'My marriage ended in three days – new wife did something unthinkable'
In the UK, around 42% of marriages end in divorce. But most people last longer than three days!
However, one couple couldn't get past a big obstacle that came up when they were newlyweds. The groom, who proposed in 2017, took to Reddit to share his heartache.
Even though he wanted to have a one-year engagement, her family insisted on a January wedding. And in the lead up to the big day, he started noticing red flags.
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In a candid online post, he said: "I notice her being secretive with her phone. Found her flirting with another man. Ok, I thought. No big deal. She's probably just nervous about the wedding coming up.
"Told her to stop and hoped we could just move on. Come December, it was practically unbearable to be around her. Everything I was doing wrong and there was absolutely no way to please her anymore. Found out they were seeing each other while I was at work on the weekends..."
Even though the couple took a break in December to "figure things out", they only had a few weeks before the ceremony to turn things around. And the bride-to-be seemed pretty distracted by another man.
The Redditor continued: "I thought she would take time to think about it but I found out that she was seeing the guy every day during the one week break and having sex with him.
"At this point I just broke down and started crying, told her I'd forgive her if she still wanted to go through with the wedding if she was still willing to go through with it too. She agreed to stop seeing him and marry me but she said she wanted to see him just one last time to tell him."
Unsurprisingly, this "one last time" turned into several more instances of wining and dining. So shortly after tying the knot, they decided to call it quits.
He said: "I think I just needed to see that to truly get over it. We were officially over after three weeks but basically the marriage died after just three days."
Following the heartbreaking post, people took to the comments section to offer their thoughts. While many sympathised, others thought the groom should have left at the first sign of trouble.
One user said: "Damn. I’m sorry about all of this. I hope that you’re well and getting better." Another user added: " You should have postponed the wedding in the first place, but I understand the feelings you’ve had."
A third user said: "I'm sorry you've received such unpleasant comments after sharing this. I feel for you, and I'm happy you got out, even if it was after you made the mistake of marrying her. For some people, that wedding would have made the psychological bondage 'unbreakable', but you still got out. I hope you do find all those things you're striving for: the house, the marriage, the family. That's my dream too."
