the world. Some countries were surprisingly late to recognize it legally. Ireland, for instance, only legalized divorce in 1997, while Chile followed in 2004. These examples show how differently societies have approached the idea of ending a marriage, even in recent history.
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During the beginning of the case she would yell mean things about this guy and the judge had to constantly tell her to be quiet. The old man never said a word. Evenually the judge said we will have to continue on a future date. She immediately said "then forget it" got up and walked out of the courtroom.
Still, not every divorce story has to end on a bleak note. India stands out for having one of the world’s lowest divorce rates. According to professionals, only about 1% of marriages end in divorce there, with the source stating that 13 out of every 1,000 marriages result in divorce. Whatever the reasons, some marriages clearly manage to go the distance.
Do you think any of these reasons would be enough to end a marriage? Which one was the most ridiculous? Share your thoughts in the comments!
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