Sometimes, a couple can look like a match made in heaven both to themselves and everyone around. And so, in such cases, the next common step is a wedding - why not get committed to each other legally, if you're so perfect together?
The only thing is that sometimes marriage is what shows the cracks in that perfect relationship that weren't visible before. Or maybe they were ignored. And so, marriages fall apart, sometimes way faster than anyone would have guessed.
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#21
My youngest brother. Got married on Saturday. Went on 4 day honeymoon. Got back on Wed evening. Filed for divorce Thursday. Everyone knew it would not last. They even got in a fight at the wedding reception !
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#22
7 days, they were both locked up for domestic violence on day 3.
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#23
About 6 months
One of my Marines from my second command. By all appearances his marriage was pretty solid. I had become fast friends with the dude and had gone over to their place several times, to the point that I even stored my stuff & my car at their house during our deployment. Anyway like three months I to deployment I'm out on the smoke pit and he's introducing me to this girl he's got a thing for, and she was sweet on him too. I asked him about it later, and turns out that not only had he and his wife married like right before I got to the unit, but that she had served him divorce papers literally the week we were leaving for our deployment. I didn't find out more til we got back from deployment and I went to go pick my stuff up. Turns out the dude was generally pretty bad behind the scenes (not jerk, just a messy person) and 175 **THOUSAND DOLLARS** in debt and he wasn't even old enough to legally drink yet, so the lady left his a*s and his issues.
Second fastest was also the military. One of my childhood friends had joined the navy a couple years after me, and she met some dude in "A" school and they hit it off real fast and real hard. She even asked me for advice and while I recommended waiting, they were still married shortly after leaving "A" school (which at the time was about 14 weeks). They had a kid together and divorced within a year. About 14 months altogether from meeting to divorce.
One of my Marines from my second command. By all appearances his marriage was pretty solid. I had become fast friends with the dude and had gone over to their place several times, to the point that I even stored my stuff & my car at their house during our deployment. Anyway like three months I to deployment I'm out on the smoke pit and he's introducing me to this girl he's got a thing for, and she was sweet on him too. I asked him about it later, and turns out that not only had he and his wife married like right before I got to the unit, but that she had served him divorce papers literally the week we were leaving for our deployment. I didn't find out more til we got back from deployment and I went to go pick my stuff up. Turns out the dude was generally pretty bad behind the scenes (not jerk, just a messy person) and 175 **THOUSAND DOLLARS** in debt and he wasn't even old enough to legally drink yet, so the lady left his a*s and his issues.
Second fastest was also the military. One of my childhood friends had joined the navy a couple years after me, and she met some dude in "A" school and they hit it off real fast and real hard. She even asked me for advice and while I recommended waiting, they were still married shortly after leaving "A" school (which at the time was about 14 weeks). They had a kid together and divorced within a year. About 14 months altogether from meeting to divorce.
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#24
Had one buddy get engaged on the 2nd date. Wedding 4 months later. Divorce started 8 months later. They never actually lived together.
Another co-worker had been dating for 4(?) years, 3 months after the wedding they split up.
Another co-worker had been dating for 4(?) years, 3 months after the wedding they split up.
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#25
A guy that I know got married in a ridiculously expensive ceremony in the 90s (northern UK) and there was all the usual back slapping and plaudits during the speeches etc etc. His wife was really nice and from a good family.
Within three weeks they’d split up and decided to divorce and he was banging a woman with massive knockers that everyone called ‘Jane the train’. I’ll let you imagine why they called her that…..!
Within three weeks they’d split up and decided to divorce and he was banging a woman with massive knockers that everyone called ‘Jane the train’. I’ll let you imagine why they called her that…..!
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#26
Guy admitted on the wedding night he didn't actually love her. Annulled in less than a week, I think.
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#27
Friend got married in a hurry and divorced in a bigger hurry. Turned out she had borderline personality disorder and made a false domestic violence claim against him. Total length of the relationship from meet to filing for divorce was less than a year.
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#28
I worked with a Scottish guy when I was much younger and he matter of fact told me that he was married for only 3 days. Said he told his wife he was going out to buy the fish and chips and never went back. I unfortunately never asked for any more details.
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#29
Mine was fast and I'm going through the damages atm.
10 year relationship, married 9 months before wife moving out last summer.
I spent maybe $100K on the wedding and everyone that attended has dropped me from their lives.
I’m surviving tho…
Without mentioning how toxic our relationship was, I got into a nasty online gambling dependance in the early months that resulted in me depleting all my savings and cards, stealing from my family, friends, and ultimately my wife.
I’ve taken full accountability for my actions and self-excluded. Paid her back a chunk and plan to pay the rest.
Happened beginning of last year, I’m still in disbelief and picking myself up.
10 year relationship, married 9 months before wife moving out last summer.
I spent maybe $100K on the wedding and everyone that attended has dropped me from their lives.
I’m surviving tho…
Without mentioning how toxic our relationship was, I got into a nasty online gambling dependance in the early months that resulted in me depleting all my savings and cards, stealing from my family, friends, and ultimately my wife.
I’ve taken full accountability for my actions and self-excluded. Paid her back a chunk and plan to pay the rest.
Happened beginning of last year, I’m still in disbelief and picking myself up.
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#30
Got the papers back from the celebrant before he left and burnt them on the spot. Bride gave a speech about how now they were married everything was going to change.
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#31
Girl a year older than me in high school. When she got married her family renovated the cathedral before the wedding. Every member of the wedding party had their own limousine and then a horse and carriage to the receptions. She had like a three-stage reception based on who you were and whether you got to attend certain levels of reception one didn't even include the bride and groom. All in all her parents spent a little over 2 million dollars making this wedding happen with the renovation and everything under the sun and they were divorced in under 18 months.
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#32
2 months. Guy met someone new, way out of his league; couldn't upgrade fast enough.
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#33
My cousin got married, found out she was cheating while on their honeymoon. I think they got an annulment.
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#34
I know some celebs who split quicker, but I had a buddy who divorced his wife after 2 months because she stopped being intimate with him.
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#35
I got married in June (tried to call it off day of, groomsmen talked me out of it), asked for a divorce in October. He was a pain in my back and dragged it out so it technically took longer.
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#36
Just heard a family member and his wife mutually cheated on each other and are getting divorced. Made it just over 1 year. Who else has some crazy stories?
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