While we all hope for a ‘happily ever after’ in our relationships, sometimes they just don’t work out—and that’s okay. It’s often better to go separate ways than stay together when things aren’t right.
Even so, there are times when the cause of a breakup can be a bit… unconventional. Like a disagreement over Star Trek or a fight about toilet paper. At least, that’s what did it for a few couples in a recent r/AskReddit thread, where users shared some of the strangest reasons people ended up getting divorced.
Keep scrolling to check them out, and don’t miss our conversation with divorce coach Nawal Houghton about what might be hiding behind these seemingly trivial splits.
#21
My mate teared up during the ceremony apparently it was unmanly and she got the "ICK".
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70points
#22
My family actually has a Family Law Firm, so I grew up with strange stories of divorce.
Strangest reason for a divorce? Wife didn’t like that husband made her ex (previous marriage) look pathetic to Wife’s family during a holiday bbq. Apparently, Husband was noticeably better with the grill than Ex and Wife felt that Husband had emasculated Ex on purpose. And before anyone says it, no Wife was not having an affair with Ex, she was having an affair with her stylist.
Dumbest reason for a divorce? Husband idolized his own father, so when his parents got divorced because his Dad thought his wife was getting old and he should find a young trophy wife (Spoilers: He Didn't). Husband filed for divorce so he could act as his Dad's wingman without any guilt.
Strangest reason for a divorce? Wife didn’t like that husband made her ex (previous marriage) look pathetic to Wife’s family during a holiday bbq. Apparently, Husband was noticeably better with the grill than Ex and Wife felt that Husband had emasculated Ex on purpose. And before anyone says it, no Wife was not having an affair with Ex, she was having an affair with her stylist.
Dumbest reason for a divorce? Husband idolized his own father, so when his parents got divorced because his Dad thought his wife was getting old and he should find a young trophy wife (Spoilers: He Didn't). Husband filed for divorce so he could act as his Dad's wingman without any guilt.
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69points
#23
The wife was obsessed over toilet paper usage, and would listen in when the husband was going to the toilet to see how many pieces he used.
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69points
#24
He refused to share the Netflix password... yup, that was the final straw.
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63points
#25
He ate meat. She was vegan. They had separate grills. He cooked burgers on hers while she was gone.
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63points
#26
I have a distant relative, they divorced because the wife slept too much.
61points
#27
"Intolerable puns" was listed in the divorce paperwork.
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61points
#28
She accused him of banging his boss.
As she was a relative we believed her, but I bumped into the bloke a few years later and it turned out he had evidence of her sleeping with at least four different guys whilst they were married. She made up the story to safe face.
That was one awkward Christmas afterwards….
As she was a relative we believed her, but I bumped into the bloke a few years later and it turned out he had evidence of her sleeping with at least four different guys whilst they were married. She made up the story to safe face.
That was one awkward Christmas afterwards….
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60points
#29
One of my uncles. His first wife filed for divorce after he took a bite of a sandwich she'd made herself.
Now I guarantee there were other problems in that relationship, but that was apparently the final straw.
Now I guarantee there were other problems in that relationship, but that was apparently the final straw.
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57points
#30
Not heard but personally experienced.
In the paperwork for my divorce the reason down is that i did not make her a cup of tea.
Im from the UK.
In the paperwork for my divorce the reason down is that i did not make her a cup of tea.
Im from the UK.
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55points
#31
A friend of a friend moved back to his country after deciding that he doesn’t want to pay taxes in wife‘s country and support its welfare state. They had two children in school and his wife obviously didn’t want to uproot her life for such a stupid idea. They divorced shortly after.
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53points
#32
I heard from a friend was because one partner refused to share their collection of rare rubber ducks. It sounds odd, but it became a major issue that led to their separation.
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52points
#33
The wife got a visa to Australia but he didn't. They were trying to leave communist Poland together so she went ahead with their small child. By the time he was able to join them they'd grown so used to being apart they just didn't want to be married anymore. They're still very close friends but both remarried and live separately.
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52points
#34
I knew a couple who had been together for more than 20 years, but all of a sudden, they both filed for divorce because they argued about where to put their toothbrushes in the bathroom
They have 3 kids, never went to marriage counseling, and both have successful careers and are very popular in their communities
I’m fairly certain there’s more to the story than that.
They have 3 kids, never went to marriage counseling, and both have successful careers and are very popular in their communities
I’m fairly certain there’s more to the story than that.
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51points
#35
I have a friend who got thrown to the curb because his now ex-wife's new cat did not like him.
51points
#36
They divorced over a game of monopoly the both thought they were cheating at monopoly it escalated to shouting then fighting until the both got mad and started sawing furniture in half. Three days later divorced, she lives in France, he lives in Botswana now.
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50points
#37
They got married in college and divorced by the time he got into medical school her reasoning “he doesn’t make any money” the guy is a heart surgeon in Chicago now.
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49points
#38
Not technically a divorce, but I knew a long-term couple that broke up because he insisted that she should be the one to buy condoms for him...like, if she wouldn't buy condoms for him, she was showing she wasn't committed to the relationship. They are both insane, but what a weird reason to end a years-long relationship over.
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48points
#39
A coworker thought it was strange that her husband divorced her. After their son was born, she informed her husband that she would be focusing on their son for the next 18 years, and would get back to him after. She was so confused by the divorce.
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47points
#40
Realizing that the wedding ring was not fancy enough (my mother in-law's friend).
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45points
